Elmer McKinley Wilks, 18961978 (aged 81 years)

Name
Elmer McKinley /Wilks/
Given names
Elmer McKinley
Surname
Wilks
Birth
Citation details: page 239A
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Census
Address: Guyandotte District, Huntington Division, Ward 3: 23rd Street, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Citation details: Page 239A, Sheet 15
Text:

Enumerator: W. L. Hutchison
Supervisor's District: 4
Enumeration District: 16?

Quality of data: census image
Note: 3 on 23 Street in hh 312-349 as Wilks, B. A., Head, White, Male, Born: Feby 1861, Age: 39, Married: 17 years, KY OH KY, Lawyer, Can read write & speak English, Home: rent, home; Minnie, Wife, White, Female, Born: June 1867, Age: 32, Married: 17 years, Children born: 6, Children living: 5, OH OH OH, Can read write & speak English; Enos, Son, White, Male, Born: Sept. 1883, Age: 16, Single, OH KY OH, Saw filer, Can read write & speak English; Earnest, Song, White, Male, Born: Aug. 1886, Age: 13, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Alice M., Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1880, Age: 10, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Carrie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born June: 1892, Age: 7, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Cannot read or write but speaks English; Elmer M., Son, White, Male, Born: Mch [Mar]1896, Age: 4, Single, WVA, KY OH, Cannot read or write but does speak English.

3 on 23 Street in hh 312-349 as Wilks, B. A., Head, White, Male, Born: Feby 1861, Age: 39, Married: 17 years, KY OH KY, Lawyer, Can read write & speak English, Home: rent, home; Minnie, Wife, White, Female, Born: June 1867, Age: 32, Married: 17 years, Children born: 6, Children living: 5, OH OH OH, Can read write & speak English; Enos, Son, White, Male, Born: Sept. 1883, Age: 16, Single, OH KY OH, Saw filer, Can read write & speak English; Earnest, Song, White, Male, Born: Aug. 1886, Age: 13, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Alice M., Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1880, Age: 10, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Carrie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born June: 1892, Age: 7, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Cannot read or write but speaks English; Elmer M., Son, White, Male, Born: Mch [Mar]1896, Age: 4, Single, WVA, KY OH, Cannot read or write but does speak English.

British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
Birth of a brother
Citation details: Sheet 8A, Page 253, Reel 1678, Page 508
Marriage of a brother
Citation details: Vol 2, page 226, line 7 County Records
Census
Address: Precinct 9, 20th Street, Huntington, Ward 4, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 8A, Page 253, Reel 1678, Page 508
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 5
Enumeration District: 40
Enumerator: S. Henry Archie?

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 124-136 as B.A. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 49, 1st marriage, Married: 26 years, KY KY KY, Carpenter, House, Wages, Home: owner free house; Minnie, Wife, Female, White, Age: 43, 1st marriage, Married: 26 yrs, Children born: 9, Children living: 6, OH OH OH, None; Enos, Son, Male, White, Age: 24, Single, OH KY OH, Builder, WV Hwy, Wages; Carry, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 18, Single, None, Attended school; Elmer, Son, Male, White, Age: 14, Single, WV KY OH, None, Attended school; Edgar, Son, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, WV KY OH, None, Attended school.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Death of a paternal grandfather
February 13, 19152:00 a.m. Age: 75 years, 1 month, 12 days
Cause: Angina Pectoris
Citation details: certificate# 9498
Text:

Informant: A. H. Carson

Quality of data: death certificate image
Note: Occupation: None, Soldier
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Cemetery: Faulkner Cemetery
Address: Union, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Note: "WILKES W.H.H. 1840 1915 Co F, 1st WV HA Faulkner Cemetery"
Census
Address: Precinct 30, Ward 7, Guyandotte District, Olive Street, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4B, Reel 1951, Page 520
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 4
Enumeration District: 43
Enumerator: Mary D. Sylirs?

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 86-88 as Elmer M. Wilks, Head, Home: owner, mortgaged, Male, White, Age: 23, Single, WV KY OH, Pipe fitter, Machine shop, Wages; Minnie, Mother, Female, White, Age: 55, Married, OH WV WV, None; Enos, A., Brother, Male, White, Age: 35, Single, OH KY OH, None.
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
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
Death of a mother
Citation details: Memorial# 46170947. Added 31 Dec 2009 by Ernie Wright
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Woodmere Memorial Park
Address: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.40500, Longitude: -82.39780
Citation details: Memorial# 46170947. Added 31 Dec 2009 by Ernie Wright
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Death of a father
Address: Deaconess Hospital, Ward 3, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Cause: Double Pneumonia
Text:

Informant: Mrs. Lewis Breeding, Ironton, Ohio

Quality of data: certificate image
Citation details: certificate# 80758
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Faulkner Cemetery
Address: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA.
Citation details: certificate# 80758
Quality of data: certificate image
Note: "WILKES Benjamin A. 1861 19-- Faulkner Cemetery"
Note: death certificate lists burial as being Moore Cemetery, burial by Wagner Funeral Home. , Ironton O.
British King
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945
Death of a brother
February 13, 195111:00 p.m. Age: 66 years, 5 months, 11 days
Cause: Myocarditis
Address: General Hospital, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Text:

Informant: Elmer M. Wilkes, his brother

Quality of data: death certificate image
Citation details: certificate 10392
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Woodmere Memorial Park
Address: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.40500, Longitude: -82.39780
Citation details: Memorial# 46171987. Added 23 Dec 2009 by Ernie Wright
Citation details: certificate 10392
British Queen
Elizabeth II
from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953
Death of a brother
Citation details: County Records Certificate# 4982
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Spring Hill Cemetery
Address: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.
Citation details: Memorial# 66165457. Added 26 Feb 2011 by Ernie Wright
35th President of the United States
John F Kennedy
January 20, 1961
36th President of the United States
Lyndon B Johnson
November 22, 1963
37th President of the United States
Richard Nixon
January 20, 1969
38th President of the United States
Gerald Ford
August 9, 1974
39th President of the United States
Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1977
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 45729292. Added 23 DEC 2009 by Ernie Wright
Burial
Cemetery: Woodmere Memorial Park
Address: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.40500, Longitude: -82.39780
Citation details: Memorial# 45729292. Added 23 Dec 2009 by Ernie Wright
Family with parents
father
18611936
Birth: January 30, 1861 21 17 Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Death: December 31, 1936Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
mother
18661934
Birth: 1866Ohio, USA
Death: 1934USA
Marriage MarriageJune 24, 1883Lawrence, Ohio, USA
15 months
elder brother
18841951
Birth: September 2, 1884 23 18 Ohio, USA
Death: February 13, 1951Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
2 years
elder brother
18861954
Birth: August 15, 1886 25 20 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Death: April 5, 1954Wayne, West Virginia, USA
4 years
elder sister
1890
Birth: May 1890 29 24 Ohio, USA
Death:
3 years
elder sister
1893
Birth: June 22, 1893 32 27 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Death:
3 years
himself
18961978
Birth: March 1896 35 30 West Virginia, USA
Death: 1978Cabell, West Virginia, USA
8 years
younger brother
1903
Birth: about 1903 41 37 West Virginia, USA
Death:
Birth
Citation details: page 239A
Census
Citation details: Page 239A, Sheet 15
Text:

Enumerator: W. L. Hutchison
Supervisor's District: 4
Enumeration District: 16?

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 8A, Page 253, Reel 1678, Page 508
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 5
Enumeration District: 40
Enumerator: S. Henry Archie?

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 4B, Reel 1951, Page 520
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 4
Enumeration District: 43
Enumerator: Mary D. Sylirs?

Quality of data: census image
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 45729292. Added 23 DEC 2009 by Ernie Wright
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 45729292. Added 23 Dec 2009 by Ernie Wright
Note
Census

3 on 23 Street in hh 312-349 as Wilks, B. A., Head, White, Male, Born: Feby 1861, Age: 39, Married: 17 years, KY OH KY, Lawyer, Can read write & speak English, Home: rent, home; Minnie, Wife, White, Female, Born: June 1867, Age: 32, Married: 17 years, Children born: 6, Children living: 5, OH OH OH, Can read write & speak English; Enos, Son, White, Male, Born: Sept. 1883, Age: 16, Single, OH KY OH, Saw filer, Can read write & speak English; Earnest, Song, White, Male, Born: Aug. 1886, Age: 13, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Alice M., Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1880, Age: 10, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Can read write & speak English; Carrie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born June: 1892, Age: 7, Single, OH KY OH, School: 8 months, Cannot read or write but speaks English; Elmer M., Son, White, Male, Born: Mch [Mar]1896, Age: 4, Single, WVA, KY OH, Cannot read or write but does speak English.

Census

in hh 124-136 as B.A. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 49, 1st marriage, Married: 26 years, KY KY KY, Carpenter, House, Wages, Home: owner free house; Minnie, Wife, Female, White, Age: 43, 1st marriage, Married: 26 yrs, Children born: 9, Children living: 6, OH OH OH, None; Enos, Son, Male, White, Age: 24, Single, OH KY OH, Builder, WV Hwy, Wages; Carry, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 18, Single, None, Attended school; Elmer, Son, Male, White, Age: 14, Single, WV KY OH, None, Attended school; Edgar, Son, Male, White, Age: 7, Single, WV KY OH, None, Attended school.

Census

in hh 86-88 as Elmer M. Wilks, Head, Home: owner, mortgaged, Male, White, Age: 23, Single, WV KY OH, Pipe fitter, Machine shop, Wages; Minnie, Mother, Female, White, Age: 55, Married, OH WV WV, None; Enos, A., Brother, Male, White, Age: 35, Single, OH KY OH, None.

Note

Registration Card: Elmer McKinley Wilks; Age 21; Oliver Street, Huntington, W Va; Birth: March 26, 1896; Huntington, WVa; Occupation: 'Aprintist' Machinist; A C $& F Shops, Huntington WVa; Single; ss Elmer Wilkes; Height: medium; Build: Slender; Eyes: blue; Hair: red; Bald: no; ss: B. F. Stewart, Precinct 30, Cabell County W Va; June 5, 1917.

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