Edward Gardner Wilkes, 18761953 (aged 76 years)

Name
Edward Gardner /Wilkes/
Given names
Edward Gardner
Surname
Wilkes
Birth
Citation details: page135
19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Death of a sister
Citation details: Memorial# 6414493. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a sister
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414493. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side of stone: S. J. W.; front side of stone: Sarah J; Born: Apr. 23, 1865 ?; Died: Apr. 7, 1870. [Same stone as Grant US, Harry J., Peyton L., brothers. The stone cracked through birth date and the transcriber had her born a year before the parents were married.]
Birth of a brother
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Census
1880 (aged 3 years)
Address: Sandy, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Film# 1255082, Digital Film# 4243850, Image# 699, Page 176D
Quality of data: transcription
Note: listed as Wm. Wilkes, Head, Age: 61, Married, Farmer, VA VA VA; Sarah A. Wife, Age: 40, Keeps House; NC VA NC; Thos, R. Wilkes [Rowen], Son [Step-son], Age: 20, Single, Farm Laborer, IO; Mary J. Wilkes [Rowen], Daughter [Step-daughter], Age: 16, Single, OR; Annie F. Wilkes, Daughter, Age: 14, Single, OR; Payton L. Wilkes, Son, Age: 10, Single, OR; Grant Wilkes, Son, Age: 8, Single, OR; Edward G. Wilkes, Son, Age: 5, Single, OR; Jahez H. Wilkes; Age: 1, Single OR.
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Death of a brother
Address: Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414498. Added May 13, 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414498. Added May 13, 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: Back side: P. L. W.; front side: Peyton L.; Born; Dec. 2, 1868; Died; Jan. 19, 1888. [stone broken through the born date]
Death of a paternal grandmother
Citation details: Memorial# 20362667. Added 08 Jul 2007 by Owlisnapp.
Note: her grave marker in Union Point Ceme. reads, "Annie Wilkes died March 13, 1888 age 90y 11m 18d"
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Cemetery: Union Point Cemetery
Address: Banks, Washington County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.61970, Longitude: -123.10250
Citation details: Memorial# 20362667. Added 08 Jul 2007 by Owlisnapp.
Note: double tombstone inscription: tombstone inscription: Annie; Wilkes, Died; Mar. 13, 1888; aged; 90 Yrs. 11 Ms. 18 ds ---Peyton; Wilkes; Born; July 15, 1791; Died; Nov. 25, 1889.
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: Memorial# 20372541. Added 08 Jul 2007 by Owlisnapp
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Cemetery: Union Point Cemetery
Address: Banks, Washington, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.61970, Longitude: -123.10250
Citation details: Memorial# 20372541. Added 08 Jul 2007 by Owlisnapp
Note: double tombstone inscription: Annie; Wilkes; Died; Mar. 13, 1888; aged; 90 Yrs. 11 Ms.;18 Ds -- Peyton; Wilkes; Born: July 15, 1791; Died; Nov. 25, 1889.
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: page 134
Note: lived in Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
Death of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 6414483. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
Citation details: Memorial# 6414483. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side: G. U.S. W.; front side: Grant U.S.; Born; Nov, 28, 1871; Died; Mar. 31, 1896 [stone cracked through birth date]
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Census
Address: Fairview Precinct 65, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Sheet 9A
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 91
Enumerator: James H. Douglass

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 160-164 as William G. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1819, Age: 81, Married: 42 yrs, VA VA VA, Farmer, Home: Owner, Free, Farm# 73; Sarah, Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1839, Age: 60, Married: 42 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 8, NC NC NC; Edward G., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1875, Age: 24, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer, Jhabz H., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1878, Age: 21, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer.
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
Death of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530.
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side: H. J. W.; front side: Harry J; Born; Dec 21m 1879; Died; July 7 [stone cracked through birth date]
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Death of a father
Citation details: Memorial# 6414507. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414507. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: William G. Wilkes; 1819 – 1903; Oregon Pioneer 1845
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Census
Address: Precinct 99, Fairview, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Text:

Supervisor's District: 239
Enumeration District: 113
Enumerator: J. H. Clayton

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 9A, Page 121, Reel 1288, Page 759
Note: in hh 78-78 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Age: 35, Male, White, Age: 35, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Farm, Own account, Home: owned, free, farm#29; Sarah A. Wilkes, Mother, Female, White, Age: 70, Widowed, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, NC NC NC, None; Thomas R. Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 49, Single, IA IA NC, Partner, Farm, Own account.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Marriage
1916 (aged 39 years)
Citation details: page 372
Death of a mother
Citation details: certificate 106
Citation details: Multnomah County Pioneer Obituaries S-Z
Note: burial at Powell Cemetery 25 April 1919. Services conducted by F. G. Schnell, pastor of the Rockwood Methodist church. "She was the oldest pioneer in eastern Multnomah county, with the exception of D. S. Dunbar of Fairview."
Family census
Address: Precinct 305, Multanomah County, Oregon, USA
Text:

Supervisor's District: 3
Enumeration District: 210
Enumerator: Ashcod Suixs?

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 1503, page 1118.
Note: Farm, mortgaged. in hh 188-189 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Owner, free, Male, White, Age: 45, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Gen Farm, Own account; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 50, Married, IL IL IL, None; Eva M. Watson, Step-__??, Female, White, Age: 15, Single, OR MO IL, None; James J. Staseck, Step-grandson, Male, White, Age: 4, Single, OR USA OR, None; Thomas R Rowen, Step brother, Male, White, Age: 59, Single, IA IA NC, Laborer, Farm, Wages; Fred J. Leadbury, Hiredman, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Immigration 1911, 1919, Eng Eng Eng, Laborer, Farm, Waqes.
Family census
Address: Fairview, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Film# 2341689, Digital Folder# 4547517, Image# 376, Sheet 2B
Text:

Enumeration District: 52

Note: family# 52 listed as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 55, Married, OR VA NC; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 61, Married, IL IL IL; Cedric Stasek, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 15, Single, OR WI OR; Thomas Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 69, Single, IA NC NC;
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
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
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Family census
Address: Precinct 44, Wilks Road, Fairview, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 3
Enumeration District: 26-26
Enumerator: Thelma G. Conley

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 94. Home: owner $3,500 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 65, Married, Schooling: H2, OR, Other; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 71, Married, Schooling: 8th grade, IL, Housework.
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
Death
Citation details: certificate# 4745
Family with parents
father
18191903
Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Death: January 12, 1903Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA
mother
18391919
Birth: July 1839North Carolina, USA
Death: April 23, 1919Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Marriage MarriageOctober 15, 1864Oregon, USA
6 months
elder sister
18651879
Birth: April 23, 1865 46 25 Oregon, USA
Death: April 7, 1879Multnomah, Oregon, USA
11 months
elder sister
18661956
Birth: March 11, 1866 47 26 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: October 5, 1956Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
elder brother
18681888
Birth: December 2, 1868 49 29 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: January 19, 1888Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
elder brother
18711896
Birth: November 28, 1871 52 32 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: March 31, 1896Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
5 years
himself
18761953
Birth: August 4, 1876 57 37 Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Death: April 14, 1953Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
younger brother
18791901
Birth: December 21, 1879 60 40
Death: July 7, 1901Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Father’s family with Elizabeth Wilkes
father
18191903
Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Death: January 12, 1903Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA
stepmother
18191864
Birth: 1819Virginia, USA
Death: 1864Oregon, USA
Civil marriage Civil marriageFebruary 11, 1840Hendricks, Indiana, USA
8 years
half-brother
3 years
half-sister
Mother’s family with Amos Rowen
stepfather
18371864
Birth: 1837Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Death: before 1864
mother
18391919
Birth: July 1839North Carolina, USA
Death: April 23, 1919Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Marriage MarriageOctober 25, 1857Hardin, Iowa, USA
Family with Minnie A. Watson
himself
18761953
Birth: August 4, 1876 57 37 Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Death: April 14, 1953Multnomah, Oregon, USA
wife
18801957
Birth: about 1880
Death: February 17, 1957Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Marriage Marriage1916
Birth
Citation details: page135
Census
Citation details: Film# 1255082, Digital Film# 4243850, Image# 699, Page 176D
Quality of data: transcription
Census
Citation details: Sheet 9A
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 91
Enumerator: James H. Douglass

Quality of data: census image
Census
Text:

Supervisor's District: 239
Enumeration District: 113
Enumerator: J. H. Clayton

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 9A, Page 121, Reel 1288, Page 759
Marriage
Citation details: page 372
Family census
Text:

Supervisor's District: 3
Enumeration District: 210
Enumerator: Ashcod Suixs?

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 1503, page 1118.
Family census
Citation details: Film# 2341689, Digital Folder# 4547517, Image# 376, Sheet 2B
Text:

Enumeration District: 52

Family census
Citation details: Sheet 4B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 3
Enumeration District: 26-26
Enumerator: Thelma G. Conley

Quality of data: census image
Death
Citation details: certificate# 4745
Census

listed as Wm. Wilkes, Head, Age: 61, Married, Farmer, VA VA VA; Sarah A. Wife, Age: 40, Keeps House; NC VA NC; Thos, R. Wilkes [Rowen], Son [Step-son], Age: 20, Single, Farm Laborer, IO; Mary J. Wilkes [Rowen], Daughter [Step-daughter], Age: 16, Single, OR; Annie F. Wilkes, Daughter, Age: 14, Single, OR; Payton L. Wilkes, Son, Age: 10, Single, OR; Grant Wilkes, Son, Age: 8, Single, OR; Edward G. Wilkes, Son, Age: 5, Single, OR; Jahez H. Wilkes; Age: 1, Single OR.

Census

in hh 160-164 as William G. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1819, Age: 81, Married: 42 yrs, VA VA VA, Farmer, Home: Owner, Free, Farm# 73; Sarah, Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1839, Age: 60, Married: 42 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 8, NC NC NC; Edward G., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1875, Age: 24, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer, Jhabz H., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1878, Age: 21, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer.

Census

in hh 78-78 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Age: 35, Male, White, Age: 35, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Farm, Own account, Home: owned, free, farm#29; Sarah A. Wilkes, Mother, Female, White, Age: 70, Widowed, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, NC NC NC, None; Thomas R. Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 49, Single, IA IA NC, Partner, Farm, Own account.

Family census

Farm, mortgaged. in hh 188-189 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Owner, free, Male, White, Age: 45, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Gen Farm, Own account; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 50, Married, IL IL IL, None; Eva M. Watson, Step-__??, Female, White, Age: 15, Single, OR MO IL, None; James J. Staseck, Step-grandson, Male, White, Age: 4, Single, OR USA OR, None; Thomas R Rowen, Step brother, Male, White, Age: 59, Single, IA IA NC, Laborer, Farm, Wages; Fred J. Leadbury, Hiredman, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Immigration 1911, 1919, Eng Eng Eng, Laborer, Farm, Waqes.

Family census

family# 52 listed as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 55, Married, OR VA NC; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 61, Married, IL IL IL; Cedric Stasek, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 15, Single, OR WI OR; Thomas Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 69, Single, IA NC NC;

Family census

in hh 94. Home: owner $3,500 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 65, Married, Schooling: H2, OR, Other; Minnie A., Wife, Female, White, Age: 71, Married, Schooling: 8th grade, IL, Housework.

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