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Submitted by: Jackie Smith
Samuel Franklin Wilkins was born in Cheshire Co., NH on May 8, 1802. He moved to South Carolina to work on the Broad River Canal. Samuel was married twice. On March 21, 1823 he married Patsy Bell. Some time after Patsy's death, Samuel married Martha Blackwell.
Samuel had 10 children. It's told that the first five were Patsy Wilkins' children. But there is no concrete evidence to prove that story. The Wilkins family moved to Franklin Co., Georgia in the late 1820's. Then in 1840, the family moved to Mississippi in an oxen-drawn wagon. They settled near an Indian Camp near Wallerville in what was then Pontotoc County. Their first house was made from rough-hewn trees and had a dirt floor. Later the family built a two-story brick house, the first brick house in the area. Materials were hauled from Memphis.
Samuel F. Wilkins' children:
John Lemmons Wilkins born April 5, 1824; died Feb. 19, 1904. He married Mary Henry "Polly" Miears, born Dec. 9, 1821 daughter of Elijah and Molly Miears. John Lemmons Wilkins was a member of Ham's Regiment of the Mississippi Cavalry, CSA and served as a private in Co. E.
David Giles Wilkins born Feb. 3, 1825. David also served in the CSA in the Civil War. On Jan. 5, 1858 he married
in Pototoc Co. Mississippi. David died Jan. 18, 1895, Laura died in 1922, they were both buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Nimrod Allison Wilkins born January 28, 1828; died April 12, 1917. He never married. Nimrod served in the 43rd Mississippi Infantry, Company E.
Sarah Sabella Jane Wilkins born April 24, 1830; died Sept. 27, 1877. She married George W. Freeman October 11, 1865.
Samuel Knox Wilkins born Aug. 2, 1832; died July 1, 1921. He was a member of the 43rd Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, CSA and served as a Corporal in Co. E. He never married and is buried in Wilkins Cemetery in Union Co., Mississippi.
James Clark Wilkins born March 21, 1835. He was wounded in the battle of Corinth, Miss. Oct. 3 and died October 6, 1862. He was a member of the 43rd Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, CSA and served as a private in Co. E.
William J. Wilkins born July 2, 1837. He was also a member of the 43rd Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, CSA and served as a private in Co. E. William was killed near Atlanta, Georgia on June 29, 1864.
Martha Minerva Caroline Ann Estelle Wilkins born September 4, 1839; died September 23, 1911. She married J. C. Bailey.
Jonathan N. Wilkins born January 3, 1842. He was a member of the 21st Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, CSA and served as a private in Co. K. He died in a hospital in Richmond Virginia on May 12, 1862.
Oregon T. Wilkins born October 23, 1845. He was a member of Harris's 2nd Battalion of Mississippi Cavalry, CSA and served as a private in Co. A. He was captured by Union soldiers and died in prison in Chicago, Illinois October 31, 1864.
Sources: "The History of Union County, Mississippi", Civil war and Sailors System search page on the web. Cemetery listings.