Amelia Bolerta Wilks 1879

Amelia Bolerta Wilks, 1879–1955 (aged 75 years)

Name

Amelia Bolerta Wilks

Name: Amelia Bolerta /Wilks/
Given names: Amelia Bolerta
Nickname: Berta
Surname: Wilks

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	April 19, 1879 25 23 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Otter Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731382. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols.
Census	1880 (aged 0) Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Otter Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1880 Census Collection for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 290D Quality of data: transcription Note: listed as Henry Wilks, Self, Married, Male, White, Age: 26, VA, Works on farm, VA VA; Lucy Wilks, Wife, Married, Female, White, Age: 24, VA, Keeps house, VA VA; Berta Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 1, VA VA VA; William Wilks, Brother, Single, Male, Age: 23, VA, Works on farm, VA VA.
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
Birth of a sister	Patria Elizabeth Wilks June 1, 1881 Otter, Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
Birth of a brother	William Henry Wilks March 6, 1884 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
Birth of a brother	Joel Darby Wilks April 19, 1886 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-9, Film# 30597, Reference# 471 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731939. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols. Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
Birth of a brother	Alvah Thurman Wilks February 12, 1889 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731265. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols. Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
Birth of a sister	Clara D. Wilks February 21, 1893 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29684543. Added 09 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols. Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
Birth of a sister	Paulena P. Wilks April 4, 1898 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Marriage of a sister	Henry Dowdy — Patria Elizabeth Wilks — View this family March 15, 1905 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-9, Film# 30597, Reference# page 411
Marriage of a brother	Joel Darby Wilks — Moody J. Updike — View this family January 27, 1909 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-9, Film# 30597, Reference# 471
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Marriage of a brother	Alvah Thurman Wilks — Lessie Frances Newman — View this family about 1914 Virginia, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records
Marriage of a brother	William Henry Wilks — Mary E. Conrey — View this family about 1918 Source: Woodford (Work In Progress) [Wilks] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
Census	1920 (aged 40 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: 1920 Census Collection for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Quality of data: transcription Note: listed as Henry S. Wilks, Lucy A., Amelia Bo#TA, Bettie, Joel, Alva, Clara D, Lena T.
Marriage of a sister	Albert C. Creasy — Clara D. Wilks — View this family February 21, 1920 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage of a sister	Ollie Davis Creasy — Paulena P. Wilks — View this family about 1920 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death of a father	Henry S. Wilks August 4, 1932 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731409. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols.
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
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
Burial of a father	Henry S. Wilks August 1932 Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Leftwich Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16810, Longitude: -79.45310 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731409. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols. Note: with his wife, Luch Ann Woodford Wilkes
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 mother	Lucy Ann Woodford October 9, 1938 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731434. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols.
Burial of a mother	Lucy Ann Woodford October 1938 Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Leftwich Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16810, Longitude: -79.45310 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731434. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols. Note: with her husband, Henry S. Wilks
Death of a brother	William Henry Wilks 1950 Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
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	February 18, 1955 (aged 75 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16810, Longitude: -79.45310
Burial	February 1955 (0 after death) Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Leftwich Cemetery Address: Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16810, Longitude: -79.45310 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: January 26, 1854 28 29 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: July 25, 1870 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 20, 1877 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1880 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: August 4, 1932 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial: August 1932 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 58FA32030FB685624E77C7EE8FF043CB Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Ann Woodford Amelia Bolerta Wilks Patria Elizabeth Wilks William Henry Wilks Joel Darby Wilks Alvah Thurman Wilks Clara D. Wilks Paulena P. Wilks Henry S. Wilks 1854–1932 Birth: January 26, 1854 28 29 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: August 4, 1932 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
mother	Links Birth: January 27, 1856 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 20, 1877 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1880 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: October 9, 1938 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial: October 1938 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 58FA32030FB685624E77C7EE8FF043CB Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry S. Wilks Amelia Bolerta Wilks Patria Elizabeth Wilks William Henry Wilks Joel Darby Wilks Alvah Thurman Wilks Clara D. Wilks Paulena P. Wilks Lucy Ann Woodford 1856–1938 Birth: January 27, 1856 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: October 9, 1938 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — December 20, 1877 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
16 months herself	Links Birth: April 19, 1879 25 23 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1880 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: February 18, 1955 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial: February 1955 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amelia Bolerta Wilks 1879–1955 Birth: April 19, 1879 25 23 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: February 18, 1955 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: June 1, 1881 27 25 — Otter, Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: March 15, 1905 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: January 1, 1965 — Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: E7D520F21EE7B7F74FA20B247C9F8B72 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry Dowdy Patria Elizabeth Wilks 1881–1965 Birth: June 1, 1881 27 25 — Otter, Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: January 1, 1965 — Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: March 6, 1884 30 28 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: about 1918 Death: 1950 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Unique identifier: B7E2CACC8077856545B2D15770B4858F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary E. Conrey William Henry Wilks 1884–1950 Birth: March 6, 1884 30 28 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1950 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 19, 1886 32 30 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: January 27, 1909 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: April 10, 1971 — Lynch Station, Campbell, Virginia, USA Burial: April 1971 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 3E7DA3E43BA3801F41722CC6B4CD8844 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Moody J. Updike Joel Darby Wilks 1886–1971 Birth: April 19, 1886 32 30 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: April 10, 1971 — Lynch Station, Campbell, Virginia, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: February 12, 1889 35 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: about 1914 — Virginia, USA Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: July 5, 1968 — Leesville, Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial: July 1968 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 736BADAA50EA82334C06117A6C5AF81D Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lessie Frances Newman Burnise Wilks Nelva Wilks Roger Lee Wilks Calvin Thomas Wilks Alvah Thurman Wilks 1889–1968 Birth: February 12, 1889 35 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: July 5, 1968 — Leesville, Bedford, Virginia, USA
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: February 21, 1893 39 37 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: February 21, 1920 Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Number of children: 1 son Death: June 23, 1976 — Virginia, USA Burial: June 1976 — Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 62CB3C3BF6DBA70142571545AE9BE1B9 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert C. Creasy Clara D. Wilks 1893–1976 Birth: February 21, 1893 39 37 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: June 23, 1976 — Virginia, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: April 4, 1898 44 42 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: about 1920 Census: 1920 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Number of children: 2 sons, 1 daughter Death: March 18, 1987 — Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: CD19D43B114CBB714748576670880A72 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ollie Davis Creasy Paulena P. Wilks 1898–1987 Birth: April 4, 1898 44 42 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: March 18, 1987 — Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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Birth	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 29731382. Added 11 SEP 2008 by Stephanie Nichols.
Census	Source: 1880 Census Collection for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 290D Quality of data: transcription
Census	Source: 1920 Census Collection for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Quality of data: transcription
Death	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.16810, Longitude: -79.45310
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records

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Census	listed as Henry Wilks, Self, Married, Male, White, Age: 26, VA, Works on farm, VA VA; Lucy Wilks, Wife, Married, Female, White, Age: 24, VA, Keeps house, VA VA; Berta Wilks, Daughter, Single, Female, White, Age: 1, VA VA VA; William Wilks, Brother, Single, Male, Age: 23, VA, Works on farm, VA VA.
Census	listed as Henry S. Wilks, Lucy A., Amelia Bo#TA, Bettie, Joel, Alva, Clara D, Lena T.

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 24, 2010 – 19:07:45

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

6D91B7B4E5D8850241DA05C32BA01A7F

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Family with parents
father Parents William C. Wilks Elizabeth B. Woodford	Henry S. Wilks 1854–1932
mother	Lucy Ann Woodford 1856–1938
herself	Amelia Bolerta Wilks 1879–1955
younger sister Family Henry Dowdy	Patria Elizabeth Wilks 1881–1965
younger brother Family Mary E. Conrey	William Henry Wilks 1884–1950
younger brother Family Moody J. Updike	Joel Darby Wilks 1886–1971
younger brother Family Lessie Frances Newman Burnise Wilks Nelva Wilks Roger Lee Wilks Calvin Thomas Wilks	Alvah Thurman Wilks 1889–1968
younger sister Family Albert C. Creasy	Clara D. Wilks 1893–1976
younger sister Family Ollie Davis Creasy	Paulena P. Wilks 1898–1987

Descendants

Amelia Bolerta Wilks(1879–1955)