Mullins Genealogy

Jincey 'Jane' Wilks¹

F, #3352

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Jincey 'Jane' Wilks||p148.htm#i3352|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Susanna Hazelwood||p63.htm#i3349|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/

John Wilks¹

M, #3188, b. circa 1710, d. 30 July 1786

Father

Joseph Wilks² b. bt 1675 - 1680, d. a 26 Aug 1734

Mother

Elizabeth Wynn³

John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Joseph Wilks|b. bt 1675 - 1680\nd. a 26 Aug 1734|p148.htm#i3189|Elizabeth Wynn||p152.htm#i3190|Thomas Wilks|b. c 1633\nd. c 1686|p148.htm#i3191|Elizabeth 'Eliza' Peirce||p103.htm#i3192|||||||

Relationship

8th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 May 2004

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Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

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Birth*

circa 1710

New Kent, Virginia¹

Marriage*

Principal=Jane (W-O J Wilks)

Death*

30 July 1786

New Kent, Virginia, John Wilks
Birth: About. 1710 in New Kent Co., VA
Death: 30 Jul 1786
Sex: M
Father: Joseph Wilks b. About. 1675 in New Kent Co., VA
Mother: Elizabeth Wynn b. Unknown

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Spouses & Children
Jane Wilkes (Wife) b. About. 1712 in New Kent Co., VA

Marriage: ABT. 1737 in Woodkirk Yorks, VA
Children:
Minor Wilks b. About. 1735 in New Kent Co., VA
John Wilks b. About. 1730
Joseph Wilks b. About. 1736
Thomas Wilks b. About. 1738
William Wilks b. About. 1740
Samuel Wilks b. Unknown

http://www.gencircles.com/users/browerwood/1/data/19
^1,4

Burial*

circa 3 August 1786

Blissland Par, New Kent, Virginia¹

Family

Jane (W-O J Wilks) b. c 1712

Child

Minor Wilks+¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Reference

1280

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1019 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1031.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1032 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S194] Michael J. Brower, 4 May 2003, Name: Michael J. Brower
Member Since: 2001-02-20
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John Wilks¹

M, #3193, b. circa 1613

Relationship

11th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

7 Aug 2007

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

circa 1613

Shrewbury, Shropshire, England, This could be the John Wilkes who was hung because of his religious beliefs. His sons were transported to the English Colonies in North America.²

Marriage

Principal=Barbara Heyward³

Death*

England⁴

Note*

Arms of the Ancient House of Wilkes.
In the county of Hertford, tempus Henry III A.D. 1216-1272

Heraldic Artist: Charles Fred Wilkes, FAS, OAE. Note that while the Blazon of the crest calls for a Knight's helmet, and this would usually be represented by a helmet afronte with the visor open, early representations of these arms in achievement form show a helmet like that used here. The name "Wylkys" is reproduced below the Motto under the Shield from a very early version of it found in England. Note that the final "s" is a "long s" and folds back over the top of the name. In this version, there are traces of "runic" from the earliest times in England following the Nordic invasions.

History:
The arms and crest of the Wilkes family were researched by Commander Charles Denby Wilkes, USNR, and published in Vevey, Switzerland in 1959, entitled "The Wilkes Chronology; An Historical and Genealogical Document" available in the Library of Congress, CS71.W679 1959. Commander Wilkes remained in Paris following the end of World War II, and was there a member of the American Legion during the time he did this research.

Charles Fred Wilkes, compiler of this genealogy, also served in World War II, and by coincidence also lived in Paris from 1980 - 1986 where he was also a member of the American Legion there during this time. His research in England and in the U.S. established the Wilkes line to which he is descended as having originated in this country by Robert Thomas Wilkes, known as Thomas, who along with his brother William was sentenced to transportation to the colonies by Cromwell following the execution of their father, John Wilkes, Mayor of Shrewsbury, Shopshire, England, for leading the defense of the city during Cromwell's siege and capture of that city in 1650. This was reported in recent years by a Mr. Charles Wilkes, professor of History at London University. This John Wilkes was a descendent of the early Wilkes bearing these arms. Charles Fred Wilkes is the 10th generation direct lineal descendant of Robert Thomas Wilkes.

Origins of the Wilkes' family:
Prior to the year 1,000 A.D., people other than the nobility did not use surnames as we know them today. The Welsh people and others did recite their genealogy, but it was a long list of ancestors, inappropriate for use as a surname. Around the time of the Norman conquest in 1066, surnames did come into wider use, but was often applied to individuals who came from someplace else. Thus the Normal name "de Wylkys" as it was then written, meant "he who comes from a family in Wiltshire".

The name "Wilkes", in Norman times spelled "Wylkys", originated with those of the name living in "Wylkyshire" now "Wiltshire". The Gaelic name "Wylk" meant "Wolf". Thus the name "Wylkyshire" meant the province of the Wolves.

About the time of the Protestant Reformation, the name was spelled both as "Wilkes" and as "Wilks" - the latter spelling being the phonetic equivalent of the true single syllable pronunciation of the name. The same name spelled "Wilkes" is also found in the Netherlands and in Germany, but there it is pronounced "Vil-kes" in two syllables.

In England, some of the name became Protestants, while others remained Catholic. Such divisions always caused much trouble among family members, and this was no exception. The Catholic members kept the spelling of "Wilkes" -- followers of tradition are loath to change things for the sake of changing. This group lived primarily near the city of Yorkshire in East-Central England. Others who became Protestant, spelled their name "Wilks" to differentiate themselves from their despised kinsman who did not follow King Henry VIII's wishes. Eventually this distinction was forgotten, but both spellings persisted.

In what is now the United States, most families farmed for a living, and were not of high education. When these family members bought or sold real estate, recorded births, marriages and deaths, they often verbally told the county recorders their names, who then recorded it as it sounded to them. If the recorders did not know better or were not told differently, they would write the name as "Wilks", spelling the name as it sounded. If they did know better, or if the family member thought to spell it for them, it was written as "Wilkes". At times the same name appears under both spelling in the same document. Thus families spelling their name either way were in fact the same family, and not two distinct families.

Early bearers of the name Wilkes (Wylkys):

John (1st) de Wylkys of Pouleshale in Wylkyshire, tem. Hen. III. A.D. 1216-1272.

John (2nd) de Wylkys, Kn., born at Pouleshall, A.D. 1258. Removed to Hertshire before 1312.

John (3rd) de Wylkys of Walton Surrey, and of Moorhouse in Yerdelaye Herts., fl. 1312.

John (4th) de Wylkys, Kn. Fought in all the King's battles in the first half of the 14th century in Gascony and in France. His arms (these arms undifferenced from their original "plain" form) were carried at Crecy-en-Ponthieu 1346. Slain the same year under the walls of Calais.⁵

Note

Hi Ken,

I believe at one time we have talked about the Wilkes families. I migrated from NC to Northern Virginia (near Washington, DC) and descend from the following:

Francis Wilks b: late 1600-early 1700's d: 1745 Edgecombe, NC
Isaac Wilks b: abt 1740 d: 1800 NC
John Wilkes b: 12/30/1767 d: 1816 Robeson Co., NC
Francis "Frank" Wilkes b: 6/4/1797 Robeson Co., NC d: 4/30/1880
etc.

The reason I'm writing to you is that I believe I saw perhaps on the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Org. site where you and your family had done some research here in Virginia and possibly Pennsylvania pertaining to Francis Wilks, his son Francis, Thomas, Isaac and James Wilks and the input was that they were born in Fredrick, VA. I have been traveling around in Virginia and have found some of these (not Francis) living in Virginia and my thoughts are leading me that they had connections in surrounding states, including PA. I believe it was also your family who said Isaac Wilks and Elizabeth Branch were married in Cumberland Co., PA in 1765.

I was hoping to see if you or any one who researched within your family has any source documentation on what was posted on the LDS site? If so, this could help us break down one of our brick walls in our family history. Also, if you have any other data which might help us find the siblings and parents of Francis Wilks b: late 1600-early 1700's would be greatly appreciate.

I have about 12,000 entires into my family tree database, much covering descendants of Thomas Wilkes who was b: abt 1633 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. If there is anything I can share with you I would be happy to do so.

Thanks so very much.

Ann Wilkes Allan

=====Original Message=====
From: Martha Allan
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:55 PM
To: Ken Mullins
Subject: Wilkes Family Research

Family

Barbara Heyward

Child

Thomas Wilks+⁴ b. c 1633, d. c 1686

Reference

10240

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 10019 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 10019
SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 10019
SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, http://www.infomrt.com/familyhistory/wilkes_cf/.

John Wilks¹

M, #3344, b. circa 1755, d. 1829

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Phoebe Yancy Stone¹ b. c 1735, d. c 1786

John Wilks|b. c 1755\nd. 1829|p148.htm#i3344|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Yancy Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

27 May 2003

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Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

circa 1755

Lunenburg, Virgina, John Wilks
Birth: About. 1755 in Lunenburg Co. VA
Death: 1829 in Maury Co. TN(Mooresville?)
Sex: M
Father: Minor Wilks b. About. 1734 in New Kent Co. VA
Mother: Phoebe Stone b. About. 1734 in Lunenburg Co. VA

Revoluntionry War- one of those from Patrick & Henry Counties who marched to aid Gen. Nathaniel Greene at Guilford Courthouse in 1781

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Spouses & Children
Elizabeth Bender (Wife) b. About. 1760

Children:
Minor Wilkes b. in VA
Gilbert Wilkes b. in VA
James Wilkes b. in VA
Thomas Wilkes b. in Lunenburg, VA
Jesse Wilkes b. in VA
Mary Wilkes b. in VA
William Wilkes b. 19 May 1786 in Lunenburg Co., VA
John Wilkes, Jr. b. 25 Oct 1790
Jane Wilkes b. 28 Mar 1794
Edmund Wilkes b. 5 Mar 1797 in Franklin Co. VA
Martha Patsey Wilkes b. 23 Jul 1800 in VA
Nancy Wilkes b. About. 1802 in VA, ?

Jane Stone (Wife) b. Before. 1755 in VA

Marriage: 1808

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Death*

1829

Mooresville ?, Maury, Tennessee²

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S193] Lawrence W. Barnett, 4 May 2003, Name: Lawrence W. Barnett
Member Since: 2000-12-16
Email Address: e-mail address
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John Calvin Wilks¹

M, #225, b. 6 December 1845, d. 17 April 1927

Father

John R. Wilks b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

John Calvin Wilks|b. 6 Dec 1845\nd. 17 Apr 1927|p148.htm#i225|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

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Elizabeth Ancestory

Relationship

3rd great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Feb 2007

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Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

6 December 1845

SOURCE: Carol Morris who sent the "History of Lawrence County, Missouri." The following is from pages 101 and 102.

The following is from "History of Lawrence County, Missouri," pages 101 and 102, sent by Carol Morris.

John C. Wilks was the seventh child of John Wilks, a short sketch of whose life appears elsewhere in this history. He was born a short distance from the old homestead in Spring River township, near Verona, on December 6, 1845, ever since which time Lawrence county has been his home, and he has been one of its oldest and most respected citizens, an
advocate of every movement that has been for the betterment of conditions in the county and endeavoring at all times to be progressive and enterprising, without being radical or going to extremes. He was educated in the schools common to the time when he was a boy, living at home with his parents until the time of his marriage, which occurred January 9, 1864, when he was united with Annis Ball, a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Strawn) Ball. Her folks were Tennesseeans and she was born in Giles county, Tennessee, February 5, 1844.

After his marriage Mr. Wilks rented a farm for a time and then bought forty acres, which he cleared, meanwhile adding eighty acres to his possessions. He then rented the old homestead of his parents and after their death bought out the other heirs in 1886-7. This farm he conducted until 1913, when he sold it to his brother, George M., receiving at the
rate of ninety dollars per acre for it. He then moved to Verona, where he now resides in a pleasant, comfortable home. In addition to his farming operations he has found time for many other things to do. He served in the Civil War, being a member of Company D, Forty-sixth Missouri Infantry, enlisting at Verona and being mustered out at Springfield. He served in the militia as a substitute for Abe Davidson, of Verona.

He is a stockholder in the Lawrence County Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He also served four years as county assessor for Lawrence county. While he has generally been successful in all his operations, he has also met with misfortune, having lost his right leg in 1875, the operation being necessitated by a bone tumor started while working on a
harvester.

Politically, Mr. Wilks has the good judgment to vote for the man best fitted for the position sought, regardless of his partisan affiliations. It is this independence of thought and action that has been instrumental in the great success which he has acquired in his various pursuits. If every man would have the courage of his convictions and vote for the man
best qualified for place our political conditions would soon be greatly changed and much less would be heard about "graft," "spoils" and the like, and the country would go forward in a manner surprising to even the most optimistic.
Mr. Wilks is a consistent member of the Christian church and one of its most liberal contributors and a long-time member, having joined some twenty years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilks are the parent of fourteen children; George W., born September 21, 1864 and died August 6, 1865; Henry J., born January 15, 1866, now a farmer in Spring River township; James L., born August 30, 1867, now farming near Verona; Francis M., born July 9, 1869, now living on a farm; Ira G., born January 11, 1871, now living on a farm; Noah, died in infancy, August 19, 1873; Eli, born October 11, 1875, now a painter and paperhanger at Verona; Lawrence M., born November 12, 1877, died September, 1878; Thomas B., born July 24, 1879, now living at home; Onis W., born July4, 1882, died July 23, 1883; Winfred W., born April 17, 1884, now living at home; Jay M., born March 25, 1886, is a farmer; Rosa May, born April 29, 1888, now Mrs. Clarence Garey, living on a farm in St. Clair county; Maude V., born May 21, 1890, now Mrs. Emile Reynaud, and living on a farm in Barry county. Parents who can successfully raise a family like that have much to be proud of and thankful for. They have done what they could for the community, giving it good and useful citizens, to say nothing of the material wealth they may have produced.¹

Marriage*

9 January 1864

Lawrence, Missouri, Married by B F Lamar, Justice of the Peace, Principal=Annas Almarinda Ball²

Death*

17 April 1927

12208, Lawrence, Missouri, John Calvin Wilks April 17, 1927 Lawrence 12208³

Burial*

circa 20 April 1927

Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Lawrence, Missouri⁴

Census*

1 June 1850

5 Years Old, Spring River Township, Lawrence, Missouri, Wilkes: John 38 M TN ; 1850 Census Lawrence MO
     Mary 36 F Tn;
     Richard 18 M TN
     Luther J 16 M TN
     Henry W. 14 M TN
     Narcissus 12 F MO
     Thomas B. 8 M MO
     William R. 6 M MO
     John C. 5 M MO
     Nancy J. 3 MO
     Mary A. 8/12 MO⁵

Education*

1860

Public School, Lawrence, Missouri⁶

Military*

circa 1861

Company D 46th MO Infantry, Served in the Civil War as a member of Company D 46th MO Infantry. He enlisted at Verona, MO and was mustered out in Springfield, MO. He served as a substitute for Abe Davidson, in the militia of Verona.

National Parks Civil War Records:
John C. Wilks (First_Last)
Regiment Name 46 Missouri Infantry.
Side Union
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M390 roll 52
^6,7

Religion*

between 1864 and 1927

Christian Church⁶

Illness*

1875

Lost right leg, He had the misfortune in 1875, to lose his right leg due to a bone tumor, caused by an injury while working on a harvester.⁶

Occupation*

between 1876 and 1880

Assessor of Lawrence, Lawrence, Missouri, He was a stockholder in the Lawrence Co Mutual Fire Insurance Company.⁶

Cen-Head*

1 June 1880

Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, Household:

Household: John C Wilks

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
John C. WILKS	Self	M	Male	W	34	MO	Assessor For Co.	---	---
Annice WILKS	Wife	M	Female	W	36	TN	Keeping House	---	TN
Henry J. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	14	MO	Farmer	MO	TN
James L. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	12	MO	Farmer	MO	TN
Francis M. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	10	MO	At Home	MO	TN
Ira Guy WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	9	MO		MO	TN
Eli WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	4	MO		MO	TN
Thos. B. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	10M	MO		MO	TN

Source Information:

Census Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri

Family History Library Film: 1254698

Page Number : 530A , Witness=Annas Almarinda Ball, Witness=Henry J "Coon" Wilks, Witness=James L Wilks, Witness=Francis Marion Wilks, Witness=Ira Gray "Guy" Wilks, Witness=Eli Wilks, Witness=Thomas B Wilks⁸

Family

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Marriage*

9 January 1864

Lawrence, Missouri, Married by B F Lamar, Justice of the Peace, Principal=Annas Almarinda Ball²

Children

George W Wilks b. 21 Sep 1864
Henry J "Coon" Wilks b. 15 Jan 1866
James L Wilks b. 30 Aug 1867
Francis Marion Wilks b. 9 Jul 1869
Ira Gray "Guy" Wilks b. 11 Jan 1871
Noah Wilks b. 19 Aug 1873, d. bt 19 Aug 1873 - 31 Dec 1873
Eli Wilks+ b. 11 Oct 1875, d. 1950
Lawrence M Wilks b. 12 Nov 1877, d. Sep 1878
Thomas B Wilks b. 24 Jul 1879
Anis W Wilks b. 4 Jul 1882, d. 23 Jul 1883
Winfred W Wilks b. 17 Apr 1884
Jay Dee Wilks+ b. 25 May 1886, d. 25 Apr 1968
Rosa Mary Wilks b. 29 Apr 1888
Maude V Wilks b. 21 May 1890

Reference

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1612.
[S5] Interview, Ova Phillips.
[S253] Unknown name of person, Missouri State Archives, MO State Death Certificates.
[S12] Unknown name of person Tombstone, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S257] Census Records 1850, Lawrence Co MO.
[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, Page 25-26.
[S92] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm, Civil War Soldier and Saliors.
[S34] Census Records 1880, US Census 1880.

John R. Wilks¹

M, #481, b. October 1812, d. 16 February 1881

Father

Minor W(inn) Wilks² b. 1785, d. Jul 1867

Mother

Elizabeth Smith²

John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Richard S. Wilks|b. c 1762\nd. Nov 1821|p148.htm#i3176|Nancy A. Snead|b. c 1766\nd. 17 Jan 1844|p130.htm#i3177|||||||

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Elizabeth Ancestory

Relationship

4th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

15 Jan 2007

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

October 1812

Virginia, SOURCE: Don Elam, and Carol Morris who sent the "History of Lawrence County, Missouri, the following is from pages 94-96.

No history that might be written of Lawrence County would be anything like complete without the name of Wilks being placed near the top of the roll that should be included within its pages.     Coming to this county when it was still a part of Barry county and settling on a homestead in the woods, a complete story of their trials, their joys and varied life experiences would make interesting reading.

      "There were hardships, aye; but our hearts were strong;
           We labored with courage gay,
          For the future years and the boys and girls
           Who work for their own today."

Many of those who were instrumental in conquering the wilderness and turning a raw and undeveloped country into a field that is almost, if not quite, a paradise have gone on before and are waiting now for us to join them there as w did here. Many of us have passed the most useful portions of our lives and now we

      "Sit and dream of the bygone years,
           With all that they held in store;
          For life lies all behind us now,
           Though then it lay all before."

One of the most prominent of those early pioneers whose "life lay all before," when he arrived in this country, was John Wilks, who was born in Virginia in October, 1812, and where he grew to early manhood and secured an education and desire to try his fortunes in the far west. He was a tiller of the soil and ha confidence in his ability to wrest a livelihood from old Mother Earth in the land of the Ozarks. With this object in view he took his wife and three children and headed for the land of the setting sun. He arrived at a point about three miles north of where Verona is now built on the afternoon of May 8, 1837. Here he traded a team and wagon for a fine tract of land and proceeded t establish a home. He had come by way of Tennessee,, where he had been sidetracked for a time, but left there in March, making the trip from Tennessee to Lawrence County in something like sixty days. The first thing was to clear small piece of ground and erect a log cabin some fourteen feet square. This was not the little old log cabin in the lane, as there was no lane, but it made a home for a very good and useful pioneer, who was destined to do a great deal toward making his chosen home the center of a numerous community in the midst o a great and prosperous country. He made agriculture his life avocation and gave it his best effort. Consequently he had a fine farm and a pleasant home. Religiously he was a "Hard Shell" Baptist, as they used to say.

The maiden name of his wife was Mary Strawn. She was born and raised in Giles County, Tennessee. The date of her birth was March 15, 1815. Mr. Wilks died at Mineral Springs in February, 1881, aged about sixty-eight years, and his wife followed him on her birthday in 1885. Both lie buried in the same lot, a nice tombstone marking their last resting place.

They were the parents of eleven children, most of whom have lived to become well known and prominent citizens of the county. They are: Richard S.; Luther J., who died at the age of twenty-two years; Henry W., who was but six weeks old when the parents left Tennessee; Elizabeth, married to John Baldridge, a retired farmer living at Verona; Thomas Benton, a Civil was soldier, who died in 1862; William R., now living in Lawrence county; John C., a retired farmer living at Verona; Jane, now Mrs. G. W. Browning, the wife of a grocer at Mount Vernon; George M., a retired Spring River township farmer; Annie, the wife of Zachariah Bell, a retired farmer, and Sarah, the widow of Isaac Thomas, deceased, who was a Barry county farmer.

Thus was a goodly colony established by the arrival of this one family, whose influence and operations have been found in all parts of the county and even ha extended into other parts of the state. Not only is this true of those in the agricultural line, but their posterity has entered into and permeated many other walks of life. Wherever they go their influence is for good and, no doubt, "When the roll is called up yonder" all will be ready to answer "Here (text ends here)¹

Marriage*

3 January 1831

Principal=Mary "Polly" Strawn^2,3

Death*

16 February 1881

Mineral Springs, Barry, Missouri, Died, Feb 16 (24 Feb 1881 Paper), at Mineral Springs, Barry County, John Wilks, born VA in 1812, moved to Southweat MO in spring 1837. Died of inflammation of spleen, stomach and bowels. Leaves wife and 9 children, 2 died years ago, leaving 2 heirs each. Buried at grounds near head of Spring River on Friday Feb 18. Son is Maj R. S. Wilks.⁴

Cause of Death

Inflammation of spleen, stomach and bowels⁵

Burial*

18 February 1881

Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Lawrence, Missouri⁴

Moved*

8 May 1837

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, Spring of 1837^4,3

Census*

1 June 1850

38 Years Old, Spring River Township, Lawrence, Missouri, Wilkes: John 38 M TN ;
     Mary 36 F Tn;
     Richard 18 M TN
     Luther J 16 M TN
     Henry W. 14 M TN
     Narcissus 12 F MO
     Thomas B. 8 M MO
     William R. 6 M MO
     John C. 5 M MO
     Nancy J. 3 MO
     Mary A. 8/12 MO⁶

Family

Mary "Polly" Strawn b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Marriage*

3 January 1831

Principal=Mary "Polly" Strawn^2,3

Children

Richard Smith "Major" Wilks³ b. 24 Aug 1832, d. 22 Sep 1924
Luther Jefferson Wilks³ b. 21 Dec 1834, d. 1856
Henry W Wilks³ b. 5 Dec 1836, d. 26 Jul 1899
Elizabeth Narcissus Wilks³ b. 6 Jan 1839, d. 22 Feb 1923
Thomas Benton Wilks³ b. 22 Apr 1841, d. 18 Mar 1863
William Riley "Doc" Wilks³ b. 15 Jun 1843
John Calvin Wilks+ b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927
Nancy Jane Wilks³ b. 22 Jun 1848, d. 15 Jun 1945
Mary Annie Wilks⁷ b. 11 Nov 1850

Reference

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 700.
[S41] Lillian J Crews, WILKES Records 1216-1984.
[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, The Stephen Strawn Family Page 522-523.
[S79] Verona Newspaper, 24 Feb 1881.
[S79] Verona Newspaper, 24 Feb 188.
[S34] Census Records 1880, Lawrence CO MO.
[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, Page 57-58.

John T. Wilks¹

M, #3182, b. 27 June 1792, d. 24 October 1871

Father

Richard Stone Wilks¹ b. c 1762, d. Nov 1821

Mother

Nancy Ann Snead¹ b. c 1766, d. 17 Jan 1844

John T. Wilks|b. 27 Jun 1792\nd. 24 Oct 1871|p148.htm#i3182|Richard Stone Wilks|b. c 1762\nd. Nov 1821|p148.htm#i3176|Nancy Ann Snead|b. c 1766\nd. 17 Jan 1844|p130.htm#i3177|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Y. Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|||||||

Relationship

5th great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

1 Jun 2003

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

27 June 1792

Lunenburg, Virginia, SOURCE: Rachel (Winn) Campbell is the author of "Climbing the Family Tree" a good portion of these records are from her book.

Wilks Cemetery is located: 2 4/10 mi. north and east of Castalian Springs on Governor Hall Road. Cemetery is approximately 200 yds. south of the road in a grove of trees.

Marriage is recorded in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, Will Book 7, page 117.

The following is in the book "HISTORY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE BAPTISTS." Page 430, by: J. H. Grime.

Perhaps the mention of no name touches a tenderer chord in the hearts of those who knew him than the one which heads this sketch. He was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, June 27, 1792. He left that state and came to Tennessee, settling in Sumner County, while he was yet a young man. Soon after his arrival in Tennessee, he gave his heart to God and united with Bledsoe's Creek Church (now Hopewell), near Castalian Springs. He was soon chosen as deacon and served this church in that capacity till God said it was enough, and took him home.

He was a man of sterling worth every way. As a citizen, he stood in the foremost rank. He was a man of sound judgment, and kept abreast of the times on all questions, which made his counsel indispensable. In the church, it could truly be said that he was a pillar, and he often rode many miles to assist churches with difficult questions. He was a yoke-fellow of Deacon John Weathered and one can hardly think of one without thinking of the other.

God blessed the labors of him and his faithful wife with an abundance of this world's goods, for all their needs. These he used to the glory of God, and was noted for his charity wherever he was known. He was the father of Elder W. M. S. Wilks. The son is honored by having such a father and the father is certainly honored by having such a son. Among his descendants are some of the noblest Bapitsts of the State. He lived to a ripe old age, being permitted to live until he stood within the threshhold of fourscore years.

Full of faith and good works, he was gathered by the reapers to the home of the blessed. He fell on sleep October 24, 1871. For more than half a century, he had been a deacon and a leader in his church. He loved his church with an undying devotion, and was never so happy as when he was talking of Jesus and his love. Noble servant of God!

CENSUS: 1830 Sumner Co., TN., Page 195.

CENSUS: 1840 Sumner Co., Tn., Page 357.

¹

Death*

24 October 1871

Trousdale, Tennessee¹

Burial*

circa 26 October 1871

Wilks Cemetery, Sumner, Tennessee, Wilks Cemetery is located: 2 4/10 mi. north and east of Castalian Springs
on Governor Hall Road. Cemetery is approximately 200 yds. south of the
road in a grove of trees.¹

Will*

24 October 1860

Sumner, Tennessee, WILL: Sumner Co., Tennessee.

I John Wilkes do make and publish this as my last will and testament. It being the last and only will by me at any time made. It is my will and desire

FIRST, that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors.

SECONDLY, It is my will and desire that my wife Nancy T, Wilkes have an equal potion of all my pedrishable property having the privilege of choosing such negroes at valuation as I may die in possession of.

THIRDLY, It is my will and desire that my wife Nancy T. Wilkes have as much land as she may desire around my family residence not exceeding one third of my land estate during her natural life and at her death it is my desire that it should return to all my children equally, viz. Madison Y. Wilkes, Frances A. Lewis, Richard S. Wilkes, Mary Risby Youree daughter of Martha Youree dec'd formerly Martha Wilkes, Malvina Scott, Lucinda Wiseman, John T. Wilkes, Ann Elizabeth Wilkes and William W. S. Wilkes.

FOURTHLY, It is my will and desire that my son Madison Y. Wilkes have an equal portion of all my remaining property after deducting five hundred dollars which he has received.

FIFTHLY, That Frances A. Lewis my daughter have an equal portion after deducting four hundred dollars which she has received and a negro boy Wesley which I now give her worth eight hundred dollars.

SIXTHLY, That my son Richard S. Wilkes have an equal portion after deducting four hundred dollars which he has received and a negro boy William which I know give him worth twelve hundred dollars.

SEVENTHLY, That my grand daughter Mary Risby Youree daughter of my daughter Martha Youree dec's have an equal portion after deducting four hundred dollars received by her mother Martha Youree and a negro boy named Henry worth nine hundred dollars which I now give her.

EIGHTLY, That my daughter Malinda Scott have an equal portion after deducting four hundred dollars which she has received and a negro girl named Precilla which I now give her worth seven hundred dollars.

NINTHLY, That my daughter Lucinda Wiseman have an equal portion after deducting four hundred dollars which she has received and a negro girl named Jane which I now give her worth eight hundred dollars.

TENTHLY, That my son John T. Wilkes, daughter Ann Elizabeth Wilkes and son William M. S. Wilkes, have an equal portion with my above mentioned children including all that they have received with what is hereafter to be divided.

ELEVENTHLY, It is my will and desire that all the property given to my daughters Frances A. Lewis, Malvina Scott and Lucinda Wiseman
except the four hundred dollars in each case above mentioned descend to their bodily heirs at their death with their increase.

TWELVETHLY, It is my will and desire that should my grand daughter Mary Risby Youree die without bodily heirs that her portion of property as above mentioned be divided equally with my remaining children except the four hundred dollars given to her mother.

THIRTEENTHLY, It is my will and desire that should my daughter Ann Elizabeth Wilkes marry and has bodily heirs that her portion of the
mentioned property decend to them at her death and if not it be equally divided with my above named children.

FOURTEENTHLY, It is my will and desire that my son Richard S. Wilkes execute this will.
This 24th day of October 1860.
John Wilkes
(Seal)
Wit.
A. B. C. Dickerson
Joseph A. Jones
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court November Term 1871.

The last will and testament of John Wilkes dec'd was this day produced in open court for probate and was duly proven by the oaths of
A.B.C. Dickerson and Joseph A. Jones subscribing witnesses thereto which is received by the court and ordered to be recorded. Thereupon Richard S. Wilkes the Executor named in the will appeared in open court and accepted the executions of the same. It is therefore ordered by the court that Richard S. Wilkes be appointed Executor of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of John Wilkes dec'd and thereupon said Richard S. Wilkes together with his securities John T. Wilkes, William M. S. Wilkes, Frank P. Scott, John A. Jones and appeared in open court and entered into and acknowledged their bond to the State of Tennessee in the penal sum of Ten Thousand dollars conditioned according to law and said Richard S. Wilkes was duly qualified.
Jesse Cage, clerk.²

Note*

John T. Wilks
Birth: 27 JUN 1792 in Lunenburg Co., VA
Death: 24 OCT 1871 in Trousdale/Sumner Co., TN
Sex: M
Father: Richard Stone Wilkes
Mother: Nancy Ann Snead

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Spouses & Children
Tabitha Greenwood (Wife)
Jerusha Nancy C. Horsley (Wife)
Mary Ann Townsend (Wife)

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³

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 137.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S192] Billie Jean Gilmore, 4 May 2003, Name: Billie Jean Gilmore
Member Since: 2003-04-21
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Joseph Wilks^1,2

M, #3189, b. between 1675 and 1680, d. after 26 August 1734

Father

Thomas Wilks³ b. c 1633, d. c 1686

Mother

Elizabeth 'Eliza' Peirce³

Joseph Wilks|b. bt 1675 - 1680\nd. a 26 Aug 1734|p148.htm#i3189|Thomas Wilks|b. c 1633\nd. c 1686|p148.htm#i3191|Elizabeth 'Eliza' Peirce||p103.htm#i3192|John Wilks|b. c 1613|p148.htm#i3193|Barbara Heyward||p66.htm#i3194|||||||

Relationship

9th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

23 May 2004

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

between 1675 and 1680

Lancaster, Virginia²

Marriage*

Principal=Elizabeth (W-O J. Wilks)³

Marriage*

Principal=Elizabeth Wynn⁴

Death*

after 26 August 1734

Hanover, Virginia²

Family 1

Elizabeth (W-O J. Wilks)

Family 2

Elizabeth Wynn

Child

John Wilks+² b. c 1710, d. 30 Jul 1786

Reference

2560

Citations

SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
Family Lore says Thomas, John & Joseph Wilks, sons of John Wilks of
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, sentenced to transportation to Virginia,
by Cromwell, their father, John was executed.

On 26 February 1653 Ferdinando Austin of Charles City County, Virginia,
sponsored a Thomas Wilkes for transportation - Patent Book 3, Pg 369. A
Francis Wilkes was also involved in Bacon's Rebellion - Henings Statues -
Colonial Papers.

On 1704 Quit Rent Roll, New Kent County, Virginia. Deed recorded 26
August 1734 to Richard Winn, Son-in-law named wife Elizabeth. Family lore
says he was probably the son-in-law of Charles Wilkes or Thomas Wilkes,
both of whom were involved in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Wilkes received
a land patent in Nansemond County Virginia, on 25 Oct 1695 for 820 acres
of land. Thomas Wilks could be the Thomas Wilks who died intestate in
1686 in Lancaster County.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1031.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1032 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.

Lawrence M Wilks

M, #475, b. 12 November 1877, d. September 1878

Father

John Calvin Wilks b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927

Mother

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Relationship

2nd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Oct 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

12 November 1877

Death*

September 1878

Lennabell L Wilks

F, #488, b. 14 October 1923

Father

Jay Dee Wilks b. 25 May 1886, d. 25 Apr 1968

Mother

Mary Francis Phillips b. 29 Jan 1891, d. 24 Nov 1955

Lennabell L Wilks|b. 14 Oct 1923|p148.htm#i488|Jay Dee Wilks|b. 25 May 1886\nd. 25 Apr 1968|p147.htm#i201|Mary Francis Phillips|b. 29 Jan 1891\nd. 24 Nov 1955|p106.htm#i202|John C. Wilks|b. 6 Dec 1845\nd. 17 Apr 1927|p148.htm#i225|Annas A. Ball|b. 5 Feb 1844\nd. 24 Mar 1925|p9.htm#i226|Elihu Phillips||p105.htm#i1995|Sarah Galbert||p54.htm#i1996|

Relationship

Great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Oct 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

14 October 1923

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri

Marriage*

7 October 1939

Principal=Olen O Sanders

Married Name

Sanders

Family

Olen O Sanders b. 11 Dec 1920, d. 10 Feb 2006

Children

Sharon Kay Sanders
Rebecca Sue Sanders
Dana Carol Sanders
Jill Ann Sanders

Luther Jefferson Wilks^1,2

M, #3117, b. 21 December 1834, d. 1856

Father

John R. Wilks¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn¹ b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Luther Jefferson Wilks|b. 21 Dec 1834\nd. 1856|p148.htm#i3117|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

Relationship

3rd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

22 Aug 1999

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

21 December 1834

Tennessee¹

Death*

1856

Citations

[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, The Stephen Strawn Family Page 522-523.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, page 700.

Martha 'Patsy' Wilks¹

F, #3351

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Susanna Hazelwood¹

Martha 'Patsy' Wilks||p148.htm#i3351|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Susanna Hazelwood||p63.htm#i3349|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/

Mary Annie Wilks¹

F, #3115, b. 11 November 1850

Father

John R. Wilks¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn¹ b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Mary Annie Wilks|b. 11 Nov 1850|p148.htm#i3115|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

Relationship

3rd great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

18 Dec 1998

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

11 November 1850

Missouri¹

Marriage*

25 July 1872

Lawrence, Missouri, Married by G T Cavenar, Justice of the Peace
Book D page 40, Principal=Zachariah Taylor Ball¹

Married Name

25 July 1872

Ball

Family

Zachariah Taylor Ball b. 13 Nov 1848, d. 7 Feb 1932

Citations

[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, Page 57-58.

Maude V Wilks

F, #480, b. 21 May 1890

Father

John Calvin Wilks b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927

Mother

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Relationship

2nd great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Oct 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

21 May 1890

Minor Wilks^1,2

M, #3186, b. circa 1735, d. before 12 September 1811

Father

John Wilks³ b. c 1710, d. 30 Jul 1786

Mother

Jane (W-O J Wilks)⁴ b. c 1712

Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|Joseph Wilks|b. bt 1675 - 1680\nd. a 26 Aug 1734|p148.htm#i3189|Elizabeth Wynn||p152.htm#i3190|||||||

Charts

Elizabeth Ancestory

Relationship

7th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

6 Nov 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

circa 1735

New Kent, Virginia²

Marriage*

1752

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Phoebe Yancy Stone⁵

Marriage

5 May 1786

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Susanna Hazelwood⁴

Marriage

3 December 1791

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Nancy Ann Tisdale⁴

Death*

before 12 September 1811

Lunenburg, Virginia²

Burial*

before 12 September 1811

His Farm, Lunenburg, Virginia²

Name Variation

Minor Wilks Sr.⁴

Family 1

Susanna Hazelwood

Marriage

5 May 1786

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Susanna Hazelwood⁴

Children

Family 2

Phoebe Yancy Stone b. c 1735, d. c 1786

Marriage*

1752

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Phoebe Yancy Stone⁵

Children

Thomas Wilks⁴
Sarah 'Sally' Wilks⁴
John Wilks⁴ b. c 1755, d. 1829
Elizabeth Wilks⁴
Richard Stone Wilks+² b. c 1762, d. Nov 1821

Reference

640

Citations

SOURCE: Lillian Crews, Doris Johnston, Chester P. Wilkes.

Known as Minor Wilks of Lunenburg County, Virginia.

Minor's 2nd marriage is recorded in Lunenburg Co., VA., Will Book 3,
page 252, 5 May 1786, his 3rd marriage is recorded in Lunenburg Co., VA.,
Will Book 4, page 160, 3 December 1791.

Minor settled in Lunenburg County, Virginia in the 18th century. We find
him as a grantee on a lease from a Godfrey Jones on the 6th of October
1761.

DEED: Lunenburg County, Virginia, Deed Book 13, Page 570. John Hardy Sr.
of Lunenburg County, planter, to Minor Wilks of same county, planter, 100
acres in Lunenburg County, on branches of Hounds Creek. Dec. 24,
1783.

He lived on a 500 acre tract of land lying in the South Fork of Great
Hounds Creek, adjoing the land of Edward Winn, Sally Snead, Peyton Powell
and the land belonging to the Estate of Benjamin Snead. We have not been
able thus far to find his grave but it is believed he is buried on his farm.

Wills: Lunenburg Co., VA., Will Book 7, page 20A, 29, 40.
The Will of Minor Wilks was recorded in Lunenburg County, Virginia, Will
Book 7, Page 20A as follows:

In the name of God amen. I MINOR WILKES of Lunenburg County being old
and feble, but in sound mind and memory and knowing it is appointed for
all men once to die recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it,
and my body to be buried in a Christian like manner and as touching my
worldly estate, which it has been pleased God to bless me with I give and
dispose in the following manner --

Item I give to my beloved wife ANN WILKES one feather bed and furniture
to her and heirs forever --

Item I lend my wife one fourth part of my cattle, sheep and hogs, during
her natural life --

Item I lend my wife my land and plantation whereon I now live during her
widowhood, and my desire is that my two daughters PATSEY WINN & SUSANNA WILKES have a right for a home on the land and plantation lent to my wife as long as they live single.

Item I give to my daughter JINCEY WINN one negro man Julas to her and her
heirs forever --

Item I give to my daughter ANN WINN one negro man Stephen and one horse
to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give to my daughter PATSEY WINN one negro girl Mary, and one horse
and one cow and calf to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give to my daughter SUSANNA WILKES one Negro Boy Dick one horse,
saddle and bridle and one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf
to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give to my son RICHARD WILKES my still only my wife is to have the
use of it whenever she wants it to him and his heirs forever --

Item I give to my daughter SALLY SNEAD the land and plantation whereon
she now lives I also give her one negro girl Lucy to her and her heirs
and __________ forever.

Item I give to my daughter MARY WHITE fifteen pounds, to her & her heirs
forever --

Item my desire is that all my estate not mentioned be sold and after my
just debts is paid my desire that MINOR WILKES, deceased children, have
one sixth part of it, equally divided among them and the balance equally
divided between my five eldest children JOHN WILKES, and THOMAS WILKES,
RICHARD WILKES, ELIZABETH WINN, LETTY WHITE, to them and their heirs
forever --

Item my desire is that after my wifes decease that all my estate both
real, personal be sold and one sixth part equally divided between my son
MINOR WILKES deceased, children, and the balance equally divided between
my five eldest children JOHN WILKES, THOMAS WILKES, RICHARD WILKES,
ELIZABETH WINN, and LETTY WHITE to them and their heirs forever.

I also constitute and appoint my son RICHARD WILKES & RENNISON TISDALE
executors to this my last Will and Testament in wit whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this the ninth day of March 1809. Signed
and Sealed in the presents of --

DAVID ABERNATHY JESS D. ABERNATHY
his
WILLIAM T. ABERNATHY MINOR X WILKES mark

SEEK: Need 2nd Series of Willim & Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine,
Vol. 1, Page 133 for information on MINOR WILKS.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 201.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 1019 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, page 202.

Minor W(inn) Wilks^1,2

M, #2046, b. 1785, d. July 1867

Father

Richard Stone Wilks³ b. c 1762, d. Nov 1821

Mother

Nancy Ann Snead⁴ b. c 1766, d. 17 Jan 1844

Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Richard Stone Wilks|b. c 1762\nd. Nov 1821|p148.htm#i3176|Nancy Ann Snead|b. c 1766\nd. 17 Jan 1844|p130.htm#i3177|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Y. Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|||||||

Charts

Elizabeth Ancestory

Relationship

5th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 May 2004

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

1785

Hounds Creek, Lunenburg, Virgina, SOURCE: Chester P. Wilkes, 11626 Lida Rose, San Antonio, TX 78216.
Phone: 210-342-6090. E-mail: Chester P. Wilkes
CENSUS: 1840 Sumner Co., Tennessee, Page 354.

Minor Wilkes was the son of Richard Stone Wilkes and Nancy Ann Snead. He was born in Lunenburg Co., Virginia in 1785. He died in Giles Co., Tennessee in July 1867. He was the father of 21 children. His first wife, Elizabeth Smith, had nine children and his second wife, Mary Brownlow, 20 years younger than he, had 12 children. The oldest child was born about 1806 and the youngest was born about 1846. Most of his male children left home by the time they were about 20, and several moved to other states. Thus, most of the second family of children did not even know the names of the older children. Thomas Woodson Wilks, the youngest son of the first family, settled the Minor W. Wilks estate. He could only remember the names of 9 children of the second wife. I can now understand why my father said that Sam Wilkes did not keep up with his family members the way some families do.

Minor died at the home of Thomas Woodson Wilks near Cornersville. His Will is recorded in Giles Co., Tennessee, Will Book 6, page 122.

Chester P. Wilkes who furnished this information says that Elizabeth Smith was probably a daughter of the Smith family that lived on adjoining land on Great Hounds Creek.^1,2,5

Marriage*

9 September 1804

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Elizabeth Smith^1,2

Marriage*

circa 1829

Giles, Tennessee, Principal=Mary Brownlow^1,2

Death*

July 1867

Maurcy or Giles, Tennessee^1,2

Burial*

July 1867

Tennessee²

Family 1

Elizabeth Smith

Children

Richard Wilkes¹ b. c 1805, d. 1833
William B Wilkes¹ b. c 1806, d. 1870
Sally B Wilkes¹ b. c 1808, d. May 1846
John R. Wilks+¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881
Henry S Wilkes⁶ b. 1817, d. c 1839
Samuel Jefferson Wilkes⁶ b. 25 Apr 1820, d. 10 Nov 1895
Thomas Woodson Wilkes⁷ b. 9 Aug 1823, d. 22 Sep 1899
Narcissa Leonard Wilkes⁸ b. c 1827, d. a 1880

Family 2

Mary Brownlow

Children

Mary "Polly" Ann Wilkes¹ b. c 1814
Lurainey (Lurana) P. "Pettie" Wilkes¹ b. c 1830, d. a 1871
Nancy Wilkes¹ b. 1830, d. Mar 1866
Lucy Ann Wilkes⁹ b. 1832, d. b 1868
Tyrena L. Wilkes¹ b. c 1834
James F. Wilkes¹ b. 1835
Malinda Paralee Wilkes¹ b. 1836
Joseph Wilkes¹ b. c 1838, d. Sep 1868
Richard Henry Wilkes¹ b. 1840
Mary Antoinette Wilkes¹⁰ b. 10 Sep 1843, d. 15 Mar 1890
Perry B. Wilkes¹ b. 1845
Sarah "Sally" J Wilkes¹ b. 15 Apr 1851, d. 8 Feb 1928

Reference

160

Citations

[S41] Lillian J Crews, WILKES Records 1216-1984.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 135.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 133.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 134.
[S227] Interview, Chester P Wilks.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 703.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 704.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 705.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 9501.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 722.

Nancy Jane Wilks¹

F, #3122, b. 22 June 1848, d. 15 June 1945

Father

John R. Wilks¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn¹ b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Nancy Jane Wilks|b. 22 Jun 1848\nd. 15 Jun 1945|p148.htm#i3122|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

Relationship

3rd great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Feb 2007

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

22 June 1848

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, Nancy Jane Wilks
Birth: 22 Jun 1848 in Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri
Death: 15 Jun 1945
Sex: F
Father: John Wilks
Mother: Mary Strawn

Spouses & Children

George Wesley Browning (Husband)

Marriage: 14 FEB 1869 in Lawrence County, Missouri

^1,2

Marriage*

14 February 1869

Lawrence, Missouri, Principal=George Wesley Browning³

Death*

15 June 1945

Married Name

14 February 1869

Browning²

Family

George Wesley Browning b. 3 Apr 1848, d. 1929

Citations

[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, The Stephen Strawn Family Page 522-523.
[S92] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
[S231] GenCircles, online http://www.gencircles.com

Nellie W Wilks

F, #486, b. 13 September 1915, d. 20 October 1917

Father

Jay Dee Wilks b. 25 May 1886, d. 25 Apr 1968

Mother

Mary Francis Phillips b. 29 Jan 1891, d. 24 Nov 1955

Nellie W Wilks|b. 13 Sep 1915\nd. 20 Oct 1917|p148.htm#i486|Jay Dee Wilks|b. 25 May 1886\nd. 25 Apr 1968|p147.htm#i201|Mary Francis Phillips|b. 29 Jan 1891\nd. 24 Nov 1955|p106.htm#i202|John C. Wilks|b. 6 Dec 1845\nd. 17 Apr 1927|p148.htm#i225|Annas A. Ball|b. 5 Feb 1844\nd. 24 Mar 1925|p9.htm#i226|Elihu Phillips||p105.htm#i1995|Sarah Galbert||p54.htm#i1996|

Relationship

Great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

31 Oct 2002

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

13 September 1915

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri¹

Death*

20 October 1917

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri

Burial*

circa 23 October 1917

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri¹

Citations

[S20] Letter, Lennabell L. Wilks to Ken mullins, 12 Nov 1992.

Noah Wilks

M, #473, b. 19 August 1873, d. between 19 August 1873 and 31 December 1873

Father

John Calvin Wilks b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927

Mother

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Relationship

2nd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

11 Mar 2003

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

19 August 1873

Death*

between 19 August 1873 and 31 December 1873

Opal Wilks¹

M, #1999, b. 26 February 1919, d. 2 May 1990

Father

Eli Wilks¹ b. 11 Oct 1875, d. 1950

Mother

Oma (W-O E. Wilks)¹ b. 1879, d. 1945

Opal Wilks|b. 26 Feb 1919\nd. 2 May 1990|p148.htm#i1999|Eli Wilks|b. 11 Oct 1875\nd. 1950|p147.htm#i474|Oma (W-O E. Wilks)|b. 1879\nd. 1945|p1.htm#i1997|John C. Wilks|b. 6 Dec 1845\nd. 17 Apr 1927|p148.htm#i225|Annas A. Ball|b. 5 Feb 1844\nd. 24 Mar 1925|p9.htm#i226|||||||

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

30 Dec 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

26 February 1919

Death*

2 May 1990

Citations

[S1] Interview, J R McCullah.

Richard Smith "Major" Wilks¹

M, #3116, b. 24 August 1832, d. 22 September 1924

Father

John R. Wilks¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn¹ b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Richard Smith "Major" Wilks|b. 24 Aug 1832\nd. 22 Sep 1924|p148.htm#i3116|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

Relationship

3rd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Feb 2007

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

24 August 1832

Giles, Tennessee¹

Death*

22 September 1924

Cen-Head*

1 June 1880

Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Richard S. WILKS	Self	M	Male	W	47	TN	Farmer	VA	TN
Willie C. WILKS	Wife	M	Female	W	47	TN	Keeping House	TN	TN
Nathanial L. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	18	MO	Farmer	TN	TN
Susan J. WILKS	Dau	S	Female	W	16	MO	At Home	TN	TN

Source Information:

Census Place: Verona, Lawrence, Missouri

Family History Library Film 1254698

NA Film Number T9-0698

Page Number 522B

Citations

[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, The Stephen Strawn Family Page 522-523.
[S34] Census Records 1880, 1880 Census.

Richard Stone Wilks^1,2

M, #3176, b. circa 1762, d. November 1821

Father

Minor Wilks³ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Phoebe Yancy Stone⁴ b. c 1735, d. c 1786

Richard Stone Wilks|b. c 1762\nd. Nov 1821|p148.htm#i3176|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Yancy Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Charts

Elizabeth Ancestory

Relationship

6th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 May 2004

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

circa 1762

Lunenburg, Virginia²

Marriage*

circa 1783

Lunenburg, Virginia, Principal=Nancy Ann Snead⁵

Death*

November 1821

Sumner, Tennessee²

Will*

1 November 1821

County Will Book 1, Page 337, Sumner, Tennessee, SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.

Richard settled his father's estate in Lunenburg County, Virginia (as he was named executor), he then migrated to Sumner County, Tennessee. It was there that he passed from this life. Sumner County Will Book 1, Page 337 is a record of his will which was probated in Sumner County in the November term of 1821.

Richards will reads as follows:

In the name of God Amen; I Richard Wilks Senior of Sumner County and State of Tennessee being weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form follwing, to wit, I desire all my just debts to be justly paid and discharged in that way least injurious to my estate and that my Executor or Executors is hereby authorized to sell any part of my estate either real or personal to raise the money to pay the same.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Wynne one negro girl Bess by name to her and her heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Wynne one negro girl Chaney by name to her and her heirs forever.

Item, I now lend to my beloved wife Ann all the tract of land I now live on together with all the other property I am now in possession of consisting of negroes, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs & in during her natural life.

Item, after the death of my beloved wife Ann it is my will that this property loaned to her except the land be sold to the highest bidder and the money equally divided among my children to wit: Minors, Richard, William, Jane and Ann.

Item, it is my will that after the death of my wife Ann that the land loaned to her during her natural life be equally divided between my two sons John Wilks and Samuel Wilks, Lastly I do nominate and appoint my two sons Richard Wilks and John Wilks Executors to this my last will in witness where of I do hereby set my hand and seal this 1st day November 1821.
                         his
Signed, sealed and acknowledged Richard X Wilks (Seal)
to be his last will and testament      mark
before us John Lauderdale
      John Booker
State of Tennessee
Sumner County, November Session 1821.

The last will and testament of Richard Wilks deceased was produced in court for probate and there upon John Lauderdale and John Booker subscribing witnesses thereto did sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare said instrument to be his last will and testament in their presence and that their subscribing their names as witnesses at his request and that they believed he was at the time of signing the same of sound and perfect memory and understanding where upon said will is ordered to be recorded and there upon Richard Wilks and John Wilks Executors nominated in said will qualified as such by taking the oath of an Executor as prescribed by law and together with John Lauderdale and John Booker their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond to the Governor in the penalty of six thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs.
⁶

Family

Nancy Ann Snead b. c 1766, d. 17 Jan 1844

Children

Minor W(inn) Wilks+² b. 1785, d. Jul 1867
Richard Stone Wilks Jr⁷ b. c 1787, d. Aug 1844
Willaim Wilkes⁸ b. c 1789, d. May 1826
John T. Wilks⁹ b. 27 Jun 1792, d. 24 Oct 1871
Samuel S Wilkes¹⁰ b. 22 Oct 1797, d. 26 Jan 1875
Jane Wilkes¹¹ b. 30 Jun 1800, d. b 1850
Ann "Nancy" Wilks¹² b. 13 Feb 1803, d. 6 May 1876

Reference

320

Citations

SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
Richard settled his father's estate in Lunenburg County, Virginia (as he
was named executor), he then migrated to Sumner County, Tennessee. It
was there that he passed from this life. Sumner County Will Book 1, Page
337 is a record of his will which was probated in Sumner County in the
November term of 1821.

Richards will reads as follows:
In the name of God Amen; I Richard Wilks Senior of Sumner County and
State of Tennessee being weak in body but of sound mind and disposing
memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner
and form follwing, to wit, I desire all my just debts to be justly paid
and discharged in that way least injurious to my estate and that my
Executor or Executors is hereby authorized to sell any part of my estate
either real or personal to raise the money to pay the same.
Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Wynne one negro girl
Bess by name to her and her heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Wynne one negro girl Chaney
by name to her and her heirs forever.
Item, I now lend to my beloved wife Ann all the tract of land I now live
on together with all the other property I am now in possession of
consisting of negroes, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs & in during her
natural life.
Item, after the death of my beloved wife Ann it is my will that this
property loaned to her except the land be sold to the highest bidder and
the money equally divided among my children to wit: Minors, Richard,
William, Jane and Ann.
Item, it is my will that after the death of my wife Ann that the land
loaned to her during her natural life be equally divided between my two
sons John Wilks and Samuel Wilks, Lastly I do nominate and appoint my
two sons Richard Wilks and John Wilks Executors to this my last will in
witness where of I do hereby set my hand and seal this 1st day November
1821.
                         his
Signed, sealed and acknowledged Richard X Wilks (Seal)
to be his last will and testament      mark
before us John Lauderdale
      John Booker
State of Tennessee
Sumner County, November Session 1 821.

The last will and testament of Richard Wilks deceased was produced in
court for probate and there upon John Lauderdale and John Booker
subscribing witnesses thereto did sign, seal, publish, pronounce and
declare said instrument to be his last will and testament in their
presence and that their subscribing their names as witnesses at his
request and that they believed he was at the time of signing the same of
sound and perfect memory and understanding where upon said will is
ordered to be recorded and there upon Richard Wilks and John Wilks
Executors nominated in said will qualified as such by taking the oath of
an Executor as prescribed by law and together with John Lauderdale and
John Booker their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond to
the Governor in the penalty of six thousand dollars conditioned as the
law directs.

SEARCH: Need Volume 30, Page 39 of Virginia, Magazine of History &
Biography for RICHARD WILKES.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 133.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 201.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, page 202.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 134.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 75.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 136.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 137.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 140.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 138.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 139.

Richard Stone Wilks Jr^1,2

M, #3178, b. circa 1787, d. August 1844

Father

Richard Stone Wilks² b. c 1762, d. Nov 1821

Mother

Nancy Ann Snead² b. c 1766, d. 17 Jan 1844

Richard Stone Wilks Jr|b. c 1787\nd. Aug 1844|p148.htm#i3178|Richard Stone Wilks|b. c 1762\nd. Nov 1821|p148.htm#i3176|Nancy Ann Snead|b. c 1766\nd. 17 Jan 1844|p130.htm#i3177|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Y. Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|||||||

Relationship

5th great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

1 Jun 2003

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

circa 1787

Lunenburg, Virginia, SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.

MARRIAGE: 1st in Lunenburg Co., VA., Will Book 6, Page 135a.

2nd in Sumner Co., TN.

3rd Probably in either Sumner or Robertson Co's.

CENSUS: 1820 Sumner Co., TN.

CENSUS: 1830 Robertson Co., TN., Page 405.

CENSUS: 1840 Robertson Co., TN., Page 200.

WILLS: Will Book 12, Page 228, Robertson Co., TN, Died intestate.

Richard owned 123 acres of land in District #11, Robertson Co., Tennessee. This land bordered on the Sumner Co., line and he owned an adjoining 120 acres in Sumner County. The Louisville & Nashville Turnpike ran on the County lines of Robertson and Sumner and therefore right through the middle of his property.

There is a community known as White House and speculation is that it derived it's name from the home of Richard Stone Wilks, Jr.. One of the homes built on the Turnpike at an early date, was a two story stately structure painted white. White houses were few and far between, along the way from Nashville to Louisville. We do not know just when it became an overnight stop, or a Stage Coach Inn, for driver's and passengers of the stage route. But it was the driver's who termed it the first house between Louisville and Nashville painted white. Thus giving the community it's name, "The White House." The old Inn was said to be one of the favorite stops for travelers, and it was one of the few stops where horses were changed.

Richard and his oldest son, by his second marriage, James M. Wilks, must have had untimely deaths, for letters of administration for both were granted on the same page of the 1844 November term Robertson Co., Record book. Richard was only in his 57th year and James was only 26. In as much as there had been an epidemic of "milk fever" that had taken place, in 1816, it is quite possible that something of that nature took both Richard and James life, as in just a short time another epidemic, "cholera" struck in 1849. Speculation on the part of James Wilks is that it is possible that "cholera" may have taken them.

We have not as yet found the burial place for Richard, but it must have been on him farm.

COURT ORDER: Robertson Co., Tennessee, Order Book for Oct. 8, 1844.

Court met according to adjournment. Present Rob Green, James Woodard, K. Fry. It is ordered by the court that James Lial, William Roberts & Hans Birney be
and they are hereby appointed commissioners to allot and lay off to the sale widow & family of Richard S. Wilks, Dec'd & report to the next therm of the court.

Letters of administration were issued to J. M. Gunn to settle the estate of Richard S. Wilks, Jr., dec'd in Robertson Co., Tennessee.

BIRTH: Probably in Lunenburg Co., VA.; ; ; ; ;

DEATH: Died intestate in Aug. 1844, in Robertson Co., TN.; ; ; ; ;

MARRIAGE:From Sumner Co., Marriage Book.; ; ; ; ;²

Marriage*

22 August 1805

Lunenburg, Virginia, MARRIAGE: Lunenbury Co., VA., Will Book 6, Page 135a., Principal=Jincey Stone³

Marriage*

31 August 1816

Sumner, Tennessee, Principal=Martha "Pasty" Winn⁴

Death*

August 1844

Robertson, Tennessee²

Burial*

August 1844

Robertson, Tennessee²

Family 1

Jincey Stone d. c 1813

Family 2

Martha "Pasty" Winn b. 30 Sep 1789, d. 9 Mar 1825

Citations

SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
MARRIAGE: 1st in Lunenburg Co., VA., Will Book 6, Page 135a.
2nd in Sumner Co., TN.
3rd Probably in either Sumner or Robertson Co's.

CENSUS: 1820 Sumner Co., TN.

CENSUS: 1830 Robertson Co., TN., Page 405.

CENSUS: 1840 Robertson Co., TN., Page 200.

WILLS: Will Book 12, Page 228, Robertson Co., TN, Died intestate. Richard owned 123 acres of land in District #11, Robertson Co., Tennessee. This land bordered on the Sumner Co., line and he owned an adjoining 120 acres in Sumner County. The Louisville & Nashville Turnpike ran on the County lines of Robertson and Sumner and therefore right through the middle of his property.

There is a community known as White House and speculation is that it derived it's name from the home of Richard Stone Wilks, Jr.. One of the homes built on the Turnpike at an early date, was a two story stately structure painted white. White houses were few and far between, along the way from Nashville to Louisville. We do not know just when it became an overnight stop, or a Stage Coach Inn, for driver's and passengers of the stage route. But it was the driver's who termed it the first house between Louisville and Nashville painted white. Thus giving the community it's name, "The White House." The old Inn was said to be one of the favorite stops for travelers, and it was one of the few stops where horses were changed.

Richard and his oldest son, by his second marriage, James M. Wilks, must have had untimely deaths, for letters of administration for both were granted on the same page of the 1844 November term Robertson Co., Record book. Richard was only in his 57th year and James was only 26. In as much as there had been an epidemic of "milk fever" that had taken place, in 1816, it is quite possible that something of that nature took both Richard and James life, as in just a short time another epidemic, "cholera" struck in 1849. Speculation on the part of James Wilks is that it is possible that "cholera" may have taken them. We have not as yet found the burial place for Richard, but it must have been on him farm.

COURT ORDER: Robertson Co., Tennessee, Order Book for Oct. 8, 1844. Court met according to adjournment. Present Rob Green, James Woodard, K. Fry. It is ordered by the court that James Lial, William Roberts & Hans Birney be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to allot and lay off to the sale widow & family of Richard S. Wilks, Dec'd & report to the next therm of the court.

Letters of administration were issued to J. M. Gunn to settle the estate of Richard S. Wilks, Jr., dec'd in Robertson Co., Tennessee.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 75.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 76.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 79.

Rosa Mary Wilks

F, #479, b. 29 April 1888

Father

John Calvin Wilks b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927

Mother

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Relationship

2nd great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Oct 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

29 April 1888

Sarah 'Sally' Wilks¹

F, #3348

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Phoebe Yancy Stone¹ b. c 1735, d. c 1786

Sarah 'Sally' Wilks||p148.htm#i3348|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Yancy Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/

Susanna Hazelwood Wilks¹

F, #3353

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Susanna Hazelwood¹

Susanna Hazelwood Wilks||p148.htm#i3353|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Susanna Hazelwood||p63.htm#i3349|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-grandaunt of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/

Thomas Wilks¹

M, #3191, b. circa 1633, d. circa 1686

Father

John Wilks² b. c 1613

Mother

Barbara Heyward³

Thomas Wilks|b. c 1633\nd. c 1686|p148.htm#i3191|John Wilks|b. c 1613|p148.htm#i3193|Barbara Heyward||p66.htm#i3194|||||||||||||

Relationship

10th great-grandfather of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

23 May 2004

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Has Children

Has Grandkids

Birth*

circa 1633

Shrewbury, Shropshire, England, Family Lore says Thomas, John & Joseph Wilks, sons of John Wilks of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, sentenced to transportation to Virginia, by Cromwell, their father, John was executed.

25 Feb 1653 - Transportation of Joseph Wilks (probably a brother of Thomas Wilks) New Kent Co., Virginia.

2 Oct 1655 - Northampton Co., William Stevens - 700 acres of land for transportation - "John Wilks".

25 Feb 1653 - Charles City Co., Ferdinando Austin - transportation for Thomas Wilks.

2 Nov 1648 - Patent of George Read, Transportation "John Wilks", Patent Book 2, Page 165.⁴

Marriage

Principal=Elizabeth 'Eliza' Peirce⁵

Death*

circa 1686

Lancaster, Virginia⁴

Note*

Descendants of Thomas Wilkes

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 WILKES was born Abt 1633 in England, Shopshire, Shrewsbury.

Notes

Thomas Wilkes was imported by Fernando Austin into Charles City Co., VA on 25 Feb 1653, for which a headright was claimed totaling 1200 acres. Patent Book 3, pp 369, Virginia Land Grants.

Thomas Wilkes participated in, but was not a major party thereto, in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

Thomas Wilkes was sued on 14 June 1684 over land in Rappahannoc Co., VA in which he was in possession. Land was at the mouth of Morattico Creek, and was 600 acres. Land was in the tenure of Mr. Robert Beckingham and Thomas Wilkes, and was claimed in behalf of Giles Cale, deceased, who proported to own it, and to have it given as a legacy to Nathaniel Cale, son & heir.

Child of Thomas Wilkes is:

2. i. JOSEPH2 WILKES, b. Abt 1680, VA, New Kent Co.; d. Aft 1734, VA, New Kent Co..

Generation No. 2

2. JOSEPH2 WILKES (THOMAS1) was born Abt 1680 in VA, New Kent Co., and died Aft 1734 in VA, New Kent Co.. He married ELIZABETH ?.

Notes

In 1704 Joseph Wilkes owned 250 acres in New Kent Co., VA on which he paid quitrents to the Crown.

On 26 Aug. 1734 Joseph Wilkes deeded land in New Kent Co., VA to Richard Winn of Hanover Co., VA retaining right to live there for the remainder of his natural life.

Most likely Richard Winn was a relative - possibly a brother-in-law (making Elizabeth a Winn), or a son-in-law (husband of a daughter, name unknown).

Child of Joseph Wilkes and Elizabeth ? is:

3. i. JOHN3 WILKES, b. Abt 1710, VA, New Kent Co.; d. November 1778, VA, New Kent Co., Blissland Parish.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN3 WILKES (JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1710 in VA, New Kent Co., and died November 1778 in VA, New Kent Co., Blissland Parish.

Children of John Wilkes are:

4. i. JOSEPH4 WILKES, b. Abt 1735, VA, New Kent Co., Amelia Co., & Dinwiddie Co.; d. 22 November 1784, VA, Brunswick Co. from 1757.

5. ii. BENJAMIN WILKES, b. Abt 1736, VA, New Kent Co.; d. 1795, VA, Charlotte Co., Inventory of Benjamin dated 1795..

6. iii. MINOR WILKES, b. 1737, VA, Lunenburg Co.; d. Aft 8 March 1809, (Will dated 8 March 1809).

iv. THOMAS WILKES, b. Abt 1738, VA, New Kent Co.; d. Aft 1790, VA, Powhattan Co.; m. MARGARET BLACKWELDER, 26 November 1763, VA, Cumberland Co..

7. v. JOHN WILKES, b. Abt 1739, VA, New Kent Co.; d. Bef 1786, VA, Amelia Co..

vi. WILLIAM WILKES, b. Abt 1740; d. VA, Culpepper Co..

vii. DANIEL WILKES, b. 1747.

viii. SAMUEL WILKES, b. Abt 1765, VA, New Kent Co.; d. Aft 19 November 1795, VA, Culpepper Co.; m. REBECCA ?, Abt 17 June 1791, VA, Culpepper Co..

Generation No. 4

4. JOSEPH4 WILKES (JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1735 in VA, New Kent Co., Amelia Co., & Dinwiddie Co., and died 22 November 1784 in VA, Brunswick Co. from 1757. He married HENRYETTA ? Abt 1756 in VA, Dinwiddie or Amelia Co..

Notes

Joseph Wilkes first bought land in Brunswick Co., VA in 1757, at which time he was then living in Dinwiddie Co. On 2 Dec. 1768 Joseph Wilkes voted for Frederick Maclin and Thomas Stith for election of Burgesses in Brunswick Co.

Children of Joseph Wilkes and Henryetta ? are:

8. i. BURWELL BASSETT5 WILKES I, b. 4 June 1757, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. 31 March 1815, VA, Brunswick Co., Charlie Hope, Wilkes Burial Ground.

9. ii. SARAH WILKES, b. Abt 1760.

iii. BETSEY WILKES, b. Abt 1761, VA, Brunswick Co..

10. iv. JOHN WILKES, b. 1762, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. Aft 1858, TN, Davidson Co..

v. NANCY WILKES, b. Abt 1763; m. JAMES OWEN, 26 June 1786.

11. vi. THOMAS WILKES, b. Abt 1764, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. Abt 1810, TN, Davidson Co..

12. vii. JOSEPH WILKES, b. Abt 1765, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. 1 November 1812, VA, Brunswick Co..

13. viii. MINAH WILKES, b. Abt 1778.

ix. FRANCES WILKES, b. Abt 1780, VA, Brunswick Co.; m. LITTLEBERRY BAUGH, 17 June 1801, VA, Brunswick Co., Hummard Saunders Reg., pp 127; Thomas Wilkes, Surety.

5. BENJAMIN4 WILKES (JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1736 in VA, New Kent Co., and died 1795 in VA, Charlotte Co., Inventory of Benjamin dated 1795..

Notes

There was a Benjamin Wilkes listed as a revolutionary war soldier, Infantry of Virginia, who did not claim bounty land, per list of John H. Smith to Gov. Tazewell of Nov. 25, 1834, pp 214 of Rev. War Records, Vol. 1, Virginia by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, LC E255.B86.

Moved to Charlotte Co., Virginia from Amelia Co., Virginia at time of Revolutionary War.

Child of Benjamin Wilkes is:

14. i. WILLIAM MINOR5 WILKES, b. Abt 1780, VA, Amelia Co.; d. VA, Charlotte Co..

6. MINOR4 WILKES (JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1737 in VA, Lunenburg Co., and died Aft 8 March 1809 in (Will dated 8 March 1809). He married PHEBE STONE Abt 1759 in VA, Lunenburg Co., daughter of Richard Stone and Mary ?.

Notes

Charlotte Co., Virginia has a will of a Minor Wilkes dated 1794, and in 1795 there is an inventory of an estate of Benjamin Wilkes.

Children of Minor Wilkes and Phebe Stone are:

15. i. RICHARD5 WILKES I, b. 1760, VA.

ii. THOMAS WILKES, b. 1759, Va, Charlotte Co.; m. LEICESTER (LESTER), MARY FRANCES, Abt 1780, VA, Lunenburg Co..

iii. JOHN WILKES, b. Abt 1764.

iv. ELIZABETH WILKES, b. Abt 1766; m. MINOR WINN.

v. MARY WILKES, b. Abt 1768; m. CARTER WHITE.

vi. SALLY WILKES, b. Abt 1770; m. WILLIAM SNEAD.

vii. LETTY WILKES, b. Abt 1772; m. JOHN WHITE.

7. JOHN4 WILKES (JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1739 in VA, New Kent Co., and died Bef 1786 in VA, Amelia Co..

Notes

There was a John Wilkes in Amelia Co., Virginia at the time of the 1790 census, with 5 whites and 12 blacks.

Hennings Statues, Vol. 10, pp 324-5, shows a pardon issued to a John Wilkes, who had been jailed for taking an oath to the King after 1776. Henrico Co., Virginia (next to Amelia Co.) was given as the county, but may have been only the central point, and not the county of his residence.

Children of John Wilkes are:

i. RITTAR "RETTIS"5 WILKES, b. Abt 1766, VA, Amelia Co.; m. ELISHA GUNN, 28 April 1784, VA, Amelia Co., John Wilkes, witness.

ii. ANNE WILKES, b. Abt 1768; m. JAMES OWEN, 26 June 1786, VA, Brunswick Co., Burwell Wilkes, Surety.

Generation No. 5

8. BURWELL BASSETT5 WILKES I (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 4 June 1757 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died 31 March 1815 in VA, Brunswick Co., Charlie Hope, Wilkes Burial Ground. He married (1) SUSANNA CORDLE 14 May 1782 in VA, Brunswick Co., Joseph Wilkes, witness, Wm. Cordel, Surety, daughter of William Cordel. He married (2) ELIZABETH GUNN 3 December 1787 in VA, Amelia Co., daughter of James Gunn and Elizabeth ?.

Notes

Tombstone exists with inscriptions in the Wilkes graveyard in "Charlie Hope", Brunswick Co., Virginia. Burwell Bassett Wilkes was named after a neighbor Burwell Bassett, a well-to-do plantation owner in New Kent, VA. Burwell Bassett Wilkes was a horse breeder, farmer, etc., and freed his slaves much earlier than the Civil War.

The family of Burwell Bassett Wilkes was enumerated in the 1810 census, with wife Elizabeth Gunn and all three of his living children included, including Susanna Cordle Wilkes, child of Burwell's first wife, then deceased.

Burwell Bassett Wilkes was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War, and was serving in the Virginia Military Dist. of Ohio, St. Continental Line, 11th Regt., at Hillsborough, NC in November 1779. He was included in the list of land warrants granted beginning 8 August 1782, with 3 years service warrant no. 2075, pp 518 of Rev. War Records, Vol. 1, Va. by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, LC E255 .B86 Vol 1.

Susanna Cordle married Burwell Bassett Wilkes, I as his first wife on 14 May 1782 in Brunswick Co., Virginia. Joseph Wilkes was a witness, and William Cordle, father of Susanna, was Surety. Their only child, Susanna Cordle Wilkes, married Phillip Prior on 5 July 1802 in Brunswick Co., Virginia. Their son, Samuel Prior was provided for in the will of Burwell Bassett Wilkes, I.

James & Elizabeth Gunn consented to his second marriage to Elizabeth Gunn, and witnesses were William and Elijah Gunn. Surety was William Gunn, Bond made on 1 December 1787. They were married by the Rev. John King, who noted this on page W-3, Reference 17W(1)45.

In 1847, Burwell Bassett Wilkes was in Brunswick Co., Va., where he received a letter from a cousin Burwell Bassett Wilkes of Holmes Co., Mississippi. He was the son of William Minor Wilkes, and a grandson of Benjamin Wilkes, brother of Joseph Wilkes.

Burwell Bassett Wilkes, I was a noted horse breeder and racer. "Wonder" and "Chantecleer" were two of his great racers.

Elizabeth Gunn Wilkes was living with son Burwell Basset Wilkes, II when the 1840 census was taken. After the death of Burwell Basset Wilkes, I Elizabeth Gunn married Major Phillip Claiborne on 26 May 1817. She is buried in the Wilkes Burial Ground at Charlie Hope, Brunswick Co., Virginia.

His will was probated on 12 May 1815 in Brunswick Co., Virginia.

On his tombstone in the Wilkes Burial Ground in Charlie Hope, Brunswick Co., Virginia, the following is inscribed:

Burwell Wilkes, Born 4th of June, 1757, Died 31st of March 1815. this spot contains the ashes of the just who sought no honors and betrayed no trust. This truth be proved in every path be trod. An honest man, the noblest work of GOD. Davidson, Fecit.

While his full name was Burwell Bassett Wilkes, named after the noted plantation owner of New Kent Co., Virginia, he never used his middle name during his lifetime, nor is it inscribed on his tombstone. However he gave his only son the same full name with which he had been named by his father. This son provided the name Charlie's Hope to the plantation, and via the Post Office there to the entire area.

Marriage Notes

Elisha Gunn was a witness to the marriage of Burwell Wilkes and his sister Elizabeth Gunn.

Child of Burwell Wilkes and Susanna Cordle is:

16. i. SUSANNA CORDLE6 WILKES, b. Abt 1782, VA, Brunswick Co..

Children of Burwell Wilkes and Elizabeth Gunn are:

17. ii. BURWELL BASSETT6 WILKES II, b. 21 April 1805, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. 14 August 1878, VA, Brunswick Co., Charlie Hope, Wilkes burial ground..

iii. POLLY B. WILKES, b. Abt 1794; d. unknown; m. ALLEN B. DRUMMOND.

9. SARAH5 WILKES (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1760. She married THOMAS FIRTH.

Children of Sarah Wilkes and Thomas Firth are:

i. WILLIAM6 FIRTH.

ii. THOMAS FIRTH.

iii. BETSY B. FIRTH, m. ? RAWLINGS.

iv. POLLY B. FIRTH.

v. SALLY FIRTH.

vi. REBECCA FIRTH.

10. JOHN5 WILKES (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1762 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died Aft 1858 in TN, Davidson Co.. He married (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" STEGALL 26 November 1787 in VA, Brunswick Co., John King, Baptist, p.47; Geo.Stegall, Surety, daughter of Bottom Stegall. He married (2) NANCY EARLY Aft 1858 in TN, Middle.

Notes

John Wilkes bought land on the Harpeth River in Davidson Co. TN in 1807, and sold land there in 1814 & 1815.

On 22 Dec. 1787 sold land in Brunswick Co. to Burwell Wilkes for 126 pounds. John Wilkes & Elizabeth his wife, signed John Wilkes and Betsy Wilkes.

Children of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Stegall are:

18. i. BENJAMIN6 WILKES, b. 20 December 1788, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. 6 September 1866, TN, Hardeman Co., Mt. Tabor cemetery.

19. ii. JOHN WILKES, II (JR.), b. August 1791, Va, Brunswick Co.; d. 1873, TN, Gibson Co..

20. iii. THOMAS WILKES, REV., b. 23 April 1797, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. 2 August 1856, TN, Hardeman Co., buried at New Hope cemetery..

iv. MARY WILKES, b. 1799, VA, Brunswick Co.; d. Aft 1855; m. ANDERSON SMITH BRITT, 7 November 1816, TN, Humphreys Co..

21. v. BURWELL WILKES, b. Abt 1800; d. Abt 1847, AK, White Co..

22. vi. JOSEPH WILKES, b. 7 July 1807, Tn, Davidson Co.; d. 4 March 1881, TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, New Hope Cemetery.

vii. POLLY WILKES, b. Abt 1809; m. ? BRITT.

viii. ELIZABETH WILKES, b. Abt 1814, TN; m. (1) ? MITCHELL; m. (2) HARDY SAUNDERS, 7 August 1836, TN, Hardeman Co., Thomas Hudson, J.P., Bond by E.R.Belcher; m. (3) ARCHIBALD B. HOUSE, 21 November 1840, TN Reuben House, Surity.

ix. SALLIE WILKES, b. Abt 1817; m. ? MURREY.

x. HARRIET WILKES, b. 1821, TN, Middle; d. 1854, TN, Gibson Co.; m. JAMES WILSON.

Children of John Wilkes and Nancy Early are:

xi. LIZZIE BURWELL6 WILKES.

xii. JAMES WILKES.

11. THOMAS5 WILKES (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1764 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died Abt 1810 in TN, Davidson Co.. He married (1) MARY LESTER 26 November 1787 in VA, Brunswick Co. (Ref. Order Book XIV, 206), daughter of Andrew Lester. He married (2) SALLY GUNN 30 January 1794 in VA, Lunenburg Co., Nottoway Parish, Rev. John Cameron's Register.

Notes

Migrated to Davidson Co. Tenn. together with his brother John & Betsy Stegall Wilkes, near the Harpeth River near the city of Nashville. Was a horse breeder. Bought 100 acres on Cumberland River, Davidson Cnty., Tenn. in 1805. His estate settlement and inventory first appeared in Davidson Cnty. in 1810. In settlement, Benjamin Wilkes bought a colt, and Burwell Wilkes of Virginia was paid for a stud horse. This Burwell Wilkes, of Charlie Hope, Brunswick Co. Virginia, was famous in the South for breeding "Quarter Horses" - horses which could run best for a quarter-mile only.

Marriages Ref: Davidson Cnty., Tn. - 1st Marriage Book, 2 Jan 1789-13 Dec. 1837 copied by Sarah Tucker Blair, Nashville, Tn., Feb. 1952.

Was the Surety at the wedding of his youngest sister Frances Wilkes to Littleberry Baugh. Was also a witness at the wedding of his next-to-youngest sister Minah Wilkes to Benjamin Rawlings.

Children of Thomas Wilkes and Mary Lester are:

i. ELIZABETH6 WILKES, b. Abt 1789, Va, Brunswick Co.; m. JAMES GILLIAM, 28 September 1809, TN, Davidson Co..

ii. HENRIETTA WILKES, b. Abt 1792; m. GILES PAGE, 15 September 1812, TN, Davidson Co..

Children of Thomas Wilkes and Sally Gunn are:

iii. JULIA G.6 WILKES, b. Abt 1799, VA, Lunenburg Co.; d. TN, Davidson Co.; m. ROBERT PAGE, 22 December 1819, TN, Davidson Co..

iv. POLLY B. WILKES, b. Abt 1803; m. OSBORNE THOMPSON, 11 January 1823, TN, Davidson Co..

v. WILLIAM ALBERT WILKES, b. Abt 1796; m. NANCY HODGE, 13 September 1821, TN, Davidson Co..

12. JOSEPH5 WILKES (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1765 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died 1 November 1812 in VA, Brunswick Co.. He married MARY GREENE "POLLY" JACKSON 29 January 1795 in VA, Brunswick Co.,Rev.Aaron Brown, Methodist (pp 84), Herbert Hill, Surety, daughter of Ephraim Jackson.

Notes

Joseph Wilkes and his family were recorded in the 1810 census as being in Brunswick Co., Virginia.

Children of Joseph Wilkes and Mary Jackson are:

i. MARTHA JACKSON6 WILKES, b. 2 December 1795.

ii. COLSON TUCKER WILKES, b. 25 February 1798.

iii. ELIZABETH JARROTE WILKES, b. 12 March 1800.

iv. MARY GREEN WILKES, b. 26 February 1802.

23. v. JULIA GILLUM WILKES, b. 18 March 1804.

vi. HANNAH BAILEY WILKES, b. 7 June 1806.

vii. LUCRETIA ANN WILKES, b. 11 June 1808.

13. MINAH5 WILKES (JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1778. She married BENJAMIN RAWLINGS 24 January 1799 in VA, Brunswick Co., Aaron Brown, Methodist (p 110), Thomas Wilkes, witness.

Notes

Minah's older brother Thomas was a witness at her wedding to Benjamin Rawlings.

Child of Minah Wilkes and Benjamin Rawlings is:

24. i. HARTWELL6 RAWLINGS, b. Abt 1800.

14. WILLIAM MINOR5 WILKES (BENJAMIN4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1780 in VA, Amelia Co., and died in VA, Charlotte Co..

Child of William Wilkes is:

i. BURWELL BASSETT6 WILKES, b. 1809, VA, Charlotte Co.; d. MS, Holmes co..

15. RICHARD5 WILKES I (MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1760 in VA.

Child of Richard Wilkes is:

25. i. RICHARD6 WILKES II, b. 1787; d. Bef 1870.

Generation No. 6

16. SUSANNA CORDLE6 WILKES (BURWELL BASSETT5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1782 in VA, Brunswick Co.. She married PHILLIP PRIOR 5 July 1802 in VA, Brunswick Co..

Child of Susanna Wilkes and Phillip Prior is:

i. SAMUEL7 PRIOR.

17. BURWELL BASSETT6 WILKES II (BURWELL BASSETT5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 21 April 1805 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died 14 August 1878 in VA, Brunswick Co., Charlie Hope, Wilkes burial ground.. He married (1) LUCY GRAY FEILD, daughter of Richard Feild and Sarah Edmunds. He married (2) MARTHA CRAWLEY SIMMONS Bef 1829 in VA.

Notes

Was living in Charlie Hope, Brunswick Co., Virginia when Burwell Bassett Wilkes, a cousin in Mississippi, wrote him.

Children of Burwell Wilkes and Lucy Feild are:

i. SARAH ELIZABETH7 WILKES, b. 31 March 1833; d. 18 October 1915, VA, Brunswick Co., Charlie Hope, Wilkes Burial Ground.

ii. BURWELL BASSETT WILKES, b. 30 January 1836; d. 21 April 1895.

iii. CHARLES WILKES, LIEUT., b. 28 June 1838; d. 25 November 1862, Civil War. Buried in Charlie Hope Wilkes Burial Ground..

26. iv. LUCY EDMUNDS WILKES, b. 1849; d. 1907.

18. BENJAMIN6 WILKES (JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 20 December 1788 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died 6 September 1866 in TN, Hardeman Co., Mt. Tabor cemetery. He married (1) ANNA PATTON 28 December 1815 in TN, Davidson Co., Zed Allen, J.P., Bond on 19 Dec. 1815. He married (2) MARY COLEMAN 28 February 1834 in TN, Hardeman Co., Thos W. Hudson, J.P..

Notes

Prim. Baptist Church, Mt. Tabor Cedar Chapel. His land ran down to the Hatchie River.

Was first on the tax rolls of Hardeman Co., Tenn. in 1831.

Purchased 25 acres 16 July 1838, Range 4, Section 6, Dist. 10.

Children of Benjamin Wilkes and Anna Patton are:

i. NARCISSUS JANE7 WILKES, b. 15 January 1817; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM HAMILTON, 27 July 1835, TN (Bond by Burwell Wilkes).

ii. JOHN WILKES, b. 19 January 1819, TN; d. Unknown, TX.

iii. BENJAMIN JEFFERSON WILKES, b. 3 February 1821; d. Unknown.

iv. WILLIAM BARNETT WILKES, b. 30 May 1823; d. Unknown, AK.

v. JAMES ETHERLY WILKES, b. 16 September 1825, TN; d. Unknown, TX.

vi. JULIA ANN FRANCIS WILKES, b. 11 November 1828, TN; d. Unknown, TX; m. EZEKIEL OWEN.

vii. ALBERT HENDERSON WILKES, b. 2 April 1830, TN; d. Unknown, TX, Fayette Co..

Children of Benjamin Wilkes and Mary Coleman are:

viii. MARY ELIZABETH WILSON7 WILKES, b. 29 December 1835; m. JASPER NEWTON SMITH.

27. ix. BENJAMIN WILKES, b. 3 February 1838; d. 8 December 1884, TN, Hardeman Co., Mt. Tabor Cemetery.

x. THOMAS JEFFERSON WILKES, b. 28 July 1840; d. 29 October 1873.

19. JOHN6 WILKES, II (JR.) (JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born August 1791 in Va, Brunswick Co., and died 1873 in TN, Gibson Co.. He married MARY "POLLY" HALLIBURTON.

Notes

Came to Gibson Co., Tenn. in 1836. Served in the Creek war under Andrew Jackson.

Children of John Wilkes and Mary Halliburton are:

i. MARCUS S.7 WILKES, b. 1821.

ii. ? WILKES, b. Abt 1828.

iii. ? WILKES, b. Abt 1830.

iv. ELIZABETH WILKES, b. 1832.

v. JOHN M. WILKES, b. 1839.

vi. LUCY WILKES, b. 1839.

vii. WILLIAM H. WILKES, b. 1842.

20. THOMAS6 WILKES, REV. (JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 23 April 1797 in VA, Brunswick Co., and died 2 August 1856 in TN, Hardeman Co., buried at New Hope cemetery.. He married RUTHA JANE SESSOMS Abt 1824 in TN, Humphreys Co., daughter of James Sessoms and Nancy Early.

Notes

Owned 60 acres in Hardeman Co. per 1825 tax lists. Land was at Range 4, Sect. 5. Additional land records showed 57 acres on 2 April 1849 and 66 acres on 6 Aug. 1849.

Thomas Wilkes was a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.

He did not leave a will.

There is an account of his death in the Cumberland Presbyterian church records.

Children of Thomas Wilkes and Rutha Sessoms are:

i. BETTY7 WILKES, b. 1825; m. DAN ROSS, REV..

ii. ELIZABETH A. WILKES, b. 1829; m. ? HOUSE, Unknown.

28. iii. JAMES SESSOMS WILKES, b. 10 September 1832, TN, Hardeman Co.; d. 12 January 1898, TN, Madison Co., buried in Hays Cemetery, Mercer, TN.

iv. JOSEPH H. WILKES, b. 12 October 1833; d. 1 May 1862, TN, Shiloh Battlefield (from wounds of battle).

v. RICHARD S. WILKES, b. 12 August 1838, (was one of twins); d. 4 October 1861, (While in Confederate Army).

vi. WILLIAM S. WILKES, b. 12 August 1838, (one of twins).

vii. BURWELL LAFAYETTE WILKES, b. 29 October 1840; d. 30 April 1910, TX, Kaufman Co., Terrill, Oakland Cemetery; m. SARAH E. ?.

29. viii. BENJAMIN F. WILKES, b. Abt 1845.

ix. RUTHA JANE WILKES, b. Abt 1847; m. F. AUGUSTUS ROBLEY.

21. BURWELL6 WILKES (JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1800, and died Abt 1847 in AK, White Co.. He married NANCY ?.

Notes

First appeared on Hardeman Co., Tenn. tax rolls in 1834.

Burwell Wilkes was in Hardeman Co., Tenn. on 27 July 1835 and at the time of the 1840 census.

Burwell Wilkes made bond for the marriage of William Hamilton and Narcissa Jane Wilkes on 27 July 1835. William was the son of William H. Hamilton.

Burwell Wilkes moved to White Co, Arkansas before he died, as did a number of Wilkes' from Tenn. before the Civil War.

Marriage Notes

In addition to the two children known by name, there were two males born between 1830-35, and two females born between 1835-40 according to the census.

Children of Burwell Wilkes and Nancy ? are:

i. NARCISSA JANE7 WILKES, b. Abt 1820; m. WILLIAM HAMILTON, 27 July 1835, TN, Hardeman Co., Bond by Burwell Wilkes (father).

ii. JEFFERSON KEY WILKES, b. Abt 1825.

22. JOSEPH6 WILKES (JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 7 July 1807 in Tn, Davidson Co., and died 4 March 1881 in TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, New Hope Cemetery. He married (1) NAOMI M. BARNETT 5 March 1829 in TN, Hardeman Co., John Molly, M.G.. He married (2) REBECCA J. KIRKPATRICK Aft 1847. He married (3) ANN ROBLEY Aft 1875.

Notes

Lived 1/2 mile West of the old "New Hope" Campground Church and cemetery.

First appeared on tax rolls in 1829 in Hardeman Co., Tenn.

Had 46 acres on Range 4, Sect 5 on 27 Dec. 1834.

Had 153 acres on Range 4, Sect 5, on 16 April 1849.

Children of Joseph Wilkes and Naomi Barnett are:

i. ELIZABETH J.7 WILKES, b. 29 August 1831; d. 5 July 1832.

ii. MARTHA F. WILKES, b. 1834; m. WILIE SAMMONS, 4 October 1850, TN, Albert H. Wilkes, Surety.

iii. JOHN W. WILKES, b. 17 September 1835; d. 11 August 1897, TN, Old Hickory Creek Cemetery; m. EMILY J. MITCHELL, 17 March 1859.

iv. MARY MARGARET WILKES, b. 17 April 1837; d. 9 August 1899, TN, Hardeman Co., Mt. Tabor cemetery; m. JOHN H. SAMMONS, 26 October 1854.

v. NAOMI T. WILKES, b. 1839; m. JOHN W. SAMMONS, 9 December 1858.

30. vi. ANN ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE WILKES, b. 19 June 1841; d. 17 February 1894, TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, New Hope Cemetery.

vii. HENRIETTA C. WILKES, b. 1843; m. H.A. SAMMONS, 7 November 1859.

viii. JOSEPH THOMAS WILKES, b. 4 May 1845; d. 10 October 1860.

ix. FINLEY WILKES, b. 9 March 1847; d. 10 March 1847.

Children of Joseph Wilkes and Rebecca Kirkpatrick are:

x. ISABELLA JANE7 WILKES, b. Abt 1848.

xi. B.M. "PERRY" WILKES, b. 2 September 1850; d. 16 January 1878, TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, New Hope Cemetery.

xii. EMILY WILKES, b. 1854.

xiii. CHARLES C. WILKES, b. 25 August 1855; d. 3 February 1859.

xiv. ALICE C. WILKES, b. 1858.

xv. MITTIE MAY WILKES, b. 1866.

23. JULIA GILLUM6 WILKES (JOSEPH5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 18 March 1804. She married HARTWELL RAWLINGS Abt 1824, son of Benjamin Rawlings and Minah Wilkes.

Marriage Notes

Julia Gillum Wilkes and Hartwell Rawlings were 1st cousins, since they shared a common set of grandparents, Joseph & Henryetta Wilkes of Brunswick Co., Virginia. Julia's father, Joseph Wilkes, was the son of Joseph & Henryetta. Hartwell's mother, Minah Wilkes, was the daughter of Joseph & Henryetta Wilkes.

Child of Julia Wilkes and Hartwell Rawlings is:

i. W.A.7 RAWLINGS, b. Abt 1826; m. NANCY ?, Bef 1850, TN, Fayette Co..

24. HARTWELL6 RAWLINGS (MINAH5 WILKES, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1800. He married JULIA GILLUM WILKES Abt 1824, daughter of Joseph Wilkes and Mary Jackson.

Marriage Notes

Julia Gillum Wilkes and Hartwell Rawlings were 1st cousins, since they shared a common set of grandparents, Joseph & Henryetta Wilkes of Brunswick Co., Virginia. Julia's father, Joseph Wilkes, was the son of Joseph & Henryetta. Hartwell's mother, Minah Wilkes, was the daughter of Joseph & Henryetta Wilkes.

Child of Hartwell Rawlings and Julia Wilkes is:

i. W.A.7 RAWLINGS, b. Abt 1826; m. NANCY ?, Bef 1850, TN, Fayette Co..

25. RICHARD6 WILKES II (RICHARD5, MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1787, and died Bef 1870. He married (1) MARY CORDLE 22 August 1805. He married (2) JENY STONE Aft 1860.

Notes

Richard Wilkes, II was a carpenter. He died after 1860 but before 1870.

Children of Richard Wilkes and Mary Cordle are:

i. ?7 WILKES, b. Abt 1810.

ii. ? WILKES, b. Abt 1812.

31. iii. BENJAMIN W. WILKES, b. Abt 1814, VA, Lunenburg Co..

iv. ? WILKES, b. Abt 1818.

32. v. RICHARD H. WILKES, III (JR.), b. Abt 1823, VA, Lunenburg Co..

vi. MARY WILKES, b. Abt 1825.

vii. ? WILKES, b. Abt 1828.

viii. ELIZABETH WILKES, b. 1838.

Generation No. 7

26. LUCY EDMUNDS7 WILKES (BURWELL BASSETT6, BURWELL BASSETT5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1849, and died 1907. She married WILLIAM A. MADISON.

Child of Lucy Wilkes and William Madison is:

i. JOHN P.8 MADISON, b. 1874; d. VA, Richmond; m. REBECCA "REBA" MACCORKLE.

27. BENJAMIN7 WILKES (BENJAMIN6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 3 February 1838, and died 8 December 1884 in TN, Hardeman Co., Mt. Tabor Cemetery. He married SOPHIA "EMMA" BRAZZEAL 15 August 1864.

Notes

Sold land to James Simmons on July 26, 1873: Hardeman Cnty. Deed Book Y, p 341.

Children of Benjamin Wilkes and Sophia Brazzeal are:

i. THOMAS8 WILKES, b. Abt 1865.

ii. ELLA WILKES, b. Abt 1866.

iii. LUCIUS P. WILKES, b. Abt 1868.

iv. ERNEST COLEMAN WILKES, b. 13 March 1970; d. 9 April 1956.

v. ALICE WILKES, m. ? MOODY, DR..

vi. JAMES HERMAN WILKES.

vii. JAMES WILLIAM "BILLY" WILKES.

viii. NORMAN WILKES.

28. JAMES SESSOMS7 WILKES (THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 10 September 1832 in TN, Hardeman Co., and died 12 January 1898 in TN, Madison Co., buried in Hays Cemetery, Mercer, TN. He married (1) LAURA FANNIE DOYLE 23 August 1854 in TN, Hardeman Co., Robt. T. Dodson, J.P., daughter of ? Doyle and ? Newsom. He married (2) JOSEPHINE HAYES 1877 in TN, Mercer, daughter of Miles Hayes.

Notes

Born in Madison County, Tenn. in 1830 according to youngest son William Norman "Billy" Wilkes, of Woodruff Co., Arkansas, whose personal history appears to have the most complete and detailed information on his father. Another son, Elbert Hayes Wilkes, says he was born in Haywood Co., Tenn. in 1832, although little other information on his father was provided in his personal history, written while he practiced medicine in Little Rock, Arkansas. According to the recollections of his grandson James Sessoms Wilkes, he was born in North Carolina in 1834. The name Sessoms was in fact that of a famous legislator in North Carolina, and may refer to a maternal ancestor, possibly his mother, whose name is unknown.

First married at Somerville, Tenn., to Laura Fanny Doyle. ; Laura Fannie Doyle died in 1874, at the age of forty.

Secondly married in Madison Co., Tenn. in 1877 to Josephine Hays, daughter of Miles C. Hays, a native of South Carolina. Josephine was a native of Madison Co., and had been married previously to Bryant Gordon, with one daughter Edna. Josephine died in 1913 at Crossett, Arkansas, but is buried in Mercer, Madison Co., Tenn. in the Hays Cemetery.

Like his father Thomas, James Sessoms Wilkes took up farming as a life work, and brought his farm under a high state of cultivation. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted under General Forrest, and served most of the time West of the Mississippi river in the 32nd Arkansas Infantry, Co. A, Confederate Army, participating in various battles in Arkansas. He was captured at Helena, and was held a prisoner of war there. On one occasion he sustained a flesh wound, but recovered and was at the front throughout the period of hostilities, serving for four years.

With the close of the Civil War, he again took up farming in Tenn., and died in 1898. He is buried near Old Hatchie at Toone Station, Haywood County. James Sessoms Wilkes was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a democrat. He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity, and took an active interest in its work. He served as Master of the Mercer Masonic Lodge No. 740, which was originally chartered in 1832.

Children of James Wilkes and Laura Doyle are:

33. i. THOMAS NEWSOM8 WILKES, b. 5 November 1858, TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville; d. 16 July 1942, TN, Alamo, Family lot at the Alamo Cemetery..

ii. ADA E. WILKES, b. 1859.

34. iii. JIM B. WILKES, b. 1861.

iv. JAMES PERRY WILKES, b. 1863.

v. LAURA FANNIE WILKES, b. 1867.

35. vi. CHARLES NEELY WILKES, b. 13 March 1869, TN, Hardeman Co.; d. 13 January 1957, TN, Memphis, Buried in Gates, Tenn. Cemetery.

vii. THEODORE D. WILKES, b. 1876.

Children of James Wilkes and Josephine Hayes are:

36. viii. ELBERT HAYS8 WILKES, M.D., b. 7 October 1878, TN, Madison Co.; d. 7 October 1878, AK, Little Rock.

37. ix. ERMON WILKES, b. 1881.

38. x. WILLIAM NORMAN "BILLY" WILKES, b. 21 July 1885, TN, Madison Co., Mercer; d. Abt 1955, AK, Woodruff Co..

29. BENJAMIN F.7 WILKES (THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1845.

Notes

Lived in Henning, Tenn. Enlisted in CSA on 1 Feb. 1864.

Child of Benjamin Wilkes is:

i. RUTHA MAE8 WILKES, b. Unknown; m. JIM RAINES.

30. ANN ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE7 WILKES (JOSEPH6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 19 June 1841, and died 17 February 1894 in TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, New Hope Cemetery. She married PERRY CLARK WILKES 13 November 1856 in TN, Hardeman Co., P.A. Walker officiating, son of William Wilkes.

Children of Ann Wilkes and Perry Wilkes are:

i. LEILA8 WILKES.

ii. MARY NANNIE WILKES.

iii. EMMA JOSEPHINE WILKES.

iv. PEARL BARNETT WILKES.

31. BENJAMIN W.7 WILKES (RICHARD6, RICHARD5, MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1814 in VA, Lunenburg Co.. He married CATHERINE ?.

Notes

Was a carpenter.

Children of Benjamin Wilkes and Catherine ? are:

i. WILLIAM R.8 WILKES, b. 1839.

ii. MARY C. WILKES, b. Abt 1845.

iii. SUSAN I. WILKES, b. Abt 1847.

iv. SARAH S. WILKES, b. Abt 1850.

v. EDMOND A. WILKES, b. 1859.

32. RICHARD H.7 WILKES, III (JR.) (RICHARD6, RICHARD5, MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1823 in VA, Lunenburg Co.. He married DICY ?.

Children of Richard Wilkes and Dicy ? are:

i. WILLIAM8 WILKES, b. 1856.

39. ii. JAMES EDWARD WILKES, b. 4 April 1857, VA, Lunenburg Co..

iii. RICHARD A. WILKES, b. 1859.

iv. ANN E. WILKES, b. 1861.

v. MARTHA E. WILKES, b. 1866.

vi. STERLING S. WILKES, b. 1867.

Generation No. 8

33. THOMAS NEWSOM8 WILKES (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 5 November 1858 in TN, Hardeman Co., Whiteville, and died 16 July 1942 in TN, Alamo, Family lot at the Alamo Cemetery.. He married TEXIE FARRIS.

Notes

Was a circuit rider Methodist minister in rural West Tennessee. At his home in Alamo, just outside Jackson in Madison Co., Tenn., he had an artesian well.

Obituary: Memphis Methodist Conference Yearbook, pp 95 by J.E. Underwood (probably of the year 1942 or 43)

Reverend Thomas Newsom Wilkes, son of James Sessoms Wilkes and Laura Fannie Doyle, was born in Hardeman County, near Whiteville, Tenn. on Nov. 5, 1858.

Reared around a family altar, in a consecrated Christian home, Brother Wilkes received life-long training for outstanding Christian living. The grandson of a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister, and the son of faithful and active parents in the Methodist Church, he was part and parcel of a strong family heritage which was full and forceful in religious experience. With joy and gratitude he wrote and talked about these priceless influences always about him.

He was educated in the Whiteville Academy, Whiteville, Tenn., and for a few years was a public school teacher before entering the work of the ministry. He was licensed to preach on April 26, 1886, and was admitted into the Memphis Annual Conference on trial in November of the same year. His first appointment was Scotts Hill Circuit in the Lexington District where, during the first year of his ministry, he recorded over two hundred conversions.

This was a glorious beginning of more than forth years of active and effective ministry in his home Conference where he served the following charges: Scotts Hill Circuit, Shiloh Circuit, Bethel Springs Circuit, Briensburg Circuit, Cottage Grove Circuit, Henry Circuit, Crossland Circuit, Gardner Circuit, Williston Circuit, LaGrange Circuit, Bartlett and Raleigh, Atwood Circuit, Finley Circuit, Dyer Circuit, Elbridge Circuit, Camden Circuit, Hollow Rock Circuit, and Decaturville Circuit. It isn't unusual to find in the report of his ministry where he recorded more than one hundred and two hundred conversions during a single year. From place to place we trace this warm hearted evangelistic pastor as he went forth preaching with faith and fervor the gospel which he believed and loved. When a small boy, it was the writer's privilege and pleasure to sit under his ministry. We have never lost out of our happy and cherished memories his radiant life and heart-warming messages in the pulpit and in the home. It was good to be in his presence and feel the warmth of his great soul.

On October 30, 1888, Brother Wilkes was happily married to Miss Texie Farris of Shiloh Circuit, which was his second charge in the conference. This devoted and faithful companion, together with five children, Judge Karl K. Wilkes of Jackson, Tenn., Thomas Newsom Wilkes of Dyersburg, Tenn., Mrs. C. H. Fowlkes, Jr., Mrs. Maggie D. Fowlkes and Miss Ruth Wilkes of Jackson, Tenn., survive him, and hold in loving memory the life and ministry of a true husband and father.

Brother Wilkes retired from the active ministry and took the super-annuate relation at the conference of 1928. He moved to his own comfortable little home in the beautiful suburbs of Jackson, Tenn., where he continued to live until in quietude and peace he went to his heavenly home on the afternoon of July 16, 1942, at the ripe age of eighty-four years.

The following tribute comes from the pen of one who knew and loved him well. "He lived very close to the Master. His daily walk reflected it. His attitude toward his fellow man bespoke it. A rich and fruitful life is ended, but the influence for good that was wielded by that life will live on."

The funeral was conducted in the First Methodist Church, Jackson, Tenn., on the afternoon of July 18, 1942, by the writer and Reverend O.C.Wrather, pastor of the Hays Avenue Methodist Church in Jackson. Internment was in the family lot in Alamo, Tenn.

Children of Thomas Wilkes and Texie Farris are:

40. i. KARL KEENER9 WILKES, b. 31 August 1890, TN, Shiloh Battle Ground close to Bloody Pond; d. 13 June 1952, TN, Madison Co., Jackson, Hollywood Cemetery.

ii. LAURA PEARL WILKES, b. 5 July 1893; d. 14 February 1954, TN, Alamo, Alamo Cemetery; m. C. H . FOWLKES.

41. iii. MAGGIE DEE WILKES, b. 18 April 1896.

42. iv. THOMAS NEWSOM WILKES, JR., b. 15 November 1898.

v. DOYLE CHANDLER WILKES, b. 16 December 1900; d. 28 October 1911, TN, Alamo, Family lot at the Alamo Cemetery..

vi. RUTH SULLIVAN WILKES, b. 21 October 1903.

34. JIM B.8 WILKES (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1861.

Notes

Went to Arkansas. Probably around Searcy, where an Uncle lived.

Children of Jim Wilkes are:

i. ELLIOT9 WILKES, b. Unknown.

ii. ? WILKES, b. Unknown.

35. CHARLES NEELY8 WILKES (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 13 March 1869 in TN, Hardeman Co., and died 13 January 1957 in TN, Memphis, Buried in Gates, Tenn. Cemetery. He married (1) HATTIE IULA SUTTON 1 November 1891 in TN, Gates, daughter of William Sutton and Tennessee Campbell. He married (2) MAGGIE ELIZABETH WILSON 1904 in TN, Newborn.

Children of Charles Wilkes and Hattie Sutton are:

46. iv. CHARLES OPHIR9 WILKES, b. 16 March 1894, TN, Tipton Co., Dyersburg; d. 29 November 1926, TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley, Elmwood Cemetery.

v. TENNIE DOYLE WILKES, b. 1 September 1898; d. 27 March 1899, TN, Gates, buried in Beach Bluff Cemetery.

47. vi. GLADYS IULA WILKES, b. 1 June 1900, TN, Gates; d. 5 February 1985, TN, Dyersburg, Parkview Methodist Med.Center, buried in Gates Cemetery.

vii. JOSEPH WARREN WILKES, b. 25 February 1904, TN, Gates; d. 7 April 1904, TN, Gates.

Children of Charles Wilkes and Maggie Wilson are:

43. i. CARLTON NEELY9 WILKES, b. 28 February 1907, TN, Gates; d. 10 November 1980, TN, Memphis, Memorial Park Cemetery on Nov. 15th, 1980..

44. ii. JANES SESSOMS WILKES, b. 5 August 1910, AK, Augusta (during temporary residence by father); d. 20 May 1994, TN, Dyersburg, buried in Gates Cemetery on 23 May 1994..

45. iii. EVA DOYLE WILKES, b. 10 September 1913, TN, Gates.

36. ELBERT HAYS8 WILKES, M.D. (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 7 October 1878 in TN, Madison Co., and died 7 October 1878 in AK, Little Rock. He married BESSIE LEE MATTHEWS 30 April 1910.

Notes

Was a physician in Little Rock, Arkansas.

From: "Centennial History of Arkansas", pub. by S.J.Clarke Pub. Co., 1922, Vol. 2, pp 727-728.

Dr. Elbert Hays Wilkes, an alumnus of the University of Arkansas, who has engaged in practice in Little Rock since his graduation in 1909, was born October 7, 1878 on a farm in Madison county, Tennessee, and is one of a family of two sons and a daughter, whose parents are James S. and Josephine (Hays) Wilkes. the parents were also natives of Tennessee, the former born in Haywood Co. in 1832, and the latter born in Madison Co. in 1842. They were married in Madison county in 1877. The father's death occurred in 1898, while the mother died at Crossett, Arkansas, in 1913. The three children are living. For four years James S. Wilkes served in the Confederate army. He always gave his political allegiance to the democratic party and in days of peace his attention was given to farming.

The youth of Dr. Wilkes was spent on the home farm in his native county and he completed his public school education in the high school at Mercer, Tennessee. He afterward attended the West Tennessee College in Madison county for two years, thus acquiring his more specifically literary training and in preparation for the practice of medicine, he matriculated in the University of Arkansas, completing a course in the medical department with the class of 1909. He has continued his residence in this state to the present time. Locating in Little Rock he has here successfully practiced gaining a substantial patronage as the years have gone by.

On the 29th of April 1910, Dr. Wilkes was married to Miss Bessie Lee Matthews, who was born in the town of Des Arc, Arkansas October 7, 1886, and who attended the Arkansas College at Batesville. They have become parents of two children: Frances Nell who was born May 14, 1911, and Elbnert H. who was born May 30, 1915. Dr. and Mrs. Wilkes are active and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in which he is serving as one of the stewards. His political faith is that of the democratic party. His appreciate for the social amenities of life is seen in his connection with the fraternal organizations and in Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish rite, and has become a member of the Mystic Shrine. He likewise belongs to the Knights of Pythias, and is a member of the Civitan Club, where along professional lines he is connected with the Pulaski County Medical Society, and in 1909 was elected to the presidency of the Prairie County Medical Society. He likewise belongs to the Arkansas State Medical Society and to the American Medical Association, his connection with these bodies indicating his desire thoroughly to acquaint himself with all of the advanced thought of the profession and all those things which have come to light through experience, investigation and research on the part of his contemporaries.

Children of Elbert Wilkes and Bessie Matthews are:

i. FRANCES NELL9 WILKES, b. 14 May 1911.

ii. ELBERT HAYS WILKES, JR., b. 30 May 1915.

37. ERMON8 WILKES (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1881. She married A. L. CRUME, DR. (DDS) in AK, Little Rock.

Child of Ermon Wilkes and A. Crume is:

i. WILKES9 CRUME, b. Unknown.

38. WILLIAM NORMAN "BILLY"8 WILKES (JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 21 July 1885 in TN, Madison Co., Mercer, and died Abt 1955 in AK, Woodruff Co.. He married MILDRED ANGUS Bef 1919.

Notes

Was a sheriff in Woodruff Co., Arkansas, and later commissioner of Mines for the same state.

From: "Centennial History of Arkansas," pub. by S.J.Clarke Pub. Co., 1922, Vol. 2, pp 639-640.

William N. Wilkes of Augusta, who is filling the office of sheriff in Woodruff co. and is making an excellent official by the prompt, capable and fearless manner in which he discharges his duties, was born in Madison Co., Tenn. near Mercer on the 21st of July, 1885, a son of J.S. and Josephine (Hayes) Wilkes, both of whom were also natives of Madison Co., the latter being a daughter of Miles C. Hayes, who was a native of South Carolina.

Miles C. Hayes, a native of South Carolina, constructed and operated a flour mill in West Tennessee which was the first mill of the kind in the neighborhood and most of the machinery which constituted its equipment was made by hand. He also owned land in that locality and had a number of slaves.

The grandfather in the paternal line was Thomas Wilkes, also a native of South Carolina (WRONG!!!), whence he removed to Tennessee and there engaged in farming.

His son, J.S. Wilkes, likewise took up farming as a life work, and brought his farm under a high state of cultivation. At the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted under General Forrest and served most of the time west of the Mississippi river, participating in various battles in Arkansas. He was captured at Helena and held a prisoner of war there. On one occasion he sustained a flesh wound, but recovered and was at the front throughout the period of hostilities. With the close of the war he again took up farming in Tennessee and died in that state in 1898, at the age of sixty-eight years, while his wife, who was born April 26, 1845 died on the 24th of January 1913.

In their family were three children: E.H. who is a physician of Little Rock, Ermon, who is the wife of Dr. A. L. Crume a dentist of Little Rock; and William N. of this review.

The father had been previously married, his first wife being Laura Doyle of Tennessee, and in their family were the following children: Thomas, James, Charles, T.D., Ada and Fannie.

The mother of William N. Wilkes had also been married before, her first husband being Bryant Gordon, by whom she had one child, Edna, now deceased.

Both J.S. and Josephine (Hayes) Wilkes were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in his political views he was a democrat. He likewise belonged to the Masonic fraternity, and took an active interest in its work, serving as master of the lodge at Mercer, Tennessee.

William N. Wilkes pursued his education in the public schools of Mercer, Tennessee, and on leaving his native state came to Woodruff Co., after which he was employed in stores in Augusta until 1907. He then matriculated in the State University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and was graduated in 1911 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He next entered the law school of the State University, in which he pursued his studies for a year, after which he returned to Woodruff Co. and taught in the rural districts for a time. He also served as county examiner of schools and in 1919 was elected to the office of county superintendent, serving through that and the ensuing year. In 1921 he was elected sheriff and collector of Woodruff Co. and continues in the dual position at the present time, making a record in this office as he did in the other positions which he filled, for marked fidelity to duty and faithfulness to every trust reposed in him. In addition to his official activities he gives some attention to his farming interest, being the owner of an excellent tract of land in this section of the state.

Mr. Wilkes was married to Miss Mildred Angus, a native of Woodruff county, and they have one child, William N., Jr., now three years of age. Since attaining his majority, Mr. Wilkes has always voted with the democratic party and fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason, belonging to Augusta Lodge No. 45, A.F.&A.M. and also to the Royal Arch Chapter. He likewise has membership with the elks Lodge at Newport, also with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Tau Nu Epsilon, two Greek letter fraternities. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, while Mrs. Wilkes, having membership in the Methodist church, is serving as secretary of its missionary society and takes a most active and helpful part in all church work. Their influence is ever given on the side of right and justice, of progress and improvement, and they are highly esteemed in August and throughout Woodruff county, where they have a legion of warm friends.

Child of William Wilkes and Mildred Angus is:

i. WILLIAM NORMAN9 WILKES, JR., b. 1919, AK, Augusta.

39. JAMES EDWARD8 WILKES (RICHARD H.7, RICHARD6, RICHARD5, MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 4 April 1857 in VA, Lunenburg Co..

Children of James Wilkes are:

48. i. LEROY CRAFTON9 WILKES, b. Abt 1924, VA, Lunenburg Co.; d. 4 January 1967.

ii. AUBREY SYDNOR WILKES, d. 30 July 1949.

iii. EDWARD BERKLEY WILKES.

Generation No. 9

40. KARL KEENER9 WILKES (THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 31 August 1890 in TN, Shiloh Battle Ground close to Bloody Pond, and died 13 June 1952 in TN, Madison Co., Jackson, Hollywood Cemetery. He married ANNIE ELLEN TEAL Unknown, daughter of John Teal and Almeda Stamp.

Notes

Was a lawyer, and later a county Judge in Madison Co. between 1923-1932.

There is a story told by both Carole and James about their grandfather, undoubtedly passed on by their mother Katherine. It is that when he was courting his wife Annie Ellen Teal, her father disapproved of the match, although her mother silently approved. One day when the father escorted her by train to her college, after the father left her and returned by train, Karl Keener Wilkes met her by arrangement, and they went off and got married immediately. He had dressed up in disguise unbeknownst to the father, and had actually ridden the train with them all the way. Annie Ellen of course knew about it, and probably so did her mother, but the father had not recognized him.

Another story is by my sister, Isabel Abbott Wilkes Ellis. Isabel worked for the county government in Nashville. She needed a reference for some reason, and went to Judge Wilkes' office, introduced herself (of course the Judge knew her by name, but hadn't met her earlier), and obtained the reference.

Children of Karl Wilkes and Annie Teal are:

49. i. KATHERINE10 WILKES, b. 25 October 1916, TN; d. 26 November 1993, TN.

ii. MARY ANN WILKES, m. ? NORRIS.

41. MAGGIE DEE9 WILKES (THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 18 April 1896. She married FRANK FOWLKES.

Notes

Married a Frank. Fowlkes, who was a cousin of the C.H. Fowlkes who married sister Laura Pearl Wilkes. While she lived, she resided at 840 Westwood Ave., Jackson, TN.

Children of Maggie Wilkes and Frank Fowlkes are:

50. i. MARGARET10 FOWLKES.

51. ii. FRANK FOWLKES, JR..

42. THOMAS NEWSOM9 WILKES, JR. (THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 15 November 1898.

Child of Thomas Wilkes is:

52. i. MARY ANN10 WILKES.

43. CARLTON NEELY9 WILKES (CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 28 February 1907 in TN, Gates, and died 10 November 1980 in TN, Memphis, Memorial Park Cemetery on Nov. 15th, 1980.. He married GLADYS LAVERNE BELL, daughter of William Bell.

Notes

Lived with his older brother Charles Ophir Wilkes while attending high school in Ripley, Tenn. Graduated Cumberland Univ. Law School in Lebanon, Tenn. Became a lawyer, and practiced in Memphis, Tenn. Liked to dabble in politics, but did not run himself. Was famous for his affability, and his love of teasing children, who adored him. Loved to give away silver dollars to friends and children.

Memphis Press-Scimitar for 15 December 1980

CARLTON WILKES' GIFTS OF SILVER DOLLARS BEAR INTEREST, by Jerry L. Robbins, P-S Director

Mr. Anonymous has once again donated $5,000.00 to the Press-Scimitar's Goodfellows in memory of an outstanding member of the Memphis business, civic or professional community. He wrote:

"Enclosed is a gift of $5,000.00 to your Goodfellows Christmas Fund in memory of one of Memphis' outstanding attorneys, Carlton N. Wilkes, who for years in his own personal way made the Christmas season a special event by playing Santa Claus to underprivileged children." He died Nov. 10 at the age of 73.

"A colorful, aggressive man with a bond of affection for children who needed help, Mr. Wilkes in 1931, around the Christmas season, began to give a total of 50 silver dollars to needy children on Memphis streets. To each child he gave a silver dollar, and because of the inflation and rising costs, he later increased the total to 100 silver dollars until 1962, when he boosted it again -- to 150 silver dollars. Once while trying a lawsuit in Somerville, Tenn., he gave away silver dollars to children 'who looked like they needed it.'

"Then in 1964, after 33 years, he had to abandon his silver dollar gifts because of scarcity. He couldn't get them from the banks. He switched his gifts to half dollars, and in 1964 he gave away 200 Kennedy half-dollars and each child got at least two "brand new ones never spent before." He continued to give half-dollars until ill health forced him to quit.

"He enjoyed the humorous responses of the children and said it warmed his heart to see a smile light up a young face. One boy at first refused to take a silver dollar because 'everybody knows a dollar is made out of paper.' He was finally convinced it was a dollar and 'there is a Santa Claus.'

"Born at Gates, Tenn., Mr. Wilkes attended Ripley, Tenn., High School and was a graduate of Cumberland University Law School at Lebanon, Tenn. He began a Memphis partnership in 1929 with Metcalf, Metcalf and Apperson and for 14 years was a law partner of Charles L. Neely. In recent years his law firm was Wilkes, McCullough and Taylor. He actively practiced in virtually every phase of the law. He was a member of the Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, and on the board of directors of Memphis Plaintiff Lawyers Association.

"Like Carlton Wilkes, who was Santa for years to children on the streets because he saw a need, every donor to the goodfellows in these few days before Christmas can fill Santa's role. Share the joy of giving with Mr. Anonymous and help put the Goodfellows over the top for its greatest 64th year of helping others."

CARLTON WILKES, 73: Services at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home; burial in cemetery there.

Child of Carlton Wilkes and Gladys Bell is:

53. i. SHIRLEY JEAN10 WILKES, b. 1933.

44. JANES SESSOMS9 WILKES (CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 5 August 1910 in AK, Augusta (during temporary residence by father), and died 20 May 1994 in TN, Dyersburg, buried in Gates Cemetery on 23 May 1994.. He married RUTH BROWN 14 May 1916 in TN, Crockett Co..

Notes

Lived with his oldest brother Charles Ophir Wilkes while attending high school in Ripley, Tenn. Attended law school, and practiced law in Dyersburg, Tenn.

Children of James Wilkes and Ruth Brown are:

i. MARILYN10 WILKES, b. 2 January 1937.

ii. JAMES SESSOMS WILKES, JR., b. 7 January 1939; m. AMELIA MOORE.

54. iii. ALICE WILKES, b. 13 July 1944.

45. EVA DOYLE9 WILKES (CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 10 September 1913 in TN, Gates. She married PAUL JAMES 31 March 1935 in TN, Alamo by Rev. Thomas Newsom Wilkes, Uncle of Eva, son of Henry James and Alice ?.

Notes

Lives in Memphis, Tenn. on Colonial Drive, just a few houses down from here her sister-in-law, Isabel Abbott Wilkes, widow of her oldest brother Charles Ophir Wilkes, lived.

Children of Eva Wilkes and Paul James are:

i. PAUL LYNN10 JAMES, b. 15 November 1938; m. MARY LOU WELLS, 12 June 1965.

55. ii. CAROLYN JAMES, b. 31 May 1943.

46. CHARLES OPHIR9 WILKES (CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 16 March 1894 in TN, Tipton Co., Dyersburg, and died 29 November 1926 in TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley, Elmwood Cemetery. He married ISABEL REBECCA ABBOTT 26 April 1919 in GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, St.Luke's Episcopal Church, daughter of Milo Abbott and Rebecca Mackey.

Notes

Born in Dyersburg in 1894. Moved to Gates, Tenn. about 1897. Moved to Augusta, Arkansas about 1907, and moved back to Gates about 1913. Once the family moved to Texas (date unknown), but quickly returned.

Finished high school at age 15, and went to Union College in Jackson, Tenn. for one semester in 1909. In Feb. 1910 went to telegraphy school in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he probably stayed with his Aunt Ermon Crume (Father's sister). Went to Memphis about June 1910, and stayed with "Uncle Joe", working for Lilly Carriage Shop until about 1913, when he entered Dental College.

Graduated in the 1916 class of Memphis Dental College. Practiced Dentistry about 3 months in Friendship, Tenn. Entered Tenn. Volunteers (National Guard) under Colonel Bacon, serving on the Mexican Borders in the action to suppress Poncho Villa. Joined Medical Corps, and obtained a commission as a dentist. Discharged and sent home to await call in Nov. 1917, and was recalled on 22 May 1918. First served as a First Lt. at Camp Gordon, Georgia, where he served until January 1919, during which time he met the person he was eventually to marry.

Went to Nashville, and worked with Dr. Winfrey, then married Isabel Rebecca Abbott on 26 April 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia, and returned to Nashville. Moved on 9 July 1919 to Gates, Tenn., and moved to Ripley in Sept. 1919, where he purchased the dental practice of Dr. Haltom. Bought the house at 454 Jefferson Ave. (then known as Henning Street) in Ripley in April 1923. Died on 29 November 1926 from blood poisoning, resulting from a foot infection incurred while hunting in the Mississippi river bottomland.

Obituary:

This week Ripley and Lauderdale county mourn the passing of Dr. C. O. Wilkes, whose death occurred at his home on Henning Street about noon Tuesday. For about three weeks he had put up a brave fight, but finally lost to the ravages of typhoid fever and other complications.

Dr. Wilkes was one of the leading young men of the community. Popular with a large circle of friends, prominent in his profession, useful and enthusiastic in church work, loyal and patriotic to his town and nation, he was of peculiar importance to Ripley, and a man who will be greatly missed.

Dr. Wilkes graduated from a dental college in Memphis, and took a post-graduate course in Nashville. When he located in Ripley, he formed a partnership with Dr. Haltom, and later opened his own office which he was conducting at the time of his illness and subsequent death. By his uniform courtesy, close attention to business and proficient service, his clientele grew in numbers until his was one of the largest dental businesses in the city.

When the World War broke out, Dr. Wilkes volunteered and was stationed at Fort Oglethorpe where he was in the service of his country practicing his profession and rendering aid to those of his comrades who needed his sympathies and service. It was during his stay in camp that he met Miss Isabel Abbott of Atlanta, forming a friendship which culminated in marriage and the establishment of a lovely and happy home in Ripley. To this union came two bright sweet children: Isabel, age 41/2 years, and Charles, four months old.

Dr. Wilkes was in his 33rd year. He was a son of Mr. C. N. Wilkes of Gates, and resided in the county most of his life with the exception of the time he was in the army and a short stay in Memphis. He was past master of Ripley Lodge No. 630 F. & A. M., member of the Grotto, steward in the Methodist church and a public spirited citizen. He loved humanity, and kind and congenial and had a large number of friends who are sorrowing today over his departure.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. C. A. Waterfield, pastor, and Dr. F. H. Peeples of Dyersburg, his former pastor and personal friend of deceased. Dr. Peeples paid Dr. Wilkes a high tribute as a citizen, friend and neighbor and community builder. The songs by the choir were favorites of Dr. Wilkes and were very appropriate. The floral offerings were beautiful and elaborate, silent testimonies of the love of friends.

Internment was at Maplewood cemetery with Masonic honors, the pall bears being past masters.

Truly a good man has fallen. The town has lost a valuable citizen and hundreds have lost a true friend.

Mrs. Wilkes Parents and sister, Mr. & Mrs. Abbott and Miss Elizabeth Abbott, of Atlanta, Ga. were here several days prior to the death of Dr. Wilkes as was also his father and other relatives of Gates.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Dr. P. T. Anderson, Dr. J.E. Hayes, Mr. Cecil Lee, Mr. & Mrs. John Moore, Mr. Tom Wilkes, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes and Mrs. Laura Fowlkes of Dyersburg; Mr. Wm. Wilkes of Little Rock, Ark., Dr. & Mrs. R. B. Wilson, Mr. Clyde Sutton, Messrs. Allen and Elliot Wilkes of Memphis.

From: "Tennessee, The Volunteer State", published 1923 by the S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Volume 3, pages 186-187 as edited by J. T. Moore and A. P. Foster.

CHARLES OPHIR WILKES, D.D.S.

A representative member of the dental profession in Lauderdale county is Dr. Charles Ophir Wilkes, a prominent resident of Ripley. A native of Tennessee, his birth occurred in Dyersburg on the 16th of March 1894, a son of Charles Neely and Iula (Sutton) Wilkes, likewise natives of this state.

In the acquirement of his early educational training, Charles Ophir Wilkes attended the public schools of Lauderdale county, and subsequently entered Union University at Jackson. His earliest ambition was to become a member of the dental profession, consequently he enrolled in the University of Tennessee at Memphis, from which institution he was graduated in 1916 with the D.D.S. degree. He immediately opened an office at Friendship, Tennessee, and practiced there for one year. In 1917 he enlisted for service in the World War. On the 6th of June of that year he joined the First Tennessee Ambulance Corps at Memphis, and on the 4th of October 1917 he was commissioned a first Lieutenant in the Dental Reserve Corps., and sent to Chatianooga, Chickamauga Park. On the 20th of May 1918 he was transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, and served in Dental Infirmary No. 1, until receiving his honorable discharge on the 28th of January 1919. In July of that year he came to Ripley and has since resided here. He has the most up-to-date dental offices in this section of the county, and is enjoying an extensive and lucrative patronage. He is a constant student of his profession, keeping in touch with the advancement being made by various eminent members throughout the country, and he has already attained a prominent position among the leading dentists of Lauderdale county.

On the 28th of April, 1919 at Atlanta, Georgia, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Wilkes to Miss Isabelle R. Abbott, a daughter of Milo H. and Isabelle R. (Mackay) Abbott, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Georgia. Her grandparents came to this country from Scotland. To the union of Dr. and Mrs. Wilkes one child has been born: Isabelle Abbott, whose birth occurred on the 13th of April, 1921. Mrs. Wilkes is a young woman of much culture and refinement and is socially prominent.

Since attaining his majority, the Doctor has given his allegiance to the democratic party, and the principles for which it stands. Fraternally he is a Master Mason. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. Dr. Wilkes is an active member of the American Legion, being commander of the Legion for Lauderdale county, and he is a member of the Ripley Gun Club and of the Young Business Men's Club. He is one of those young men, actively engaged in business for themselves, who have gained a reputation for straightforward business dealings and civic loyalty and he is a live wire in every sense of the word.

Children of Charles Wilkes and Isabel Abbott are:

56. i. ISABEL ABBOTT10 WILKES, b. 13 April 1921, TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley, Sugar Hill Mansion.

57. ii. CHARLES FRED WILKES, b. 19 July 1926, TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley.

47. GLADYS IULA9 WILKES (CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1 June 1900 in TN, Gates, and died 5 February 1985 in TN, Dyersburg, Parkview Methodist Med.Center, buried in Gates Cemetery. She married JOHN ASHLEY MOORE.

Children of Gladys Wilkes and John Moore are:

58. i. JOHN ASHLEY10 MOORE, JR., b. 18 September 1919, TN, Lauderdale Co., Halls; d. Unknown, TN, Shelby Co., Memphis.

ii. CHARLES MOORE, b. 5 March 1925, TN, Lauderdale Co., Halls; m. DORIS WHITE.

48. LEROY CRAFTON9 WILKES (JAMES EDWARD8, RICHARD H.7, RICHARD6, RICHARD5, MINOR4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt 1924 in VA, Lunenburg Co., and died 4 January 1967. He married LOUISE T? 17 June 1944.

Children of Leroy Wilkes and Louise T? are:

i. RICHARD LEROY10 WILKES.

ii. WILLIAM AUBREY WILKES.

Generation No. 10

49. KATHERINE10 WILKES (KARL KEENER9, THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 25 October 1916 in TN, and died 26 November 1993 in TN. She married JAMES E. STEWART, SEN..

Notes

Wrote a letter to Charles F. Wilkes dated Oct. 23, 1968, where she gave a lot of genealogical data on her branch of the Wilkes family, starting with her father Karl.

In the letter she said that one time when she was about eleven or twelve years old, she went to Augusta, Arkansas, to the Wilkes reunion. Her mother, daddy and she carried their grandfather, Thomas Newsom Wilkes, and they had the reunion at a club house on some river. Pictures of the brothers were taken at the time, about 1928. Another picture of the brothers dates from 1911. A copy of one of these is in the possession of Charles F. Wilkes.

In the letter she says that Aunt Ermon Wilkes Crumbe lived with her son who ran a drug store in Hot Springs, Ark.

Her address was at 1585 Hollywood Drive, Jackson, Tenn.

Children of Katherine Wilkes and James Stewart are:

i. CAROLE L.11 STEWART, b. 5 March 1941.

ii. JAMES E. STEWART, JR., b. Unknown.

59. iii. ROBERT KARL STEWART, b. Unknown.

50. MARGARET10 FOWLKES (MAGGIE DEE9 WILKES, THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1). She married ROSS LONG.

Children of Margaret Fowlkes and Ross Long are:

i. MICHAEL11.

ii. GARY.

51. FRANK10 FOWLKES, JR. (MAGGIE DEE9 WILKES, THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1).

Children of Frank Fowlkes are:

i. MARILYN11 FOWLKES, m. B. TISDALE.

ii. KATHY FOWLKES, m. PUCKETT.

52. MARY ANN10 WILKES (THOMAS NEWSOM9, THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1). She married IRVIN NORRIS.

Children of Mary Wilkes and Irvin Norris are:

i. ANN IRVIN11 NORRIS.

ii. STANLEY NORRIS.

53. SHIRLEY JEAN10 WILKES (CARLTON NEELY9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 1933. She married FRANK MCRAE, REVEREND.

Children of Shirley Wilkes and Frank McRae are:

i. TERESA LYNN11 MCRAE.

ii. STEVEN MCRAE.

54. ALICE10 WILKES (JANES SESSOMS9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 13 July 1944. She married RONNIE CALHOUN.

Child of Alice Wilkes and Ronnie Calhoun is:

i. ?11 CALHOUN, b. August 1968.

55. CAROLYN10 JAMES (EVA DOYLE9 WILKES, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 31 May 1943. She married CHARLES KELLY GOODRICH, JR. 23 August 1964.

Child of Carolyn James and Charles Goodrich is:

60. i. GAIL LYNN11 GOODRICH, b. 7 May 1968.

56. ISABEL ABBOTT10 WILKES (CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 13 April 1921 in TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley, Sugar Hill Mansion. She married PAUL TEXAS ELLIS 16 September 1946 in TN, Shelby Co., Memphis, Grace-St.Luke's Episcopal Church, Rev. Wm. G. Gehri, son of George Ellis and Bertie Wade.

Children of Isabel Wilkes and Paul Ellis are:

61. i. THOMAS EDWARD11 ELLIS, b. 6 June 1951, TN, Memphis, Methodist Hospital.

ii. FREDERICK LEE ELLIS, b. 31 March 1955, TN, Nashville, Baptist Hospital; m. DEBORAH RUTH LANDAU, 12 December 1987.

57. CHARLES FRED10 WILKES (CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 19 July 1926 in TN, Lauderdale Co., Ripley. He married (1) YUKIYE YAMAI 6 June 1951 in CA, San Francisco, S.F. Honganji Buddhist Church, Rev. Sanada officiating., daughter of Sakaichi Yamai and Mitsuko Yokoyama. He married (2) ANGELECIA TIMAN LEBAJO 11 February 1993 in CA, Santa Clara Co., San Jose, County Courthouse, daughter of Apolinario Lebajo and Emiliana Timan.

Marriage Notes

Charles and Yuki were married in the San Francisco Buddhist Church, a sect of the Higashi Honganji church of Japan. The Rev. Sanada officiated, and witnesses included Mr. Kobuke, who died one week later. In attendance were many friends of both participants, and the two younger sisters of the bride, Miyeko and Shigeko. The best man was Bob Bowman, who had been with Charles the first time he met Yuki.

After the wedding, a reception was held at their apartment on Geary St. near to the Church, where the wedding cake was cut. Following the reception, all were invited to the Yamato Japanese restaurant on California Street, just above Grant Avenue in Chinatown of San Francisco.

Children of Charles Wilkes and Yukiye Yamai are:

62. i. CHARLES AKIRA11 WILKES, b. 31 August 1954, CA, Santa Clara Co., San Jose, San Jose Hospital.

63. ii. TINA HIKARI WILKES, b. 2 August 1958, CA, Alameda Co., Oakland, Kaiser Hospital.

64. iii. CAROL MIYURI LEILANI WILKES, b. 14 October 1962, CA, Alameda Co., Oakland, Kaiser Hospital.

58. JOHN ASHLEY10 MOORE, JR. (GLADYS IULA9 WILKES, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 18 September 1919 in TN, Lauderdale Co., Halls, and died Unknown in TN, Shelby Co., Memphis. He married KATHLEEN LAWRENCE Unknown.

Children of John Moore and Kathleen Lawrence are:

i. ROBERT11 MOORE, b. 12 November 1942, TN; d. Unknown, TN, Shelby Co., Memphis.

ii. PATRICIA MOORE, b. 31 March 1947, TN.

Generation No. 11

59. ROBERT KARL11 STEWART (KATHERINE10 WILKES, KARL KEENER9, THOMAS NEWSOM8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born Unknown. He married LISA FAIL.

Children of Robert Stewart and Lisa Fail are:

i. ALANA12 STEWART, b. Abt 1986.

ii. KRIS STEWART, b. Abt 1987.

60. GAIL LYNN11 GOODRICH (CAROLYN10 JAMES, EVA DOYLE9 WILKES, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 7 May 1968.

Child of Gail Goodrich is:

i. UNKNOWN12 DAUGHTER, b. Abt 1992.

61. THOMAS EDWARD11 ELLIS (ISABEL ABBOTT10 WILKES, CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 6 June 1951 in TN, Memphis, Methodist Hospital. He married DONNA MAE SANTANGELO 17 June 1978 in IL, Champaign, daughter of Frank Santangelo and Clorinda Magroo.

Children of Thomas Ellis and Donna Santangelo are:

i. STEVEN MATTHEW12 ELLIS, b. 21 September 1982, CA, Los Angeles Co., El Segundo.

ii. KEVIN ALEXANDER ELLIS, b. 27 November 1991, CA, Los Angeles Co., El Segundo.

62. CHARLES AKIRA11 WILKES (CHARLES FRED10, CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 31 August 1954 in CA, Santa Clara Co., San Jose, San Jose Hospital. He married CHARLOTTE MARIE GALSON 6 August 1977 in VA, Alexandria, Annandale, daughter of Walter Galson and Jean Pell.

Child of Charles Wilkes and Charlotte Galson is:

i. CATHERINE MARIE12 WILKES, b. 21 September 1987, VA, Norfolk, Norfolk General Hospital.

63. TINA HIKARI11 WILKES (CHARLES FRED10, CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 2 August 1958 in CA, Alameda Co., Oakland, Kaiser Hospital. She married FAKHRI GAAFARY 26 May 1985 in DC, Washington, Islamic Center.

Marriage Notes

Was married at an Islamic ceremony in the beautiful Islamic Center of Washington, DC. In attendance was both sets of parents, plus her father's mother, Mrs. Isabel Abbott Wilkes, who was 88 years old at the time. Jeff's parents had traveled from Israel for the occasion. Tina was dressed in a formal, white wedding gown. At this time, Tina formally converted to the Islamic religion, since not having a formal religion of her own, she decided to join her husband in his religion.

Children of Tina Wilkes and Fakhri Gaafary are:

i. HUSAIN CHRISTOPHER12 GAAFARY, b. 30 May 1987, SC, Greenville.

ii. DANIELLE AMIRA GAAFARY, b. 14 September 1993.

64. CAROL MIYURI LEILANI11 WILKES (CHARLES FRED10, CHARLES OPHIR9, CHARLES NEELY8, JAMES SESSOMS7, THOMAS6, JOHN5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, THOMAS1) was born 14 October 1962 in CA, Alameda Co., Oakland, Kaiser Hospital. She married CARL RAMAN HENN 21 December 1986 in MD, Montgomery, Rockville, Methodist Church, son of Dwight Henn and Diane Snyder.

Notes

Carol was born by cesarean section at 5:53 AM in Oakland's Kaiser Hospital, attended by Dr. H. Sakai.

Marriage Notes

Carol and Carl were married in a small, charming Methodist Chapel in Rockville, Maryland. Both sets of parents were present at the wedding, including the siblings of both participants. The brother of Carl sang a song accompanied by a guitar. There was a reception afterwards for their parents and friends.

Children of Carol Wilkes and Carl Henn are:

i. JESSICA MITSUKO12 HENN, b. 17 March 1989, MD, Gaithersburg, Shady Grove Hospital..

ii. ALLISON YUKIYE HENN, b. 7 October 1993, MD, Gaithersburg, Shady Grove Hospital.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Terrill
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 3:55 PM
To: Ken Mullins
Subject: geanology

just had a copy of the Mullins Family page sent to us. Wanted to send updates to correct some errors on the genealogy.

Under Gail Goodrich you have children listed as:

one unknown daughter

What it should list is:

Gail Goodrich married to David Elliott Terrill (marriage date June-9-89)

Gail's DOB May-7-1968 David's DOB Nov-2-1964

children:

Shea Sebastian Terrill (male) born Mar-13-92 and

Zy Livingston Terrill (male) born Nov-9-1999

Gail has never had any female children and the two boys are her only offspring.

Please let me know if there are any other questions regarding Gail and or her mother, father and their parents

Thank you Dave Terrill (Gail's Husband)
⁶

Will*

25 August 1782

Brunswick Co. Court, Brunswick, Virginia, IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the twenty-fifth of August in the year of our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and Eighty two I Joseph Wilkes of the County of Brunswick do appoint and ordain this my last will and Testament revoking all other, my Soul I Recommend to Gad that gave it, my body to be buried in a Christian manner and for what it has pleased God to bless me with I do Give and Bequeath as follows, to wit:

ITEM I give to my Daughter Sarah Wilkes one negro girl named Lender to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give to my son John Wilkes after the death or marriage of my wife the part of the tract of land I now live on lying on the fork of Gilberts branch to the back line the other part of my land to be equally divided between my sons Joseph Wilkes and Thomas Wilkes at the death or marriage of my wife but if either of my three young sons should die under age then their land to be equally divided between the other two to them or their heirs forever.

ITEM My desire is that my negroes should be equally divided after the death or marriage of my wife between my children Burwell Wilkes, John Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Joseph Wilkes, Minah Wilkes and Frances Wilkes or such of them that shall survive the death of their mother to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM I desire that my household furniture at the death or marriage of my wife to be equally divided between my children John Wilkes, Betsy Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, Joseph Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Minah Wilkes and Frances Wilkes or such of them as shall then be living to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM My stock of all kinds at the death or marriage of my wife to be equally divided among all my children then living to them and their heirs forever.

I do appoint Henry Harrison and Burwell Wilkes and my wife Henryetta Wilkes whole and sole executors of this my last Will and Testament IN WITNESS where I have here set my hand and affixed my seal.

In presence of teste: Joseph Wilkes (L.S.)

Brunswick Co. Court

22 day of November, 1784

William Harrison

Lucey Vaughain

Caron Vaughain

This will was proved by the oaths of Wm. Harrison, Lucey Vaughain and Caron Vaughain witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And upon the motion of Henryetta Wilkes and Henry Harrison, two of the executors therein appointed, and they having given bond with security and taken the oath according to law, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste

Brury Stith, Ct. Clerk
⁵

Family

Elizabeth 'Eliza' Peirce

Child

Joseph Wilks+⁵ b. bt 1675 - 1680, d. a 26 Aug 1734

Reference

5120

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 7491 !SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 10019
SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 10018 SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, Page 7491
SOURCE: James D. Wilks, Jr.
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/
[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/, http://www.infomrt.com/familyhistory/wilkes_cf/….

Thomas Wilks¹

M, #3345

Father

Minor Wilks¹ b. c 1735, d. b 12 Sep 1811

Mother

Phoebe Yancy Stone¹ b. c 1735, d. c 1786

Thomas Wilks||p148.htm#i3345|Minor Wilks|b. c 1735\nd. b 12 Sep 1811|p148.htm#i3186|Phoebe Yancy Stone|b. c 1735\nd. c 1786|p135.htm#i3187|John Wilks|b. c 1710\nd. 30 Jul 1786|p148.htm#i3188|Jane (W-O J Wilks)|b. c 1712|p2.htm#i3356|||||||

Relationship

6th great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2000

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Citations

[S86] Jim Wilks Web Page, online http://www.my-ged.com/jimwilks/

Thomas B Wilks

M, #476, b. 24 July 1879

Father

John Calvin Wilks b. 6 Dec 1845, d. 17 Apr 1927

Mother

Annas Almarinda Ball b. 5 Feb 1844, d. 24 Mar 1925

Relationship

2nd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

4 Oct 1994

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

24 July 1879

(Witness) Cen-Head

1 June 1880

Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri, Household:

Household: John C Wilks

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
John C. WILKS	Self	M	Male	W	34	MO	Assessor For Co.	---	---
Annice WILKS	Wife	M	Female	W	36	TN	Keeping House	---	TN
Henry J. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	14	MO	Farmer	MO	TN
James L. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	12	MO	Farmer	MO	TN
Francis M. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	10	MO	At Home	MO	TN
Ira Guy WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	9	MO		MO	TN
Eli WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	4	MO		MO	TN
Thos. B. WILKS	Son	S	Male	W	10M	MO		MO	TN

Source Information:

Census Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Missouri

Family History Library Film: 1254698

Page Number : 530A , Principal=John Calvin Wilks¹

Citations

[S34] Census Records 1880, US Census 1880.

Thomas Benton Wilks¹

M, #3120, b. 22 April 1841, d. 18 March 1863

Father

John R. Wilks¹ b. Oct 1812, d. 16 Feb 1881

Mother

Mary "Polly" Strawn¹ b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 5 Mar 1886

Thomas Benton Wilks|b. 22 Apr 1841\nd. 18 Mar 1863|p148.htm#i3120|John R. Wilks|b. Oct 1812\nd. 16 Feb 1881|p148.htm#i481|Mary "Polly" Strawn|b. 5 Mar 1815\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p136.htm#i482|Minor W(inn) Wilks|b. 1785\nd. Jul 1867|p148.htm#i2046|Elizabeth Smith||p129.htm#i2047|Stephen Strawn|b. 1782\nd. 1861|p136.htm#i3123|Elizabeth Brownlow|b. 29 Mar 1791\nd. 28 Oct 1850|p26.htm#i3124|

Relationship

3rd great-granduncle of Alexander Christopher Mullins.

Last Edited

18 Dec 1998

Verified

Ancestor Of Zander

Birth*

22 April 1841

Missouri¹

Death*

18 March 1863

Citations

[S77] Dan H Stearns, Fred G. Mieswinkel, Eugene H Carl, Ruth M Turner, Harlan Stark Jessie C Miller, Lawrence MO History, The Stephen Strawn Family Page 522-523.

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Lawrence M Wilks

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Minor Wilks^1,2

Minor W(inn) Wilks^1,2

Nancy Jane Wilks¹

Opal Wilks¹

Richard Smith "Major" Wilks¹

Richard Stone Wilks^1,2

Richard Stone Wilks Jr^1,2

Sarah 'Sally' Wilks¹

Susanna Hazelwood Wilks¹

Thomas Wilks¹

Thomas Wilks¹

Thomas Benton Wilks¹