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James A. Hoskins

Birth: 24 Dec 1832
Kentucky, USA
Death: 7 Oct 1898 (aged 65)
Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Hoskins Family Cemetery

Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 31.5772141, Longitude: -90.4346751
Memorial ID: 21671348 View Source

Son of George C Hoskins 1805-1855 Burial Unkn

Captain James A. Hoskins

The Hoskins family made their way to Brookhaven in 1863 from Kentucky. Before they came to Brookhaven, Captain James A. Hoskins went to Scott County to assist in the removal of Indians. He became a great lumberman and began preparing to develop the lumber resources in this area. He bought some land along the Illinois Central Railroad, and this purchase is how he made his ample fortune. He was married to Lizzie A. Whitworth, whose father founded Whitworth College, thus uniting two of the most cultured families in Mississippi.

He served as Captain of Hoskin's Battery during the Civil War. He had recruited and equipped this organization himself, which began service on May 11, 1861. He could well have been considered an expert in efficiency because of the development of natural resources and cotton lands he endeavored to bring about in Mississipp.

Early History of Lincoln County Mississippi
by Dr. Jack E. Tindall 2008

Son of George C Hoskins 1805-1855 Burial Unkn

Captain James A. Hoskins

The Hoskins family made their way to Brookhaven in 1863 from Kentucky. Before they came to Brookhaven, Captain James A. Hoskins went to Scott County to assist in the removal of Indians. He became a great lumberman and began preparing to develop the lumber resources in this area. He bought some land along the Illinois Central Railroad, and this purchase is how he made his ample fortune. He was married to Lizzie A. Whitworth, whose father founded Whitworth College, thus uniting two of the most cultured families in Mississippi.

He served as Captain of Hoskin's Battery during the Civil War. He had recruited and equipped this organization himself, which began service on May 11, 1861. He could well have been considered an expert in efficiency because of the development of natural resources and cotton lands he endeavored to bring about in Mississipp.

Early History of Lincoln County Mississippi
by Dr. Jack E. Tindall 2008

Family Members

Parents

Nancy Amanda Harned Hoskins

1808–1875

Spouse

Ann Elizabeth Whitworth Hoskins

1839–1890 (m. 1857)

Siblings

Children

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Created by: Memory Keeper
Added: Sep 20, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21671348/james_a-hoskins: accessed ), memorial page for James A. Hoskins (24 Dec 1832–7 Oct 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21671348, citing Hoskins Family Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Memory Keeper (contributor 46795880).

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