Cressie Wilks 1908

Cressie Wilks, 1908–2006 (aged 97 years)

Name

Cressie Wilks

Name: Cressie /Wilks/
Given names: Cressie
Surname: Wilks
Married name: Cressie /Pope/

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	April 10, 1908 43 27 Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records 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 sister	Florence Wilks May 6, 1910 Bosque, Texas, USA Source: Wilks/Anderson/Hawthorne Family Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The Citation details: p. 25
Death of a paternal grandmother	Martha Harriet Young March 29, 1911 Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families, The Note: on farm near Oden Chapel
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Martha Harriet Young March 1911 Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner 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. Harriet Young Wilks Tombstone -wife of Benjamin Carroll
Death of a paternal grandfather	Benjamin Carroll Wilks January 15, 1919 Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families, The Source: Erie Catherine Wilks Journal & Diary Quality of data: primary evidence Note: in the home of his son William Wesley Wilks
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Benjamin Carroll Wilks January 18, 1919 Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery Source: Wilks and Young Families, The Source: Erie Catherine Wilks Journal & Diary Quality of data: primary evidence Shared note: because of a 2 foot snow he wasn't buried until the 18th of January because of a 2 foot snow he wasn't buried until the 18th of January Note: Tombstone inscription: B. C. Wilks; 1827 - 1919. Benjamin Carroll Wilks Tombstone
Marriage of a sister	James Russell Palmer — Clara Wilks — View this family November 8, 1925 Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The
Marriage of a sister	William Joseph Anderson — Florence Wilks — View this family August 25, 1928 Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 31849626, Added 30 NOV 2008 by Ken Jones Source: Wilks/Anderson/Hawthorne Family Citation details: 31 AUG 2011 e-mail to Doris Ross Johnston
Marriage of a brother	G C Wilks — Maggie Jewel May — View this family September 1928 Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Death of a father	George Clinton Wilks December 8, 1951 – not given Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis/Arteriosclerosis Address: Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The Quality of data: Death Certificate Source: Texas Death Certificate Citation details: Certificate # 60705
Burial of a father	George Clinton Wilks December 9, 1951 Somervell, Texas, USA 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. Source: Somervell County, Texas, Cemeteries - Chalk Mountain Cemetery Source: Texas Death Certificate Citation details: Certificate # 60705 Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner 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.
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945
British Queen	Elizabeth II from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States	Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953
Death of a mother	Sudie Francis Kite April 14, 1957 Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon January 20, 1969
Marriage of a brother	G C Wilks — Dorothy Williams — View this family April 2, 1970 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
38th President of the United States	Gerald Ford August 9, 1974
39th President of the United States	Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977
Death of a brother	G C Wilks July 6, 1977 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Citation details: p. 23
40th President of the United States	Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981
41st President of the United States	George H W Bush January 20, 1989
Death of a sister	Clara Wilks June 2, 1991 Tarrant, Texas, USA Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Source: Tarrant County, Texas, USA Cemeteries - Mount Olivet Cemetery - Garden of Memories Citation details: PALMER Clara WILKS 1905-1991.jpg
Burial of a sister	Clara Wilks June 1991 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Cemetery: Mount Olivet Cemetery - Garden of Memories Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude 32° 47' 32"N, Longitude 097° 18' 44"W Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA, 76105, ph. 817-336-0584 Source: Tarrant County, Texas, USA Cemeteries - Mount Olivet Cemetery - Garden of Memories Citation details: PALMER Clara WILKS 1905-1991.jpg Note: tombstone inscription: Clara Wilks Palmer; Mar. 4, 1905 - June 2, 1991 (next to her husband James Russell Palmer) Clara Wilks Palmer Tombstone
42nd President of the United States	Bill Clinton January 20, 1993
Death of a sister	Florence Wilks December 28, 1993 Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 31849627. Added 30 NOV 2000 by Ken Jones
Burial of a sister	Florence Wilks December 1993 Somervell, Texas, USA Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.14609, Longitude: -97.89489. Located 13 miles South of Glen Rose off Hwy. 67. When you get to County Road 198 turn left and go 1.4 miles to the cemetery. Somervell County, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 31849627, Added 30 NOV 2008 by Ken Jones Note: double tombstone inscription: A Mason Emblem; Anderson; William Joseph; Sept. 21, 1906; Aug. 21, 2000 [with wife] Florence (Wilks); May 6, 1910; Dec. 28, 1993. In center between names are double wedding rings with the date of "Aug. 25, 1928". William Joseph Anderson & Florence Wilks Anderson Tombstone
43rd President of the United States	George W Bush January 20, 2001
Death	January 24, 2006 (aged 97 years) Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35675758 Added 09 APR 2009 by Shirley Hart Dillingham
Burial	January 2006 (0 after death) Harleton, Harrison, Texas, USA Cemetery: Center Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.66280, Longitude: -94.57310. Harleton, Harrison County, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 6248779 Added 10 MAR 2002 by MB, Maintained by Shirley Hart Dillingham Note: double tombstone inscription: Pope; J. Howard; Sept. 19, 1895; Dec. 15, 1983; with wife Cressie W.; Apr. 10, 1908; [Jan. 24, 2006]. Cressie Wilks Pope & John Howard Pope Tombstone

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 20, 1864 37 23 — Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Census: July 17, 1870 — Hill, Texas, USA Census: July 9, 1900 — Greer, Oklahoma, USA Marriage: September 7, 1902 Occupation: Farmer Death: December 8, 1951 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Burial: December 9, 1951 — Somervell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 6D78BD125BEA4F58A3BBE9E227BD745A7BC2 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sudie Francis Kite G C Wilks Clara Wilks Cressie Wilks Florence Wilks George Clinton Wilks 1864–1951 Birth: October 20, 1864 37 23 — Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: December 8, 1951 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: March 5, 1881 Marriage: September 7, 1902 Death: April 14, 1957 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 6D78BD125BEA4F58A3BBE9E227BD745A7BC2 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Clinton Wilks G C Wilks Clara Wilks Cressie Wilks Florence Wilks Sudie Francis Kite 1881–1957 Birth: March 5, 1881 Death: April 14, 1957 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — September 7, 1902 —
11 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 22, 1903 38 22 Marriage: September 1928 Unique identifier: 12F1B49FB74249FA8D1401915FC47E9E0469 Marriage: April 2, 1970 Death: July 6, 1977 Unique identifier: 6DD1C6920B7F47288BCF26B24028F6D2F109 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maggie Jewel May Family with spouse Dorothy Williams G C Wilks 1903–1977 Birth: July 22, 1903 38 22 Death: July 6, 1977
20 months elder sister	Links Birth: March 4, 1905 40 23 Marriage: November 8, 1925 Death: June 2, 1991 — Tarrant, Texas, USA Burial: June 1991 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1EBD486E06BB8BE2409158BEC64003C5 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Russell Palmer James Berl Palmer Dorothy Jean Palmer Clara Wilks 1905–1991 Birth: March 4, 1905 40 23 Death: June 2, 1991 — Tarrant, Texas, USA
3 years herself	Links Birth: April 10, 1908 43 27 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Death: January 24, 2006 — Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA Burial: January 2006 — Harleton, Harrison, Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Cressie Wilks 1908–2006 Birth: April 10, 1908 43 27 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Death: January 24, 2006 — Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: May 6, 1910 45 29 — Bosque, Texas, USA Marriage: August 25, 1928 Death: December 28, 1993 — Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA Burial: December 1993 — Somervell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 350FB603F427B8A14B01838BEA9355F6 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Joseph Anderson William Leroy Anderson Donald Ray Anderson Julia Kate Anderson Florence Wilks 1910–1993 Birth: May 6, 1910 45 29 — Bosque, Texas, USA Death: December 28, 1993 — Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA

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Birth	Source: Erie Catherine Taylor - William Wesley Wilks Family, The Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35675758 Added 09 APR 2009 by Shirley Hart Dillingham
Death	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35675758 Added 09 APR 2009 by Shirley Hart Dillingham
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 6248779 Added 10 MAR 2002 by MB, Maintained by Shirley Hart Dillingham

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Burial	double tombstone inscription: Pope; J. Howard; Sept. 19, 1895; Dec. 15, 1983; with wife Cressie W.; Apr. 10, 1908; [Jan. 24, 2006].

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Burial	Cressie Wilks Pope & John Howard Pope Tombstone

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Last change

June 14, 2010 – 13:46:55

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

B0B2007C6BCC9487458AD3EE21DA35B1

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Family with parents
father Parents Benjamin Carroll Wilks Martha Harriet Young	George Clinton Wilks 1864–1951
mother Parents John B. Kite Susan Alice Rippy	Sudie Francis Kite 1881–1957
elder brother Family Maggie Jewel May Family Dorothy Williams	G C Wilks 1903–1977
elder sister Family James Russell Palmer James Berl Palmer Dorothy Jean Palmer	Clara Wilks 1905–1991
herself	Cressie Wilks 1908–2006
younger sister Family William Joseph Anderson William Leroy Anderson Donald Ray Anderson Julia Kate Anderson	Florence Wilks 1910–1993

Descendants

Cressie Wilks(1908–2006)