Jonas Wilkins [3361]

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1840 in Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹ Jonas Wilkins head of household; 1 free male age 20 to 30 and 1 free female age 15 to 20; 1 female slave age 10 to 24.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Nansemond County, Virginia. ²

• He appeared on the Federal slave census in 1850 in Nansemond County, Virginia. ³ He owns 1 female slave age 25 and 5 male slaves age 4 months to 8 years old.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. ⁴

• He appeared on the Federal slave census in 1860 in Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. ⁵ He owned 10 male slaves from age 2 to 22 and 2 females age 30 and 6 months housed in 2 slave houses.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Cypress Chapel, Nansemond County, Virginia. ⁶

• He worked as a farmer 1840 to 1870 in Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia.

• See the document Certificate for the purchase of $300.00 in Confederate bonds in Mar 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Certificate for the purchase of $300.00 in Confederate bonds by Jonas Wilkins, March, 1864, Petersburg, VA. Folder 11: Receipts, Statements, Bonds 1860-1869, Series II: Legal and Business Papers, Sub-Series A: Legal papers, The Papers of Eloise Word Skewis held at the Special Collections in the Perry Library of Old Dominion University, 4427 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk VA. 23529

Jonas married Margaret A. Wilkins nee Unknown [3362] [MRIN: 1237]. (Margaret A. Wilkins nee Unknown [3362] was born about 1820 in Nansemond County, Virginia.)