Benjamin Franklin Wilks 1859

Benjamin Franklin Wilks, 1859–

Name

Benjamin Franklin Wilks

Name: Benjamin Franklin /Wilks/
Given names: Benjamin Franklin
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

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Birth	March 1859 38 37 Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Census	June 30, 1860 (aged 1 year) Upshur, Texas, USA Address: Western District, Upshur County, Texas, USA Source: 1860 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Page 65, Stamped 415, Roll 306, page 367 Text: Enumerator: Rufus C. Hall Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 451-427 as John W. Wilkes, Age: 39, Male, Farmer, $5425/$20,000; Louisa, Age: 38, Female; Lucius, Age: 16, Male; Attended school; Henry, Age: 15, Male, Attended school; Celestia, Age: 13, Female, Attended school; Mary, Age: 11, Female, Attended school; John, Age: 9, Male; Martha, Age: 5, Female; Frances, Age: 5, Female; Benajer, Age: 1, Male, TX. All other individuals born in GA.
Birth of a brother	Thomas Jefferson Wilks 1861 Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: dataase: marshall1952
Marriage of a brother	Lucius D. Wilks — Fannie E. Prather — View this family about 1867 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: 1900 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 5
Marriage of a brother	Henry C. Wilks — Emma E. Abernathy — View this family March 16, 1870 Marion, Texas, USA Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973 Citation details: Texas-VR Film# 1481607,
Census	June 1, 1870 (aged 11 years) Upshur, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 1, Post office: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA Source: 1870 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Page 23, stamped 12, Text: Enumerator: J. D. Rains Note: in hh 157-158 as John W Wilks, Age: 50, Male, White, Farmer, $3743/$1300, GA, Citizen; Louisa, Age: 48, Female, White, Keeping house, GA; Martha, Age: 16, Female, White, At home, GA; Frances, Age: 14, Female, White, At home, GA; Benajon, Age: 11, Male, White, At home, TX; Thomas, Age: 9, White, Male, At home, Texas.
Marriage of a sister	Augustus Pitts — Celestia A. Wilks — View this family about 1870 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Marriage of a sister	W. A. Turk — Martha Laura Wilks — View this family after 1870 Upshur, Texas, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	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 paternal grandfather	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 father	John William Wilks September 14, 1872 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: Marshall1952
Marriage of a sister	James D. Stafford — Frances Moss Wilks — View this family about 1873 Camp, Texas, USA Source: 1900 Census for Camp County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 3 A, Page 36
Death of a mother	Louisa Ann Sale March 29, 1873 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1942 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 52473665. Added 16 May 2010 by Carol.
Burial of a mother	Louisa Ann Sale March 1873 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.99670, Longitude: -94.95750 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 52473665. Added 16 May 2010 by Carol. Note: tombstone inscription: L. A. Wilkes; 1873
Death of a sister	Martha Laura Wilks October 21, 1878 Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 37042315. Added 13 May 2009 by Carol.
Burial of a sister	Martha Laura Wilks October 1878 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.99670, Longitude: -94.95750 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 37042315. Added 13 May 2009 by Carol. Note: tombstone inscription: MATTIE L. ; wife of; W. A. Turk.; Born; Oct. 30, 1854; Died; Dec. 21, 1878
Death of a paternal grandmother	Lydia D. Strong October 21, 1878 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 5533248. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin.
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Lydia D. Strong October 1878 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# 5533248. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin. Note: Tombstone inscription: Mrs. Lydia D. Wilkes; Born; September 18, 1799, Died; October 21, 1876; Token of Love From aughter; Mrs. Dr. James H. Low.
Census	June 26, 1880 (aged 21 years) Camp, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 1, Camp County, Texas, USA Source: 1880 Census for Camp County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 51, Page 26, Reel 1295, Page 56 Text: Supervisor’s District: 2 Enumeration District: 6 Enumerator: M. D. Carlock Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 408-410 as W. A. Turk, Male, White, Age: 30, Widowed [husband of Martha Wilks], Farmer, GA GA GA; with his son , daughter, sister and B. F. Wilks, Male, White, Age: 21, Brother-in-law, Single, Farmer, TX GA GA; and a black servant/laborer
Marriage of a sister	… Adair — Celestia A. Wilks — View this family about 1890 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
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 brother	Lucius D. Wilks January 25, 1905 Camp, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 52473607. Added 16 May 2010 by Carol.
Burial of a brother	Lucius D. Wilks January 1905 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.99670, Longitude: -94.95750 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 52473607. Added 16 May 2010 by Carol. Note: tombstone inscription: L. D. Wilkes; Born; Aug. 22, 1843; Died; Jan 25, 1905; WILKES.
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
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
Death of a sister	Frances Moss Wilks August 13, 1929 – 9 p.m. Age: 72 yrs, 6 mos, 13 ds Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.99670, Longitude: -94.95750 Cause: Apoplexy- Heart disease Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Text: Informant: Mrs. T. H. Page, Dallas, Tex Quality of data: certificate image Citation details: Memorial# 88203437. Added 07 Apr 2012 by Sherry. Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: certificate# 39055
Burial of a sister	Frances Moss Wilks August 14, 1929 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 88203437. Added 07 Apr 2012 by Sherry Note: tombstone inscription: Frances M.; wife of; J. D. Stafford; Feb 1, 1857; Aug 13, 1929
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952
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
Burial of a father	John William Wilks Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.99670, Longitude: -94.95750 Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 52473683. Added 16 May 2010 by Carol. Note: tombstone inscription: J.W. Wilkes; 1873
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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: June 23, 1820 26 20 — Lincoln, Georgia, USA Census: 1830 — Jasper, Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Marriage: August 18, 1842 — Georgia, USA Family census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: September 14, 1872 — Upshur, Texas, USA Burial: Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: F6685EE59AE3B86C4A38623D6BDBC61E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Louisa Ann Sale Lucius D. Wilks Henry C. Wilks Celestia A. Wilks Mary Wilks John Wilks Martha Laura Wilks Frances Moss Wilks Benjamin Franklin Wilks Thomas Jefferson Wilks John William Wilks 1820–1872 Birth: June 23, 1820 26 20 — Lincoln, Georgia, USA Death: September 14, 1872 — Upshur, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: 1822 — Georgia, USA Marriage: August 18, 1842 — Georgia, USA Family census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Family census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: March 29, 1873 — Upshur, Texas, USA Burial: March 1873 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: F6685EE59AE3B86C4A38623D6BDBC61E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John William Wilks Lucius D. Wilks Henry C. Wilks Celestia A. Wilks Mary Wilks John Wilks Martha Laura Wilks Frances Moss Wilks Benjamin Franklin Wilks Thomas Jefferson Wilks Louisa Ann Sale 1822–1873 Birth: 1822 — Georgia, USA Death: March 29, 1873 — Upshur, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — August 18, 1842 — Georgia, USA
1 year elder brother	Links Birth: August 22, 1843 23 21 — Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1867 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 24, 1880 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: June 5, 1900 — Camp, Texas, USA Number of children: 4 Death: January 25, 1905 — Camp, Texas, USA Burial: January 1905 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 6F71D6E8FA3A82744619035CC3BF4751 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Fannie E. Prather Willie Anick Wilks Minnie Kate Wilks Myrtie May Wilks Lucius D. Wilks 1843–1905 Birth: August 22, 1843 23 21 — Georgia, USA Death: January 25, 1905 — Camp, Texas, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1845 24 23 — Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: March 16, 1870 — Marion, Texas, USA Family census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: Texas, USA Burial: Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 2BEE80E996088EE845ECE5335725947C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma E. Abernathy Henry C. Wilks 1845– Birth: 1845 24 23 — Georgia, USA Death: Texas, USA
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: February 1848 27 26 — Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 8, 1880 — Camp, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1890 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: April 16, 1910 — Camp, Texas, USA Death: Unique identifier: 87ECD74746A9BB3649A637EF96C05AF2 Unique identifier: A90F7040766F92BB4569CBBB5CDD9CB8 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augustus Pitts Family with spouse … Adair Celestia A. Wilks 1848– Birth: February 1848 27 26 — Georgia, USA Death:
23 months elder sister	Links Birth: 1849 28 27 — Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Wilks 1849– Birth: 1849 28 27 — Georgia, USA Death:
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1851 30 29 — Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Wilks 1851– Birth: 1851 30 29 — Georgia, USA Death:
4 years elder sister	Links Birth: October 30, 1854 34 32 — Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: after 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: October 21, 1878 — Texas, USA Burial: October 1878 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 48E08BF4EC1A93C0456AA97A1240C367 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse W. A. Turk Martha Laura Wilks 1854–1878 Birth: October 30, 1854 34 32 — Georgia, USA Death: October 21, 1878 — Texas, USA
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: February 1, 1858 37 36 — Georgia, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1873 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: June 8, 1880 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: June 4, 1900 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: April 16, 1910 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: January 19, 1920 — Camp, Texas, USA Number of children: 8 Death: August 13, 1929 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Burial: August 14, 1929 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 2AA8EC13FCEFA7954C230D7CCBD5BAA2 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James D. Stafford Frances Moss Wilks 1858–1929 Birth: February 1, 1858 37 36 — Georgia, USA Death: August 13, 1929 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA
14 months himself	Links Birth: March 1859 38 37 — Texas, USA Census: June 30, 1860 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 26, 1880 — Camp, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Benjamin Franklin Wilks 1859– Birth: March 1859 38 37 — Texas, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1861 40 39 — Texas, USA Census: June 1, 1870 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 8, 1880 — Camp, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Jefferson Wilks 1861– Birth: 1861 40 39 — Texas, USA Death:

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Birth	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Census	Source: 1860 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Page 65, Stamped 415, Roll 306, page 367 Text: Enumerator: Rufus C. Hall Quality of data: census image
Census	Source: 1870 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Page 23, stamped 12, Text: Enumerator: J. D. Rains
Census	Source: 1880 Census for Camp County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 51, Page 26, Reel 1295, Page 56 Text: Supervisor’s District: 2 Enumeration District: 6 Enumerator: M. D. Carlock Quality of data: census image

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Census	in hh 451-427 as John W. Wilkes, Age: 39, Male, Farmer, $5425/$20,000; Louisa, Age: 38, Female; Lucius, Age: 16, Male; Attended school; Henry, Age: 15, Male, Attended school; Celestia, Age: 13, Female, Attended school; Mary, Age: 11, Female, Attended school; John, Age: 9, Male; Martha, Age: 5, Female; Frances, Age: 5, Female; Benajer, Age: 1, Male, TX. All other individuals born in GA.
Census	in hh 157-158 as John W Wilks, Age: 50, Male, White, Farmer, $3743/$1300, GA, Citizen; Louisa, Age: 48, Female, White, Keeping house, GA; Martha, Age: 16, Female, White, At home, GA; Frances, Age: 14, Female, White, At home, GA; Benajon, Age: 11, Male, White, At home, TX; Thomas, Age: 9, White, Male, At home, Texas.
Census	in hh 408-410 as W. A. Turk, Male, White, Age: 30, Widowed [husband of Martha Wilks], Farmer, GA GA GA; with his son , daughter, sister and B. F. Wilks, Male, White, Age: 21, Brother-in-law, Single, Farmer, TX GA GA; and a black servant/laborer
Note	Benjamin Franklin Wilks was living with his widower, brother-in-law, W. A. Turk, in Camp County, Texas, USA, 1880 census.

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Unique identifier

C8C98C95AAC3B4C746BC86724E39C6FB

Last change

July 31, 2013 – 12:05:53

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with parents
father Parents John B. Wilks Lydia D. Strong	John William Wilks 1820–1872
mother	Louisa Ann Sale 1822–1873
elder brother Family Fannie E. Prather Willie Anick Wilks Minnie Kate Wilks Myrtie May Wilks	Lucius D. Wilks 1843–1905
elder brother Family Emma E. Abernathy	Henry C. Wilks 1845–
elder sister Family Augustus Pitts Family … Adair	Celestia A. Wilks 1848–
elder sister	Mary Wilks 1849–
elder brother	John Wilks 1851–
elder sister Family W. A. Turk	Martha Laura Wilks 1854–1878
elder sister Family James D. Stafford	Frances Moss Wilks 1858–1929
himself	Benjamin Franklin Wilks 1859–
younger brother	Thomas Jefferson Wilks 1861–

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Benjamin Franklin Wilks(1859–)