Advertisement

PVT Richard Wallace “Uncle Dick” McGinness

Advertisement

PVT Richard Wallace “Uncle Dick” McGinness

Birth
DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Mar 1918 (aged 75)
DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
R W. McGinnis

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry

Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61.
Was briefly in hospital in early 1863.
On muster rolls as late as 4/64.
Served to the end.
Paroled at Greensboro N.C. 5/1/65.
Vouched for Watson Cantrell's pension application in 1904.

Was with Cantrell during part of Hood's Retreat from Tennessee until 12/24/65 at Pulaski.
His pension #5772 filed 10/28/1903 accepted.
Living in DeKalb Co.
Born in DeKalb Co. in 1842.
Stated that he had a spell of measles in the war.
Had a wife aged 61 and a daughter aged 19.
W.C. Potter and W.M. Pack vouched for him.
Buried in the Bonham Cemetery in DeKalb County

According to his death certificate, his father is given as Isaac McGinnis and his mother's surname as either Laura or Luna.
The informant was Mack Hayes.

His marriage record gives his surname as McGinis.

--------------------

Richard was the son of Isaac "Ike" Mc Ginness and Elizabeth Luna, his siblings were Elisha L. Mc Ginness, Elizabeth Mc Ginness, Richard Wallace Mc Ginness, Asenith Elizabeth Mc Ginness, and Nancy Mc Ginness.
R W. McGinnis

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"A" Co. TN 16th Infantry

Additional Information:
Enlisted 5/18/61.
Was briefly in hospital in early 1863.
On muster rolls as late as 4/64.
Served to the end.
Paroled at Greensboro N.C. 5/1/65.
Vouched for Watson Cantrell's pension application in 1904.

Was with Cantrell during part of Hood's Retreat from Tennessee until 12/24/65 at Pulaski.
His pension #5772 filed 10/28/1903 accepted.
Living in DeKalb Co.
Born in DeKalb Co. in 1842.
Stated that he had a spell of measles in the war.
Had a wife aged 61 and a daughter aged 19.
W.C. Potter and W.M. Pack vouched for him.
Buried in the Bonham Cemetery in DeKalb County

According to his death certificate, his father is given as Isaac McGinnis and his mother's surname as either Laura or Luna.
The informant was Mack Hayes.

His marriage record gives his surname as McGinis.

--------------------

Richard was the son of Isaac "Ike" Mc Ginness and Elizabeth Luna, his siblings were Elisha L. Mc Ginness, Elizabeth Mc Ginness, Richard Wallace Mc Ginness, Asenith Elizabeth Mc Ginness, and Nancy Mc Ginness.

Inscription

R.W.
McGinness
Apr 2, 1842
Mar. 28, 1918

Gravesite Details

Burial date was 29 March 1918.

Family Members

Spouse
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more McGinness memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement