The son of Mary Pinkney, in 1860 he was a laborer presumably living in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, although he is not found in that census. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair, black eyes, and a black complexion.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted (unnecessarily overstating his age by three years) and mustered in Harrisburg August 30, 1864, and promoted to corporal September 17, 1864. He honorably discharged with his company September 8, 1865, at Brazos Santiago, Texas.

In 1900, he was living with his West Virginia-born wife Carrie in Carlisle, Cumberland County, but in 1920 his wife was named Nannie J., thirty-four years his junior. Cause of his death is listed as "hemiplegia" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor.

The son of Mary Pinkney, in 1860 he was a laborer presumably living in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, although he is not found in that census. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair, black eyes, and a black complexion.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted (unnecessarily overstating his age by three years) and mustered in Harrisburg August 30, 1864, and promoted to corporal September 17, 1864. He honorably discharged with his company September 8, 1865, at Brazos Santiago, Texas.

In 1900, he was living with his West Virginia-born wife Carrie in Carlisle, Cumberland County, but in 1920 his wife was named Nannie J., thirty-four years his junior. Cause of his death is listed as "hemiplegia" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor.