★★★ Wimbish, John

John Wimbish​

Born: May 25, 1812

Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia

Father: John Hunt Wimbish 1784 – 1844

(Buried: Woodburne Cemetery, Halifax, Virginia)​

Mother: Rebecca Lanier Williams 1788 – 1851

(Buried: Woodburne Cemetery, Halifax, Virginia)​

Wife: Lucy Ann Townes 1821 – 1854

(Buried: Boydton Presbyterian Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia)​

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Thomas 1841 – 1866

Wife: Helen L. Leigh

Children:

John Wimbish Jr. 1842 -​

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William Wimbish 1845 -​

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Frank Wimbish 1851 -​

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James A. Wimbish 1858 -​

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Christopher H. Wimbish 1861 – 1890​

Education:

Attended West Point Military Academy​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Granville County, North Carolina​

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Plantation Owner in Coahoma County, Mississippi​

Civil War Career:

1862: Colonel of 54th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Resigned as Colonel on September 3, 1862 to take care of land​

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Lt. Colonel of 23rd​ Battalion of Home Guard for North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

Merchant in Halifax County, Virginia​

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1893 – 1905: Lived in Confederate Soldiers Home in Richmond, Virginia​

Died: May 30, 1905

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 93 years old

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia