~ Husband of Harriet P. Worden
Wed on January 9,1849

~ Father of Worden, Harriet/Hannah, Mary, Susan and Abram/Abraham



SAMUEL WILKINS, another of our country's noble dead. Mr. Wilkins was born in New Jersey, October 2, 1827. When but four years old his father died, and he was left entirely an orphan at the age of eight years by the death of his mother. He was then taken by a friend to the country and remained on a farm till eighteen years of age. He then learned the trade of mason and principally followed the business through his life. January 9, 1849, he married Miss Harriet P. Worden, a native of New Jersey, born March 26, 1828. After his marriage Mr. Wilkins went to Philadelphia where he resided till 1854, when he removed to New York, and in 1857 to Henderson county, Illinois. Here he turned his attention to farming till 1862, when he enlisted in Co. K, 84th Ill. Vol. Inf., where he faithfully served his country till he was killed, at the battle of Stone River, December 31, 1863.

From: The History of Mercer and Henderson, IL. Counties - 1882


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ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT


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Name WILKINS, SAMUEL
Rank CPL Company K Unit 84 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics
Residence BIGGSVILLE, HENDERSON CO, IL Age 35 Height 5' 10 1/4 Hair BLACK
Eyes BROWN Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity BURLINGTON CO, NJ

Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where N/A
Joined By Whom N/A Period 3 YRS
Muster In SEP 1, 1862 Muster In Where QUINCY, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks KILLED IN BATTLE OF STONE RIVER DEC 31, 1862


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∼On 7/4/19 with the help of Find A Grave I created a cenotaph memorial cemetery for The Soldiers' Monument of Henderson County. It is located in Oquawka, Henderson Cty, IL. Unfortunately on 8/23/19 because of an unnamed find a grave member who didn't think it should exist, this memorial has been deleted and all 200 of my memorials are now listed as unknown burials. Per FAG rules it didn't meet the criteria for being a cenotaph. So I have now created a virtual cemetery for the soldiers and on each memorial I have tried to located the actual burial and family members of the soldier.

Source: History of Mercer And Henderson Counties pgs 1410-1414.
W.W. Webster of Muscatine Iowa was selected to construct the monument that was finished in October of 1874. On the monument is inscribed , on it's four sides, 200 names of soldiers in Henderson County who fell in the field or died in the service of their country. The monument was erected by the private liberality of the people; subscriptions varied from $5 to $50. The cost was $3,300. The location is in the center of a beautiful enclosed park, planted to deciduous and evergreen trees, comprised in lots 1, 4, and 5, block 4 Swartz' addition, donated by John McKinney Sr., for many years a resident and business man of Oquawka. this handsome work is not more a monument to the glorious dead of Henderson County than to the affection, gratitude, generosity and patriotism of the happy and intelligent living.
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This Soldiers Memorial is a cenotaph for Henderson County soldiers who died in the Civil War.
His actual burial is Salters Grove Cemetery #13541652.

84th Regt. ILL Inf t. Co. K

See below for his actual grave site at nearby Salters Grove Cem.
Samuel Wilkins

Also see his other cenotaph memorial at Stones River National Cemetery
Samuel Wilkins

Thanks to my sister BKage #48921676 for the photographs of the monument.

Per History Mercer & Henderson Cty 1862 he enlisted in Co. K 84th IL Vol Inf. He was killed Battle of Stone River 12.31.1862 and the following May his remains were brought home and interred at Salters Grove Cem,see memorial #13541652. He has another cenotaph memorial at Stones River National Cemetery # 54438368.