Chance C. Wilks 1882

Chance C. Wilks, 1882–1956 (aged 73 years)

Name

Chance C. Wilks

Name: Chance C. /Wilks/
Given names: Chance C.
Surname: Wilks
Nickname: Chase

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	November 6, 1882 33 35 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.
Birth of a sister	Pearl A. Wilks July 30, 1884 Washington, Oregon, USA Source: Oregon State Archives, Oregon Historical Records Index Citation details: page 4
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
Birth of a brother	Jesse Wilks August 30, 1886 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 22950360. Added 17 NOV 2007 by E. M.
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
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Marriage	Bertha Mae Gammon — View this family 1905 (aged 22 years) Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Family residence	Bertha Mae Gammon — View this family about 1906 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Samuel S. Wilks: Statesman of Statistics Note: on a 250-acre farm
Birth of a son	Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks June 17, 1906 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Samuel Stanley Wilks Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 23164388, Added 29 NO 2007 by E. M.
Birth of a son	Dr. Syrell Wilks 1907 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Birth of a son	William Weldon Wilks March 24, 1915 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial # 23166364. Added 29 NOV 2007 by E. M. Source: Gammon(s) Family [Wilks] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
Death of a brother	Jesse Wilks December 26, 1918 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 22950360. Added 17 NOV 2007 by E. M.
Burial of a brother	Jesse Wilks December 1918 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Little Elm Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.15780, Longitude: -96.92470. From the Colony north take FM 423 to intersection of Main St. and FM 720 (King Rd) Turn left on King rd. It will dead end right by the cemetery. Section F, Row E, Site 50 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 22950360. Added 17 NOV 2007 by E. M. Note: double tombstone inscription: Jesse Wilks; Aug. 30, 1886; Dec. 26, 1918 [with wife] Bertie; Wife of; Jesse Wilks; Mar. 12, 1887; Nov. 18, 1961. Jesse Wilks & Bertie Wilks Tombstone
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
Death of a father	William P. Wilks November 1, 1926 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 19018269. Added 20 APR 2007 by E. M.
Burial of a father	William P. Wilks November 1926 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Little Elm Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.15780, Longitude: -96.92470. From the Colony north take FM 423 to intersection of Main St. and FM 720 (King Rd) Turn left on King rd. It will dead end right by the cemetery. Section B, Row L, Site 3 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 19018269. Added 20 APR 2007 by E. M. Note: double tombstone inscription: Wilks; D. J. Wilks; His Wife; Oct. 23, 1847; Jan. 17, 1927 with W. P. Wilks; July 25, 1845; Nov. 1, 1926; "At Rest" center bottom of stone. William P. Wilks & Deliah Jane Smith Wilks Tombstone
Death of a mother	Delilah Jane Smith January 17, 1927 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 19018264. Added 20 APR 2007 by E. M.
Burial of a mother	Delilah Jane Smith January 1927 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Little Elm Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.15780, Longitude: -96.92470. From the Colony north take FM 423 to intersection of Main St. and FM 720 (King Rd) Turn left on King rd. It will dead end right by the cemetery. Section B, Row L, Site 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 19018264. Added 20 APR 2007 by E. M. Note: double tombstone inscription: Wilks; D. J. Wilks; His Wife; Oct. 23, 1847; Jan. 17, 1927 with W. P. Wilks; July 25, 1845; Nov. 1, 1926; "At Rest" center bottom of stone. William P. Wilks & Deliah Jane Smith Wilks Tombstone
Death of a brother	Philip Wilks March 11, 1929 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 22950356. Added 17 NOV 2007 by E. M.
Burial of a brother	Philip Wilks March 1929 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Little Elm Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.15780, Longitude: -96.92470. From the Colony north take FM 423 to intersection of Main St. and FM 720 (King Rd) Turn left on King rd. It will dead end right by the cemetery. Section F, Row E, Site 49 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 22950356. Added 17 NOV 2007 by E. M. Note: double tombstone inscription: Wilks; Mary E.; Sept. 18, 1877; Dec. 17, 1931 [with husband] Philip; July 20, 1874; Mar. 11, 1928 Philip Wilks & Mary E. Wilks Tombstone
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
Marriage of a son	Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks — Hattie Eugenia Orr — View this family 1931 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Samuel S. Wilks: Statesman of Statistics
Birth of a grandson	Stanley Neal Wilks 1932 London, Middlesex, England Source: Samuel S. Wilks: Statesman of Statistics
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
Birth of a grandson	William Syrrell Wilks March 22, 1934 Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Source: Gammon(s) Family [Wilks] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Death of a brother	Nat Wilks August 21, 1951 Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records
Burial of a brother	Nat Wilks August 1951 Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.20850, Longitude: -97.13880. Section M, Block 4, Grave 5 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 15604867. Added 03 SEP 2006 by RMLeahy Note: double tombstone inscription: Wilks; Florence; 1885-1969; Nat; 1878-1951. Nat Wilks & Florence Payne Wilks Tombstone
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	1956 (aged 73 years) Denton, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.
Burial	1956 (0 after death) Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Cemetery: Little Elm Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.15780, Longitude: -96.92470. From the Colony north take FM 423 to intersection of Main St. and FM 720 (King Rd) Turn left on King rd. It will dead end right by the cemetery. Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: July 25, 1849 32 26 — Missouri, USA Census: September 12, 1850 — Lawrence, Missouri, USA Marriage: 1873 Death: November 1, 1926 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: November 1926 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 4D4E617F5AFFAFBF493598649CEBA877 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Delilah Jane Smith Philip Wilks Lillie Wilks Nat Wilks Chance C. Wilks Pearl A. Wilks Jesse Wilks William P. Wilks 1849–1926 Birth: July 25, 1849 32 26 — Missouri, USA Death: November 1, 1926 — Denton, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: October 23, 1847 Marriage: 1873 Death: January 17, 1927 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: January 1927 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 4D4E617F5AFFAFBF493598649CEBA877 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William P. Wilks Philip Wilks Lillie Wilks Nat Wilks Chance C. Wilks Pearl A. Wilks Jesse Wilks Delilah Jane Smith 1847–1927 Birth: October 23, 1847 Death: January 17, 1927 — Denton, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1873 —
19 months elder brother	Links Birth: July 20, 1874 24 26 Marriage: Death: March 11, 1929 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Burial: March 1929 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 4C4285F0E11493304CD4510ADD03A447 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary E. … Philip Wilks 1874–1929 Birth: July 20, 1874 24 26 Death: March 11, 1929 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 30, 1876 27 28 Death: June 23, 1877 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Burial: June 1877 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lillie Wilks 1876–1877 Birth: July 30, 1876 27 28 Death: June 23, 1877 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: September 21, 1878 29 30 — Texas, USA Marriage: Texas, USA Family census: 1910 — Denton, Texas, USA Family census: 1920 — Denton, Texas, USA Death: August 21, 1951 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: August 1951 — Denton, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 03C6DA4F2B32ACC943215EA74F3C7103 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence Payne Willliam Clint Wilks Evangeline Wilks Nat Wilks 1878–1951 Birth: September 21, 1878 29 30 — Texas, USA Death: August 21, 1951 — Denton, Texas, USA
4 years himself	Links Birth: November 6, 1882 33 35 Marriage: 1905 Family residence: about 1906 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: 1956 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: 1956 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: FB58A275A4719DE348843CAEC64D5110 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bertha Mae Gammon Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks Dr. Syrell Wilks William Weldon Wilks Chance C. Wilks 1882–1956 Birth: November 6, 1882 33 35 Death: 1956 — Denton, Texas, USA
21 months younger sister	Links Birth: July 30, 1884 35 36 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Pearl A. Wilks 1884– Birth: July 30, 1884 35 36 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death:
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 30, 1886 37 38 Marriage: Death: December 26, 1918 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Burial: December 1918 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 83FEBD58BF2E82024142E397B0563804 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bertie … Jesse Wilks 1886–1918 Birth: August 30, 1886 37 38 Death: December 26, 1918 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA

Family with Bertha Mae Gammon
himself	Links Birth: November 6, 1882 33 35 Marriage: 1905 Family residence: about 1906 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: 1956 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: 1956 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: FB58A275A4719DE348843CAEC64D5110 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bertha Mae Gammon Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks Dr. Syrell Wilks William Weldon Wilks Chance C. Wilks 1882–1956 Birth: November 6, 1882 33 35 Death: 1956 — Denton, Texas, USA
wife	Links Birth: December 7, 1887 Marriage: 1905 Family residence: about 1906 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: October 26, 1963 — Denton, Texas, USA Burial: October 1963 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: FB58A275A4719DE348843CAEC64D5110 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Chance C. Wilks Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks Dr. Syrell Wilks William Weldon Wilks Bertha Mae Gammon 1887–1963 Birth: December 7, 1887 Death: October 26, 1963 — Denton, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1905 —
18 months son	Links Birth: June 17, 1906 23 18 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Marriage: 1931 — Denton, Texas, USA Occupation: Professor of Statistics — before 1964 — Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Biography: Samuel S. Wilks: Statesman of Statistics¶ By Frederick Mosteller, Excerpts: Harvard University¶ (Published in The American Statistician, Volume 18, Number 2, April, 1964, pp 11-17) Death: March 7, 1964 — Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Burial: March 11, 1964 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Army Commemoration: Army Conference - U.S. Army Wilks Award — after 1964 Unique identifier: 0C4DEAB635A4924E4FD6B05292D842D0 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hattie Eugenia Orr Stanley Neal Wilks Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks 1906–1964 Birth: June 17, 1906 23 18 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: March 7, 1964 — Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
19 months son	Links Birth: 1907 24 19 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dr. Syrell Wilks 1907– Birth: 1907 24 19 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death:
8 years son	Links Birth: March 24, 1915 32 27 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Marriage: Number of children: 3 Death: October 11, 1983 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Burial: October 1983 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Unique identifier: F0D073639C23902F42EC81B943DF9352 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eula Geneva Hart William Syrrell Wilks William Weldon Wilks 1915–1983 Birth: March 24, 1915 32 27 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA Death: October 11, 1983 — Little Elm, Denton, Texas, USA

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Birth	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.
Marriage	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Family residence	Source: Samuel S. Wilks: Statesman of Statistics
Death	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 13936486. Added 13 APR 2006 by Del Huggins.

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Family residence	on a 250-acre farm

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 29, 2010 – 08:23:47

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

376B1604CE69BE8549AEF476C1162A40

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Family with parents
father Parents Abner Phillip Wilks Nancy Caroline Gammill	William P. Wilks 1849–1926
mother	Delilah Jane Smith 1847–1927
elder brother Family Mary E. …	Philip Wilks 1874–1929
elder sister	Lillie Wilks 1876–1877
elder brother Family Florence Payne Willliam Clint Wilks Evangeline Wilks	Nat Wilks 1878–1951
himself	Chance C. Wilks 1882–1956
younger sister	Pearl A. Wilks 1884–
younger brother Family Bertie …	Jesse Wilks 1886–1918

Family with Bertha Mae Gammon
himself	Chance C. Wilks 1882–1956
wife	Bertha Mae Gammon 1887–1963
son Family Hattie Eugenia Orr Stanley Neal Wilks	Dr. Samuel Stanley Wilks 1906–1964
son	Dr. Syrell Wilks 1907–
son Family Eula Geneva Hart William Syrrell Wilks	William Weldon Wilks 1915–1983

Descendants

Chance C. Wilks(1882–1956)
- Bertha Mae Gammon1905