RICHARD OLIVER PINKARD
Death of Washington Man
Occurred at the University Hospital yesterday
afternoon -- burial
in this city.
Dr. R. O. Pinkard of Washington
was taken ill at the
home of his
daughter, Mrs. Walker Payne on
Market Street, yesterday afternoon
and died at 7 o'clock in the evening at
the University Hospital. He was 65
years old.
Dr. Pinkard, who was a native of
this city but who has been a druggist
at 237 Eighth Street Northeast
Washington for the past 33 years came
here Monday from the Capital City.
He had just been released from the
G__field Hospital after a month's illness.
Surviving him are his only daughter,
Mrs. Walker Payne of this city, and
one stepson, Mr. Willie Hall of Washington.
He leaves also one brother,
Dr. H. M. Pinkard, a practicing physician
of Washington. He was a
nephew of Mrs. L. C. Munday and
Mr. W. W. Brand of this city.
The funeral services will be conducted
at his daughter's residence
tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock by the
Rev. Dr. John B. Turpin of the First
Baptist church, assisted by the Rev.
O. R. Sine of the Christian church.
Interment will be in Maplewood with
the following pall bearers: T.__
W___, C. C. Wertenbaker,
R. C. Valentine, C. W. Poindexter,
F. M. Wills and N. A. Terrell.
CONDITION
An undated Daily Progress obituary (acquired from a descendant) states
Richard is buried at Maplewood. No grave marker has been found and his name is
not listed in the city burial records. Since his mother, Mary Jane Pinkard, is
buried here it is possible Richard's remains were placed in this same
section.
BIOGRAPHY
Richard is the son of Richard N. Pinkard and
Mary Jane Brand Pinkard (Mary Jane is buried in this family section). He married Nellie J. ____. Known child of Richard and Nellie is Nellie Oliver Pinkard, born 12/25/1870. Nellie Oliver married Walker L. Payne. Two children are known from that marriage: Virginia Lee [called Olive] and Lillimae.
On 10/6/1862, Richard enlisted as a private in Capt. William
B. Mallory's Company at Charlottesville. In December 1863, he was
detailed as a pharmacist at Charlottesville General Hospital until the end of
the war. Richard and Nellie J. appear in the 1870 Louisa County, Frederick Hall Post Office census as Household #486. Richard's age is 28 and Nellie J. is 25. No children are listed. In 1880, Richard is living in the home of Robert Boswell in Washington D.C.,Ward 7, Visit 462/496. He is listed as "son-in-law" and his wife is identified as "Josephine." Again, no children are listed in this census even though his daughter Nellie Oliver would have been 10 years old by now.
THANKS to Patti Pinkard, the great great granddaughter of Mary Jane Pinkard, for
providing Pinkard information and images.
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