William Hinkle (1792 - 1867)

Born 7 Dec 1792 in Chester, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Downing) Hinkle — married about 1812 in Chester District, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1867 at age 74 in Izard, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

William was born 7 Dec 1792 and died 15 Apr 1867. ^[1] He married Sarah Downing in about 1812. He is probably buried in Flatwoods Cemetery, Mountain View, Stone Co., Arkansas.

Census

1830 Wayne Co., Tennessee; sheet 29
William Hinkle 112101 -- 121001; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
1 5-10 2
2 10-15 1
1 15-20
20-30
1 30-40 1

William lives next to his brother Jonathan and 1 entry away from his father Jesse. Andrew Downing lives 5 entries away from Jonathan.

1840 Wayne Co., Tennessee
Wm. Hinkle 0011301 -- 00120001; 4 in agriculture, 1 in manufacturing & trades; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
1 10-15 1
1 15-20 2
3 20-30
30-40
1 40-50
50-60 1

1850 Izard Co., Arkansas, Franklin Township; Oct 23; pg 65
485/485
William Hinkle 58 MW SC $400 farmer
Francis " 24 FW Tn
William R. " 21 MW Tn farmer
Elsusy Jane " 7 FW Tn

He is not in the Slave Schedule. William's son A. J. lives at 484/484. Elsusy Jane is the daughter of William's daughter Mary.

1860 Izard Co., Ar, Blue Mountain Twp., p.o. Richwoods; Sept 18; pg 167
1083/1083
Wm. Hinkle 69 MW SC $700/$1350 Mechanicv Fanny " 34 FW Tn Domesticv Wm. R. " 31 MW Tn farmer
Catharine " 14 FW Tn
Madison M. Pate 11 MW Ar

He is not in the Slave Schedule. William's son A. J. lives at 1082/1082, and a nephew John Hinkle lives at 1080/1080. Catharine is William's granddaughter. She is in the 1850 census as the daughter of Baltis Hinkle and his wife Melly.

Census Comparison

____1830________ 1840__________1850____________1860__________ 1870

____<5__ (1)__ 10-15 (11)____William R. 21__ William R. 31__William R. 41
__ 5-10__(5)__ 15-20 (15)____Baltis 25
__10-15 (12)__ 20-30 (22)____A. J. 32________A. J. 42
__10-15 (14)__ 20-30 (24)____John D. 34
__15-20 (15)__ 20-30 (25)____________________Jesse 45______ Jese 55
__30-40 (38)__ 40-50 (48)____William 58______William 69

____<5__ (4)__ 10-15 (14)____Francis 24______Fanny 34
__ 5-10__(8)__ 15-20 (18)____Syrena 28______ Serena 38
__ 5-10__(9)__ 15-20 (19)____________________Mary 39________Mary 49
__10-15 (10)__ 20-30 (20x)__________________ Catharine 40
__30-40________50-60________ Sarah [?]

The number after a person's name indicates his age in the indicated census year. Brackets indicate that the person died before 1850, and the number is how old he would be if he were still alive. The parenthsized numbers in previous columns represent real ages to be compared with the age categories that appear in the census. An 'x' after the age indicates that the person is no longer living with his parents.

Land in Alabama

On page 261 in Old Land Records of Madison Co., Alabama (Margaret Matthews Cowart, 1979) for the year 1818 William Hinkle is associated with section 3, township 1, range 2 west in Madison Co. The source of this information is said to be "Receiver's Ledger, Sale of Public Lands Feb. 1815 -- Sept. 1819" (Ledger 'C'), Book 105. This record may indicate that a survey was done; I don't think the land was ever patented to him. His younger brother Baltis owned land in the same township in section 18. Section 3 adjoins the Tennessee state line.

1838 Tax List

The 1834 Tennessee State Constitution abolished the old Militia Districts that were used for the purpose of representation on the County Court and replaced them by Civil Districts. The 1836 Tax List was used to initially establish the Civil Districts and the 1838 Tax List was used to either confirm the established district boundaries or to alter them based on population.

Wayne County was divided into twelve Civil Districts in 1836. The 1838 Tax List confirmed the 1836 Civil District boundaries, which experienced only minor modifications until after the 1850 census.

The 1838 Tax List has been abstracted and can be seen at http://www.tngenweb.org/wayne/1838taxlist.htm along with a useful map of the 1836 districts. District 7 is contiguous with Hardin Co. There in 1838 we find William Hinkle. John and Jessee are probably his sons.

John Hinkle -- 1 white poll
William Hinkle -- 1 white poll; 160 acres
Jessee Hinkle -- 1 white poll

The 1836 list is at http://www.tngenweb.org/wayne/1836taxlist.htm. Only William and Jesse are present.

William Hinkle -- 1 white poll; 160 acres
Jesse Hinkle -- 1 white poll

Arrival in Arkansas

On January 6, 1845 William assigned to his son John D. an entry for 21 acres on Indian Creek in Wayne Co., Tennessee. Then on November 6, 1845 he sold 160 acres in the same county, District 7, to his 2 oldest sons, Jesse and John D., for $1300. It seems likely that he came to Arkansas shortly thereafter. He appears on the Izard Co. tax roll for the first time in 1846. He appears again in 1847 and in 1848 and is a landowner for the first time in 1853. Tax rolls exist for the years 1843, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 58, 59 in the period 1843-1859.

According to a biographical sketch of his grandson Jonathan Cole, William Hinkle came to Izard Co., Arkansas in 1846.

Land in Arkansas

On May 1, 1854 40 acres in S9 T14N R10W were patented to William Hinkle, and on November 1, 1856 another 40 acres in the same section, contiguous with the first 40, were patented to him. On June 16, 1856 80 acres in the same section were patented to his son Andrew J. Hinkle. The son's tract is contiguous with the father's tract. This land is now in Stone Co., which was created in 1873, but in the 1850's it was in Izard Co.

Two other sons of William, Jesse and John D., patented land in T16N R9W during the same time period. They were about 12 miles away from their father.

Death Date

It is commonly stated that William Hinkle is buried in the Flatwoods Cemetery in Mountain View, Arkansas. I Neal Parker have been there and there is no tombstone. It is not clear what the source of his death date is. It is entirely reasonable that he might be buried there.

On 10 Jan 2010 Stephen Dow Beckham stated the following in an e-mail to me:

"As to the date of death of William Hinkle, Henry W. Hinkle of Bartlesville, OK., former comptroller of Phillips Petroleum and cousin of Otis Hinkle of Oxnard, CA., had, prior to 1961, written a typescript history of the descendants of Jesse Hinkle of Wayne County, TN. In that account he gave the birth and death dates of William Hinkle, possibly obtained from Dr. Charles G. Hinkle of Batesville, AR., a grandson of Jesse Hinkle (1814-1891) great grand son of William and Sarah Downing Hinkle, who compiled a family tree in or about 1940 enumerate the children, grandchildren, and some of the great grandchildren of William and Sarah Hinkle.

"At page two of the section on Jesse Hinkle, Henry W. Hinkle identified the following children:

"A. Son born before 1790--indicated by census of Chester County, S. Carolina.

"B. William--born S. Carolina December 7, 1792--died Izard County, Arkansas April 15, 1867--married Sarah Downing [COMMENT: Henry did not identify where he got these dates, but William's birthdate is confirmed in the William Riley Hinkle Bible].

. . . ."

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29568890