John Wilks 1888

John Wilks, 1888–1949 (aged 61 years)

Name

John Wilks

Name: John /Wilks/
Given names: John
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

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Birth	September 4, 1888 29 23 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 paternal grandfather	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 paternal grandfather	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 sister	Martha Lou Wilks November 19, 1894 LaFayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Texas, Deaths, 1977 - 1986 Citation details: death certificate# 08379
Birth of a sister	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
Census	June 22, 1900 (aged 11 years) Navarro, Texas, USA Address: Precinct 3, Navarro County, Texas, USA Source: 1900 Census for 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.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
Birth of a sister	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
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Marriage of a brother	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
Marriage	Augusta Octo Sorrells — View this family 1908 (aged 19 years) 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
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
Family census	Augusta Octo Sorrells — View this family April 23, 1910 Upshur, Texas, USA Address: Justice Precinct 6, Upshur County, Texas, USA Source: 1910 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 7A, Stamped page 147, Reel 1596, Page 296 Text: Supervisor’s District: 3 Enumeration District: 100 Enumerator: Archie A. Harrisons Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 125-125 as John Wilkes, Head, Married, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, TX GA TX, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, free, farm# 111; Octo M, Wife, Female, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, Texas US US, None.
Birth of a daughter	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
Death of a father	James Blackstone Bartow Wilks October 11, 1912 – 10:10 p.m. Age: 53 yrs, 6 mos, 13 ds Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Cause: 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 of a father	James Blackstone Bartow Wilks October 13, 1912 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.
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Divorce	Augusta Octo Sorrells — View this family about 1915 (aged 26 years) 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 daughter	Dorothy Wilks 1915 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	John Edward Stowe — Cyrena Washington Wilks — View this family July 22, 1918 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
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	John Fred Hunter — Martha Lou Wilks — View this family about 1926 Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 87518917. Added 29 Mar 2012 by dfilpus
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
Marriage of a daughter	Jacques Fraemac Purvis — Virginia Othell Wilks — View this family August 26, 1933 Husband: 26 Wife: 23 Los Angeles, California, USA Address: First Baptist Church Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Source: California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 Quality of data: primary evidence Citation details: License 10693, Book 1167, Page 215 Note: Witnesses: Basil E. Gulick and Irene Robertson Pitts. Minister: Harold L. Propppe ?
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
Residence	January 11, 1949 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Mother's Memorial# 34800298l Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Death of a mother	Harriett Virginia Lindsey January 11, 1949 – 10:25 A.M. Age: 84 years, 2 months, 26 days Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA Address: home of Mrs. J. E. Stowe, 889 Santos Street, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA. Cause: Penumonia/Hypertension arterial heart disease Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Text: Informant: Mrs. J.E. Stowe, her daughter Citation details: Memorial# 34800298. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Citation details: certificate# 4458 Quality of data: death certificate image
Burial of a mother	Harriett Virginia Lindsey January 13, 1949 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# 34800298. Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 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	November 27, 1949 (aged 61 years) Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Address: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Source: Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951 Citation details: Film# 2116279, Folder# 4203664, Image# 2382
Burial	November 1949 (0 after death) Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park Address: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715

Date differences

Family with parents
father	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
mother	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 elder brother	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 elder sister	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 himself	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 younger sister	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 younger sister	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 younger sister	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:

Family with Augusta Octo Sorrells
himself	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
ex-wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA
Divorce	Divorce — about 1915 — Texas, USA
4 years daughter	Links Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Marriage license: August 22, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Religious marriage: August 26, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, USA Death: Unique identifier: F7E026ADB7158DE34762F30806FEDE68 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacques Fraemac Purvis Virginia Othell Wilks 1911– Birth: 1911 22 21 — Texas, USA Death:
5 years daughter	Links Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Wilks 1915– Birth: 1915 26 25 — Texas, USA

B. Alton Gafford + Augusta Octo Sorrells
ex-wife’s husband	Links Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Death: Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells B. Alton Gafford 1886– Birth: 1886 — Texas, USA Death:
ex-wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Marriage	Marriage — between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA

Alvan Babcock Rische + Augusta Octo Sorrells
ex-wife’s husband	Links Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Octo Sorrells Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938 Birth: 1883 — Texas, USA Death: November 5, 1938 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
ex-wife	Links Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Marriage: 1908 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: April 23, 1910 — Upshur, Texas, USA Divorce: about 1915 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 1325F0DA0C23A47B46B51A7C385F8C29 Marriage: between 1915 and January 3, 1920 — Texas, USA Unique identifier: 68B2E8568A95B3A9409588CC15F0DE6C Civil marriage: December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA Unique identifier: 452336C0FFE5B7D749DC40B01EA85473 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Virginia Othell Wilks Dorothy Wilks Family with spouse B. Alton Gafford Family with spouse Alvan Babcock Rische Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980 Birth: August 27, 1889 — Lafayette, Upshur, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1980 — Los Angeles, California, USA
Civil marriage	Civil marriage — December 31, 1930 — Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA

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Birth	Source: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Census	Source: 1900 Census for 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
Marriage	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Family census	Source: 1910 Census for Upshur County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 7A, Stamped page 147, Reel 1596, Page 296 Text: Supervisor’s District: 3 Enumeration District: 100 Enumerator: Archie A. Harrisons Quality of data: census image
Divorce	Source: Marshall & Allied Families from VA, KY, AL, GA, TN, AR, TX [Wilks/Newman] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: marshall1952
Residence	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Mother's Memorial# 34800298l Added 14 Mar 2009 by ATK
Death	Source: Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951 Citation details: Film# 2116279, Folder# 4203664, Image# 2382
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.84401, Longitude: -98.50715
Note	Source: 1917 - 1918 Draft Registration
Note	Source: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

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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 125-125 as John Wilkes, Head, Married, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, TX GA TX, Farmer, General Farm, Employer, Home: owner, free, farm# 111; Octo M, Wife, Female, White, Age: 21, 1st marriage, Married: 2 yrs, Children born: 0, Children living: 0, Texas US US, None.
Note	Registration Card: Serial# 1425 John Wilkes, # 130; Age: 28, Rule, Texas; Born: Sep 4, 1888, DeKalb, Texas, USA; Occupation: Railroad Clerk; WF or NW Ry, Employer: Hollis Odla, Dependents: 2 children, Single, Exemption: Depend Children. ss/ John Wilkes. Registrar's Report: Height: med; Build: med; Eyes: blue; Hair: brown, Bald: no. ss: JA Jones Jun 5, 1917 Precinct 5, Rule, Texas. Source: 1917 - 1918 Draft Registration
Note	Registration Card: Serial# 191, John (none) Wilkes, 2200 Taft St., Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, Mailing address: 2200 Taft St., Wichita Falls, Texas; Telephone: 20605, Age: 53, Born; Sept. 4, 1888; Place: De Kalb, Texas; Contact: Mrs. John Wilkes, 2200 Taft St., Wichita, Falls, Texas; Employer: Westex Boot & Shoe Co., 1101 Lamar St., Wichita Falls, Employment: same. ss. John Wilkes Source: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

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Australia 2

Belgium 1

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Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

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Netherlands 24

Poland 1

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Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Unique identifier

2C3ADFEEF174BA1F45904A483BFFA7CC

Last change

August 16, 2013 – 13:09:33

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with parents
father Parents James Blackstone Wilks Cyrena Washington Birdsong	James Blackstone Bartow Wilks 1859–1912
mother	Harriett Virginia Lindsey 1864–1949
elder brother Family Lena Sarah Grady Martie E Wilks Cyrene M. Wilks Josephine G. Wilks Thomas Benjamin Wilks Jr	Thomas Benjamin Wilks 1882–1953
elder sister Family John Edward Stowe	Cyrena Washington Wilks 1884–1962
himself	John Wilks 1888–1949
younger sister Family John Fred Hunter	Martha Lou Wilks 1894–1978
younger sister Family Harry Pemberton Ragan	Sallie Lowe Wilks 1895–1967
younger sister	Janis Eleanor Wilks 1901–

Family with Augusta Octo Sorrells
himself	John Wilks 1888–1949
ex-wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980
daughter Family Jacques Fraemac Purvis	Virginia Othell Wilks 1911–
daughter	Dorothy Wilks 1915–

B. Alton Gafford + Augusta Octo Sorrells
ex-wife’s husband	B. Alton Gafford 1886–
ex-wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

Alvan Babcock Rische + Augusta Octo Sorrells
ex-wife’s husband	Alvan Babcock Rische 1883–1938
ex-wife	Augusta Octo Sorrells 1889–1980

Descendants

John Wilks(1888–1949)
- Augusta Octo Sorrells1908
  - Virginia Othell Wilks(1911–)
  - Dorothy Wilks(1915–)