Robert Jones Wilks 1856–1880

Robert Jones Wilks, 1856–1880 (aged 24 years)

Name

Robert Jones Wilks

Name: Robert Jones /Wilks/
Given names: Robert Jones
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	about 1856 30 25 Hill, Texas, USA Source: 1870 Census for Denton County, Texas, USA
Birth of a sister	Martha A. Wilks about 1857 Texas, USA Source: 1870 Census for Denton County, Texas, USA
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
Census	1860 (aged 4 years) Hill, Texas, USA Address: Post Office: Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Citation details: Ancestry.com Web Site Note: as John W. Wilks, Age: 35; Nancy C. Wilks, Age: 28; Robt Wilks, Age: 4; Martha A. Wilks, Age: 2.
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Birth of a sister	Idaho Wilks October 11, 1862 Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Texas Death Certificate Quality of data: primary evidence Citation details: Elmo David Quisenberry Death Certificate # 15630 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 63683359 Quality of data: secondary evidence
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
Birth of a sister	Washington Virginia Wilks April 16, 1869 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Dickens County, Texas, Cemeteries - Red Mud Cemetery Note: The 1900 Census of Denton County, Texas, USA, shows her date of birth as April 1864. Gaylon Fry on Genforum Oct 1998 states her birth as 16 April 1869.
Census	July 20, 1870 (aged 14 years) Denton, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 1 Post office: Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA Source: 1870 Census for Denton County, Texas, USA Citation details: page 11 and page 12 Text: Enumerator: John L. Lovejoy, Jr. Quality of data: Census image Note: in hh 87 87 as Wilks, John W., Age: 45, Male, White, Farmer, $1500/$550, AL, Citizen. [page 12] Wilks, Nancy, Age: 30, Female, White, Keeping house, AL; James R., Age: 14, Male, White, Works on farm, TX; Martha A., Age: 13, Female, White, Attending school, TX; Idaho, Age: 4, Female, White, TX; Washington V., Age: 1, Female, White, TX. [The census-taker got his pages mixed up, so initially it looked like John W. Wilks was in same house as: John H. Cleveland 11 MO, works on farm (top of p.), but that's part of hh 72.]
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
Death of a father	John Washington Wilks March 30, 1878 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 14728356 Added 25 JUN 2006 by RMLeahy
Burial of a father	John Washington Wilks March 1878 Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.20850, Longitude: -97.13880. Section C Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Quality of data: primary evidence Citation details: Memorial# 14728356 Added 25 JUN 2006 by RMLeahy
Census	1880 (aged 24 years) Denton, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 1 Denton County, Texas, USA Source: 1880 Census Collection for Denton County, Texas, USA Citation details: page 22 D Note: in hh as Nancy C. Wilks, Head, Widow, Female, White, Age: 47, AL, Keeping house, NC NC; Robert Wilks, Son, Single, Male, Age: 22, TX, Farmer, TN AL; Idaho Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 14, TX TN AL; Washington Virginia Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 11, TX TN AL.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
Death	after 1880 (aged 24 years) Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 15604675. Added 03 SEP 2006 by RM Leahy.
Burial	Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.20850, Longitude: -97.13880. NW of the intersection of S. Carroll Blvd and Eagle Dr., Denton (Denton County), Denton County, Texas USA. Section C, Block 2, Grave 5. Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 15604675. Added 03 SEP 2006 by RM Leahy. Note: "Note: There is a Robert Wilks listed in 1880 Denton County Census married to Nancy born about 1858 / Blue Book info - Unmarked Grave," by R. M. Leahy. Nancy was not Robert's wife; she was his mother.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: February 17, 1825 20 18 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1830 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Marriage: before September 11, 1850 — Mississippi, USA Family census: September 11, 1850 — Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA Immigration: between 1851 and 1852 — Texas, USA Family census: 1860 — Hill, Texas, USA Family census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: March 30, 1878 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: March 1878 — Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: AFBE9CAADCB1B6924368192E33447A8D Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy C. Hennigan Robert Jones Wilks Martha A. Wilks Idaho Wilks Washington Virginia Wilks John Washington Wilks 1825–1878 Birth: February 17, 1825 20 18 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: March 30, 1878 — Denton, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: January 25, 1830 28 30 — Alabama, USA Marriage: before September 11, 1850 — Mississippi, USA Family census: September 11, 1850 — Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA Family census: 1860 — Hill, Texas, USA Family census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: June 5, 1900 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: April 4, 1914 — Antelope, Jack, Texas, USA Burial: April 1914 — Antelope, Jack, Texas, USA Unique identifier: AFBE9CAADCB1B6924368192E33447A8D Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Washington Wilks Robert Jones Wilks Martha A. Wilks Idaho Wilks Washington Virginia Wilks Nancy C. Hennigan 1830–1914 Birth: January 25, 1830 28 30 — Alabama, USA Death: April 4, 1914 — Antelope, Jack, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — before September 11, 1850 — Mississippi, USA
6 years himself	Links Birth: about 1856 30 25 — Hill, Texas, USA Census: 1860 — Hill, Texas, USA Census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: after 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Jones Wilks 1856–1880 Birth: about 1856 30 25 — Hill, Texas, USA Death: after 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1857 31 26 — Texas, USA Census: 1860 — Hill, Texas, USA Census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha A. Wilks 1857– Birth: about 1857 31 26 — Texas, USA Death:
6 years younger sister	Links Birth: October 11, 1862 37 32 — Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1888 — Texas, USA Family census: June 13, 1900 — Clay, Texas, USA Family census: 1910 — Jack, Texas, USA Family census: 1920 — Dickens, Texas, USA Death: July 5, 1929 — Garza, Texas, USA Burial: July 1929 — Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 30579815A1FEAA8F4892AFB0DDE4CF6C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dock Rice Quisenberry Robert Neal Quisenberry Thomas Lester Quisenberry Nancy Lora Quisenberry Elmo David Quisenberry Jannie H. Quisenberry Otis A. Quisenberry Annie Mae Quisenberry Idaho Wilks 1862–1929 Birth: October 11, 1862 37 32 — Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Death: July 5, 1929 — Garza, Texas, USA
7 years younger sister	Links Birth: April 16, 1869 44 39 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: July 20, 1870 — Denton, Texas, USA Census: 1880 — Denton, Texas, USA Marriage: December 11, 1884 — Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Family census: June 5, 1900 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: June 21, 1959 — Dickens, Texas, USA Burial: June 1959 — Dickens, Texas, USA Unique identifier: F1F19AB1281AB78A4EB5A5EF7AE80E8D Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alexander A. Fry Albert Alexander Fry Robert Eugene Fry Washington Virginia Wilks 1869–1959 Birth: April 16, 1869 44 39 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: June 21, 1959 — Dickens, Texas, USA

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Birth	Source: 1870 Census for Denton County, Texas, USA
Census	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Citation details: Ancestry.com Web Site
Census	Source: 1870 Census for Denton County, Texas, USA Citation details: page 11 and page 12 Text: Enumerator: John L. Lovejoy, Jr. Quality of data: Census image
Census	Source: 1880 Census Collection for Denton County, Texas, USA Citation details: page 22 D
Death	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 15604675. Added 03 SEP 2006 by RM Leahy.
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 15604675. Added 03 SEP 2006 by RM Leahy.

Show all notes
Census	as John W. Wilks, Age: 35; Nancy C. Wilks, Age: 28; Robt Wilks, Age: 4; Martha A. Wilks, Age: 2.
Census	in hh 87 87 as Wilks, John W., Age: 45, Male, White, Farmer, $1500/$550, AL, Citizen. [page 12] Wilks, Nancy, Age: 30, Female, White, Keeping house, AL; James R., Age: 14, Male, White, Works on farm, TX; Martha A., Age: 13, Female, White, Attending school, TX; Idaho, Age: 4, Female, White, TX; Washington V., Age: 1, Female, White, TX. [The census-taker got his pages mixed up, so initially it looked like John W. Wilks was in same house as: John H. Cleveland 11 MO, works on farm (top of p.), but that's part of hh 72.]
Census	in hh as Nancy C. Wilks, Head, Widow, Female, White, Age: 47, AL, Keeping house, NC NC; Robert Wilks, Son, Single, Male, Age: 22, TX, Farmer, TN AL; Idaho Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 14, TX TN AL; Washington Virginia Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 11, TX TN AL.
Burial	"Note: There is a Robert Wilks listed in 1880 Denton County Census married to Nancy born about 1858 / Blue Book info - Unmarked Grave," by R. M. Leahy. Nancy was not Robert's wife; she was his mother.

Research links

Rijksarchief België

International 21

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Last change

June 29, 2010 – 14:35:26

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

192BA2913442BA114A22269A476C7E32

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Family with parents
father Parents Philip Wilks Alcie Marrs	John Washington Wilks 1825–1878
mother Parents Robert H. Hennigan Martha Crowell	Nancy C. Hennigan 1830–1914
himself	Robert Jones Wilks 1856–1880
younger sister	Martha A. Wilks 1857–
younger sister Family Dock Rice Quisenberry Robert Neal Quisenberry Thomas Lester Quisenberry Nancy Lora Quisenberry Elmo David Quisenberry Jannie H. Quisenberry Otis A. Quisenberry Annie Mae Quisenberry	Idaho Wilks 1862–1929
younger sister Family Alexander A. Fry Albert Alexander Fry Robert Eugene Fry	Washington Virginia Wilks 1869–1959

Descendants

Robert Jones Wilks(1856–1880)

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