James MANKIN
- Born: Abt 1798, Surry Co., NC
- Marriage: Lucinda CLOUD about 1820 in Grayson Co., VA
General Notes:
The following list was compiled by Judge Winton A. White and presented to the Beckley Post-Herald newspaper in 1950. The list was published in the 1850 Centennial Edition of the Beckley Post-Herald on 26 Aug. 1950. It is now available in either the "Smith-Riffe" microfilm collection at the Raleigh County Public Library in Beckley, or from the Beckley Register-Herald Archives also located in Beckley, WV.
Judge Riffe was an excellent historian, however, there are known errors in this work, so please check all information against primary sources.
1830 - 1840
MANKIN, James - A native of Patrick County, Va., he settled in the Marshes in 1843. Among his sons were Jesse, Martin, James, and Simeon Mankin, prominent local citizens. His sons Benjamin and John were Confederate soldiers. Benjamin died in prison and John went to Fayette County after the war. James Mankin, Sr. was the grandfather of former Sheriff Ash Mankin.
James married Lucinda CLOUD about 1820 in Grayson Co., VA. (Lucinda CLOUD was born about 1799 in Patrick Co., VA and died before 1870 in Marshes, Raleigh Co., WV.)
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