John R. Wilks 1835

John R. Wilks, 1835–1866 (aged 31 years)

Name

John R. Wilks

Name: John R. /Wilks/
Given names: John R.
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1835 35 20 South Carolina, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: parents unproven but believed to be a foster child of Newman
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Wilks Jr January 1836 Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Cause: tuberculosis Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: Page 295 Note: presumably in Mississippi. Samuel Newman Wilks wrote his father Samuel in Bedford County, Virginia, a letter dated 20 Jan 1836, "Dir father . . . Uncle JOHN and Aunt BARBY is both dead. Aunt died three days first. Neither one would take anything while they were sick."¶ Ben Wilks's daughter Betsy Ann Creasey died in 1835 of consumption, and family tradition is that John's family in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, with the exception of some orphan children, died of the same disease (tuberculosis).
Death of a paternal grandmother	Barbara Newman January 1836 Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Note: three days before her husband, John, died of sickness, TB
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
Birth of a brother	Charles J. Wilks 1842 South Carolina, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: parents unproven but believed to be a foster child of Newman
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
Birth of a sister	Lucinda Wilks September 1846 Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: parents unproven but she was orphaned by 1850
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
Birth of a brother	Samuel Taylor Wilks July 6, 1849 Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
Census	October 22, 1850 (aged 15 years) Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Address: North of the 'Yallobusha' River Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Source: 1850 Census for Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Citation details: Page 246 Text: Enumerator: B. B. Pace Quality of data: Census image Note: in hh 694 694 as Newman Wilks, Age: 50, Male, Planter, $1000, SC; Elizabeth, Age: 35, Female, SC; Martha, Age: 20, Female, SC; John, Age: 15, Male, SC, Attended school; Charles, Age: 8, Male, SC; Lucinda, Age: 5, Female, MS; Samuel, Age: 2, Male, MS; William M. Wilks, Age: 15, Male, MS; Caroline M. Wilks, Age: 10, Female, MS, Attended school. [Newman's brother Jackson Wilks' son and daughter]
Marriage of a sister	… McKitchen — Martha Wilks — View this family after 1850 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
Death of a father	Newman Wilks before March 8, 1859 Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Source: Yalobusha County, Mississipi, Probate Records Citation details: Book B, p. 154 Note: after her father wrote his will but before his death
Death of a brother	Charles J. Wilks before December 3, 1861 Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death of a maternal grandfather	Robert Eli Carr before October 28, 1865 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Wills Citation details: Page: Will Box 532, recorded in Inventory Book D, p. 665; and Book E, pp. 132-134, 335-336 Note: his will recorded the Final Settlement of his estate in 1867
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Carr between 1861 and 1865 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage of a sister	Gerald Clark — Lucinda Wilks — View this family about 1865 Mississippi, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
Death	before April 2, 1866 (aged 31 years) Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Yalobusha County, Mississipi, Probate Records Citation details: Book B, Page 299

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1800 25 20 — South Carolina, USA Civil marriage: October 21, 1830 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1830 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death: before March 8, 1859 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Unique identifier: 18706085E993AA4F44F0E872B9242573 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Carr Martha Wilks John R. Wilks Charles J. Wilks Lucinda Wilks Samuel Taylor Wilks Newman Wilks 1800–1859 Birth: about 1800 25 20 — South Carolina, USA Death: before March 8, 1859 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
mother	Links Birth: 1815 30 22 — South Carolina, USA Civil marriage: October 21, 1830 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death: between 1861 and 1865 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 18706085E993AA4F44F0E872B9242573 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Newman Wilks Martha Wilks John R. Wilks Charles J. Wilks Lucinda Wilks Samuel Taylor Wilks Elizabeth Carr 1815–1865 Birth: 1815 30 22 — South Carolina, USA Death: between 1861 and 1865 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Civil marriage	Civil marriage — October 21, 1830 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
2 months elder sister	Links Birth: 1830 30 15 — South Carolina, USA Census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Marriage: after 1850 Death: Unique identifier: E3C18B691AC1A13242F5D1D8861D33D9 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … McKitchen Martha Wilks 1830– Birth: 1830 30 15 — South Carolina, USA Death:
6 years himself	Links Birth: 1835 35 20 — South Carolina, USA Census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death: before April 2, 1866 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John R. Wilks 1835–1866 Birth: 1835 35 20 — South Carolina, USA Death: before April 2, 1866 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
8 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1842 42 27 — South Carolina, USA Census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death: before December 3, 1861 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles J. Wilks 1842–1861 Birth: 1842 42 27 — South Carolina, USA Death: before December 3, 1861 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: September 1846 46 31 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Marriage: about 1865 — Mississippi, USA Number of children: 3 sons, 3 daughters Death: Unique identifier: 352EDBA22995A44A46B21E425D3A5C40 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gerald Clark Lucinda Wilks 1846– Birth: September 1846 46 31 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: July 6, 1849 49 34 — Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Census: October 22, 1850 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Marriage: February 24, 1871 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Unique identifier: 8913BEAFBA83A0EF4777026871F196EE Marriage: February 1875 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Family census: 1880 — De Soto, Mississippi, USA Family census: June 29, 1900 — Van Buren, Arkansas, USA Family census: 1910 — Van Buren, Arkansas, USA Death: November 12, 1915 — Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA Burial: November 1915 — Osyka, Pike, Mississippi, USA Unique identifier: FB01DE5C8257A8A645202CE29F91BB80 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse V. A. Lester Family with spouse Ella Tullis Newman Wilks Edmond Wilks Ova Wilks Samuel Taylor Wilks Jr Maggie L. Wilks Mattie Wilks Linda Wilks Minnie Wilks Eva Wilks Samuel Taylor Wilks 1849–1915 Birth: July 6, 1849 49 34 — Oakland, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA Death: November 12, 1915 — Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA

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Birth	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Census	Source: 1850 Census for Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Citation details: Page 246 Text: Enumerator: B. B. Pace Quality of data: Census image
Death	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Yalobusha County, Mississipi, Probate Records Citation details: Book B, Page 299

Show all notes
Birth	parents unproven but believed to be a foster child of Newman
Census	in hh 694 694 as Newman Wilks, Age: 50, Male, Planter, $1000, SC; Elizabeth, Age: 35, Female, SC; Martha, Age: 20, Female, SC; John, Age: 15, Male, SC, Attended school; Charles, Age: 8, Male, SC; Lucinda, Age: 5, Female, MS; Samuel, Age: 2, Male, MS; William M. Wilks, Age: 15, Male, MS; Caroline M. Wilks, Age: 10, Female, MS, Attended school. [Newman's brother Jackson Wilks' son and daughter]

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

May 14, 2010 – 13:25:53

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

522E00EB53E49D314D77DFA32E2644CB

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Family with parents
father Parents John Wilks Jr Barbara Newman	Newman Wilks 1800–1859
mother Parents Robert Eli Carr Elizabeth Mattox	Elizabeth Carr 1815–1865
elder sister Family … McKitchen	Martha Wilks 1830–
himself	John R. Wilks 1835–1866
younger brother	Charles J. Wilks 1842–1861
younger sister Family Gerald Clark	Lucinda Wilks 1846–
younger brother Family V. A. Lester Family Ella Tullis Newman Wilks Edmond Wilks Ova Wilks Samuel Taylor Wilks Jr Maggie L. Wilks Mattie Wilks Linda Wilks Minnie Wilks Eva Wilks	Samuel Taylor Wilks 1849–1915

Descendants

John R. Wilks(1835–1866)