Capt Richard Augustus Tompkins

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Capt Richard Augustus Tompkins

Birth
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Sep 1867 (aged 34–35)
Harrisburg, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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#8094 in Clan of Tomkyns Vol III
Company B, Hampton's Legion
South Carolina.

Born at Homestead Plantation just south of Parksville.
Parksville before 1882 was called Parks Store and before 1912 was in Edgefield County.

Parents:
Col James Stephen Tompkins 1798–1864
Huldah Lavicia Hill 1796–1868

Siblings:
Major Stephen Samuel Tompkins 1819-1909
James Laurence Tompkins 1821–1885
Thomas Simon Tompkins 1822–1845
Dr Henry Wilson Tompkins 1825–1887
Col John Warren Tompkins 1826–1887
Mary Ann Elizabeth Tompkins 1828-1830
Captain Robert William Pinckney Tompkins 1834–1862
Dr Franklin Abel Tompkins 1835–1888
∼Richard Augustus Tompkins
Born c. 1832 in Edgefield County, SC. University of South Carolina, 1855. One of 6 brothers who served in Confederate Army. He was wounded at Sharpsburg in 1862 while 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, Hampton's Legion Infantry. Promoted to Captain and surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA on 9 April 1865. Married Lucy Glover (b. 1845) in Brazoria, TX in October 1865. Died of yellow fever on 8 September 1867. His son R. Augustus was born in 1868.
#8094 in Clan of Tomkyns Vol III
Company B, Hampton's Legion
South Carolina.

Born at Homestead Plantation just south of Parksville.
Parksville before 1882 was called Parks Store and before 1912 was in Edgefield County.

Parents:
Col James Stephen Tompkins 1798–1864
Huldah Lavicia Hill 1796–1868

Siblings:
Major Stephen Samuel Tompkins 1819-1909
James Laurence Tompkins 1821–1885
Thomas Simon Tompkins 1822–1845
Dr Henry Wilson Tompkins 1825–1887
Col John Warren Tompkins 1826–1887
Mary Ann Elizabeth Tompkins 1828-1830
Captain Robert William Pinckney Tompkins 1834–1862
Dr Franklin Abel Tompkins 1835–1888
∼Richard Augustus Tompkins
Born c. 1832 in Edgefield County, SC. University of South Carolina, 1855. One of 6 brothers who served in Confederate Army. He was wounded at Sharpsburg in 1862 while 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, Hampton's Legion Infantry. Promoted to Captain and surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA on 9 April 1865. Married Lucy Glover (b. 1845) in Brazoria, TX in October 1865. Died of yellow fever on 8 September 1867. His son R. Augustus was born in 1868.

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age 36 died of yellow fever

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