When Susan Emeline Hart was born on 17 April 1844, in Southampton, Virginia, United States, her father, John Drew Hart, was 42 and her mother, Sophia Emeline Smith, was 31. She married Capt. James Dinkins on 15 November 1866, in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 October 1934, at the age of 90.