Henry MCWHORTER
1809 - 1863 (53 years)
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Name Henry MCWHORTER Born 8 Oct 1809 Lewis Co, (W)VA 
[1] Gender Male Military Sgt, Co E, 3rd W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War (KIA) - Henry McWhorter was the only son of Thomas McWhorter. He was a commissary sergeant, Co. E, 3rd WVa Voluntary Calvary. He was killed in Greenbrier River in Pocahontas County, Jan. 22, 1863. Early in the engagement he fell, mortally wounded. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Grafton, WVa. Two of his sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, (Walter)Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison. He was exchanged after three months and returned to his regiment and was promoted to commissary sergeant.
[findagrave.com, citing L.V. McWhorter's "Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia"]
Died 22 Jan 1863 Pocahontas Co, (W)VA [1] Buried Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV [1] Person ID I124809 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 5 Jul 2019
Father Thomas MCWHORTER, b. 15 Jul 1785, d. 28 Dec 1815 (Age 30 years) Mother Delila STALNAKER, b. 7 Feb 1789, d. 26 Feb 1872 (Age 83 years) Family ID F12580 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah JONES, b. 9 Jul 1809, d. 5 Sep 1888 (Age 79 years) Children 1. Walter Fields MCWHORTER, b. 14 Jul 1836, d. 17 May 1877, Harrison Co, WV (Age 40 years)Family ID F54058 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Henry McWhorter was the only son of Thomas McWhorter. He was a commissary sergeant, Co. E, 3rd WVa Voluntary Calvary. He was killed in Greenbrier River in Pocahontas County, Jan. 22, 1863. Early in the engagement he fell, mortally wounded. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Grafton, WVa. Two of his sons were non-commissioned officers in the same company and saw their father killed. One of them, (Walter)Fields, was captured and sent to Libby Prison. He was exchanged after three months and returned to his regiment and was promoted to commissary sergeant.
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Sources - [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.