Dale Taylor Wilks, 1914–1992 (aged 77 years)
- Name
- Dale Taylor /Wilks/
- Given names
- Dale Taylor
- Surname
- Wilks
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Birth
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Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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Birth of a sister
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Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Citation details: Delayed Birth, Somervell County, Texas, recorded in Book 3, page 536 Text: Recorded 22 MAY 1945 Note: Initially Myrl Jean Wilks was not given a middle name by her parents, but her mother, Erie Catharine Wilks of Dublin, Texas, Route 4, certified her name to be "Myrl Jean Wilks" in Affidavit A dated 7 August 1945, State of Texas, County of Erath. |
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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Note: in the home of his son William Wesley Wilks |
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Burial of a paternal grandfather
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Source: Wilks and Young Families, The
Quality of data: primary evidence because of a 2 foot snow he wasn't buried until the 18th of January Note: Tombstone inscription: B. C. Wilks; 1827 - 1919. |
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Baptism of a brother
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: "Bro Bell started a meeting Saterday night before the 3rd Sunday in July lasted eight day, Karl, Dave Casey and wife were Baptised." Erie Wilks |
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Census
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Address: Duffau Precinct Note: in hh 145-145 as William W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, Erie C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. [Karl Glyn] 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, RETA V. [Reta Vird] 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: certificate# 66018 |
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: page 39 |
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Baptism of a sister
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Quality of data: primary evidence |
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British King
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29th President of the United States
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30th President of the United States
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Baptism
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: by Brother James Howell |
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31st President of the United States
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Census
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Address: Precinct 1, Burnet-Lampasas Road Note: in hh 26-27 as William W. Wilks head 46 TX-AL-IL farmer, Erie C. 49 AR-KY-IN, Rita V. daughter 18, DALE T. son 15, Myrl daughter 13, Voy G. son 9, Kirby K. son 7, all b. TX except Erie in AR. Under "home owned or rented," William's was O |
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Baptism of a sister
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: Baptised by Bro. Rose during a meeting. Also baptised were Loma [Loma Irene Smith, future wife of Marl Vane Wilks] and "Grandma" [Mary Talula Kirkley Taylor] |
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Marriage of a sister
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Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1671495, Reference# Record#1 pg 280
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Text: married by Walter Everett, a gospel minister and barber at his home in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. Citation details: Summer 1968 |
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32nd President of the United States
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Death of a maternal grandfather
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Cause: Valvular heart disease
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 58347 Text: Informant: C. J. Taylor, his son Charles Jenkins Taylor |
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Burial of a maternal grandfather
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Cemetery: Post Mountain Cemetery
Address: Block 018, Lot 06, Plot 04, Traveling west on Highway 29 (Buchanan Drive) approximately two miles from the intersection of Highways 281 and 29in Burnet, turn left onto Southland Drive and then left again on the first road to the left. At end of road turn right into cemetery. Note: tombstone inscription: F. S. Taylor; Mar. 14, 1851; Dec. 4, 1936. |
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British King
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Census
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Address: Precinct 1, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 22A, page 22 Text: Supervisor's District: 10 Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 483, Home: owner, $750. Charlie Ross, Head, Male, White, Age: 32, Married, Schooling: 5th grade, TX Unemployed: 4 mo., Gasoline Shovel Operator, Owens Shovel Construction, Own account, Wks worked: 42; Reta, Wife, Female, White, Age: 28, Married, Schooling: H4, TX, Housework; Jerry E., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, TX; Doris Nan, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 4, Single, TX; Monte Ken, Son, Male, White, Age: 5/12, Single, TX; Dale Wilks, Bro-in-law, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Schooling: H3, OK, Unemployed: 4 mo, Shovel Operator, Construction, Private work, Wks worked: 40, $940. All with residence in 1935 at Same Place. |
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Occupation
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Employer: Root Construction Corp Note: attended Diesel School |
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Military Beg
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Note: "enlisted March 3, 1942, in the Navy, reported to duty in Houston on 18 Mar; he wrote a card to his sister Myrl who wrote to their ‘folks’ on 20 Mar 1942, “We had a card from Dale Wednesday saying he was to leave Houston that day but didn’t know where yet. He said he’d write again soon. I’m glad you got to be with him some before he left. I was in hopes some of you would come with him, when he came over to see Vane and us. I was so glad he could come by to see us all for a while before going. I hope you won’t worry about him too much, mama. He seemed well satisfied in the part he’s to take in the service. I’m so proud of him. I know Jenkins is thrilled. I believe he'll go a long way and that we will all be proud to say we’ve a brother or son in the Navy.” |
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Military Service
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Address: Dale T. Wilks, MM 2/C, USNR Groupe # 5, Sub Base – Navy 1504 % Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif. Note: in letter to his sister Myrl, “I started working nights on Monday. Work from 4 P.M. to midnight. I don’t mind working that shift when I don’t have to work too long hours. It is hard for me to get in the habit of sleeping the first part of the night when I go back on days. Have you heard from Kirby any more? I haven’t heard from him since January 15. I am glad he was able to talk to you. Also glad papa and mama got to visit him. I got a letter from his girl a few days ago. From what she said, it looks like we are to have another sister-in-law. Anyway I am glad they didn’t get married before he went overseas." |
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Military End
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: served in US Naval Training Station (San Diego, CA); Submarine Repair Training Unit (Pacific); Submarine Division 41 (Relief Crews); US Naval Submarine Base 128; USS. S/M Base, Midway Island, Territory of Hawaii; USNPSC (US Naval Personnel Separation Center) Camp Wallace, Galveston, TX -- 23 mos. sea duty; ratings held: F3c; F2c; F1c (Firemen 3rd, 2nd & 1st class); MM2c; MM1c (Motor Machinists mate 2nd & 1st class) |
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Death of a father
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Cause: Coronary occlusion/Arteriosclerosis
Address: Route 4, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Text: Informant: Mrs. W. W. Wilks, his wife Citation details: Certificate # 49784 Note: died on the farm 4 miles Northwest of Dublin, off the road toward Linglewood, just after he had said "good-bye" to his son, Marl Vane Wilks, who was leaving for Japan |
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British King
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33rd President of the United States
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Marriage
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Burial of a father
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Address: From Glen Rose, Texas go west on Hwy. 67 from Barnard Street. Go about 12.5 miles. turn left on CR 198. After about 1 mile, the road curves to the left. You will come upon a cattle guard where CR 198 turns into CR 2015. After the cattle guard, follow the road for about another .5 mile to the back side of the cemetery. Turn right on the road by the cemetery and follow it around to the front entrance. Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393 Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; William W.; 1884 - 1946 [with his wife] Erie C.; 1881 - 1951
Note: The Chalk Mountain Cemetery is in Somervell County, Texas. The town of Chalk Mountain is in Erath County, Texas although there is not much there anymore. |
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: page 37 |
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Death of a mother
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Cause: stroke
Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner
Quality of data: primary evidence |
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Burial of a mother
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; William W; 1880 - 1946 [with wife] Erie C.; 1881 - 1951 |
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British Queen
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34th President of the United States
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35th President of the United States
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36th President of the United States
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37th President of the United States
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Death of a son
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Address: near Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA Citation details: page 37
Source: Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
Citation details: Film# 2033359, Reference# 19483 |
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Burial of a son
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Cemetery: Memorial Gardens Note: Memorial services were held at the Tank Hill Chapel at Fort Rucker with Col. C.H. Johnson and Col. Harding, both service chaplains, officiating.[August 28]. Military funeral services were held from the Post Chapel at Fort Carson [August 31] with Capt. C.H. Cheyne, an Army chaplain and Rev. Graugerger officiating. Interment followed in the Memorial Gardens in Colorado Springs. This was a full military service. |
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38th President of the United States
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39th President of the United States
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Marriage of a sister
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Note: widow and widower |
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: 450-01-1379 |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Post Mountain Cemetery
Address: Block 018, Lot 07, Plot 04, Traveling west on Highway 29 (Buchanan Drive) approximately two miles from the intersection of Highways 281 and 29 in Burnet, turn left onto Southland Drive and then left again on the first road to the left. At end of road turn right into cemetery. Note: tombstone inscription: WILKS; M. Vane; 1909 - 1980 [next to his wife] Yasuko A.; 1927 - [living] |
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40th President of the United States
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41st President of the United States
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: 459-34-4721 |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: McGregor Cemetery
Address: McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, USA GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 31.44843, Longitude: -97.40579 Citation details: Memorial# 101620516. Added 2 Dec 2012 by Ruth M. Brown. |
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Death
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Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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Burial
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Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.87060, Longitude: -98.17530. Lake Victor, Burnet County, Texas, USA Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis Note: tombstone inscription: Dale Taylor Wilks, MOMMI US Navy; World War II; Apr 18 1914; Feb 1, 1992. |
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1884–1946
Birth: April 1, 1884
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— Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Death: November 26, 1946 — Erath, Texas, USA |
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| mother |
1881–1951
Birth: March 29, 1881
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— Washington, Arkansas, USA Death: August 30, 1951 — Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA |
| Civil marriage | Civil marriage — August 28, 1905 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA |
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11 months
elder brother |
1906–1991
Birth: July 10, 1906
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: September 8, 1991 — McGregor, McLennan, Texas, USA |
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3 years
elder brother |
1909–1980
Birth: June 19, 1909
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: November 17, 1980 — Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA |
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2 years
elder sister |
1911–1994
Birth: July 5, 1911
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1994 — Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA |
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3 years
himself |
1914–1992
Birth: April 18, 1914
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— Danville, Yell, Arkansas, USA Death: February 21, 1992 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
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3 years
younger sister |
1916–2016
Birth: November 20, 1916
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: April 27, 2016 — Friendswood, Harris, Texas, USA |
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4 years
younger brother |
1920–2010
Birth: December 17, 1920
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— Hedley, Donley, Texas, USA Death: March 14, 2010 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA |
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21 months
younger brother |
1922–2012
Birth: August 31, 1922
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— Loop, Gaines, Texas, USA Death: May 16, 2012 — Buda, Hays, Texas, USA |
| himself |
1914–1992
Birth: April 18, 1914
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— Danville, Yell, Arkansas, USA Death: February 21, 1992 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
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| wife |
1915–2003
Birth: June 17, 1915
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— Pebble Mound, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: May 25, 2003 — Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — September 1946 — Brown, Texas, USA |
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11 months
son |
1947–1970
Birth: August 10, 1947
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— Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA Death: August 24, 1970 — Dale, Alabama, USA |
| Birth |
Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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| Baptism |
Quality of data: primary evidence |
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| Census |
Citation details: Sheet 22A, page 22 Text: Supervisor's District: 10 Quality of data: census image |
| Occupation |
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| Military Beg |
Source: Letters of Myrl Wilks McLean
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| Military Service |
Source: Letters of Myrl Wilks McLean
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| Military End |
Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Marriage |
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| Death |
Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
| Burial |
Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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in hh 145-145 as William W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, Erie C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. [Karl Glyn] 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, RETA V. [Reta Vird] 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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| Baptism |
by Brother James Howell |
| Census |
in hh 26-27 as William W. Wilks head 46 TX-AL-IL farmer, Erie C. 49 AR-KY-IN, Rita V. daughter 18, DALE T. son 15, Myrl daughter 13, Voy G. son 9, Kirby K. son 7, all b. TX except Erie in AR. Under "home owned or rented," William's was O |
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in hh 483, Home: owner, $750. Charlie Ross, Head, Male, White, Age: 32, Married, Schooling: 5th grade, TX Unemployed: 4 mo., Gasoline Shovel Operator, Owens Shovel Construction, Own account, Wks worked: 42; Reta, Wife, Female, White, Age: 28, Married, Schooling: H4, TX, Housework; Jerry E., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, TX; Doris Nan, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 4, Single, TX; Monte Ken, Son, Male, White, Age: 5/12, Single, TX; Dale Wilks, Bro-in-law, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Schooling: H3, OK, Unemployed: 4 mo, Shovel Operator, Construction, Private work, Wks worked: 40, $940. All with residence in 1935 at Same Place. |
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attended Diesel School |
| Military Beg |
"enlisted March 3, 1942, in the Navy, reported to duty in Houston on 18 Mar; he wrote a card to his sister Myrl who wrote to their ‘folks’ on 20 Mar 1942, “We had a card from Dale Wednesday saying he was to leave Houston that day but didn’t know where yet. He said he’d write again soon. I’m glad you got to be with him some before he left. I was in hopes some of you would come with him, when he came over to see Vane and us. I was so glad he could come by to see us all for a while before going. I hope you won’t worry about him too much, mama. He seemed well satisfied in the part he’s to take in the service. I’m so proud of him. I know Jenkins is thrilled. I believe he'll go a long way and that we will all be proud to say we’ve a brother or son in the Navy.” |
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in letter to his sister Myrl, “I started working nights on Monday. Work from 4 P.M. to midnight. I don’t mind working that shift when I don’t have to work too long hours. It is hard for me to get in the habit of sleeping the first part of the night when I go back on days. Have you heard from Kirby any more? I haven’t heard from him since January 15. I am glad he was able to talk to you. Also glad papa and mama got to visit him. I got a letter from his girl a few days ago. From what she said, it looks like we are to have another sister-in-law. Anyway I am glad they didn’t get married before he went overseas." |
| Military End |
served in US Naval Training Station (San Diego, CA); Submarine Repair Training Unit (Pacific); Submarine Division 41 (Relief Crews); US Naval Submarine Base 128; USS. S/M Base, Midway Island, Territory of Hawaii; USNPSC (US Naval Personnel Separation Center) Camp Wallace, Galveston, TX -- 23 mos. sea duty; ratings held: F3c; F2c; F1c (Firemen 3rd, 2nd & 1st class); MM2c; MM1c (Motor Machinists mate 2nd & 1st class) |
| Burial |
tombstone inscription: Dale Taylor Wilks, MOMMI US Navy; World War II; Apr 18 1914; Feb 1, 1992. |
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Note
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Myrl wrote again to their ‘folks’. – 27 Nov 1942: ”Dale says he is much happier now than when he first went into the Navy. I hope Kirby will be the same way ... Mama & Papa, whatever they decide about them (sic. Dale, Kirby, Voy) remember that God looks after his own children so I believe our three boys will be all right in every way. Look how lucky Dale has been, of course, he works hard and doesn’t get to do as he pleases all time but he hasn’t been to sea and hasn’t had to fight. That’s some proof that Christian boys are looked after by our Father." |
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