Henry Wilks + Judah Dowdy

7 children

William C. Wilks

1825–

Birth: April 25, 1825 30 25 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death:

Cathandra Wilks

1827–

Birth: 1827 32 27 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death:

Timandra Wilks

1829–1853

Birth: 1829 34 29 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: 1853 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Samuel Henry Wilks

1832–1909

Birth: 1832 37 32 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: June 17, 1909

Pernetta Harriett Wilks

1834–1926

Birth: November 28, 1834 39 34 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: January 26, 1926 — Virginia, USA

Frances Ellen Wilks

1840–1869

Birth: about 1840 45 40 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: December 1869 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Julia Ann Wilks

1833–1882

Birth: June 6, 1833 38 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: May 28, 1882 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Henry Wilks

1795–1878

Birth: 1795 30 30 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death: 1878 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Samuel Wilks

1764–1837

Birth: October 24, 1764 30 24 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death: July 1, 1837 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Elizabeth Newman

1765–1826

Birth: about 1765 20 21 — Dunmore (later Shenandoah), Virginia, USA

Death: before October 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Judah Dowdy

1800–

Birth: 1800 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death:

Facts and events

Relationships

Marriage	May 26, 1824 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Bedford County Marriage Bonds Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M00005-6, Film# 30591, Reference # page 82 Text: listed as Judy Dowdy Note: "May 24, 1824; Henry Wilks & Judah Dowdy; William Dowdy, Surety; Married by William Harris, May 26, 1824."
Family census	1830 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Citation details: Page 151 of 1830 Bedford County, Virginia Census
Family census	August 16, 1850 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Southern Division Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1850 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 225 Text: Enumerator: G. A. Burton Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 212 212 as Henry Wilks, Age: 55, Male, Farmer, $1000, VA, Cannot read; Judith, Age: 50, Female, VA, Cannot read or write; William, Age: 25, Male, Laborer, VA; Timandra, Age: 21, Female, VA, Cannot read or write; Hank, Age: 18, Male, Laborer, VA; Pernetta H., Age: 15, Female, VA; Frances, Age: 10, Female, VA. Next door in 213 213 were Calohill Newman and wife Juliann, Henry's daughter. Also listed were Margaret Wilks (his stepmother) and Sallie [Dobyns] Wilks, his brother Ben's son Samuel Norman's widow, who was nextdoor to Abner and Betsy [Wilks] Dobins, the latter was Henry's sister.
Family census	July 25, 1870 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Township of Otter Post Office: Liberty, Virginia Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1870 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Quality of data: census image Citation details: Sheet 69, Page 331 Note: in hh 442 421 as Wilkes, Henry, Age: 76, Male, White, Farmer, $680/$260, VA, Citizen; Judith H, Age: 70, Female, White, Keeping house, VA, Cannot read & write; Updike, Pernetta H, Age: 35, Female, White, At home, VA, Cannot write; Arthur, Henry W., Age: 17, Male, White, At home, Cannot read & write; Updike, Gustones, Age: 3, Male, White, VA.
Unique identifier	21FECA7E2E5BB47A463F1D03449D9F2E
Last change	June 22, 2010 – 08:50:10 Author of last change: barbaracorner