Our Family Tree

birth: 27 Dec 1849 in Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA

in hh 121 122 as Benj. Wilks, Age: 43, Male, Farmer, VA; Juliett, Age: 37, Female, VA; Francis N, Age: 16, Male, Farmer, OH; Martha I, Age: 14, Female, OH; Frances A., Age: 12, Female, OH, Silas, Age: 10, Male, OH; William, Age: 9, Male, OH; Sarah J., Age: 8, Female, OH; Lusina, Age: 3, Female, OH; Louise, Age: 3, Female, OH; Benj. F., Age: 1, Male, OH.

in hh 383-368 as Benjamin Wilkes, Age: 64, Male, White, Farmer, $2000/$800, OH, Citizen; Julia, Age: 38, Female, White, Keeping house, VA, Cannot read or write; Sarah, Age: 27, Female, White, Helps mother, OH, Cannot read or write; Benjamin, Age: 21, Male, White, Works on farm, OH, Citizen; Ephraim, Age: 19, Male, White, Works on farm, OH, Attends school; Julia, Age: 14, Female, White, Assists mother, OH, Attends school.

in hh 248-272 as B. F. Wilkes, White, Male, Age: 31, Husband, Married, Farmer, OH unk unk; Elinor, White, Female, Age: 24, Wife, Married, Keeping house, OR MO unk; Jessee, White, Female, Age: 1, Dght, Single, At home, OR OH OR.

in hh 183 183 as Wilkes, Benjamin, Head, White Male, Born: Dec. 1848, Age: 57, Married: 11 years; OH OH OH, Farmer, Can read, write & speak English; Home: owner, free, Farm#11; Jaretta A., Wife, White, Female, Born: Dec. 1852, Age: 48, Married: 11 years, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, IN OH OH, Can read write & speak English; Clara A., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Dec 1883, Age: 16, Single, OR OH OR, Attended school: 6 months, Can read write & speak English; Ada M. Daughter, White, Female, Born: Apr 1886, Age: 14, Single, OR OH OR, Attended school: 6 months.

in hh 139-145 as Benjamin Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 61, 2nd Marriage, Married 21 yrs, OH Unk Unk, Farmer, Dairy Farm, Employer, Home: owner, free, farm# 27; Jaretta A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 57, 1st marriage, Married 21, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, IN OH OH, None; Ada M., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 24, Single, OR OH OR, None.

a farm in hh 461-498 as Hiram C. Wright, Head, Rent, Male, White, Age: 37, Married, MO MO MO, Farm operator, Dairy farm, Own account, Farm# 95; Clara A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 34, Married, OR OH OR, None; Howard W., Son, Male, White, Age: 13, Single, Attended school, AL MO OR, None; (next page) Leroy C., Son, Male, White, Age: 11, Single, Attended school, WA MO OR; Jeratta H., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 9, Single, Attended school, WA MO OR; none; Grace, E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 1 9/12, Single, OR MO OR, none; Benjamin F., Wilkes, Father-in-law, Male, White, Age: 71, Married, OH OH OH, None.

tombstone inscription: "Rest In Peace"; B. F. Wilkes; Dec. 29, 1848; May 11, 1924. [separate stone next to his second wife Jaretta A.]