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Davidson Binkley (1831 - 1863)

Davidson Binkley
Born in Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 20 Jan 1853 in Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 31 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Private Davidson Binkley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 26 Sep 1862
Mustered out: 9 Jan 1863 (death)
Side: Union
Regiment(s): 128th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Roll of Honor
Private Davidson Binkley died in military service of disease during the United States Civil War.

Davidson was born on 12 November 1831[1] in Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee.[2] According to notes from a family Bible, his full name was Benjamin Davidson Binkley.[3]

He married Angeline Mayo on 20 January 1853 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[4]

He was a farmer. He grew Indian corn, peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and sorghum, and made butter.[5]

He joined the Union Army at Camp Butler, Illinois on 26 September 1862.[6] He was a private in Company G, 128th Illinois Infantry.[7] On 5 November 1862, he mustered in at Camp Butler.[8]

He died of measles on 9 January 1863 while stationed with his regiment in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois[9] and was buried in Spiller Cemetery in Williamson County, Illinois.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave, Davidson Binkley. Find A Grave: Memorial #25649217 The transcribed gravestone inscription gives his age at death as "31 yrs. 1 mo. 28 das."
  2. ↑ Illinois Civil War Detail Report, Davidson Binkley. Illinois State Archives. [1]
  3. ↑ Angeline Isabelle Mayo-Benjamin Davidson Binkley Family Group Sheet. Compiled by P. C. Lampley, 12 Dec 1983. Copy held by Elisabeth Gatlin. The source of most of the information was the family Bible of Laura Belle (Tarkington) Leech.
  4. ↑ Angeline Binkley, widow's pension application no. 120,126, certificate no. 166,029; service of Davidson Binkley (Pvt., Co. G, 128th Ill. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  5. ↑ D. Binkley. 1860 United States Census, Township 9 Range 2, Williamson County, Illinois, agricultural schedule, pages 49-50. Ancestry.com. Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  6. ↑ Illinois Civil War Detail Report, Davidson Binkley. Illinois State Archives. [2]
  7. ↑ Illinois Civil War Detail Report, Davidson Binkley. Illinois State Archives. [3]
  8. ↑ Illinois Civil War Detail Report, Davidson Binkley. Illinois State Archives. [4]
  9. ↑ Angeline Binkley, widow's pension application no. 120,126, certificate no. 166,029; service of Davidson Binkley (Pvt., Co. G, 128th Ill. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25649217 Davidson Binkley]
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Gatlin-344 E. Gatlin
Binkley-1468 and Binkley-403 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
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Binkley-335 Summer (Binkley) Orman
Hi Elisabeth, is this Davidson Binkley the brother of Robertson, Patterson, etc? From Cheatham County, TN? You should stop by the Binkley Name Study and have a look around! Summer Binkley Orman
posted by Summer (Binkley) Orman

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