William L Binkley (1832 - 1865)

Born 24 Apr 1832 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hulda (Morris) Binkley — married 14 Apr 1848 in Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1865 at age 32 in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1832, son of Peter Binkele and Tabitha Morris. He passed away in 1865 and was buried in Blue Spring Cemetery in Cheatham County, Tennessee.^[1]

William married Hulda Morris on 14 Apr 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee. ^[2]

1860 Census: District 2, Cheatham County, Tennessee^[3]
Name, Age
Wm L Binkley, 27
H Binkley, 24
C E Binkley, 7
Henry Binkley, 5

Based on Find-A-Grave 86574415 for William, his DOB is 03/24/1832, (which differs from other reports), DOD is 03/20/1865. His burial was in Blue Springs Cemetery in Cheatham county, TN.

It is still uncertain if this William Binkley is the William who served in the Civil War, but given his age it is probable. He died in 1865, also indicating possible death in the war or aftermath. Service records for William Binkley indicate: ^[4]
Name: William Binkley
Event Type: Military Service
Event Year: 1862
Age (Original): 31
Military Unit: Twentieth Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial# 86574415
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7P-111 : 20 July 2016), William Binkley and Hulda Morris, 14 Apr 1848; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 3, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,295.
3. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census, District 2, Cheatham, Tennessee
4. ↑ "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ7L-953 : 4 December 2014), William Binkley, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Twentieth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M268 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 200.