Thomas Benjamin Wilks, 18821953 (aged 70 years)

Name
Thomas Benjamin /Wilks/
Given names
Thomas Benjamin
Surname
Wilks
Birth
Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Citation details: T.B. Jr's birth certificate # 31262
Birth of a sister
Citation details: death certificate# 1738
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Birth of a brother
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Death of a paternal grandfather
Citation details: Memorial# 12923785. Added 07 Jan 2006 by may you never be forgotten.
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Burial of a paternal grandfather
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.
Birth of a sister
Citation details: death certificate# 08379
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 sister
Citation details: death certificate# 22529
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Census
Address: Precinct 3, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 24B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 106
Enumerator: G. L. Wilson

Quality of data: census image
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 sister
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Marriage
Number of children
Citation details: T.B. Jr's birth certificate# 31262
Marriage of a brother
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: database: marshall1952
Citation details: Sheet 6 B, Reel 1569, Page 611
Quality of data: census image
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Family census
Address: Justice Precinct 1, East 2nd Street, Anson, Jones County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 6 B, Reel 1569, Page 611
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 16
Enumeration District: 132
Enumerator: Anerie M. Hester

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 119-121 with Joseph C. Randel, Head, Male, White, Age: 31, 1st marriage, Married: 8 yrs, TX TN TX, Lawyer, General practice, Own account, Home: owner, free, house; Dovie I., Wife, Female, White, Age: 27, 1st marriage, Married: 8 yrs, Children born: 2, Children living:2, TX TX TX; Clay R. Son, Male, White, Age: 8, Single, TX TX TX, None; J.C., Son Male, White, Age: 3, Single, TX TX TX; THOMAS B. WILKS, Boarder, Male, White, Age: 29, 1st marriage; Married: 4 yrs, TX GA TX, Railroad agent, Ticket office, Wages, LENA WILKS, Boarder, Female, White, Age: 28, 1st marriage, Married: 4 yrs, Children born: 1, Children living: 1, TX AL MS, None; MARTIE E. WILKS, Boarder, Female, White Age: 2, Single, TX TX TX, None.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Death of a father
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 father
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.
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 209, Reel 1835, Page 404
Quality of data: partially poor census image
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 209, Reel 1835, Page 404
Birth of a son
Address: Nocona, Montague County, Texas, USA
Quality of data: birth certificate image
Citation details: birth certificate# 31262
Citation details: Memorial# 5616661. Added 16 Jul 2001 by Carleton Wilkes
Marriage of a sister
Family census
Address: Nocona, Montague County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 209, Reel 1835, Page 404
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 13
Enumeration District: 105
Enumerator: Letrice Brown

Quality of data: partial poor census image
Note: in hh [blacked out], line# 35 as Thomas B. Wilkes, Head, Home: rent, Male, White, Age: 38, Married, TX TX TX, Agent, Depot, Wages; Lena S., Wife, Female, White, Age: 37, Married, TX GA MS, None; Martie E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Cyrena M., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 8, Single, None; Josiaphene G., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 3, Single, None; Thomas B. Jr., Son, Male, White, Age: 1 6/12, Single, None. All children TX TX TX.
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Marriage of a sister
Citation details: Memorial# 87518917. Added 29 Mar 2012 by dfilpus
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929
Family census
Address: Justice Precinct 7, Nocona, Montague County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 9B, Reel 2377, page 1086
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 4
Enumeration District: 169-16
Enumerator: Benj. F. Etter

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 208-245 as Thomas B. Wilkes, Head, Home: owner $3000, radio, Male, White, Age: 47, Married at 23, TX GA TX, President, Lee Goods factory, wages; Lena S., Wife. Female, White, TX GA MS, None; Martin E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Teacher, Public school, wages; Cyrena M., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 18, Single, None; Josephine G., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, None; Thomas B. Jr., Son, Male, White, Age: 11, Single, None. All children TX TX TX.
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933
British King
Edward VII
from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
Family census
Address: Justice Precinct 7, Oak Street, Nocona, Montague County, Texas, USA
Citation details: Sheet 9B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 13
Enumeration District: 169-16
Enumerator: Leroy J. Cook

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh as T. B. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 58, Married, Schooling: H-4 , TX, Same house, 48 hrs, Manager, Leather factory, Private work, 28 wks, $560; Lena, Wife, Female, White, Age: 57, Married, Schooling: H-4, Texas, Same house, Housework; Josephine, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 24, Single, Schooling: C-2, Texas, Same house, 42 hrs, Stenographer, Community Public Service, Private work, 32wks, $500.
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945
Residence
Citation details: Mother's Memorial# 34800298l Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Death of a mother
January 11, 194910:25 A.M. Age: 84 years, 2 months, 26 days
Address: home of Mrs. J. E. Stowe, 889 Santos Street, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA.
Cause: Penumonia/Hypertension arterial heart disease
Text:

Informant: Mrs. J.E. Stowe, her daughter

Citation details: Memorial# 34800298. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Citation details: certificate# 4458
Quality of data: death certificate image
Burial of a mother
Cemetery: Rule Cemetery
Address: Rule, Haskell County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.18810, Longitude: -99.87140
Citation details: Memorial# 34800298. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Citation details: death certificate# 4458
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKES; James B.; Mar. 28, 1859; Oct. 11, 1912 / Harriet V.; Oct. 16, 1864; Jan. 11, 1949.
Death of a brother
Address: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Citation details: Film# 2116279, Folder# 4203664, Image# 2382
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park
Address: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715
Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715
British King
British Queen
Elizabeth II
from February 6, 1952
34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953
Death
April 5, 19535:20 p.m. (aged 70 years) Age: 70 yrs, 8 mos, 24 days
Cause of death: cerebro vascular accident/Arterial emboli/heart disease
Address: Scott & White Memorial Hospitals, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Text:

Informant: Lena Grady Wilkes, his wife.

Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Quality of data: certificate image
Note: residence: 31-5 Hollywood, Wichita Fallas, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Burial
Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park
Address: Lilly Pooll Section, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715
Citation details: Memorial# 77604803. Added 04 Oct 2011 by Kathy LJPC
Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Note: tombstone inscription: Thomas B. Wilkes; 1882 - 1953
Family with parents
father
18591912
Birth: March 28, 1859 24 21 Troup, Georgia, USA
Death: October 11, 1912Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
mother
18641949
Birth: October 16, 1864LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: January 11, 1949Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Marriage MarriageSeptember 26, 1880Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA
22 months
himself
18821953
Birth: July 11, 1882 23 17 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: April 5, 1953Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
3 years
younger sister
18841962
Birth: December 16, 1884 25 20 Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: March 3, 1962Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
4 years
younger brother
18881949
Birth: September 4, 1888 29 23 DeKalb, Bowie, Texas, USA
Death: November 27, 1949Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
6 years
younger sister
18941978
Birth: November 19, 1894 35 30 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: January 12, 1978Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
11 months
younger sister
18951967
Birth: October 24, 1895 36 31 La Fayette, Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: April 1, 1967Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 years
younger sister
Family with Lena Sarah Grady
himself
18821953
Birth: July 11, 1882 23 17 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA
Death: April 5, 1953Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
wife
18801969
Birth: September 23, 1880Rosebud, Falls, Texas, USA
Death: January 12, 1969
Marriage Marriage1906Texas, USA
3 years
daughter
1908
Birth: 1908 25 27 Jones, Texas, USA
Death:
5 years
daughter
1912
Birth: 1912 29 31 Texas, USA
Death:
5 years
daughter
1916
Birth: 1916 33 35 Texas, USA
3 years
son
19181989
Birth: June 25, 1918 35 37 Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
Death: March 21, 1989Salado, Bell, Texas, USA
Birth
Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Citation details: T.B. Jr's birth certificate # 31262
Census
Citation details: Sheet 24B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 9
Enumeration District: 106
Enumerator: G. L. Wilson

Quality of data: census image
Marriage
Citation details: database: marshall1942
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 6 B, Reel 1569, Page 611
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 16
Enumeration District: 132
Enumerator: Anerie M. Hester

Quality of data: census image
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 6A, Stamped page 209, Reel 1835, Page 404
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 13
Enumeration District: 105
Enumerator: Letrice Brown

Quality of data: partial poor census image
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 9B, Reel 2377, page 1086
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 4
Enumeration District: 169-16
Enumerator: Benj. F. Etter

Quality of data: census image
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 9B
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 13
Enumeration District: 169-16
Enumerator: Leroy J. Cook

Quality of data: census image
Residence
Citation details: Mother's Memorial# 34800298l Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Number of children
Citation details: T.B. Jr's birth certificate# 31262
Death
Text:

Informant: Lena Grady Wilkes, his wife.

Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Quality of data: certificate image
Burial
Citation details: Memorial# 77604803. Added 04 Oct 2011 by Kathy LJPC
Citation details: death certificate# 17156
Note
Note
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 119-121 with Joseph C. Randel, Head, Male, White, Age: 31, 1st marriage, Married: 8 yrs, TX TN TX, Lawyer, General practice, Own account, Home: owner, free, house; Dovie I., Wife, Female, White, Age: 27, 1st marriage, Married: 8 yrs, Children born: 2, Children living:2, TX TX TX; Clay R. Son, Male, White, Age: 8, Single, TX TX TX, None; J.C., Son Male, White, Age: 3, Single, TX TX TX; THOMAS B. WILKS, Boarder, Male, White, Age: 29, 1st marriage; Married: 4 yrs, TX GA TX, Railroad agent, Ticket office, Wages, LENA WILKS, Boarder, Female, White, Age: 28, 1st marriage, Married: 4 yrs, Children born: 1, Children living: 1, TX AL MS, None; MARTIE E. WILKS, Boarder, Female, White Age: 2, Single, TX TX TX, None.

Family census

in hh [blacked out], line# 35 as Thomas B. Wilkes, Head, Home: rent, Male, White, Age: 38, Married, TX TX TX, Agent, Depot, Wages; Lena S., Wife, Female, White, Age: 37, Married, TX GA MS, None; Martie E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 11, Single, None; Cyrena M., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 8, Single, None; Josiaphene G., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 3, Single, None; Thomas B. Jr., Son, Male, White, Age: 1 6/12, Single, None. All children TX TX TX.

Family census

in hh 208-245 as Thomas B. Wilkes, Head, Home: owner $3000, radio, Male, White, Age: 47, Married at 23, TX GA TX, President, Lee Goods factory, wages; Lena S., Wife. Female, White, TX GA MS, None; Martin E., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 22, Single, Teacher, Public school, wages; Cyrena M., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 18, Single, None; Josephine G., Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, None; Thomas B. Jr., Son, Male, White, Age: 11, Single, None. All children TX TX TX.

Family census

in hh as T. B. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 58, Married, Schooling: H-4 , TX, Same house, 48 hrs, Manager, Leather factory, Private work, 28 wks, $560; Lena, Wife, Female, White, Age: 57, Married, Schooling: H-4, Texas, Same house, Housework; Josephine, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 24, Single, Schooling: C-2, Texas, Same house, 42 hrs, Stenographer, Community Public Service, Private work, 32wks, $500.

Death

residence: 31-5 Hollywood, Wichita Fallas, Wichita County, Texas, USA

Burial

tombstone inscription: Thomas B. Wilkes; 1882 - 1953

Note

Registration Card: Serial# 188, Order# A 1321, Thomas Benjamin Wilkes; Age: 36, Birth: July 11, 1882; Occupation: Railroad Station Agent & Tel. Operator, M K & T Railway of Texas; Nocona, Montague, Texas; Contact: Mrs. Lena Grady Wilkes, Nocona, Montague, Texas, ss T. B. Wilkes; Registrar's Report - Height: tall, Build: slender, Eyes: brown; Hair: brown ss/ Joe Benton, September 11, 1918 Local Board for the County of Montague.

Note

Registration Card: Serial# 1793 Thomas Benjamin Wilkes, 1303 Giddings, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Age: 59, Born: July 11th, 1882; Place of Birth: LaFayette, Texas; Contact: Mrs. T. B. Wilkes, 1303 Giddings, Wichita Falls, Texas; Employer: West Tex Boot & Shoe Co., 701 Lamar St., Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas. ss: T. B. Wilkes

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