Date of birth: 12 Apr 1830
Date of death: 01 Jul 1891

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Burial Information

Section 12 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0023-03
Status: Occupied

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Veteran Information

Branch: CSA - Co A 38 MS Mounted Infantry
Rank: CAPT - Captain
War/Campaign: CIVIL WAR
KIA Campaign: nw3

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Notes

Marker Inscription

Son of Wm. M. & Mildred H. Hoskins

Military Inscription Capt. Co A 38 MS

Family Relations of... John Stone Hoskins, Sr.

Parents: William Mable Hoskins Siblings: Napoleon W. Hoskins John Stone Hoskins, Sr. Spouse: Sarah Agnes Walton Hoskins Children: William Walton Hoskins John Stone Hoskins, Jr.

Biographical Information John Stone Hoskins and his wife, Sarah Agnes Walton, were originally from Virginia. They had five children. John Stone Hoskins served the Confederacy as captain of Company A, Thirty-eighth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Captain Hoskins was severely wounded in the battle of Harrisburg, Mississippi, resulting in the amputation of his left leg. Despite his disability, Captain Hoskins later became the editor and publisher of the Lexington Advertiser. He also served as a sheriff and a state representative of Holmes County. Hoskins died in Holmes County in 1891. [Biographical information provided by Ray Isbell.]

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