Robert Wilks 1812

Robert Wilks, 1812–

Name

Robert Wilks

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

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	March 28, 1812 24 31 Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Birth of a sister	Eadith Wilks February 18, 1814 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Birth of a brother	William Henry Wilks December 19, 1815 Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British King	George III from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817
Birth of a sister	Nancy George Wilks October 24, 1817 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35587015, Added 06 APR 2009 by Marcia
Birth of a brother	Francis Wilks March 9, 1819 Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: 1900 Census for Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA Citation details: Sheet 18B
Death of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth Newman before October 1826 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
Marriage of a sister	John T. Creasy — Elizabeth Ann Wilks — View this family October 25, 1830 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Bedford County Marriage Bonds Note: Oct. 25, 1830; John T. Creasy & Elizabeth Ann Wilkes; Gilbert Crumm, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Oct. 25, 1830. Note: 2nd wife
Marriage of a brother	James Foster Wilks — Elizabeth Crumb — View this family December 7, 1830 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County Marriage Bonds Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-8, Film# 30591, Reference# Page 61 Note: "Dec. 4, 1830; James Wilks & Elizabeth Crumb; Gilbert Crumb, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Dec. 7, 1830."
Marriage of a brother	Samuel Norman Wilks — Sarah Dobyns — View this family November 28, 1832 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Selected Bedford County Virginia Marriages Citation details: Book 22, Page 438 Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-8, Film# 30591, Reference# Pag 61 Note: "Nov. 26, 1832; Samuel Wilkes & Sarah Dobyns; Abner Dobyns, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Nov. 28, 1832."
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Ann Wilks July 11, 1835 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Cause: consumption Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: Page 321 Note: of consumption contracted during pregnancy, leaving three children, as stated in a letter by her father in Alabama to his brother Henry in Bedford County, Virginia
Marriage of a brother	Francis Wilks — Emily Caroline Carr — View this family January 10, 1836 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: Page 660
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
Death of a paternal grandfather	Samuel Wilks July 1, 1837 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Wills Citation details: Book 9, pages 381, 384; Book 10, page 322 Note: his property was appraised by administrators Henry Wilks and Thomas Rider, and the last of sale buyer s included Samuel Norman Wilks (a grandson, Ben's son Samuel Norman)
Marriage of a brother	William Henry Wilks — Mary C. Morgan — View this family August 24, 1839 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Lauderdale County Alabama Marriages, Old Marriage Books 1 through 6, 1820 - 1857 Citation details: Book 3, Page 214 Note: "Morgan, Mary _. to Wilks, William on 24 Aug 1837, by Houston, D. W., Justice of Peace" [listed twice, probably got license on 19th, married the 24th. Bride's name listed both as Morgan and McMorgan]
Marriage of a sister	Bird Smith Creasy — Nancy George Wilks — View this family December 12, 1839 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey
Census	1840 (aged 27 years) Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: 1840 Census for Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA Quality of data: Census image Citation details: Page 71a and 71b Note: listed as Benj. Wilks with 1 male 10-15, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60 and 1 female 15-20, 1 female 50-60. 3 in agriculture.
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
Death of a father	Benjamin Wilks September 1843 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
Death of a brother	Samuel Norman Wilks between 1847 and 1850 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: Family tradition says that he was murdered during an attempted robbery. His widow and children returned to Virginia near her family.
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
Death of a brother	James Foster Wilks about 1851 Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: per old family Bible believed to belong to William Henry Wilkes, his brother.
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Marriage of a brother	Francis Wilks — Mary Eleanor Farmer — View this family December 22, 1862 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Marriage Records Text: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/marriages-1820-57-bo.htm, submitted by Pat M. Mahan Citation details: Marriage Book 3, Part 1, 1858-1867 - Grooms List Note: Wilks, Frances to Farmer, Mary E. on 22 Dec 1862 by Fairis, Andrew, JP; married at residence of Mr. Farmer. [Other sources have a date of 15 DEC 1862 which must have been the date that license was issued.]
Death of a mother	Mary Foster November 18, 1863 McDonough, Illinois, USA Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 26710824, Added 09 MAY 2008 by Janet
Burial of a mother	Mary Foster November 1863 McDonough, Illinois, USA Cemetery: Friendship Cemetery Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 26710824, Added 09 MAY 2008 by Janet Note: "Stone is north of her son-in-law, Bird Smith Creasey. It is lying flat on the ground and partially covered by sod."
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
Death of a brother	William Henry Wilks after 1865 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Wills Citation details: Envelope 2406
Death of a sister	Nancy George Wilks May 9, 1873 Hire, McDonough, Illinois, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35587015, Added 06 APR 2009 by Marcia
Burial of a sister	Nancy George Wilks May 1873 Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA Cemetery: Argyle Cemetery Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 35587015, Added 06 APR 2009, by Marcia Note: "Family tradition says the roads were so muddy the trip to the cemetery (4 miles) could not be made and so Bird and Nancy are laid to rest 4 miles apart."
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
Death of a brother	Francis Wilks August 19, 1903 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: interred in Denson Graveyard, oldest in that part of county. [unable to find a Denson Graveyard in Lauderdale County, Alabama]
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Burial of a father	Benjamin Wilks Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: December 16, 1787 23 22 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: February 24, 1806 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military Beg: 1818 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Estate: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Burial: Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 4DA3D7DB1C6D9C5F4EC8C77B9C01494F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Foster Ezekiah Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks James Foster Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks Robert Wilks Eadith Wilks William Henry Wilks Nancy George Wilks Francis Wilks Benjamin Wilks 1787–1843 Birth: December 16, 1787 23 22 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
mother	Links Birth: January 5, 1781 — Virginia, USA Marriage: February 24, 1806 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Immigration: between December 20, 1844 and September 12, 1846 — Greenup, Kentucky, USA Census: August 22, 1850 — Greenup, Kentucky, USA Immigration: between 1852 and 1854 — McDonough, Illinois, USA Death: November 18, 1863 — McDonough, Illinois, USA Burial: November 1863 — McDonough, Illinois, USA Unique identifier: 4DA3D7DB1C6D9C5F4EC8C77B9C01494F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Wilks Ezekiah Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks James Foster Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks Robert Wilks Eadith Wilks William Henry Wilks Nancy George Wilks Francis Wilks Mary Foster 1781–1863 Birth: January 5, 1781 — Virginia, USA Death: November 18, 1863 — McDonough, Illinois, USA
Marriage	Marriage — February 24, 1806 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
5 months elder brother	Links Birth: August 4, 1806 18 25 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ezekiah Wilks 1806– Birth: August 4, 1806 18 25 Death:
16 months elder sister	Links Birth: November 21, 1807 19 26 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: October 25, 1830 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: July 11, 1835 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: B997A21E91279204406F6FA718501EC6 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John T. Creasy Mary Creasy Nancy Creasy John Burton Creasy Elizabeth Ann Wilks 1807–1835 Birth: November 21, 1807 19 26 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: July 11, 1835 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
19 months elder brother	Links Birth: June 17, 1809 21 28 — Virginia, USA Marriage: December 7, 1830 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 22, 1850 — Greenup, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Minister Death: about 1851 — Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 9DB0BAFF341D8ADD48BAF9E3EC971DB7 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Crumb James Foster Wilks 1809–1851 Birth: June 17, 1809 21 28 — Virginia, USA Death: about 1851 — Alabama, USA
17 months elder brother	Links Birth: October 29, 1810 22 29 — Virginia, USA Marriage: November 28, 1832 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: between 1847 and 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 5F70C019C429858148C528072F47A233 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Dobyns Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks 1810–1850 Birth: October 29, 1810 22 29 — Virginia, USA Death: between 1847 and 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
17 months himself	Links Birth: March 28, 1812 24 31 — Virginia, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Wilks 1812– Birth: March 28, 1812 24 31 — Virginia, USA Death:
23 months younger sister	Links Birth: February 18, 1814 26 33 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eadith Wilks 1814– Birth: February 18, 1814 26 33 Death:
22 months younger brother	Links Birth: December 19, 1815 28 34 — Virginia, USA Civil marriage: August 24, 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Property: October 22, 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: October 24, 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1860 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Property: February 27, 1860 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: after 1865 Unique identifier: E76D55EE582FBCB74E368B5E101B7569 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary C. Morgan John F. M. Wilks James B. Wilks Joseph P. B. Wilks William G. Wilks Mary Jane Wilks Levi Oliver Wilks Andrew Jackson Wilks William Henry Wilks 1815–1865 Birth: December 19, 1815 28 34 — Virginia, USA Death: after 1865
23 months younger sister	Links Birth: October 24, 1817 29 36 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Marriage: December 12, 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Occupation: Housemaker and Seamstress Immigration: December 20, 1844 — Greenup, Kentucky, USA Immigration: between December 20, 1844 and September 12, 1846 — Greenup, Kentucky, USA Immigration: between 1852 and 1854 — McDonough, Illinois, USA Death: May 9, 1873 — Hire, McDonough, Illinois, USA Burial: May 1873 — Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA Unique identifier: 81724F518802BBDD45F140221A2C3A8F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bird Smith Creasy James Frances Creasy John Foster Creasy Mary Ann Creasy George Washington Creasy Hiram Ferguson Creasy Henry Thomas Creasy Sarah Lavinda Creasy Mariah Adeline Creasy Martha Alice Creasy Eliza Jane Creasy Nancy George Wilks 1817–1873 Birth: October 24, 1817 29 36 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: May 9, 1873 — Hire, McDonough, Illinois, USA
17 months younger brother	Links Birth: March 9, 1819 31 38 — Virginia, USA Marriage: January 10, 1836 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Property: November 15, 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: November 16, 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Property: February 25, 1860 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: July 3, 1860 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 0518FCCEEBEBB14240F044BA60DFB8ED Marriage: December 22, 1862 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: June 27, 1870 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1880 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Will: May 27, 1896 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: June 26, 1900 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: August 19, 1903 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 31FF2DB7C40B96474E8641BFA10F67AE Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily Caroline Carr Martha Ann Elizabeth Wilks James Pinkney Wilks Alfred Richard N. Wilks Mary L. Wilks Charlie Serena Caroline Wilks Robert H. Wilks Family with spouse Mary Eleanor Farmer William Franklin Wilks Sarah Ann Wilks Lucy Alice Saffrona Wilks Francis M. Wilks Levi Grant Wilks Jesse Malcom Wilks Francis Wilks 1819–1903 Birth: March 9, 1819 31 38 — Virginia, USA Death: August 19, 1903 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

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Birth	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Census	Source: 1840 Census for Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA Quality of data: Census image Citation details: Page 71a and 71b

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Census	listed as Benj. Wilks with 1 male 10-15, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60 and 1 female 15-20, 1 female 50-60. 3 in agriculture.

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 15, 2010 – 10:01:50

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

D67A48CDD282BF9F42593E0E3491EBB5

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Family with parents
father Parents Samuel Wilks Elizabeth Newman	Benjamin Wilks 1787–1843
mother	Mary Foster 1781–1863
elder brother	Ezekiah Wilks 1806–
elder sister Family John T. Creasy Mary Creasy Nancy Creasy John Burton Creasy	Elizabeth Ann Wilks 1807–1835
elder brother Family Elizabeth Crumb	James Foster Wilks 1809–1851
elder brother Family Sarah Dobyns Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks	Samuel Norman Wilks 1810–1850
himself	Robert Wilks 1812–
younger sister	Eadith Wilks 1814–
younger brother Family Mary C. Morgan John F. M. Wilks James B. Wilks Joseph P. B. Wilks William G. Wilks Mary Jane Wilks Levi Oliver Wilks Andrew Jackson Wilks	William Henry Wilks 1815–1865
younger sister Family Bird Smith Creasy James Frances Creasy John Foster Creasy Mary Ann Creasy George Washington Creasy Hiram Ferguson Creasy Henry Thomas Creasy Sarah Lavinda Creasy Mariah Adeline Creasy Martha Alice Creasy Eliza Jane Creasy	Nancy George Wilks 1817–1873
younger brother Family Emily Caroline Carr Martha Ann Elizabeth Wilks James Pinkney Wilks Alfred Richard N. Wilks Mary L. Wilks Charlie Serena Caroline Wilks Robert H. Wilks Family Mary Eleanor Farmer William Franklin Wilks Sarah Ann Wilks Lucy Alice Saffrona Wilks Francis M. Wilks Levi Grant Wilks Jesse Malcom Wilks	Francis Wilks 1819–1903

Descendants

Robert Wilks(1812–)