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Wesley ROLLINS

Wesley ROLLINS

Male 1844 - 1908  (63 years)

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  • Name Wesley ROLLINS 
    Born 25 Jul 1844  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co G & B, 6th WVa Cav, and Co G, 3rd WVa Inf, Civil War  [3, 4, 5] 
    • The military file of Wesley Rollins, on file at the U.S. National Archives and available through www.fold3.com, reveals the following:
      Company Descriptive List - Farmer, age 20, born in Ritchie County, 5’8" tall, blue eyes, fair complexion, dark hair
      Enlisted June 25, 1861 in Clarksburg
      Mustered-in June 25, 1861 in Clarksburg as a Private in Co G, 3rd Va. Inf
      May/June 1862 Company Muster Roll: Sick in Petersburg
      July/August 1862 Company Muster Roll: Sick in hospital
      From August 31, 1861 - December 31, 1861 - Absent without leave
      May/June 1863 Company Muster Roll: Under arrest in Grafton, W.Va.
      July 2, 1863: Under sentence of General Court Martial, sent to Pittsburgh
      July/August 1863 Company Muster Roll: Under arrest at Fort Delaware
      September/October 1863 Company Muster Roll: Under arrest at Fort Delaware
      December 18, 1863: Returned to company from Fort Delaware without proper paperwork
      March 10, 1864: Re-enlisted/mustered-in as Private in Co. G, 6th W.Va. Cav, at Martinsburg, W.Va.
      September 7, 1864: Promoted to Corporal
      December 15, 1864: Reduced in rank
      February 25, 1865: Deserted
      June 20, 1865: Returned from desertion (to forfeit 6 months pay)
      July 16, 1865: Under arrest at Fort Leavenworth for desertion
      May 27, 1866: Mustered-out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
    Census 1850  Montrose Twp, Lee Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [6] 
    common laborer 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    railroad worker 
    Died 20 Mar 1908  [1] 
    Buried Fleming Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I81156  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2017 

    Father Jeremiah "Jerry" ROLLINS,   b. 30 Jan 1813, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1880  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Nancy J. PRUNTY,   b. CA 1816, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1898, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Family ID F16992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances FLEMING,   b. 26 Jun 1844,   d. 26 Jan 1924, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [8] 
    Married 2 Jul 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Virginia W. "Jennie" ROLLINS,   b. 10 Sep 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1939, Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +2. John William ROLLINS,   b. 2 Jan 1866, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1946, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Daniel ROLLINS,   b. 2 Jul 1867, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1949, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Alice ROLLINS,   b. Jan 1870,   d. Bef Jan 1924  (Age ~ 53 years)
     5. Elsie Lee ROLLINS,   b. 1 Apr 1880,   d. 15 Dec 1969  (Age 89 years)
     6. Emory ROLLINS,   b. 28 Apr 1886,   d. 16 Aug 1908  (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F34690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    3. [S1711] Civil War Service Records, ().

    4. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2193] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 132 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790817&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Wesley Rolins, 17, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jerry & Nancy; and Frances Fleming, 15, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Clarissa Fleming. Married Jul 2 1860.
      NOTE: Wife's obituary states marriage date as Jul 3 1860.