SGT William Purvis Linkous

1828 - 1882  (54 years)

• Name	William Purvis Linkous
  Title	SGT
  Birth	9 Jul 1828	Tazewell, Tazewell, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Nov 1882	Tazewell, Tazewell, VA
  	WB 5, pg 849 Dec 1882 Tazewell Co., Virginia, USA He left property to his wife Mary B, His father John Linkous, his Son John E, His sisters, Mary, Rebecca Norman, Martha Wallace, and his brother Milburn Linkous Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index Name: William Linkens Birth Date: abt 1828 Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia Death Date: 21 Nov 1882 Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia Death Age: 54 Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 2048586
  Person ID	I12392	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	John M. Linkous,   b. 12 Sep 1803, Montgomery County, VA d. 21 Nov 1883, Tazewell County, VA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Hannah Jane Whitt,   b. 1807, Tazewell County, VA d. May 1882, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, VA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Brown Cecil,   b. 7 Nov 1830, Tazewell, Tazewell, VA d. 7 Apr 1915, Jeffersonville, Tazewell (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Hannah Jane Linkous,   b. 27 Jun 1856, Tazewell County, VA d. 17 Aug 1936, Tazewell County, VA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Jul 1828 - Tazewell, Tazewell, VA Death - 24 Nov 1882 - Tazewell, Tazewell, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William P. Linkous was a Primitive Baptist preacher and began preaching at the age of twenty-four years. He was highly respected by all who knew him and was considered one of the leading preachers of his denomination. He was ordained a minister in 1840 and was elected Clerk of the Washington Association in 1865. He is buried at Dry Fork, Tazewell County, VA. SOURCE: 1. "Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia", two volumes in one, by John Newton Harman, Sr. 2. "The Linkous Family History", by Clovis E. Linkous, 1982, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: William P Linkous Residence: Hankerton, Virginia Age at enlistment: 38 Enlistment Date: 16 Apr 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Hankerton, Virginia State Served: Virginia Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company F(2nd), Virginia 14th Cavalry Regiment on 16 Apr 1862.Promoted to Full 4th Sergeant on 15 Jan 1863. Birth Date: abt 1824 Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series Name: William P Linkous Age in 1860: 31 Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age William P Linkous 31 Mary Linkous 29 John E Linkous 6 Rebecca C Linkous 5 Hanah J Linkous 3 Henry P Linkous 2 Susan A White 38 William Pruette 13 1880 United States Federal Census Name: William P. Linkens [William P. Linkous] Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary B. Linkens Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Minister B. Name Age William P. Linkens 52 Mary B. Linkens 49 Hannah Linkens 21 Mary S. Linkens 16