James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859

James Blackstone Bartow Wilks, 1859–1912 (aged 53 years)

Name

James Blackstone Bartow Wilks

Name: James Blackstone Bartow /Wilks/
Given names: James Blackstone Bartow
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	March 28, 1859 24 21 Troup, Georgia, USA Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Quality of data: death certificate image Citation details: certificate # 23700 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Census	August 1, 1860 (aged 1 year) Heard, Georgia, USA Address: State Line, Heard County, Georgia, USA Source: 1860 Census for 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	August 16, 1870 (aged 11 years) Heard, Georgia, USA Address: Militia District 702. P.O.: Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, USA Source: 1870 Census for 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	Cyrena Washington Birdsong September 3, 1870 Age: 33 years, 1 month, 2 days Houston, Georgia, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 97477382 added 20 Sep 2012 by Sharon Frank Patrick.
Burial of a mother	Cyrena Washington Birdsong September 1870 Heard, Georgia, USA Cemetery: Liberty Hill Masonic Cemetery Address: Heard County, Georgia, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.16330, Longitude: -85.13690 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records 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	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.
Marriage of a sister	Robert Jacob Freeman — Talula Avalene Wilks — View this family 1874 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 parent	James Blackstone Wilks — Margaret Elizabeth Taafe — View this family 1875 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
Birth of a half-sister	Lydia D. Wilks June 13, 1876 Red River, 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 Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: certificate# 73222
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
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.
Marriage	Harriett Virginia Lindsey — View this family September 26, 1880 (aged 21 years) Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marhsall1942
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
Birth of a son	Thomas Benjamin Wilks July 11, 1882 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: death certificate# 17156 Source: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 Citation details: T.B. Jr's birth certificate # 31262
Birth of a daughter	Cyrena Washington Wilks December 16, 1884 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: death certificate# 1738
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
Birth of a son	John Wilks September 4, 1888 DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Source: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
Death of a father	James Blackstone Wilks April 29, 1891 Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 12923785. Added 07 Jan 2006 by may you never be forgotten. Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Burial of a father	James Blackstone Wilks April 1891 Avery, Red River, Texas, USA Cemetery: Wilkes Cemetery Address: Avery, Red River County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.45720, Longitude: -94.77940 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records 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
Birth of a daughter	Martha Lou Wilks November 19, 1894 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Texas, Deaths, 1977 - 1986 Citation details: death certificate# 08379
Birth of a daughter	Sallie Lowe Wilks October 24, 1895 La Fayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: death certificate# 22529
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
Marriage of a half-sister	Julius Franklin Harrison — Lydia D. Wilks — View this family about 1898 Texas, USA Source: 1900 Census for Camp County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 4A, Stamped page 46, Reel 1785, Page 0093
Family census	Harriett Virginia Lindsey — View this family June 22, 1900 Navarro, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 3, Navarro County, Texas, USA Source: 1900 Census for Navarro County, Texas, USA Text: Supervisor’s District: 9 Enumeration District: 106 Enumerator: G. L. Wilson Quality of data: census image Citation details: Sheet 24B Note: in hh 424-425 as Jas B. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Mar 1859, Age: 41, Married: 19 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Home: rent, farm# 290; Jennie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Sept 1866, Age: 33, Married: 19 years, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, TX TN TN; Thomas, Son, White, Male, Born: June 1882, Age: 18, Single, Farm laborer; John, Son, White, Male, Born: Sept 1888, Age: 11, Single, At school: 7 mos; Mattie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Jan 1894, Age: 6, Single, Sallie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Nov 1895, Age: 4, Single. All children TX GA TX.
Birth of a daughter	Janis Eleanor Wilks 1901 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 son	Thomas Benjamin Wilks — Lena Sarah Grady — View this family 1906 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
Birth of a granddaughter	Martie E Wilks 1908 Jones, 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 Source: 1910 Census for Jones County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 6 B, Reel 1569, Page 611 Quality of data: census image
Marriage of a son	John Wilks — Augusta Octo Sorrells — View this family 1908 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 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
Family census	Harriett Virginia Lindsey — View this family April 19, 1910 Haskell, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 6, Adams Avenue, Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA Source: 1910 Census for Haskell County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 163, Reel 1562, Page 866 Text: Supervisor’s District: 16 Enumeration District: 118 Enumerator: N. V. Speer Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 107-107 as James B. B. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 51, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Ordinary work, Own account, Home: free, house; Harriett V., Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 6, TX MS GA, None; Cyrena W., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Book keeper, Dry goods store, Wages; Mattie L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 16, Single, None; Sallie L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, None; Janis E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 9, Single, None. All children TX GA TX.
Marriage of a sister	D. A. Lindsey — Talula Avalene Wilks — View this family 1910 Rule, Haskell, 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
Birth of a granddaughter	Virginia Othell Wilks 1911 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
Birth of a granddaughter	Cyrene M. Wilks 1912 Texas, USA Source: 1920 Census for Montague County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 209, Reel 1835, Page 404 Quality of data: partially poor census image
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
Death	October 11, 1912 – 10:10 p.m. (aged 53 years) Age: 53 yrs, 6 mos, 13 ds Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Text: Informant: Mrs. H. V. Wilkes, his wife of Rule, Haskell Co., TX Quality of data: death certificate image Citation details: certificate# 23700 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Burial	October 13, 1912 (2 days after death) Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Cemetery: Rule Cemetery Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records 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.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Marriage: July 1, 1856 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Family census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 761F22AC8373AA154B01D07653AD5617 Marriage: 1875 — Texas, USA Family census: June 17, 1880 — Red River, Texas, USA Death: April 29, 1891 — Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA Burial: April 1891 — Avery, Red River, Texas, USA Unique identifier: BDF710517C329A714BCEE77DC0F65929 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cyrena Washington Birdsong Talula Avalene Wilks James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Taafe Lydia D. Wilks James Blackstone Wilks 1835–1891 Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: April 29, 1891 — Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA
mother	Links Birth: July 31, 1837 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Marriage: July 1, 1856 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Family census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Death: September 3, 1870 — Houston, Georgia, USA Burial: September 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 761F22AC8373AA154B01D07653AD5617 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Blackstone Wilks Talula Avalene Wilks James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Cyrena Washington Birdsong 1837–1870 Birth: July 31, 1837 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: September 3, 1870 — Houston, Georgia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — July 1, 1856 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1 year elder sister	Links Birth: June 30, 1857 22 19 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Marriage: 1874 — Texas, USA Family census: June 15, 1880 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 2, 1900 — Upshur, Texas, USA Number of children: 11 Unique identifier: A84DDBCF952EADD34745F50015AD2BD6 Marriage: 1910 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Census: May 11, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Census: January 14, 1920 — Haskell, Texas, USA Census: April 4, 1930 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1935 — Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA Burial: February 4, 1935 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 8EABF492DB8AA27148AEFE8E58704D74 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Jacob Freeman Family with spouse D. A. Lindsey Talula Avalene Wilks 1857–1935 Birth: June 30, 1857 22 19 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: February 3, 1935 — Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
21 months himself	Links Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Marriage: September 26, 1880 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Family census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Family census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: October 11, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Burial: October 13, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: EFBC29562FA7B3A24FD30EA9499AA903 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harriett Virginia Lindsey Thomas Benjamin Wilks Cyrena Washington Wilks John Wilks Martha Lou Wilks Sallie Lowe Wilks Janis Eleanor Wilks James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859–1912 Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: October 11, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA

Father’s family with Margaret Elizabeth Taafe
father	Links Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1840 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: November 1, 1850 — Troup, Georgia, USA Marriage: July 1, 1856 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Family census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Family census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: 761F22AC8373AA154B01D07653AD5617 Marriage: 1875 — Texas, USA Family census: June 17, 1880 — Red River, Texas, USA Death: April 29, 1891 — Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA Burial: April 1891 — Avery, Red River, Texas, USA Unique identifier: BDF710517C329A714BCEE77DC0F65929 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cyrena Washington Birdsong Talula Avalene Wilks James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Taafe Lydia D. Wilks James Blackstone Wilks 1835–1891 Birth: January 19, 1835 41 35 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: April 29, 1891 — Lydia, Red River, Texas, USA
stepmother	Links Birth: November 27, 1838 — Arkansas, USA Marriage: 1875 — Texas, USA Family census: June 17, 1880 — Red River, Texas, USA Death: November 16, 1895 — Red River, Texas, USA Burial: November 1895 — Avery, Red River, Texas, USA Unique identifier: BDF710517C329A714BCEE77DC0F65929 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Blackstone Wilks Lydia D. Wilks Margaret Elizabeth Taafe 1838–1895 Birth: November 27, 1838 — Arkansas, USA Death: November 16, 1895 — Red River, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1875 — Texas, USA
18 months half-sister	Links Birth: June 13, 1876 41 37 — Red River, Texas, USA Census: June 17, 1880 — Red River, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1898 — Texas, USA Family census: June 21, 1900 — Camp, Texas, USA Family census: January 7, 1920 — Camp, Texas, USA Death: December 17, 1962 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Burial: December 18, 1962 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA Unique identifier: E765DA3BC7EF9D5B477E6C005D852A94 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Julius Franklin Harrison Lydia D. Wilks 1876–1962 Birth: June 13, 1876 41 37 — Red River, Texas, USA Death: December 17, 1962 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA

Family with Harriett Virginia Lindsey
himself	Links Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 — Troup, Georgia, USA Census: August 1, 1860 — Heard, Georgia, USA Census: August 16, 1870 — Heard, Georgia, USA Marriage: September 26, 1880 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Family census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Family census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: October 11, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Burial: October 13, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: EFBC29562FA7B3A24FD30EA9499AA903 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harriett Virginia Lindsey Thomas Benjamin Wilks Cyrena Washington Wilks John Wilks Martha Lou Wilks Sallie Lowe Wilks Janis Eleanor Wilks James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859–1912 Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 — Troup, Georgia, USA Death: October 11, 1912 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
wife	Links Birth: October 16, 1864 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: September 26, 1880 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Family census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Family census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: January 11, 1949 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA Burial: January 13, 1949 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: EFBC29562FA7B3A24FD30EA9499AA903 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Blackstone Bartow Wilks Thomas Benjamin Wilks Cyrena Washington Wilks John Wilks Martha Lou Wilks Sallie Lowe Wilks Janis Eleanor Wilks Harriett Virginia Lindsey 1864–1949 Birth: October 16, 1864 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: January 11, 1949 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Marriage	Marriage — September 26, 1880 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
22 months son	Links Birth: July 11, 1882 23 17 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Marriage: 1906 — Texas, USA Family census: April 20, 1910 — Jones, Texas, USA Family census: January 10, 1920 — Montague, Texas, USA Family census: April 10, 1930 — Montague, Texas, USA Family census: April 8, 1940 — Montague, Texas, USA Number of children: 4 Death: April 5, 1953 — Temple, Bell, Texas, USA Burial: April 6, 1953 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 54D809CD3436A5FF43C5C3B7C2D81975 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lena Sarah Grady Martie E Wilks Cyrene M. Wilks Josephine G. Wilks Thomas Benjamin Wilks Jr Thomas Benjamin Wilks 1882–1953 Birth: July 11, 1882 23 17 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: April 5, 1953 — Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: December 16, 1884 25 20 — Upshur, Texas, USA Census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Marriage: July 22, 1918 — Texas, USA Family census: April 17, 1930 — Taylor, Texas, USA Occupation: Bookkeeper — before March 3, 1962 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA Death: March 3, 1962 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA Burial: March 5, 1962 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 0634184491F188AA4110397404AD55F9 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Edward Stowe Cyrena Washington Wilks 1884–1962 Birth: December 16, 1884 25 20 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: March 3, 1962 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
4 years son	Links Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Burial: November 1949 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks John Wilks 1888–1949 Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 — DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA Death: November 27, 1949 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
6 years daughter	Links Birth: November 19, 1894 35 30 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Marriage: about 1926 — Texas, USA Occupation: Sales — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Death: January 12, 1978 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Burial: January 16, 1978 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Unique identifier: CB19B04BE706889A46DA6CA00AAD8DB3 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Fred Hunter Martha Lou Wilks 1894–1978 Birth: November 19, 1894 35 30 — LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: January 12, 1978 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
11 months daughter	Links Birth: October 24, 1895 36 31 — La Fayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: Census: June 22, 1900 — Navarro, Texas, USA Census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: April 1, 1967 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Burial: April 3, 1967 — Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 0E8A93A4E6CBA83E458F4CD0BB0281F7 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harry Pemberton Ragan Sallie Lowe Wilks 1895–1967 Birth: October 24, 1895 36 31 — La Fayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: April 1, 1967 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 years daughter	Links Birth: 1901 41 36 — Texas, USA Census: April 19, 1910 — Haskell, Texas, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Janis Eleanor Wilks 1901– Birth: 1901 41 36 — Texas, USA Death:

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Birth	Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Quality of data: death certificate image Citation details: certificate # 23700 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Census	Source: 1860 Census for Heard County, Georgia, USA Citation details: Page 76, Reel 127, Page 77 Text: Enumerator: J. N. Pittman Quality of data: census image
Census	Source: 1870 Census for Heard County, Georgia, USA Citation details: Page 168 Text: Enumerator: Wm Wilson Quality of data: census image
Marriage	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marhsall1942
Family census	Source: 1900 Census for Navarro County, Texas, USA Text: Supervisor’s District: 9 Enumeration District: 106 Enumerator: G. L. Wilson Quality of data: census image Citation details: Sheet 24B
Family census	Source: 1910 Census for Haskell County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 163, Reel 1562, Page 866 Text: Supervisor’s District: 16 Enumeration District: 118 Enumerator: N. V. Speer Quality of data: census image
Death	Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Text: Informant: Mrs. H. V. Wilkes, his wife of Rule, Haskell Co., TX Quality of data: death certificate image Citation details: certificate# 23700 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 34800279. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK

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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 424-425 as Jas B. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Mar 1859, Age: 41, Married: 19 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Home: rent, farm# 290; Jennie, Wife, White, Female, Born: Sept 1866, Age: 33, Married: 19 years, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, TX TN TN; Thomas, Son, White, Male, Born: June 1882, Age: 18, Single, Farm laborer; John, Son, White, Male, Born: Sept 1888, Age: 11, Single, At school: 7 mos; Mattie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Jan 1894, Age: 6, Single, Sallie L., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Nov 1895, Age: 4, Single. All children TX GA TX.
Family census	in hh 107-107 as James B. B. Wilkes, Head, Male, White, Age: 51, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, GA GA GA, Farmer, Ordinary work, Own account, Home: free, house; Harriett V., Wife, Female, White, Age: 44, 1st marriage, Married: 29 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 6, TX MS GA, None; Cyrena W., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Book keeper, Dry goods store, Wages; Mattie L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 16, Single, None; Sallie L., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, None; Janis E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 9, Single, None. All children TX GA TX.
Burial	double tombstone inscription: WILKES; James B.; Mar. 28, 1859; Oct. 11, 1912 / Harriet V.; Oct. 16, 1864; Jan. 11, 1949.

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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

Extra information

Unique identifier

C60AD04CD1CBA18B4A86F7F35C1EFE0C

Last change

August 9, 2013 – 20:02:16

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with parents
father Parents John B. Wilks Lydia D. Strong	James Blackstone Wilks 1835–1891
mother	Cyrena Washington Birdsong 1837–1870
elder sister Family Robert Jacob Freeman Family D. A. Lindsey	Talula Avalene Wilks 1857–1935
himself	James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859–1912

Father’s family with Margaret Elizabeth Taafe
father Parents John B. Wilks Lydia D. Strong	James Blackstone Wilks 1835–1891
stepmother	Margaret Elizabeth Taafe 1838–1895
half-sister Family Julius Franklin Harrison	Lydia D. Wilks 1876–1962

Family with Harriett Virginia Lindsey
himself	James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859–1912
wife	Harriett Virginia Lindsey 1864–1949
son Family Lena Sarah Grady Martie E Wilks Cyrene M. Wilks Josephine G. Wilks Thomas Benjamin Wilks Jr	Thomas Benjamin Wilks 1882–1953
daughter Family John Edward Stowe	Cyrena Washington Wilks 1884–1962
son Family Augusta Octo Sorrells Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks	John Wilks 1888–1949
daughter Family John Fred Hunter	Martha Lou Wilks 1894–1978
daughter Family Harry Pemberton Ragan	Sallie Lowe Wilks 1895–1967
daughter	Janis Eleanor Wilks 1901–

Descendants

James Blackstone Bartow Wilks(1859–1912)
- Harriett Virginia Lindsey1880