Talula Avalene Wilks, 18571935 (aged 77 years)

Name
Talula Avalene /Wilks/
Given names
Talula Avalene
Surname
Wilks
Nickname
Lula
Married name
Talula Avalene /Freeman/
Married name
Talula Avalene /Lindsey/
Birth
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Citation details: certificate# 70164
Quality of data: death certificate image
Note: some sources and her tombstone inscription have her born in 1867 but she was three years old in the 1860 census and 13 years old in the 1870 census. Her death certificate also states 1857.
Birth of a brother
Quality of data: death certificate image
Citation details: certificate # 23700
Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Census
Address: State Line, Heard County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Page 76, Reel 127, Page 77
Text:

Enumerator: J. N. Pittman

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 515-497 as James B. Wilkes, Age: 24, Male, Farmer, $3500/$6000, Serena W.; Age 23, Female; Talula A., Age: 3, Female; James B, Age: 1, Male; Alexander Mitchell, Age: 23, Male, Laborer. All individuals born in GA.
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
Census
Address: Militia District 702. P.O.: Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, USA
Citation details: Page 168
Text:

Enumerator: Wm Wilson

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 1247-1177 as James B Wilkes, Age: 35, Male, White, Farmer, $1500/$867; Serena W., Age: 33, Female, White, Keeping House; Telula A., Age: 13, Female, White, At school; James B. Jr., Age: 11, Male, White, At school; Allen J. Rhodes, Age: 18, Male, White, Clk, Dry goods store. All individuals born in GA.
Death of a mother
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 97477382 added 20 Sep 2012 by Sharon Frank Patrick.
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Liberty Hill Masonic Cemetery
Address: Heard County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.16330, Longitude: -85.13690
Citation details: Memorial# 97477382 added 20 Sep 2012 by Sharon Frank Patrick.
Note: tombstone inscription: S__; to the; Memory of; Mrs. Cyrena; W. Wilkes; Wife of; J. B. Wilkes: Born: July 31st 1837; and Died: Sept. 3rd, 1870; Aged: 33 years 1 month and 2 days. [large tombstone next to her father]
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: Memorial# 5533251. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin.
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Cemetery: Lafayette Cemetery
Address: LaFayette, Upshur County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.89761, Longitude: -94.85477
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.
Marriage
Number of children
Marriage of a parent
Birth of a half-sister
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: certificate# 73222
19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Death of a paternal grandmother
Address: Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 5533248. Added 11 Jun 2001 by MB. Maintained by Lisa R. Franklin.
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Cemetery: Lafayette Cemetery
Address: LaFayette, Upshur County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 32.89761, Longitude: -94.85477
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.
Family census
Address: Precinct 6, Upshur County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Page 14B, Reel 1330, Page 211
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 116
Enumerator: Jim K McDowell

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 116-117 as Robert J Freeman, White, Male, Age: 23, Married, Farmer, GA GA GA; Lula, White, Female, Age: 23, Wife, Married, Keeping house, GA GA GA; T. Walter, White, Male, Age: 3, Son, Single, At home, TX GA GA; Syrene. White, Female, Age: 2, Daughter, Single, At home, TX GA GA; James H. Dickson, White, Male, Age: 22, Boarder, Works on farm, Cannot read or write; GA Unk Unk
Marriage of a brother
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
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
Death of a father
Citation details: Memorial# 12923785. Added 07 Jan 2006 by may you never be forgotten.
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Burial of a father
Cemetery: Wilkes Cemetery
Address: Avery, Red River County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.45720, Longitude: -94.77940
Citation details: Memorial# 12923785. Added 07 Jan 2006 by may you never be forgotten.
Note: double tombstone inscription WILKES; James B.; Jan. 19, 1835; Apr. 29, 1891 / Bettie; Nov. 27, 1838; Nov. 16, 1895.
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Marriage of a half-sister
Citation details: Sheet 4A, Stamped page 46, Reel 1785, Page 0093
Family census
Address: Justice Precinct 6, Upshur County, Texas, USA
Citation details: page 1B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 7
Enumeration District: 121
Enumerator: Archie A. Harrison

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 16-16 as Robert J. Freeman, Head, White, Male, Born: Jun 1857, Age: 42, Married: 23 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Home: owner, free farm# 13; Lula A., Wife,White, Female, Born: June 1857, Age: 42, Married 23 yrs, Children born: 11, Children living: 9, GA GA GA. They had 6 daughters and 3 sons born in Texas and living with them.
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Death of a husband
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 34800555. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Burial of a husband
Cemetery: Rule Cemetery
Address: Rule, Haskell, Texas County, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140
Citation details: Memorial# 34800555. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Note: tombstone inscription: R. J. Freeman; June 23, 1857; May 24, 1908; Christ loved him; and took him home.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Marriage
Census
Address: Justice Precinct 6, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 14A, page 180, Reel 1562, Page 900
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 16
Enumeration District: 119
Enumerator: Jas E. Hendrix

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 229-230 as LULA A. FREEMAN, Head, Female, White, Age: 52, Widow, Children born: 9, Children living: 9, None, Home: owner, mortgaged, farm# 241; with 2 sons age: 21 & 17, farm laborers on home farm, and 1 daughter age: 12; TX GA GA
Death of a brother
Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Text:

Informant: Mrs. H. V. Wilkes, his wife of Rule, Haskell Co., TX

Quality of data: death certificate image
Citation details: certificate# 23700
Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Rule Cemetery
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140
Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES; James B.; Mar. 28, 1859; Oct. 11, 1912 / Harriet V.; Oct. 16, 1864; Jan. 11, 1949.
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Death of a husband
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 39260266. Added 09 Jul 2005 by ATK.
Burial of a husband
Cemetery: Rule Cemetery
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140
Citation details: Memorial# 39260266. Added 09 Jul 2005 by ATK.
Note: tombstone inscription: D. A. Lindsey; Born July 6, 1851; Died Sept . 25, 1919.; It was hard indeed to; part with thee.; But Christ’s strong arm; supported me.
Census
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 2B, Reel 1816, Page 598
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 18
Enumeration District: 141
Enumerator: Mrs. Harriett B. Cleveland,

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 39-47 as LULA A. LINDSAY, Head, Home: owner, free, Female, White, Age: 62, Widow, GA GA GA; None; T. Roger Freeman, Son, Male, White, Age: 27, Single, TX GA GA, Farm Laborer, General, Wages.
Census
Address: Precinct 6, Sunny Avenue, Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 3A, Stamped 148, Reel 2354, Page 824
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 7
Enumeration District: 104-13
Enumerator: Mrs. Albena M. Lindsey i

Quality of data: census image
Note: n hh 52-54 as LULA A. LINDSEY, Head, Home: owned $2,000, Female, White, Age: 72, Widow, Married at 18, GA GA GA, None; Roger S. Freeman, Son, Male, White, Age: 37, Single, TX GA GA, Cook, Hotel, Veteran: yes, WW.
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
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
Death
February 3, 1935 (aged 77 years) Age: 77 yrs, 7 months, 4 days
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis/Arterio-sclerosis
Address: lived 2 mos in Big Springs. Home in Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA.
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Text:

Informant: B. B. Freeman, son from first marriage [Bartow Birdsong Freeman]

Citation details: death certificate# 70164
Quality of data: certificate image
Burial
Cemetery: Rule Cemetery
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Note: tombstone inscription: Lula A. Freeman; June 30, 1867; Feb. 3, 1935 [birth should have read 1857]
Family with parents
father
18351891
Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: April 29, 1891Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA
mother
18371870
Birth: July 31, 1837Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Death: September 3, 1870Houston, Georgia, USA
Marriage MarriageJuly 1, 1856Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1 year
herself
18571935
Birth: June 30, 1857 22 19 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: February 3, 1935Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
21 months
younger brother
18591912
Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: October 11, 1912Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
Father’s family with Margaret Elizabeth Taafe
father
18351891
Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: April 29, 1891Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA
stepmother
18381895
Birth: November 27, 1838Arkansas, USA
Death: November 16, 1895Red River, Texas, USA
Marriage Marriage1875Texas, USA
18 months
half-sister
18761962
Birth: June 13, 1876 41 37 Red River, Texas, USA
Death: December 17, 1962Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA
Family with Robert Jacob Freeman
husband
18571908
Birth: January 23, 1857Georgia, USA
Death: May 24, 1908Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
herself
18571935
Birth: June 30, 1857 22 19 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: February 3, 1935Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Marriage Marriage1874Texas, USA
Family with D. A. Lindsey
husband
18511919
Birth: July 6, 1851
Death: September 25, 1919Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
herself
18571935
Birth: June 30, 1857 22 19 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: February 3, 1935Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Marriage Marriage1910Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
Birth
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Citation details: certificate# 70164
Quality of data: death certificate image
Census
Citation details: Page 76, Reel 127, Page 77
Text:

Enumerator: J. N. Pittman

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Page 168
Text:

Enumerator: Wm Wilson

Quality of data: census image
Marriage
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Family census
Citation details: Page 14B, Reel 1330, Page 211
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 116
Enumerator: Jim K McDowell

Quality of data: census image
Family census
Citation details: page 1B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 7
Enumeration District: 121
Enumerator: Archie A. Harrison

Quality of data: census image
Number of children
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Marriage
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Census
Citation details: Sheet 14A, page 180, Reel 1562, Page 900
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 16
Enumeration District: 119
Enumerator: Jas E. Hendrix

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 2B, Reel 1816, Page 598
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 18
Enumeration District: 141
Enumerator: Mrs. Harriett B. Cleveland,

Quality of data: census image
Census
Citation details: Sheet 3A, Stamped 148, Reel 2354, Page 824
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 7
Enumeration District: 104-13
Enumerator: Mrs. Albena M. Lindsey i

Quality of data: census image
Death
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Text:

Informant: B. B. Freeman, son from first marriage [Bartow Birdsong Freeman]

Citation details: death certificate# 70164
Quality of data: certificate image
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 34800542. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Birth

some sources and her tombstone inscription have her born in 1867 but she was three years old in the 1860 census and 13 years old in the 1870 census. Her death certificate also states 1857.

Census

in hh 515-497 as James B. Wilkes, Age: 24, Male, Farmer, $3500/$6000, Serena W.; Age 23, Female; Talula A., Age: 3, Female; James B, Age: 1, Male; Alexander Mitchell, Age: 23, Male, Laborer. All individuals born in GA.

Census

in hh 1247-1177 as James B Wilkes, Age: 35, Male, White, Farmer, $1500/$867; Serena W., Age: 33, Female, White, Keeping House; Telula A., Age: 13, Female, White, At school; James B. Jr., Age: 11, Male, White, At school; Allen J. Rhodes, Age: 18, Male, White, Clk, Dry goods store. All individuals born in GA.

Family census

in hh 116-117 as Robert J Freeman, White, Male, Age: 23, Married, Farmer, GA GA GA; Lula, White, Female, Age: 23, Wife, Married, Keeping house, GA GA GA; T. Walter, White, Male, Age: 3, Son, Single, At home, TX GA GA; Syrene. White, Female, Age: 2, Daughter, Single, At home, TX GA GA; James H. Dickson, White, Male, Age: 22, Boarder, Works on farm, Cannot read or write; GA Unk Unk

Family census

in hh 16-16 as Robert J. Freeman, Head, White, Male, Born: Jun 1857, Age: 42, Married: 23 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Home: owner, free farm# 13; Lula A., Wife,White, Female, Born: June 1857, Age: 42, Married 23 yrs, Children born: 11, Children living: 9, GA GA GA. They had 6 daughters and 3 sons born in Texas and living with them.

Census

in hh 229-230 as LULA A. FREEMAN, Head, Female, White, Age: 52, Widow, Children born: 9, Children living: 9, None, Home: owner, mortgaged, farm# 241; with 2 sons age: 21 & 17, farm laborers on home farm, and 1 daughter age: 12; TX GA GA

Census

in hh 39-47 as LULA A. LINDSAY, Head, Home: owner, free, Female, White, Age: 62, Widow, GA GA GA; None; T. Roger Freeman, Son, Male, White, Age: 27, Single, TX GA GA, Farm Laborer, General, Wages.

Census

n hh 52-54 as LULA A. LINDSEY, Head, Home: owned $2,000, Female, White, Age: 72, Widow, Married at 18, GA GA GA, None; Roger S. Freeman, Son, Male, White, Age: 37, Single, TX GA GA, Cook, Hotel, Veteran: yes, WW.

Burial

tombstone inscription: Lula A. Freeman; June 30, 1867; Feb. 3, 1935 [birth should have read 1857]

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