Ella Lula Wilks, 18971978 (aged 81 years)

Name
Ella Lula /Wilks/
Given names
Ella Lula
Surname
Wilks
Married name
Ella Lula /Parish/
Birth
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Birth of a sister
Citation details: Memorial# 80874152. Added 23 Nov 2011 by wmpr2
Census
Address: Centre Ridge, Conway County, Arkansas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 19, Page 94A
Text:

Supervisor's District: 4
Enumeration District: 8
Enumerator: Ada C. Halbrook

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 339-349 as Newman Wilkes, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1876, Age: 24, Married: 4yrs, TN TN TN, Farm laborer, Can read write & speak English, Rent home; Dicy L., Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1873, Age: 26yrs, Married: 4yrs, Children born: 3, Children living: 3, TN TN TN, Can read write & speak English; Lula Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1897, Age: 3, Single, AR TN TN; Ola, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1898, Age: 1, Single, AR TN TN.
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Death of a mother
Citation details: Memorial# 70147301. Added 20 May 2011 by LouJane Adams Wills
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Center Ridge Cemetery
Address: Center Ridge, Conway County, Arkansas, USA.
Citation details: Memorial# 70147301. Added 20 May 2011 by LouJane Adams Wills
Note: upright stone inscription: Dica; Wilkes; flat stone inscriptions: Mary Lodisky Brown; WILKES; 1873 – GA- 1904; Mother of John Carl Hawkins.
Number of children
1 known daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 46078232. Added 28 Dec 2009 by Mvis (Ford) Griggs.
Marriage of a parent
Citation details: page 75, Book "O" of Marriage Records
Note: Bond for Marriage by Newman Wilkes, principal and M. H. Dean as surety. Certificate of Marriage: T. J. Halbrook, a Justice of the Peace, solemnized the marriage on 23rd day of Feb 1905. Certificate of Record by Ben Spires, Clerk, recorded on 7th day of Mch 1905 on page 75 in Book "O" of Marriage Records
Birth of a half-brother
Birth of a half-sister
Birth of a half-brother
Birth of a half-sister
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Census
1910 (aged 12 years)
Address: Culpepper, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA
Citation details: Page 2B, T624, FHL microfilm# 174079
Quality of data: transcription
Note: family 39 as Newman Wilks, Head, White Male, Age: 34, Married, MS MS MS; Sarah C., Wife, White, Female, Age: 25, Married, AR US AR; Ella L., Daughter, White, Female, Age: 13, Single, AR MS TN; Ola, Daughter, White, Female, Age: 11, AR MS TN; Taylor, Son, White, Male, Age: 5, Single, AR MS AR; Rubie, Daughter, White, Female, Age: 2, Single, AR MS AR; Bud, Son, White, Male, Age: 0, Single AR MS AR
Death of a half-sister
Birth of a half-sibling
Death of a half-sibling
Birth of a half-brother
Citation details: Memorial# 101112415. Added 22 Nov 2012 by Beckie Williams.
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Birth of a half-brother
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Cemetery: Wolverton Cemetery
Address: Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 31.02720, Longitude: -90.47440
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Marriage license
Citation details: page 407 of Book 11 Marriage Records
Note: Lee Parish of Damascums, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA and Lula Wilks of Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA.
Marriage
Citation details: Page 407, Book 11 of Marriage Records
Note: Bond for Marriage by Lee Parish, principal and Jeffie Campbell, as surety. Certificate of Marriage: J. W. Hutchins, solemnized the marriage on 27 May 1917. Certificate of Record by Walter Needham, Clerk, recorded on 1st day of June 1917 on page 407, in Book 11 of Marriage Records
Birth of a half-brother
Birth of a half-sibling
Death of a half-sibling
Family census
Address: Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 12 A, Film# 1820083, Digital Folder# 4293683, Image# 357
Note: family 196 as Alfred L. Parish, Head, Age: 23, Male, White, AR, Married; Lula E., Wife, Age: 23, Female, White, AR, Married; Ruth M, Daughter, Age: 1, Female, White, AR; Ola Wilks, Sister-in-law, Age: 21, Female, White, AR, Single.
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: Book 12, page 266
Note: Bond for Marriage by Joe Fleming, principal and L.R. Scott as surety. Certificate of Marriage: J. W. Hutchins, Justice of Peace, solemnized the marriage on 5 Sept 1920. Certificate of Record by Walter Nerdham, Clerk, recorded on 1st day of October 1920 on page 266 and in Book 12 of Marriage Records
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
Birth of a half-brother
Citation details: Memorial# 36054221. Added 19 Apr 2009 by Beckie Williams.
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Death of a paternal grandmother
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Birth of a half-sister
Citation details: Sheet 11B, T626, Roll 68, Film# 2339803, Digital Folder #4532426, image# 570,
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
Marriage of a half-brother
Citation details: Memorial# 99340365. Added 21 Oct 2012 by Beckie Williams.
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Marriage of a half-brother
Note: State of Arkansas, County of Crittenden, Marriage Bond for Marriage by Landius Wilkes as principal. State of Arkansas, County of Crittenden, Certificate of Marriage: J. William Watson [as recorded in Greene County, Arkansas in Book A, Page 286] solemnized the marriage on 18th of January 1942. State of Arkansas, County of Crittenden, Certificate of Record by Eunice B. Buck, Clerk, recorded on 24th day of January 1042 on page 363.
Death of a father
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Citation details: Certificate 1018, Roll 1944
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Bee Branch Cemetery
Address: Gravel Hill, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.44690, Longitude: -92.39280
Citation details: Memorial# 101112454. Added 22 Nov. 2012 by Beckie Williams.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES; [Freemason Symbol]; Newman, Feb. 24, 1876, May 20, 1944; Sarah C., Mar 14, 1888, Oct 23, 1979,
Marriage of a half-brother
Citation details: Memorial# 36054221. Added 19 Apr 2009 by Beckie Williams.
Quality of data: page image
Citation details: Page 624, Book 35 of Marriage Records
Note: Bond for Marriage, State of Arkansas, County of Conway: by Samuel M. Wilkes, principal and [unnamed]___ as surety. Certificate of Marriage, State of Arkansas, County of Faulkner: T. M. Hayes, Minister of Gospel, solemnized the marriage on 23rd day of May 1947. Certificate of Record, State of Arkansas, County of Conway: by Jim H. Huett, Clerk of Conway County, recorded on 14th day of June 1947 on page 624 of Book 35 of Marriage Records.
British King
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
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: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Burial
Cemetery: Pine Mountain Cemetery
Address: Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.41904, Longitude: -92.36376
Citation details: Memorial# 46078212. Added 28 Dec 2009 by Mavis (Ford) Griggs.
Note: double tombstone inscription: PARISH; “At rest” Wreath; Lula W., 1897 – 1978; Lee; 1896 – 1990
Family with parents
father
18761944
Birth: February 24, 1876 26 19 Mississippi, USA
Death: May 20, 1944Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
mother
18731904
Birth: July 1873Tennessee, USA
Death: 1904Center Ridge, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Marriage MarriageApril 26, 1896Conway, Arkansas, USA
10 months
herself
18971978
Birth: February 22, 1897 20 23 Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: April 4, 1978Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
18 months
younger sister
18981983
Birth: August 8, 1898 22 25 Center Ridge, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Death: March 31, 1983Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Father’s family with Sarah Cearcy Beavers
father
18761944
Birth: February 24, 1876 26 19 Mississippi, USA
Death: May 20, 1944Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
stepmother
18831979
Birth: March 14, 1883Arkansas, USA
Death: October 23, 1979Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA
Civil marriage Civil marriageFebruary 23, 1905Conway, Arkansas, USA
10 months
half-brother
19051998
Birth: December 5, 1905 29 22 Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: April 11, 1998Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
17 months
half-sister
19071910
Birth: May 11, 1907 31 24 Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: 1910
14 months
half-brother
19081998
Birth: July 4, 1908 32 25 Bee Branch, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: January 6, 1998Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
18 months
half-sister
1909
Birth: December 28, 1909 33 26 Bee Branch, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death:
15 months
half-sibling
19111911
Birth: April 2, 1911 35 28 Bee Branch, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: 1911Arkansas, USA
13 months
half-brother
19121983
Birth: April 16, 1912 36 29 Bee Branch, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: May 1, 1983Arkansas, USA
3 years
half-brother
1915
Birth: June 19, 1915 39 32 Damascus, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death:
2 years
half-brother
1917
Birth: June 18, 1917 41 34 Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
22 months
half-sibling
19191919
Birth: April 4, 1919 43 36 Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
Death: 1919
2 years
half-brother
19212005
Birth: July 11, 1921 45 38 Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
Death: May 4, 2005Arkansas, USA
5 years
half-sister
1925
Birth: about 1925 48 41 Arkansas, USA
Mother’s family with Hugh Harrison Hawkins
stepfather
18671899
Birth: February 19, 1867Conway, Arkansas, USA
Death: April 6, 1899Conway, Arkansas, USA
mother
18731904
Birth: July 1873Tennessee, USA
Death: 1904Center Ridge, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Marriage MarriageDecember 30, 1888Conway, Arkansas, USA
Family with Lee Parish
husband
18961990
Birth: 1896
Death: 1990Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
herself
18971978
Birth: February 22, 1897 20 23 Formosa, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Death: April 4, 1978Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Marriage MarriageMay 27, 1917Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
Birth
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Census
Citation details: Sheet 19, Page 94A
Text:

Supervisor's District: 4
Enumeration District: 8
Enumerator: Ada C. Halbrook

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Page 2B, T624, FHL microfilm# 174079
Quality of data: transcription
Marriage license
Citation details: page 407 of Book 11 Marriage Records
Marriage
Citation details: Page 407, Book 11 of Marriage Records
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 12 A, Film# 1820083, Digital Folder# 4293683, Image# 357
Number of children
Citation details: Memorial# 46078232. Added 28 Dec 2009 by Mvis (Ford) Griggs.
Death
Citation details: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers, pp 434-435
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 46078212. Added 28 Dec 2009 by Mavis (Ford) Griggs.
Census

in hh 339-349 as Newman Wilkes, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1876, Age: 24, Married: 4yrs, TN TN TN, Farm laborer, Can read write & speak English, Rent home; Dicy L., Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1873, Age: 26yrs, Married: 4yrs, Children born: 3, Children living: 3, TN TN TN, Can read write & speak English; Lula Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1897, Age: 3, Single, AR TN TN; Ola, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1898, Age: 1, Single, AR TN TN.

Census

family 39 as Newman Wilks, Head, White Male, Age: 34, Married, MS MS MS; Sarah C., Wife, White, Female, Age: 25, Married, AR US AR; Ella L., Daughter, White, Female, Age: 13, Single, AR MS TN; Ola, Daughter, White, Female, Age: 11, AR MS TN; Taylor, Son, White, Male, Age: 5, Single, AR MS AR; Rubie, Daughter, White, Female, Age: 2, Single, AR MS AR; Bud, Son, White, Male, Age: 0, Single AR MS AR

Marriage license

Lee Parish of Damascums, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA and Lula Wilks of Bee Branch, Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA.

Marriage

Bond for Marriage by Lee Parish, principal and Jeffie Campbell, as surety. Certificate of Marriage: J. W. Hutchins, solemnized the marriage on 27 May 1917. Certificate of Record by Walter Needham, Clerk, recorded on 1st day of June 1917 on page 407, in Book 11 of Marriage Records

Family census

family 196 as Alfred L. Parish, Head, Age: 23, Male, White, AR, Married; Lula E., Wife, Age: 23, Female, White, AR, Married; Ruth M, Daughter, Age: 1, Female, White, AR; Ola Wilks, Sister-in-law, Age: 21, Female, White, AR, Single.

Burial

double tombstone inscription: PARISH; “At rest” Wreath; Lula W., 1897 – 1978; Lee; 1896 – 1990

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