Brief Life History of James
When Capt. James Dinkins was born on 18 April 1845, in Madison, Mississippi, United States, his father, Alexander Hamilton Dinkins, was 29 and his mother, Cynthia Springs, was 24. He married Susan Emeline Hart on 15 November 1866, in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and United States in 1939. He died on 19 July 1939, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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- James Dunkins, "United States Census, 1920"
- James Dinkins, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
- James Dinkins, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Probably a variant (with English possessive -s) of Irish Dinkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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