Laura Ophelia Wilks, 18851972 (aged 86 years)

Name
Laura Ophelia /Wilks/
Given names
Laura Ophelia
Surname
Wilks
Married name
Laura Ophelia /Hardy/
Birth
Citation details: 245-38-2979
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Birth of a sister
Citation details: 258-05-5281
Death of a brother
Note: from typhoid fever
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Birth of a brother
Citation details: 256-62-6273
Birth of a brother
Birth of a sister
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 196, Page 346
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
Birth of a brother
Citation details: 254-10-5938
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Birth of a brother
Census
Address: Militia District 257 Harrisburg, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Page 188
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 39
Enumeration District: 92
Enumerator: E. L. Williamson

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 77-83 Lucius F. Wilks; Head, White, Male, Born: Mch 1862, Age: 38, Married: 21 yrs, Farmer, Rent farm#61; Sallie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Feb 1859, Age: 41, Married: 21 yrs, Children born: 8, Children living: 7, May, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1883, Age: 17, Single, At school: 2 mo; Laura, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1885, Age 14, Single, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 1 mo; Rena, Daughter, White, Female, Born: June 1887, Age: 12, Single, At school: 2 mos; Harvy, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Nov 1889, Age: 10, Single, At school: 2 mos; Ed., Son, White, Male, Born: July 1891, Age: 8, Single; Ruby, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept. 1894, Age: 5, Single; Roy, Son, White, Male, Born: Jan. 1897, Age: 3, Single. All individuals GA GA GA.
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Birth of a sister
Death of a sister
Death of a paternal grandmother
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Census
Address: Harrisburg Militia District 257, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 196, Page 346
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 106
Enumerator: H. T. Jennings

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 146-158 as L. Jeff. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 48, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Farmer, General farm, Employer, Mortgaged farm# 151; Sallie F., Wife, Female, White, Age: 49, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 7, None; May, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 26, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Laura, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 24, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Rena Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Harve, Son, Male, White, Age: 20, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Edd, Son, Male, White, Age: 17, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Rubie, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 15, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Roy, Son, Male, White, Age: 13, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages. All individuals GA GA GA
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Marriage of a sister
Marriage
Death of a paternal grandfather
Address: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
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
Death of a husband
April 14, 192112:30 p.m. Age: 30
Cause: Erysipelas
Address: Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Text:

Informant: Mr. C. C. Hardy - his father

Quality of data: death certificate
Citation details: Memorial# 83909184. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Citation details: certificate 8588
Note: acute streptococus
Burial of a husband
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 83909184. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Note: double tombstone inscriptions: Father; J. Hubert/ Hardy; Nov. 14, 1891; Apr. 14, 1921; They loved him most ; and loved him best. / Mother; Laura O.; Hardy; Aug. 4, 1885; Jan. 17, 1978
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: Sheet 3B, Reel 346 Page 629
Death of a father
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Citation details: certificate# 16968
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES ; Sarah S.; 1860 – 1945 / L. Jeff.; 1861 – 1927
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
Death of a sister
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945
Death of a mother
Address: home in Bethany Community, Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Citation details: certificate# 18645
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 83909733. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES ; Sarah S.; 1860 – 1945 / L. Jeff.; 1861 – 1927
British King
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
Death of a brother
Citation details: certificate# 025147
Note: Burial: Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson County, Georgia
37th President of the United States
Richard Nixon
January 20, 1969
Death of a sister
Address: Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: certificate# 002504
Note: burial: Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson County, Georgia
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Burial
Cemetery: Bethany Cemetery
Address: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.11940, Longitude: -83.49250
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Note: double tombstone inscriptions: Father; J. Hubert/ Hardy; Nov. 14, 1891; Apr. 14, 1921; They loved him most ; and loved him best. / Mother; Laura O.; Hardy; Aug. 4, 1885; Jan. 17, 1978
Family with parents
father
18611927
Birth: March 4, 1861 33 32 Floyd, Georgia, USA
Death: August 7, 1927Jackson, Georgia, USA
mother
18601945
Birth: February 9, 1860Georgia, USA
Death: August 2, 1945Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Marriage MarriageNovember 21, 1880Georgia, USA
1 year
elder brother
18811887
Birth: November 15, 1881 20 21
Death: September 17, 1887Georgia, USA
18 months
elder sister
18831975
Birth: May 20, 1883 22 23 Georgia, USA
Death: July 11, 1975Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
2 years
herself
18851972
Birth: August 4, 1885 24 25 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: January 17, 1972Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
23 months
younger sister
18871971
Birth: July 6, 1887 26 27 Georgia, USA
Death: February 2, 1971Clarke, Georgia, USA
3 years
younger brother
18901981
Birth: January 13, 1890 28 29 Georgia, USA
Death: September 9, 1981Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
2 years
younger brother
18921968
Birth: May 16, 1892 31 32 Georgia, USA
Death: August 21, 1968Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
2 years
younger sister
18941933
Birth: August 28, 1894 33 34 Georgia, USA
Death: February 10, 1933
2 years
younger brother
18961983
Birth: December 26, 1896 35 36 Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: November 30, 1983Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
19011901
Birth: November 17, 1901 40 41
Death: December 10, 1901Georgia, USA
Family with Joseph Hubert Hardy
husband
18911921
Birth: November 4, 1891Georgia, USA
Death: April 14, 1921
herself
18851972
Birth: August 4, 1885 24 25 Jackson, Georgia, USA
Death: January 17, 1972Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Marriage MarriageDecember 24, 1911
Birth
Citation details: 245-38-2979
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Census
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Page 188
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 39
Enumeration District: 92
Enumerator: E. L. Williamson

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 8B, Reel 196, Page 346
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 106
Enumerator: H. T. Jennings

Quality of data: census image
Death
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 83909271. Added 23 Jan 2012 by Pat Gillespie.
Census

in hh 77-83 Lucius F. Wilks; Head, White, Male, Born: Mch 1862, Age: 38, Married: 21 yrs, Farmer, Rent farm#61; Sallie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Feb 1859, Age: 41, Married: 21 yrs, Children born: 8, Children living: 7, May, Daughter, White, Female, Born: May 1883, Age: 17, Single, At school: 2 mo; Laura, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Aug 1885, Age 14, Single, Farm laborer, Unemployed: 1 mo; Rena, Daughter, White, Female, Born: June 1887, Age: 12, Single, At school: 2 mos; Harvy, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Nov 1889, Age: 10, Single, At school: 2 mos; Ed., Son, White, Male, Born: July 1891, Age: 8, Single; Ruby, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept. 1894, Age: 5, Single; Roy, Son, White, Male, Born: Jan. 1897, Age: 3, Single. All individuals GA GA GA.

Census

in hh 146-158 as L. Jeff. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 48, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Farmer, General farm, Employer, Mortgaged farm# 151; Sallie F., Wife, Female, White, Age: 49, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 7, None; May, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 26, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Laura, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 24, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Rena Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Harve, Son, Male, White, Age: 20, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Edd, Son, Male, White, Age: 17, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Rubie, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 15, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages; Roy, Son, Male, White, Age: 13, Single, Farm laborer, Home farm, Wages. All individuals GA GA GA

Burial

double tombstone inscriptions: Father; J. Hubert/ Hardy; Nov. 14, 1891; Apr. 14, 1921; They loved him most ; and loved him best. / Mother; Laura O.; Hardy; Aug. 4, 1885; Jan. 17, 1978

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