Amos Keller Wilks III, 1842–1926 (aged 83 years)
- Name
- Amos Keller /Wilks/ III
- Given names
- Amos Keller
- Surname
- Wilks
- Name suffix
- III
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11th President of the United States
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: Page 16 Citation details: Memorial# 49535875 Added 10 MAR 2010 by Tammi |
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Death of a paternal grandmother
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Note: before 1850 census was taken |
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British Queen
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12th President of the United States
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13th President of the United States
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Census
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Address: District 47, 352 Spring River, Lawrence, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA Citation details: Page 294 Text: Enumerator: B. S. Hendrick Note: in hh 348-52 as Amos Wilks, Jr., Age: 56, Male, Farmer, TN; Minerva, Age: 53, Female, TN; John M., Age: 16, Male, Farmer, AL; Mary, Age: 9, Female, AL; Amos, Age: 6, Male, MO; Samuel, Age: 4, Male, MO; Robert, Age: 2, Male, MO. |
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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Note: his will recorded 4 Nov 1850 |
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14th President of the United States
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Marriage of a brother
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Citation details: Memorial# 5361241 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee Note: second wife |
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15th President of the United States
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16th President of the United States
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Military Beg
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Citation details: Page 23656 Citation details: from Muster Roll in Adj. Gen Office Note: Enlisted at age 17, same day as his brother John Mars Wilks; Private, Company C, 5th Regiment. Missouri State Guard; furloughed home on account of bad health 28 Oct 1861; served in Company F, 11th Regiment of Infantry, Confederate army, enlisted when Gen. Price made up his army. |
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Military End
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Citation details: Page 23565 Note: When Lee surrendered. He filed for Confederate pension, stating he was age 70 on 22 May 1912, born in Lawrence Co., MO, had resided in Texas 17 years and in Roberts County 2 years. |
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17th President of the United States
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Death of a maternal grandmother
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18th President of the United States
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Citation details: Page 16 |
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Death of a father
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Citation details: Memorial# 5361244 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee |
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Burial of a father
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Cemetery: Hindsville Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.14000, Longitude: -93.85171 Citation details: Memorial# 5361244 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee Note: tombstone inscription: Sacred; Be; The _ei_ory; of; Amos. Wilks.; Was. Born. Ja th; 16, 1814 Died Ja; th 8 1871. |
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19th President of the United States
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Family census
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Address: Brush Creek Washington County, Arkansas, USA Quality of data: transcription Citation details: Page 550 D Note: in household as A. Wilks, Self, Married, Male, White, Age: 36, MO, Farming, AL AL; Louisia Wilks, Wife, Married, Female, White, Age: 31, AR, Keeping house, TN TN; Samuel A. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 12, AR MO AR; Mary E., Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 9, AR MO AR; Robt. A. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 7, AR MO AR; Wm. T. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 5, AR MO AR; Manerva B. Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 2, AR MO AR. |
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20th President of the United States
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21st President of the United States
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22nd President of the United States
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Birth of a son
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23rd President of the United States
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Birth of a grandson
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24th President of the United States
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Memorial# 49535875 Added 10 MAR 2010 by Tammi |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Combs Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.04000, Longitude: -94.14080 Citation details: Memorial# 49535875 Added 10 MAR 2010 by Tammi Note: tombstone inscription: DAD; Robert C.; Wilks; Born; Sept. 10, 1848; Died; Sept. 9, 1896 |
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Birth of a grandson
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25th President of the United States
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Birth of a grandson
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Immigration
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Note: proud that he walked beside a covered wagon from Arkansas to Texas, his great-great-granddaughter Annette Bromm said in Feb 2008. |
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Birth of a grandson
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Family census
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Address: East 1/2 of Precinct 5 Bartlett Division Bell County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 22, Page 153A Text: Enumerator: W. B. May Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 348 352 as Wilkes, Amos K., Head, White, Male, Born: May 1843, Age: 57, Married: 34 years, MO AL AL, Farmer, Unemployed: 1 month, Home: owner, free, farm, Farm 340; Ellzie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Jan 1847, Age: 53, Married: 34 years, Children born: 10, Children living: 10, AR TN IL; William, Son, White, Male, Born: May 1875, Age: 25, Single, AR MO AR, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 4 months; John, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1882, Age: 16, Single, AR MO AR, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 2 months; Isaac, Son, White, Male, Born: Apr 1886, Age: 14, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Pressley, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1888, Age: 11, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Bird Ella, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Feb 1892, Age: 8, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Calvin, Charles, Boarder, White, Male, Born: Apr 1873, Age: 27, Single, LA LA LA, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 2 months. All could read write and speak English. |
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Death of a mother
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Citation details: Memorial# 5361243 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee |
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Burial of a mother
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Cemetery: Hindsville Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.14000, Longitude: -93.85171 Citation details: Memorial# 5361243 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee Note: tombstone inscription: Manervie. Wife; Of Amos Wilks; Born; July 13, 1817.; Died; Oct. 14, 1906 |
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British King
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26th President of the United States
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27th President of the United States
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Census
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Address: Precinct 3 Hopkins County, Texas, USA Note: in household as Amos K. Wilks, Age: 66; Presley Wilks, Age: 21; Tennessee Swatsworth, Age: 65; Flossie Harrison, Age: 16 |
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Birth of a grandchild
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Memorial# 5361242 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Hindsville Cemetery
Address: Hindsville, Madison County, Arkansas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.14000, Longitude: -93.85171 Citation details: Memorial# 5361242 Added 14 APR 2001 by dee (inactive) Note: double tombstone inscription: Lucy A.; Wilks; July 21, 1834; Feb. 29, 1924; MOTHER; John M.; Wilks; Feb. 12, 1835; Oct. 27, 1915; FATHER. |
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Death of a wife
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Death of a brother
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Cause: vascular heart disease
Address: Prairie Township Washington County, Arkansas, USA Note: obtained from death certificate - informant his son, Nathan, who appeared to know little |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Combs Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.04000, Longitude: -94.14080 Note: Undertaker: J. F. Moore |
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British King
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28th President of the United States
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29th President of the United States
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30th President of the United States
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Death
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Note: according to California death certificate |
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Burial
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Cemetery: Graceland Cemetery |
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1814–1871
Birth: January 16, 1814
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— Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: January 8, 1871 — Arkansas, USA |
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1817–1906
Birth: July 13, 1817
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— Tennessee, USA Death: October 14, 1906 — Arkansas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — April 21, 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA |
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1835–1915
Birth: February 12, 1835
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— Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: October 27, 1915 — Madison, Arkansas, USA |
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7 years
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17 months
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1842–1926
Birth: May 22, 1842
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— Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Death: February 17, 1926 — Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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5 years
younger brother |
1846–1925
Birth: 1846
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— Missouri, USA Death: November 11, 1925 — Washington, Arkansas, USA |
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3 years
younger brother |
1848–1896
Birth: September 10, 1848
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— Missouri, USA Death: September 9, 1896 — Arkansas, USA |
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3 years
younger brother |
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1842–1926
Birth: May 22, 1842
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— Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Death: February 17, 1926 — Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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1847–1918
Birth: January 1847
— Arkansas, USA Death: before 1918 — Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — after 1866 — |
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21 months
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1867–1945
Birth: September 13, 1867
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— Arkansas, USA Death: June 15, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, USA |
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3 years
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21 months
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1871–1942
Birth: September 29, 1871
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— Arkansas, USA Death: May 11, 1942 — Los Angeles, California, USA |
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4 years
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3 years
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1878–1968
Birth: August 28, 1878
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— Arkansas, USA Death: August 1968 — Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA |
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5 years
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1883–1937
Birth: October 1883
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— Arkansas, USA Death: 1937 — Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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2 years
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1885–1980
Birth: October 25, 1885
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— Arkansas, USA Death: February 27, 1980 — Fallbrook, San Diego, California, USA |
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6 months
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1886–1960
Birth: April 15, 1886
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— Arkansas, USA Death: November 2, 1960 — Los Angeles, California, USA |
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6 years
daughter |
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| Census |
Citation details: Page 294 Text: Enumerator: B. S. Hendrick |
| Military Beg |
Citation details: Page 23656 Citation details: from Muster Roll in Adj. Gen Office |
| Military End |
Citation details: Page 23565 |
| Marriage |
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| Family census |
Quality of data: transcription Citation details: Page 550 D |
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| Family census |
Citation details: Sheet 22, Page 153A Text: Enumerator: W. B. May Quality of data: census image |
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Citation details: No. 23656 |
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Citation details: No. 23656 |
| Census |
in hh 348-52 as Amos Wilks, Jr., Age: 56, Male, Farmer, TN; Minerva, Age: 53, Female, TN; John M., Age: 16, Male, Farmer, AL; Mary, Age: 9, Female, AL; Amos, Age: 6, Male, MO; Samuel, Age: 4, Male, MO; Robert, Age: 2, Male, MO. |
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| Military Beg |
Enlisted at age 17, same day as his brother John Mars Wilks; Private, Company C, 5th Regiment. Missouri State Guard; furloughed home on account of bad health 28 Oct 1861; served in Company F, 11th Regiment of Infantry, Confederate army, enlisted when Gen. Price made up his army. |
| Military End |
When Lee surrendered. He filed for Confederate pension, stating he was age 70 on 22 May 1912, born in Lawrence Co., MO, had resided in Texas 17 years and in Roberts County 2 years. |
| Family census |
in household as A. Wilks, Self, Married, Male, White, Age: 36, MO, Farming, AL AL; Louisia Wilks, Wife, Married, Female, White, Age: 31, AR, Keeping house, TN TN; Samuel A. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 12, AR MO AR; Mary E., Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 9, AR MO AR; Robt. A. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 7, AR MO AR; Wm. T. Wilks, Son, Single, Male, White, Age: 5, AR MO AR; Manerva B. Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 2, AR MO AR. |
| Immigration |
proud that he walked beside a covered wagon from Arkansas to Texas, his great-great-granddaughter Annette Bromm said in Feb 2008. |
| Family census |
in hh 348 352 as Wilkes, Amos K., Head, White, Male, Born: May 1843, Age: 57, Married: 34 years, MO AL AL, Farmer, Unemployed: 1 month, Home: owner, free, farm, Farm 340; Ellzie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Jan 1847, Age: 53, Married: 34 years, Children born: 10, Children living: 10, AR TN IL; William, Son, White, Male, Born: May 1875, Age: 25, Single, AR MO AR, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 4 months; John, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1882, Age: 16, Single, AR MO AR, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 2 months; Isaac, Son, White, Male, Born: Apr 1886, Age: 14, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Pressley, Son, White, Male, Born: Oct 1888, Age: 11, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Bird Ella, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Feb 1892, Age: 8, Single, AR MO AR, At school; Calvin, Charles, Boarder, White, Male, Born: Apr 1873, Age: 27, Single, LA LA LA, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 2 months. All could read write and speak English. |
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in household as Amos K. Wilks, Age: 66; Presley Wilks, Age: 21; Tennessee Swatsworth, Age: 65; Flossie Harrison, Age: 16 |
| Death |
according to California death certificate |
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Wrote to the Comptroller of Texas, 18 Mar 1925: "In regard to our pension of the old Confederate Soldier If I understand the Pension law I find that there is due me one quarter in nineteen 22 the State is due me one quarter this is mi forth trip to California. I am going back home in May if able to travel my old home at Miami Texas So if can send the amount I wod be $48.00 that wod pay mi far on the train So I hope to hear from you I want to live in Texas. I surved in the army I am 91 years old. Yours most truly A. K. WILKS¶ "Pleas exscuse mi bad hand righting I am So nurvise I can hardly rite at tal mi family most all live in Texas near Amberilo Texas Peas do what you can for me for I made a galint Soldier half died and all most Starved to death at times and faced the deadly Cannon and the many -- thousand muskets. I am the only one liveing of mi old company of 100 Soldiers. I want to live to be 100 years if the good Lord is willing¶ bi bi"¶ The Comptroller wrote to Mr. Wilks that he could not issue other warrants until his return to Texas and filing of affidavits. There was no notation of when Amos K. Wilks died. Citation details: No. 23656 |
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wrote letter to Mr. Auditor of Confederate Pension, Austin, TX, stating he came to California to visit his children, had been there about 8 months, and would return home by 25 of November asking that his pension be forwarded to Miami, TX, "I am 79 years old, I surved 4 years in the Southern army and made a true Soldier fighting for our Just Rites was wonded in the Battle of Vicksburg . . . have no income attal." A. K. WILKS Citation details: No. 23656 |
