John R. Hinds
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1834 - Pulaski Co., Kentucky Christening: Death: 3 Jun 1872 - Pulaski Co., Kentucky 1 Burial: in Keeney Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Levi Hinds (1810-Abt 1841) 2 Mother: Nancy Ida Ford (1815-1894)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth (Betsey) Ann Waddle (10 Oct 1834 - 23 Aug 1917) Marriage: 11 Aug 1853 - Pulaski Co., Kentucky 3 Children: 1. Galen E. Hinds (1854-1939) 2. Mariah Jane Hinds (1856-1944) 3. Sophronia V. Hinds (1858- ) 4. Sarah F. Hinds (1862- ) 5. James H. Hinds (1864- ) 6. Mary Elizabeth Hinds (1867- ) 7. William P. Hinds (1870- )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:
<pre>1860 Pulaski Co., Ky, District No 2, p.o. Somerset; July 12; pg 8
52/49
John Hinds 27 MW Ky $300/$50 Farmer
Elisabeth " 25 FW Ky
Galen " 5 MW Ky
Monah " 4 FW Ky
Sophrona " 1 FW Ky </pre>
He is not in the Slave Schedule. William Waddle lives at 49/46, and Galen E. Waddle lives at 51/48.
<pre>1870 Pulaski Co., Ky, Somerset District, p.o. Somerset; Aug 12; pg 11
72/72
John Hinds 35 MW Ky $250/$300 Farmer
Elizabeth " 35 FW Ky Keeping house
Galen E. " 14 MW Ky Work on farm
Mana J. " 13 FW Ky At home
Sophronia " 11 FW Ky At home
Sarah F. " 9 FW Ky
James H. " 7 MW Ky
Mary E. " 4 FW Ky
William P. " 2/12 MW Ky (Mar)
Sarah Waddle 74 FW Ky $400/$500 </pre>
Galen E. Waddle lives at 73/73, Baylus Waddle lives at 75/75, and Daniel Meece lives at 74/74. William Hinds and Mary C. Hinds are living in the latter household.
<pre>1880 Pulaski Co., Kentucky, 1st Mag. Dist, ED 89; June 11; pg 22
195/196
Elizabeth Hinds 45 W Ky Va Ky Keeping House
Galen E. " 25 son S Ky Ky Ky Works for wages
Sarah F. " 18 dau S Ky Ky Ky At Home
James H. " 16 son S Ky Ky Ky At Home
Mary Elizabeth " 13 dau S Ky Ky Ky At Home
William P. " 10 son S Ky Ky Ky At Home </pre>
Her daughter Sophronia and her husband Granville P. Meece live at 193/194.
<pre>1900 Pulaski Co., Ky, Rush Branch Voting Precinct, ED 104; June 19; sheet 7B
121/122
Elizabeth Hines Oct 1834 65 Wd/7/7 Ky Va Ky Farmer
Sarah F. " dau Feb 1862 38 S Ky Ky Ky
Myrtle " gr-dau Nov 1883 16 S Ky Ky Ky </pre>
She owns an unmortgaged farm. Her son William P. Hines lives at 119/120. Another son Gailen E. Hines lives at 113/114, and her daughter Safronia and her husband Granville Meece live at 111/112. Gailen E. Waddle, 75, lives at 114/115, and several other Waddles live nearby.
CIVIL WAR:
"Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky 1861-1866",
Vol 2, pg 503 -- Roll of Company I, 49th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry:
John Hinds, private, enrolled August 17, 1863, mustered in February 29, 1864 at Camp Burnside, Ky for 1 year, mustered out December 26, 1864 at Lexington, Ky.
See Vol 2, pg 505 for summary of regiment's action.
"The Roster of Union Soldiers 1861-1865" (Janet B. Hewett, 2000) has "John R. Hinds, 49th Inf. Co. C, I"
Index to Civil War Pension Applications:
John Hinds -- I, 49 Ky Inf.; widow Elizabeth Hinds
1873 Sep 1 -- widow; application no. 211393; certificate no. 244109
PENSION:
After the death of John Hinds on June 3, 1872 his widow applied for a pension. The case number is 211393.
State of Kentucky
County of Pulaski SS
On this 15 day of August AD 1873 personally appeared before me E. D. Porch Clerk of the County Court a court of record for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Ann Hinds aged 39 years who being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by acts of Congress granting pensions to widows. that she is widow of John Hinds who enlisted under the name of John Hinds at Somerset Kentucky on the 17th of August AD 1863 in the 49th Regt Kentucky Infantry Co. (I) and served in no other service in the war of 1861 who died of disease of the lungs at his house in Pulaski County Kentucky on the 3rd day of June 1872 that she was married under the name of Elizabeth Ann Waddle to said John Hinds on the 11th day of August 1853 by W. F. Richardson at her father William Waddle's in Pulaski County Kentucky there being no legal bearier to such marriage that neither she nor her husband had been previously married. that she has to the present date remained his widow that the following are the names and dates of births of all his legitimate children yet surviving who were under sixteen years of age at the fathers death. Sophronia V Hinds was born May 1st 1859 Sarah F Hinds was born Feby 2 1862 James H Hinds was born May 9 1864 Mary E Hinds born March 11th 1867 Wm P Hinds born March 15 18__ that she has not in any manner been engaged in or aided or abetted the rebellion in the United States that no prior application has been filed by either her husband or herself that she hereby appoints John E Cosson of Somerset Kentucky her attorney to prosecute her claim that her residence is Pulaski County Kentucky and that my post office address is Somerset Kentucky
Elizabeth A (her X mark) Hinds
In June 1874 Sally Waddle [mother of Elizabeth A. Hinds] and Martha Davis state that they were well acquainted with John and Elizabeth A. Hinds and that they were present at the birth of all of their children. They are
Galen E. born July 18, 1854
Mariah Jane born January 16, 1856
Sophronia V. born May 1, 1859
Sarah F. born February 2, 1862
James H. born May 9, 1864
Mary E. born March 11, 1867
Wm. P. born March 15, 1870
A transcript of the family Bible has the following entries:
John Hinds born July 25, 1832
Elizabeth A. Hinds born October 10, 1834
Galen E. Hinds born July 18, 1854
Mariah J. Hinds born January 16, 1856
Sahrana V. Hinds born May 1, 1858
Sarrah F. Hinds born February 2, 1862
Jmes H. Hinds born May 9, 1864
Mary E. Hinds born March 11, 1867
William P. Hinds born March 19, 1870
The birth dates of the children in the two sources are not entirely consistent.
There are numerous affidavits in the pension file concerning the health of John Hinds. He died of consumption. The general picture painted by the affiants is that he was a healthy man when he enlisted in the army, that he became sick while in the army, that he came home in the spring of 1864 and stayed there about 6 weeks, that he then returned to his regiment, that after returning he was not able or fit for duty and that after he was discharged he was never in good health again and his capacity to work was very limited.
A neighbor, F. H. Vickery, stated on July 27, 1886 "that I have been well and personally acquainted with John Hinds for 30 years and that the said soldier was an apprentice in the tan business under my father, and I worked with him in the tan-yard before the war, and that he was a healthy boy, and completed his trade, and was in good health when he enlisted in the army. We both worked together, and completed our trades."
Wm. T. Hail, M.D. stated on July 21, 1876 "that some time during the term of service of John Hinds in the United States Army, the date he does not remember, said Hinds came home on sick furlow and remained to the best of his recollection about two weeks. When he came home he was afflicted very badly with cold, which had settled upon his lungs. When his furlow expired he went back to his command there at Point Burnsides, about 6 miles from his home, under the protest of this affiant, because while he was at home affiant visited him, and knew he was not able to return to the service. Affiant was well acquainted with said Hinds from this time until the date of his death and knows that he was never well afterwards. Affiant waited upon decease a great deal from the time he came home on sick furlow as above, until his death, and having been well acquainted with him before this time know that the disease of which he died originated in the army and from all the simptoms originated from exposure. The disease's lungs became seriously effected by reason of cold having settled upon them, and he continued to grow worse until it assumed a consumptive form, and he continued to grow worse with the same disease until his death. Affiant knew him well before and at the time he entered the service and from appearances he was a sound man, and showed no signs of disease until he came home on sick furlow as above."
Isaac L. Hardgrove was the captain of Company I. The following statement was made April 21, 1883:
"above named ISace L. Hardgrove age years (65) affiant makes the falowen Statementes he was Captin of Campaney I 49 Ky infantrey and John Hindes Enlisted in his Campaney to Serve one year and at the time of Said John Hindes Enlistement he was a Sound able boddayed man appearantley He was Examined at Campe nelson Kentuckey by aboard of Examiners Doctors and recieved in to the Surves of the united States as a Soaldier and Survid in affiants Companey Some 16 monthes and Said John Hindes Had a Spell of Sicknes said to bee feaver after havin feaver He apearentley never was well and never dun but little dutey in the campaney Camplained of benge not able ________ in the Servis aboute Sixteen monthes then Discharged . . .
"affiant Captin ISac L. Hardgrove further States the Companey garded traines from Louisvill Kentuckey to Nashvill Tennesee and Franklin Tennesee varies other Pointes for whitch his companey Was Poarley treeted Had no Quarters and no Plais of hospitles to Send the Sick and his men had but little medical Treetement and Suffered from the coald traines and Snowes lyinge in the cares without mutch fiar or any Camfortabl treetement and the Sick and men who complained of not beinge well Some was Left at Nashfill Hindes was lefte tharr Sick at one time or more not able to Keepe upe withe his companey John Hindes healthe was Bad at the time of him benge mustered out of the Survis"
At least one affiant claimed that John Hinds became ill at home after he went home on leave.
Elizabeth A. Hinds was granted a pension of $8/month commencing June 3, 1872 and $2/month for each of her youngest 5 children commencing the same date until arriving at the age of 16.
Sophronia V. born May 1, 1858 sixteen on Apl 30, 1874
Sarah F. born Feb 2, 1862 sixteen on Feb 1, 1878
James H. born May 9, 1864 sixteen on May 8, 1880
Mary E. born Mar 11, 1967 sixteen on Mar 10, 1883
William P. born Mar 19, 1870 sixteen on Mar 18, 1886
Commencing September 8, 1916 Elizabeth Hinds became entitled to $20/month. She died on August 21, 1917 at which time her post office address was Alcalde, Kentucky.
[death date on tombstone is 23 Aug 1917]
BIRTH DATE:
According to a transcript of John Hinds's family Bible in the application of his widow for a pension, he was born July 25, 1832. That date conflicts with the birth date of his brother James S. Hinds recorded on his tombstone. I conjecture that John Hinds was born July 25, 1834. 1834 is compatible with the census.
BURIAL:
John R. Hinds and his third cousin once removed James Hinds were both in Company I of the 49th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. James died in 1863 and John died in 1872. Their graves are side by side in the Keeney Cemetery in Pulaski Co. The two headstones are very similar and have only the name (James Hinds/Jno. Hinds) with the company and regiment. They were supplied by Sheldon and Sons by contract dated July 8, 1887. (Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 -- National Archives and Records Administration; ancestry.com database)
1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 120725624.
2 Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell Co, Historical Caldwell County, 1984, pg 192. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.
3
Pulaski Co. Historical Society, "Pulaski Co. Marriage Records, Book 2, 1851-1863," pg 55. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.
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