Wilson Thomas Jenkins (1839 - 1909)

Born 30 Sep 1839 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Margaret (Carter) Jenkins — married 27 Mar 1867 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Died 1 May 1909 at age 69 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Captain Wilson Jenkins served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Mar 30, 1861
Mustered out: Apr 09, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): North Carolina 14th Infantry, Company A

Name: Wilson Thomas JENKINS. Surname: JENKINS. Given Name: Wilson Thomas.

Born 30 Sep 1839 Halifax, North Carolina, United States ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Died 1 May 1909 Halifax, North Carolina, United States ^{[1] [2]}

Buried Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina. ^[4]

Note: Enlisted in Company A, 14th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 30 Mar 1861, at the age of 21. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full 3rd Lieutenant on 27 Apr 1862. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 6 Jul 1862. Promoted to Full Captain on 1 Mar 1864. Surrendered Company A, 14th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Wilson Jenkins was a distinguished officer in the Civil War, leading the last charge at Appamatox, according to family legend. At Sharpsburg, a bullet hit Lt. Jenkins in the forehead, but glanced off his hat band, following the band around the head and exiting out the back of the hat (Gallagher, The Antietam Campaign, p.234). ^[5]

Marriage Husband Wilson Thomas Jenkins. Wife Sarah Margaret Carter.
Married 27 May 1858. Halifax, North Carolina, USA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. Ancestry Record 8750 #4759149.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Capt. Jenkins Dies," The Times-Herald, Littleton, North Carolina, 06 May 1909, Page 1. Image available at Newspapers.com, accessed 2 Nov 2019.
3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1241199 Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7602 #57153277.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 October 2019), memorial page for Capt Wilson Thomas Jenkins (30 Sep 1839–1 May 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #28107034, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Because I Care (contributor 46989722) .
5. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Ancestry Record 1555 #2570621.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-RRVP : 28 November 2018), Wilson T Jenkins and Sarah M Carter, 27 Mar 1867; citing Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 418,147.

See also

• Thomas W. Aiken, “Ancestors Here and There,” WorldConnect database rootsnva. Imported by T. W. Aiken, 7 May 2003, updated 10 Dec 2014. Profile of Wilson Thomas Jenkins.
• Pat Garber, Heart Like A River: The Story of Sergeant-Major Newsom Edward Jenkins, Schroeder Publicans, 2011.