Pvt. (USA), William Jackson McGinnis

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Pvt. (USA), William Jackson McGinnis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
Death: September 26, 1886 (52-53)
Preston Co., West Virginia, United States (accident)
Place of Burial: Preston Co., West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Elizabeth McGinnis
Father of Ami Wolfe McGinnis; Samuel Thomas McGinnis and William Hunter McGinnis

Occupation: laborer, Union soldier
Managed by: Colonel Joel Andrew Hawkins, Vie...
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About Pvt. (USA), William Jackson McGinnis

William J. McGinnis BIRTH 1833 DEATH 26 Sep 1886 (aged 52–53) Preston County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Cobun Cemetery Preston County, West Virginia,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83389220/william-j.-mcginnis

The husband of Mary Wolfe.

Father of Samuel Thomas McGinnis, Ami Wolfe McGinnis, and William McGinnis. These three children show with the family for the census, and parents' names are given on death records of the three sons.

William was a Union veteran, of 3rd Regiment, Co. B, West Virginia Calvary.

The county ledger entry gives cause of death as "accident", with occupation as "laborer". This record gives only "J & C McGinnis" as his parents. He was 55 years of age.

Children

Ami Wolfe McGinnis* 1854–1916

Samuel Thomas McGinnis* 1856–1934

William McGinnis* 1858–1938

Maginis, William BATTLE UNIT NAME: 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry SIDE: Union COMPANY: E,B SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: William/McGinnis FILM NUMBER: M507 ROLL 8 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: General Note - Original filed under William/McGinnis



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Pvt. (USA), William Jackson McGinnis's Timeline

1833
1833
Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1854
1854
Preston County, West Virginia, United States
1856
1856
Preston County, West Virginia, United States
1858
October 12, 1858
Preston County, Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1886
September 26, 1886
Age 53
Preston Co., West Virginia, United States
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Coburn Cemetery, Preston Co., West Virginia, United States