Benajah Wilks 1804

Benajah Wilks, 1804–

Name

Benajah Wilks

Name: Benajah /Wilks/
Given names: Benajah
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1804 42 39 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: 1850 Census for Coosa County, Georgia, USA Citation details: page 63
Death of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth Mead 1804 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Marriage of a brother	Aaron Wilks — Susanah Bradley — View this family August 21, 1806 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729 Source: Oglethorpe County Marriage Book 1
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Wilks Sr after 1806 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death of a father	Benjamin Wilks 1808 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 270
Marriage of a brother	Osborn Wilks — Nancy Lattimore — View this family November 30, 1809 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Address: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729, page 24 Source: Oglethorpe County Marriage Book 1 Citation details: page 223
Marriage of a sister	Thomas Cummings — Sarah Wilks — View this family March 3, 1812 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729, page 38 Source: Oglethorpe County Marriage Book 1 Citation details: page 233
Marriage of a brother	John B. Wilks — Lydia D. Strong — View this family December 26, 1815 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729, page 50 Source: Oglethorpe County Marriage Book 1 Citation details: page 254
Marriage of a sister	John B. Strong — Mary Wilks — View this family September 18, 1816 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729, page 52
Marriage of a brother	William Wilks — Edney Ballard — View this family December 4, 1816 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages 1699-1944 Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 271
British King	George III from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
4th President of the United States	James Madison March 4, 1809
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817
Marriage of a brother	William Wilks — Rebecca Strong — View this family October 4, 1820 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Source: Citizens of Antioch Community 1893-1901 Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 271
Civil marriage	Rachel Walker — View this family September 28, 1824 (aged 20 years) Jasper, Georgia, USA Address: Jasper County, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 Quality of data: record image Citation details: page 49 - Film# 158442, Folder# 2454949, Image# 199 Note: Georgia: Jasper County: I certify that Benajah Wilkes and Rachel Walker were duly joined in matrimony by me this 28th day of September 1824. ss/ Jesse Loyall J.P. Registered 30th September 1824 ss: I. C. Gibson, C. C. A.
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825
Marriage of a brother	Osborn Wilks — Malinda Matilda Maxey — View this family October 26, 1825 Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Address: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA Source: Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967 Citation details: Georgia-EASy, Film# 158729, page 96 Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 271
Death of a brother	Joel Wilks September 9, 1828 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Birth of a daughter	Mary Wilks about 1828 Georgia, USA Source: 1850 Census for Coosa County, Georgia, USA Citation details: page 63
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
Family census	Rachel Walker — View this family October 22, 1840 Coosa, Alabama, USA Address: Sockopartoy Precinct, Coosa County, Alabama, USA Source: 1840 Census for Coosa County, Alabama, USA Citation details: Page 285, Reel 0002, Page 234 & 235 Text: Enumerator: Ivir D. Patterson Quality of data: census images Note: on line 24 as Benajah Wilkes - 1 male 30-40; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 30-40; Slaves: 2 males 0-10; 1 male, 36-55; 1 female 0-10; 2 females 10-24, 2 females 24-36. 11 total, 5 in agriculture.
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
Family census	Rachel Walker — View this family October 23, 1850 Coosa, Alabama, USA Address: Coosa District, Coosa County, Alabama, USA Source: 1850 Census for Coosa County, Georgia, USA Citation details: Page 63 Text: Enumerator: Spencer I. McMorris Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 865-865 as Benajah Wilkes, Age: 46, Male, Farmer, $400 GA; Rachel Age: 45, Female, GA; Mary, Age: 22, GA.
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
Death of a daughter	Mary Wilks 1855 Coosa, Alabama, USA Source: Marchant familhy and other related families of South Georgia [Wilks-Wilkes] on Roots Web's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: mbmjlm2
Death of a wife	Rachel Walker 1855 Coosa, Alabama, USA Source: Marchant familhy and other related families of South Georgia [Wilks-Wilkes] on Roots Web's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: mbmjlm2
Death of a brother	William Wilks 1856 Troup, Georgia, USA
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Death of a brother	Aaron Wilks April 4, 1861 Troup, Georgia, USA Source: Family, Church and Community Cemeteries in Troup County (1990)
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
Death of a brother	Moses Wilks 1870 Jackson, Georgia, USA Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA Source: Ancestors Gray [Wilks/Wilkes] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
Death of a brother	John B. Wilks August 30, 1871 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 5533251. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin.
Burial of a brother	John B. Wilks September 2, 1871 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Cemetery: Lafayette Cemetery Address: LaFayette, Upshur County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.89761, Longitude: -94.85477 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 5533251. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin. Note: Tombstone inscription: John Wilkes; Born; October 8 1793; Died; August 30, 1871; Token of Love From Daughter; Mrs. Dr. James H. Low.
Death of a brother	Osborn Wilks December 9, 1880 Cleburne, Alabama, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers Citation details: page 282 Note: per 1812 pension file
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
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
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
Death of a mother	Sarah Osborn
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1762 27 22 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 23, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Occupation: petitioned to build a grist mill on Crab Orchard Creek — 1790 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: before February 21, 1793 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1800 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: 1808 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 8F7473C8FF5B91E246BFFB719C9DC398 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Osborn Moses Wilks Aaron Wilks Benajah Wilks Osborn Wilks John B. Wilks Joel Wilks Sarah Wilks Mary Wilks William Wilks Benjamin Wilks 1762–1808 Birth: 1762 27 22 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: 1808 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1765 Marriage: December 23, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1800 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 8F7473C8FF5B91E246BFFB719C9DC398 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Wilks Moses Wilks Aaron Wilks Benajah Wilks Osborn Wilks John B. Wilks Joel Wilks Sarah Wilks Mary Wilks William Wilks Sarah Osborn 1765– Birth: about 1765 Death:
Marriage	Marriage — December 23, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
1 year elder brother	Links Birth: about 1784 22 19 — Virginia, USA Census: 1820 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Census: June 13, 1860 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: 1870 — Jackson, Georgia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Moses Wilks 1784–1870 Birth: about 1784 22 19 — Virginia, USA Death: 1870 — Jackson, Georgia, USA
23 months elder brother	Links Birth: December 3, 1785 23 20 — Virginia, USA Marriage: August 21, 1806 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1820 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: November 11, 1830 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: April 4, 1861 — Troup, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 320B8E1848C39722474133FFAE42FB82 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susanah Bradley Aaron Wilks 1785–1861 Birth: December 3, 1785 23 20 — Virginia, USA Death: April 4, 1861 — Troup, Georgia, USA
19 years himself	Links Birth: 1804 42 39 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Civil marriage: September 28, 1824 — Jasper, Georgia, USA Family census: October 22, 1840 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Family census: October 23, 1850 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Death: Unique identifier: D343B033B7F589AF4EAC86D175EA50FF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Walker Mary Wilks Benajah Wilks 1804– Birth: 1804 42 39 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death:
-10 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1793 31 28 — Virginia, USA Marriage: November 30, 1809 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1820 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 4B2D664AEA2388D443BE607698CB141E Marriage: October 26, 1825 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1830 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: November 1, 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: October 7, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: July 16, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Family census: between June 1, 1870 and August 1870 — Carroll, Georgia, USA Family census: June 5, 1880 — Cleburne, Alabama, USA Death: December 9, 1880 — Cleburne, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 2D4834935ABE9CB240B00077ADD4F831 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy Lattimore Family with spouse Malinda Matilda Maxey Aaron Hale Wilks John Wilks Mary S. Wilks James A. Wilks William O. Wilks Joseph H. Wilks Charity L. Wilks Dicey M. Wilks James H. Wilks Ezekiel Wilks Osborn Wilks 1793–1880 Birth: 1793 31 28 — Virginia, USA Death: December 9, 1880 — Cleburne, Alabama, USA
9 months elder brother	Links Birth: October 8, 1793 31 28 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Census: 1800 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Marriage: December 26, 1815 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1830 — Jasper, Georgia, USA Family census: November 1, 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: June 14, 1860 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: August 30, 1871 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Burial: September 2, 1871 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Unique identifier: B7DFEAD07C9C991F42E911F4F849ED28 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lydia D. Strong Cassandra H. Wilks Emaline H. Wilks John William Wilks Mary Jane Wilks Robert F. Wilks Thomas B. Wilks Missouri K. Wilks Sarah Ann Wilks James Blackstone Wilks John B. Wilks 1793–1871 Birth: October 8, 1793 31 28 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: August 30, 1871 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA
15 months elder brother	Links Birth: about 1794 32 29 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: September 9, 1828 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joel Wilks 1794–1828 Birth: about 1794 32 29 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: September 9, 1828
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1796 34 31 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Marriage: March 3, 1812 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 8F87C8EEF2018F484B372B5461A642D1 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Cummings Sarah Wilks 1796– Birth: 1796 34 31 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: August 7, 1798 36 33 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Marriage: September 18, 1816 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: November 11, 1830 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 98D5461AEDDB99A44F6CD2A99AD1AB13 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John B. Strong Mary Wilks 1798– Birth: August 7, 1798 36 33 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death:
-3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1795 33 30 — Georgia, USA Marriage: December 4, 1816 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: BC6DE875B9BBBED54C7E2C46590BDD4A Marriage: October 4, 1820 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: 1830 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Census: October 7, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: October 7, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: 1856 — Troup, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: E35063273D42AC3446C774B8AEB6517F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edney Ballard Family with spouse Rebecca Strong Mary A. Wilks Caroline Wilks Walker T. Wilks Robert L Wilks William H. H. Wilks Leonidas H. Wilks John C. Wilks William Wilks 1795–1856 Birth: about 1795 33 30 — Georgia, USA Death: 1856 — Troup, Georgia, USA

Family with Rachel Walker
himself	Links Birth: 1804 42 39 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Civil marriage: September 28, 1824 — Jasper, Georgia, USA Family census: October 22, 1840 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Family census: October 23, 1850 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Death: Unique identifier: D343B033B7F589AF4EAC86D175EA50FF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Walker Mary Wilks Benajah Wilks 1804– Birth: 1804 42 39 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death:
wife	Links Birth: October 12, 1804 — Georgia, USA Civil marriage: September 28, 1824 — Jasper, Georgia, USA Family census: October 22, 1840 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Family census: October 23, 1850 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Death: 1855 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: D343B033B7F589AF4EAC86D175EA50FF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benajah Wilks Mary Wilks Rachel Walker 1804–1855 Birth: October 12, 1804 — Georgia, USA Death: 1855 — Coosa, Alabama, USA
Civil marriage	Civil marriage — September 28, 1824 — Jasper, Georgia, USA
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1828 24 23 — Georgia, USA Marriage: Census: October 22, 1840 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Census: October 23, 1850 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Death: 1855 — Coosa, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 87583AEB40D7AC2F4CF50CA0B0A104A2 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah R. Wood Mary Wilks 1828–1855 Birth: about 1828 24 23 — Georgia, USA Death: 1855 — Coosa, Alabama, USA

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Birth	Source: 1850 Census for Coosa County, Georgia, USA Citation details: page 63
Civil marriage	Source: Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 Quality of data: record image Citation details: page 49 - Film# 158442, Folder# 2454949, Image# 199
Family census	Source: 1840 Census for Coosa County, Alabama, USA Citation details: Page 285, Reel 0002, Page 234 & 235 Text: Enumerator: Ivir D. Patterson Quality of data: census images
Family census	Source: 1850 Census for Coosa County, Georgia, USA Citation details: Page 63 Text: Enumerator: Spencer I. McMorris Quality of data: census image

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Civil marriage	Georgia: Jasper County: I certify that Benajah Wilkes and Rachel Walker were duly joined in matrimony by me this 28th day of September 1824. ss/ Jesse Loyall J.P. Registered 30th September 1824 ss: I. C. Gibson, C. C. A.
Family census	on line 24 as Benajah Wilkes - 1 male 30-40; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 30-40; Slaves: 2 males 0-10; 1 male, 36-55; 1 female 0-10; 2 females 10-24, 2 females 24-36. 11 total, 5 in agriculture.
Family census	in hh 865-865 as Benajah Wilkes, Age: 46, Male, Farmer, $400 GA; Rachel Age: 45, Female, GA; Mary, Age: 22, GA.

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

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Unique identifier

97B811A6209789A54EFAD3D63443ADCF

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Family with parents
father Parents John Wilks Sr Elizabeth Mead	Benjamin Wilks 1762–1808
mother	Sarah Osborn 1765–
elder brother	Moses Wilks 1784–1870
elder brother Family Susanah Bradley	Aaron Wilks 1785–1861
himself	Benajah Wilks 1804–
elder brother Family Nancy Lattimore Family Malinda Matilda Maxey Aaron Hale Wilks John Wilks Mary S. Wilks James A. Wilks William O. Wilks Joseph H. Wilks Charity L. Wilks Dicey M. Wilks James H. Wilks Ezekiel Wilks	Osborn Wilks 1793–1880
elder brother Family Lydia D. Strong Cassandra H. Wilks Emaline H. Wilks John William Wilks Mary Jane Wilks Robert F. Wilks Thomas B. Wilks Missouri K. Wilks Sarah Ann Wilks James Blackstone Wilks	John B. Wilks 1793–1871
elder brother	Joel Wilks 1794–1828
elder sister Family Thomas Cummings	Sarah Wilks 1796–
elder sister Family John B. Strong	Mary Wilks 1798–
elder brother Family Edney Ballard Family Rebecca Strong Mary A. Wilks Caroline Wilks Walker T. Wilks Robert L Wilks William H. H. Wilks Leonidas H. Wilks John C. Wilks	William Wilks 1795–1856

Family with Rachel Walker
himself	Benajah Wilks 1804–
wife	Rachel Walker 1804–1855
daughter Family Elijah R. Wood	Mary Wilks 1828–1855

Descendants

Benajah Wilks(1804–)
- Rachel Walker1824
  - Mary Wilks(1828–1855)