Marmaduke Wilks 1827

Marmaduke Wilks, 1827–1845 (aged 18 years)

Name

Marmaduke Wilks

Name: Marmaduke /Wilks/
Given names: Marmaduke
Nickname: Duke
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	about 1827 35 29 Kentucky, USA Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: Oregon Public Records Database
Birth of a brother	Jesse Columbus Wilks about 1827 Virginia, USA Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: Oregon Public Records Database
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
Birth of a sister	Florentine Wilks 1832 Hendricks, Indiana, USA Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: Oregon Public Records Database
Birth of a brother	Jabez Wilkes February 5, 1832 Hendricks, Indiana, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 20363203. Added 08 JUL 2007 by Owlisnapp. Source: Oregon Public Records Database Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside Citation details: page 142
Birth of a brother	George Washington Wilks Sr April 1834 Hendricks, Indiana, USA Source: Oregon Public Records Database Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 20362797. Added 08 Jul 2007 by Owlisnapp. Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
Marriage of a brother	William Gardner Wilkes — Elizabeth Wilkes — View this family February 11, 1840 Hendricks, Indiana, USA Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 Citation details: page 75 Note: February the 10th 1840. Issue a marriage License to William Wilks and Elizabeth Wilks, citizens of Hendricks County Ind. who have since been Joined in marriage as appears from the following certificate Court, “State of Indiana Hendricks County" I Samuel Barker an acting Justice of the peace of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that on the eleventh day of February 1840 I solemized the rights of matrimony between William Wilks and Elizabeth Wilks . Given under my hand and seal February the 11th 1840 at 8 oclock at night. ss: Samuel Barker. JP SEAL page 75
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
Marriage of a sister	John H. Walker — Lucinda Wilks — View this family July 8, 1841 Jasper, Missouri, USA Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920 Citation details: Missouri-ODM, Film# 930887
Marriage of a brother	Archibald G. Wilks — Mahala Glenn — View this family March 5, 1843 Newton, Missouri, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 372
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
Death	September 1845 (aged 18 years) Oregon, USA Cause of death: 'mountain fever' probably tick fever Address: Oregon Trail near mouth of the Malheur River on the journey west Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside Citation details: page 19

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: July 16, 1791 30 27 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military: War of 1812 — between September 8, 1813 and March 10, 1814 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: March 26, 1815 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Emigration: 1820 — Kentucky, USA Family census: 1820 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1828 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1837 — Missouri, USA Family census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 16, 1860 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: 1870 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 5, 1880 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death: November 25, 1889 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: November 1889 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 30817DF9B710A70946F13C246A24A0BE Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Dallas Henry Wilks Lucinda Wilks William Gardner Wilkes Archibald G. Wilks Jesse Columbus Wilks Marmaduke Wilks Florentine Wilks Jabez Wilkes George Washington Wilks Sr Peyton G Wilks 1791–1889 Birth: July 16, 1791 30 27 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: November 25, 1889 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA
mother	Links Birth: March 8, 1797 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: March 26, 1815 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1820 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Family census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 16, 1860 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: 1870 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 5, 1880 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death: March 15, 1888 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: March 1888 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 30817DF9B710A70946F13C246A24A0BE Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peyton G Wilks Henry Wilks Lucinda Wilks William Gardner Wilkes Archibald G. Wilks Jesse Columbus Wilks Marmaduke Wilks Florentine Wilks Jabez Wilkes George Washington Wilks Sr Anna Dallas 1797–1888 Birth: March 8, 1797 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: March 15, 1888 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA
Marriage	Marriage — March 26, 1815 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1817 25 19 — Virginia, USA Death: about 1818 — Virginia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Wilks 1817–1818 Birth: about 1817 25 19 — Virginia, USA Death: about 1818 — Virginia, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1818 26 20 — Virginia, USA Marriage: July 8, 1841 — Jasper, Missouri, USA Death: Unique identifier: 013F4661F82CA19A4849A46B754ADD99 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John H. Walker Lucinda Wilks 1818– Birth: 1818 26 20 — Virginia, USA Death:
13 months elder brother	Links Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Civil marriage: February 11, 1840 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Family census: September 23, 1850 — Clackamas, Oregon, USA Family census: July 29, 1860 — Multnomah, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 85327612B506890E4077BB77B28F0261 Marriage: October 15, 1864 — Oregon, USA Family census: 1870 — Multnomah, Oregon, USA Family census: 1880 — Multnomah, Oregon, USA Family census: June 1, 1900 — Multnomah, Oregon, USA Death: January 12, 1903 — Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: January 13, 1903 — Multnomah, Oregon, USA Obituary: January 15, 1903 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 0F6690CDAC68A6FC4AD616288170C952 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Wilkes David Wilkes Sarah Wilkes Family with spouse Sarah Ann Hughes Sarah J. Wilkes Annie Florentine Wilkes Peyton Lincoln Wilkes Ulysses S. Grant Wilkes Edward Gardner Wilkes Jabez Harrison Wilkes William Gardner Wilkes 1819–1903 Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: January 12, 1903 — Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: February 8, 1821 29 23 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: March 5, 1843 — Newton, Missouri, USA Military: Cayuse Indian War — 1848 — Oregon, USA Family census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 16, 1860 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: 1870 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 17, 1880 — Washington, Oregon, USA Census: June 4, 1900 — Wheeler, Oregon, USA Death: May 24, 1901 — Wagner, Wheeler, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 1C8539FF12E6A3A640064E8D98829927 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mahala Glenn Samuel Peyton Wilkes Jesse Columbus Wilkes Mary Ann Wilkes Levi Thurston Wilkes Archibald J. Wilkes Florentine Ellen Wilks William Alden Wilkes Minerva Wilkes George W. Wilkes Jr Anna Wilks Archibald G. Wilks 1821–1901 Birth: February 8, 1821 29 23 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: May 24, 1901 — Wagner, Wheeler, Oregon, USA
7 years brother	Links Birth: about 1827 35 29 — Virginia, USA Census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Marriage: 1853 — Oregon, USA Death: December 8, 1856 — Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: December 1857 — Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: E6A89923D42AB777477ABD84987639D0 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Hawkins Andrew Payton Wilks Jesse Columbus Wilks 1827–1856 Birth: about 1827 35 29 — Virginia, USA Death: December 8, 1856 — Washington, Oregon, USA
1 year himself	Links Birth: about 1827 35 29 — Kentucky, USA Death: September 1845 — Oregon, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Marmaduke Wilks 1827–1845 Birth: about 1827 35 29 — Kentucky, USA Death: September 1845 — Oregon, USA
6 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1832 40 34 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Marriage: February 9, 1850 — Oregon, USA Number of children: 3 sons, 3 daughters Death: June 26, 1864 — Cornelius, Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: June 1864 — Cornelius, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: D97DCA2E3C53BB7F495E1F1EA226E54F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Col Thomas Ramsey Cornelius Florentine Wilks 1832–1864 Birth: 1832 40 34 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Death: June 26, 1864 — Cornelius, Washington, Oregon, USA
1 month younger brother	Links Birth: February 5, 1832 40 34 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Marriage: June 15, 1856 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: September 29, 1870 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 4, 1880 — Washington, Oregon, USA Census: 1890 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 8, 1900 — Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: C6DA9E928595AD104ECE90F5E719C6B4 Marriage: November 2, 1903 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: April 29, 1910 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death: November 20, 1917 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: November 20, 1917 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: 94D6E85BF4B68EFD453A637B7700D0FB Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane Jackson Thomas Scott Wilkes Inez Wilkes Lincoln Ellisworth Wilkes Jabez Bruce Wilkes Elsie L. Wilkes Orville G. Wilkes Family with spouse Rebecca Funk Jabez Wilkes 1832–1917 Birth: February 5, 1832 40 34 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Death: November 20, 1917 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 1834 42 37 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Census: December 30, 1850 — Washington, Oregon, USA Marriage: December 24, 1857 — Washington, Oregon, USA Family census: June 16, 1860 — Washington, Oregon, USA Death: 1866 — Washington, Oregon, USA Burial: 1866 — Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA Unique identifier: EB3D2ACC849695534E1B7A8D26CF72D7 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Pauline McBee Diana Edna Wilkes Elizabeth A. Wilkes Clara Wilkes George Washington Wilks Sr 1834–1866 Birth: April 1834 42 37 — Hendricks, Indiana, USA Death: 1866 — Washington, Oregon, USA

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Birth	Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: Oregon Public Records Database
Death	Source: Emigrants to Oregon in 1845 Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside Citation details: page 19
Note	Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside Citation details: page 19

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Note	"One most distressing event of the long journey was the death of "Duke" Wilkes near mouth of the Malheur River caused by what they called mountain fever, probably the tick fever of today. He must have been about eighteen years old at that time. Although the usual precautions to conceal the grave were taken by burying the body in the road and driving over it, it is probable that the grave was violated by the Indians, and grandmother believed that she afterwards saw an Indian wearing a handkerchief that she had tied around his head as a last token of motherly love. Several years later father returned to the place but was unable to find the grave, as landmarks he had noted had been disturbed in improving the road. Another version of the story is that the Indians stripped the body and left it nude and it was re-intered by another emigrant party. We don't know, but it was kown that the Indians did such things till by bitter experience it became known that some of the white corpses carried the germs of smallpox, cholera and other contagious diseases that were most deadly to the aborigines. After that, they were more respectful of the white corpses but more resentful of the intrusion of the whites into their territory. Too bad that one race of people can't feel more respect towards those objects which are sacred to another race, or age; for our own people have been far from faultless towards the aborigines of this country." Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside Citation details: page 19

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"One most distressing event of the long journey was the death of "Duke" Wilkes near mouth of the Malheur River caused by what they called mountain fever, probably the tick fever of today. He must have been about eighteen years old at that time.
Although the usual precautions to conceal the grave were taken by burying the body in the road and driving over it, it is probable that the grave was violated by the Indians, and grandmother believed that she afterwards saw an Indian wearing a handkerchief that she had tied around his head as a last token of motherly love.
Several years later father returned to the place but was unable to find the grave, as landmarks he had noted had been disturbed in improving the road. Another version of the story is that the Indians stripped the body and left it nude and it was re-intered by another emigrant party. We don't know, but it was kown that the Indians did such things till by bitter experience it became known that some of the white corpses carried the germs of smallpox, cholera and other contagious diseases that were most deadly to the aborigines. After
that, they were more respectful of the white corpses but more resentful of the intrusion of the whites into their territory.
Too bad that one race of people can't feel more respect towards those objects which are sacred to another race, or age; for our own people have been far from faultless towards the aborigines of this country."

Source: By an Oregon Pioneer Fireside

Citation details: page 19

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

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Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

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Last change

March 21, 2013 – 12:29:20

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

1CA5CEF4009BB58349B95A56374A76DD

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Family with parents
father Parents Name Unknown Wilks Sarah Burcham	Peyton G Wilks 1791–1889
mother	Anna Dallas 1797–1888
elder brother	Henry Wilks 1817–1818
elder sister Family John H. Walker	Lucinda Wilks 1818–
elder brother Family Elizabeth Wilkes David Wilkes Sarah Wilkes Family Sarah Ann Hughes Sarah J. Wilkes Annie Florentine Wilkes Peyton Lincoln Wilkes Ulysses S. Grant Wilkes Edward Gardner Wilkes Jabez Harrison Wilkes	William Gardner Wilkes 1819–1903
elder brother Family Mahala Glenn Samuel Peyton Wilkes Jesse Columbus Wilkes Mary Ann Wilkes Levi Thurston Wilkes Archibald J. Wilkes Florentine Ellen Wilks William Alden Wilkes Minerva Wilkes George W. Wilkes Jr Anna Wilks	Archibald G. Wilks 1821–1901
brother Family Elizabeth Hawkins Andrew Payton Wilks	Jesse Columbus Wilks 1827–1856
himself	Marmaduke Wilks 1827–1845
younger sister Family Col Thomas Ramsey Cornelius	Florentine Wilks 1832–1864
younger brother Family Mary Jane Jackson Thomas Scott Wilkes Inez Wilkes Lincoln Ellisworth Wilkes Jabez Bruce Wilkes Elsie L. Wilkes Orville G. Wilkes Family Rebecca Funk	Jabez Wilkes 1832–1917
younger brother Family Mary Pauline McBee Diana Edna Wilkes Elizabeth A. Wilkes Clara Wilkes	George Washington Wilks Sr 1834–1866

Descendants

Marmaduke Wilks(1827–1845)