Margaret Spring Dinkins

about 1844–1878 (Age 34)
Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States

The Life of Margaret Spring

When Margaret Spring Dinkins was born about 1844, in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States, her father, Alexander Hamilton Dinkins, was 29 and her mother, Cynthia Dinkins Springs, was 24. She married Captain John Lawson Henderson on 20 November 1866, in Madison, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1878, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Captain John Lawson Henderson
1841–1898
Margaret Spring Dinkins
1844–1878
Marriage: 20 November 1866
Paulina Henderson
1868–1869
Lee Dinkins Henderson
1870–1879
John Lawson Henderson
1872–1942
Lula Kemp Henderson
1874–1952
Charles Coolidge Henderson
1876–1876

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
20 November 1866
Madison, Mississippi, United States
children

(5)

    Paulina Henderson

    Female1868–1869Female

    Lee Dinkins Henderson

    Male1870–1879Male

    John Lawson Henderson

    Male1872–1942Male

    Lula Kemp Henderson

    Female1874–1952Female

    Charles Coolidge Henderson

    Male1876–1876Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (7)

1846

Age 2

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861

Age 17

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1861 · Ship Island is Captured by Union Forces

Age 17

Ship Island was an important port for French Louisiana as it helped to establish the growth of the Gulf Coast. It is nicknamed “Plymouth Rock of the Gulf Coast.” Later it helped Union forces capture New Orleans and Mobile. Located there is Fort Massachusetts. In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, volunteers from Connecticut were sent there. It was used as a place for the POW Confederate soldiers. This area was important to the Battle of Vicksburg and General Sheridan’s victory at Cedar Creek.

Name Meaning

Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Margaret S Dinkins in household of A H Dinkins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Margaret S Dinkins in household of Alexander H Dinkins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margaret S Dinkins in entry for Lula Henderson Meeks, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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