Our Family Tree

tombstone has birth as 1845

in hh 298-298 as Arch'd G. Wilks, Age: 29, Male, VA; Mahala, Age: 25, Female, IO; Sam'l P., Age: 6, Male, MO; Jesse C., Age: 3, Male, OT; Mary A., Age: 2, Female, OT; John Luther, Age: 25, Male, Laborer, RI [OT = Oregon Territory] nextdoor to his father.

in hh 135-118 as Archibald Wilks, Age: 38, Male, Farmer, $4000/$1316, VA ; Mahala, Age: 34, Female, $1200, TN; Samuel, Age: 16, Male, MO; Jesse, Age: 13, Male, OR; Mary, Age: 11, Female, OR; Archibald, Age: 9, Male, OR; Levi, Age: 7, Male, OR; Florentine, Age: 5, Female, OR; William, Age: 3, Male, OR; Minerva, Age: 11/12, Female, OR; Jacob Ruff, Age: 35, Male, Farm laborer, __/$200, PA

in hh 246-247 as J. C. Wilkes, White, Male, Age: 32, Head, Married, Farmer, OR VA TN; Dora, White, Female, Age: 23, Wife, Married, Keeping house, IA IA IA; Irvin, White, Male, Age: 5, Son, Single, At Home, OR OR IA; Henry S, White, Male, Age: 1, Son, Single, At home, OR OR IA; Thos. Moore, White, Male, Age: 40, Boarder, Divorced, Farm Laborer, MO KY SC.

in hh 40-40 as J. C. [Jessie C.] Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Aug 1847, Age: 52, Married: 26 yrs, OR VA TN, Day laborer, Unemployed: 3 mos, Home: rent, house; Dora E., Wife, White, Female, Born: May 1855, Age: 45, Married: 26 yrs, Children born: 7, Children living: 6, IA IL OH; Alden, Son, White, Male, Born: Apr 1885, Age:15, Single, OR OR IA, Student: 7 mos; Delora, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Apr 1888, Age: 12, Single, OR OR IA, Student: 9 mos; Harry E, Son, White, Male, Born: Jun 1891, Age: 9, Single OR OR IA, Student: 6 mos; Leona, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1895, Age: 5, Single, OR OR IA.

in hh 23-23 as Jesse C. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 63, Married: 37 yrs, OR VA TN, Farmer, Home: farm, own account, no employees, Mortgaged, Farm# 21; Dora E., Wife, Female, White, Age: 54, Married: 37 yrs, IA IL OH; Alden, Son, Male, White, Age: 21, Single, OR OR IA, Laborer, Odd jobs, Unemployed: 14 mos; Delora Thomas, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Widowed, OR OR IA, Servant, Hotel work, Unemployed: 8 wks; Leona Thomas [Wilkes], Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, OR OR IA; Robert Thomas [Wilkes], Son, Male, White, Age: 9, Single, OR OR IA; Maria Kelso, Mother-in-law, Female, White, Age: 75, Widowed, OH ME OH. Note: Leona & Robert were siblings of Delora. She could not have been their mother.

in hh 12-14 as Jesse C. Wilkes, Head, Owner, Mortgage, Male, White, Age: 71, Married, OR VA TV, Laborer, Odd jobs, Worker; Dora E., Wife, Female, White, Age: 64, Married, IA IL OH, None. In 13-14 lived daughter, Delora and husband William A. Campbell.

double tombstone inscription: WILKES; Father; Jesse C.; 1845 – 1927 / Mother; Dora E.; 1855 – 1929.