George Clinton Wilks, 18641951 (aged 87 years)

Name
George Clinton /Wilks/
Given names
George Clinton
Surname
Wilks
Birth
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Occupation
Farmer
Employer: "General Farm Work"
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Birth of a brother
Census
Address: Pct. 1
Citation details: PAGE 377
Note: in hh 15-15 as Benjamin C. Wilks 45 farmer $800-$200 AL, Harriet E. 28 IL, Samuel T. 10 TX, Benjamin P. 7 TX, GEORGE CLINTON 5 TX, Allsey A. 4 TX, James E. 1 TX; Louisa Caver 24 MS; p. 377
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Birth of a sister
18th President of the United States
Ulysses S Grant
March 4, 1869
Birth of a sister
Birth of a brother
Birth of a brother
19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Birth of a brother
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
Birth of a sister
Death of a sister
Birth of a brother
Address: four miles west of Walnut Springs, Bosque County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393
Text:

"Our Departed I was called to speak words of comfort to the bereaved family and the many friends who had gathered at the church near Chalk Mountain Cemetery to pay their last respects to our beloved brother, and friend. T. T. COPELAND, Dublin, Texas."

Quality of data: primary evidence
Marriage of a sister
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Marriage of a brother
Marriage of a brother
Marriage of a sister
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
Marriage of a brother
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Census
Address: Altus township (east part), Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Citation details: Sheet 27A
Text:

Supervisor's District 219
Enumeration District 79
Enumerator: Benjamin F. Flowers

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 515-515 as Wilks, George, Head, White, Male, Born: OCT 1864, Age: 35, Single, TX AL IL, Could read write & speak English, Farmer, Home: owner, free, farm# 529.
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Marriage
Marriage of a brother
Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Marriage of a brother
Address: Courthouse, Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas, USA.
Text:

They lived in the home of Willie's parents, B. C. and Harriet Wilks, first 19 months of their marriage.

Citation details: Book 2 - A, Page 216
Note: Witnessed by Rev. Joe Newman and others; marriage performed by C.M. Wright, Justice of Peace, Precinct No. 1, Glen Rose, Somervell. Texas, USA [Holy Matrimony Certificate]
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 35675758 Added 09 APR 2009 by Shirley Hart Dillingham
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Citation details: p. 25
Death of a mother
Note: on farm near Oden Chapel
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Note: tombstone inscription: Thy Will be Done; Harriet; Wife of; B.C. Wilks; Born; Aug. 14, 1841; Died; Mar. 29, 1911; of such is the; Kingdom of Heaven; WILKS.
Baptism of a brother
Quality of data: primary evidence
Note: by John T. Bentley in the Paluxy River, Lanham's Mill, Somervell County, Texas
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Marriage of a brother
Marriage of a brother
Death of a father
Quality of data: primary evidence
Note: in the home of his son William Wesley Wilks
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
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.
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Death of a sister
Marriage of a daughter
Birth of a grandson
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 31849626, Added 30 NOV 2008 by Ken Jones
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Marriage of a son
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
Death of a brother
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Death of a brother
Death of a grandson
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Birth of a granddaughter
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
Death of a brother
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Death of a sister
Death of a brother
Death of a brother
British King
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Death of a brother
November 26, 1946 Age: 62 years, 7 months, 26 days
Cause: Coronary occlusion/Arteriosclerosis
Address: Route 4, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
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
Burial of a brother
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.
Residence
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Death of a brother
Death
Cause of death: Cerebral Thrombosis/Arteriosclerosis
Address: Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
Quality of data: Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Burial
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.
Note: double tombstone inscription: Wilks, George C.; 1864 - 1951; [with wife] Sudie F.; 1881 - 1957
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.
Family with parents
father
Benjamin Carroll Wilks
18271919
Birth: August 12, 1827 22 20 Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Death: January 15, 1919Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA
mother
Harriet Young Wilks
18411911
Birth: August 14, 1841 41 35 Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Death: March 29, 1911Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA
Marriage Marriage1856Hill, Texas, USA
23 months
elder sister
18571857
Birth: November 11, 1857 30 16 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: November 26, 1857Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
13 months
elder brother
18581858
Birth: December 1, 1858 31 17 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: December 18, 1858Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
19 months
elder brother
18601929
Birth: June 16, 1860 32 18 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: July 3, 1929Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
2 years
elder brother
18621935
Birth: September 2, 1862 35 21 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: 1935Oklahoma, USA
2 years
himself
18641951
Birth: October 20, 1864 37 23 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: December 8, 1951Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
18 months
younger sister
18661924
Birth: April 20, 1866 38 24 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: March 26, 1924
3 years
younger brother
18691944
Birth: July 28, 1869 41 27 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: December 2, 1944
3 years
younger sister
18721937
Birth: September 5, 1872 45 31 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: January 18, 1937
16 months
younger brother
18741932
Birth: January 2, 1874 46 32 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: between 1931 and 1932
3 years
younger brother
18761951
Birth: August 16, 1876 49 35 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: September 9, 1951Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
2 years
younger brother
18781940
Birth: August 14, 1878 51 37 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: after December 8, 1940
3 years
younger sister
18811882
Birth: September 29, 1881 54 40 Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA
Death: October 3, 1882Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA
3 years
younger brother
William Wesley Wilks Portrait
18841946
Birth: April 1, 1884 56 42 Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
Death: November 26, 1946Erath, Texas, USA
Family with Sudie Francis Kite
himself
18641951
Birth: October 20, 1864 37 23 Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA
Death: December 8, 1951Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
wife
18811957
Birth: March 5, 1881
Death: April 14, 1957Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
Marriage MarriageSeptember 7, 1902
11 months
son
19031977
Birth: July 22, 1903 38 22
Death: July 6, 1977
20 months
daughter
19051991
Birth: March 4, 1905 40 23
Death: June 2, 1991Tarrant, Texas, USA
3 years
daughter
19082006
Birth: April 10, 1908 43 27 Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
Death: January 24, 2006Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA
2 years
daughter
19101993
Birth: May 6, 1910 45 29 Bosque, Texas, USA
Death: December 28, 1993Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA
Birth
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Census
Citation details: PAGE 377
Census
Citation details: Sheet 27A
Text:

Supervisor's District 219
Enumeration District 79
Enumerator: Benjamin F. Flowers

Quality of data: census image
Marriage
Occupation
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Residence
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Death
Quality of data: Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Burial
Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Census

in hh 15-15 as Benjamin C. Wilks 45 farmer $800-$200 AL, Harriet E. 28 IL, Samuel T. 10 TX, Benjamin P. 7 TX, GEORGE CLINTON 5 TX, Allsey A. 4 TX, James E. 1 TX; Louisa Caver 24 MS; p. 377

Census

in hh 515-515 as Wilks, George, Head, White, Male, Born: OCT 1864, Age: 35, Single, TX AL IL, Could read write & speak English, Farmer, Home: owner, free, farm# 529.

Burial

double tombstone inscription: Wilks, George C.; 1864 - 1951; [with wife] Sudie F.; 1881 - 1957

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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