William Harrison Wilks 1892

William Harrison Wilks, 1892–

Name

William Harrison Wilks

Name: William Harrison /Wilks/
Given names: William Harrison
Surname: Wilks

Gender Male

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Birth	September 20, 1892 22 22 Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Quality of data: record image Citation details: Page 345 Marriage Record, Certificate# 9447 Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Citation details: page 289
Birth of a brother	Leander W. Wilks June 15, 1895 Ohio, USA Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 22199
Birth of a sister	Louise Annah Wilks October 26, 1896 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Quality of data: Record of births, Probate Court, Lawrence County, Ohio book image Citation details: Item # 4, Page 296 Note: Parents residence: Union
Birth of a sister	Josephine Wilks September 15, 1899 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Quality of data: record image Citation details: Memorial# 96785574. Added 09 Sep 2012 by Karl Hamlin. Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Quality of data: record image Citation details: vol. 4, page 300 Record of Births, Probate Court Note: parents residence: Getaway. Josephine and Gracie were twins.
Birth of a sister	Gracie G. Wilks September 15, 1899 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Quality of data: record image Citation details: vol. 4, page 300 Note: parents residence: Getaway. Gracie and Josephine were twins.
Census	June 13, 1900 (aged 7 years) Lawrence, Ohio, USA Address: Union Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: 1900 Census for Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Citation details: Sheet 12A, Page 12 Text: Supervisor’s District: 8 Enumeration District: 7 Enumerator: Robert O. Barnett Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 138-144 as Joseph Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Nov 1868, Age: 31, Married: 12 yrs, Farmer, Home: rent, farm#80; Luvada, Wife, White, Female, Born: May 1870, Age: 30, Married:12 yrs, Children born: 7, Children living: 6; Thomas J., Son, White, Male, Born: Apr 1891, Age: 9, Single; William H., Son, White, Male, Born: Sept 1892, Age: 7, Single; Leander W., Son, White, Male, Born: June 1895, Age: 4, Single; Annie E., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Oct 1896, Age: 3, Single; Josaphine, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1899, Age: 8/12, Single; Gracie G., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1899, Age: 8/12, Single; All individuals OH OH OH.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
Birth of a sister	Dollie Caroline Wilks August 4, 1902 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Citation details: Page 148 Record of Births, Probate Court, Lawrence County Ohio Note: residence of parents: Rockwood
Burial of a sister	Dollie Caroline Wilks October 10, 1902 Bradrick, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cemetery: Low Gap Cemetery Address: Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 64719 Note: also known as Bradrick Cemetery
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Death of a paternal grandfather	William Henry Harrison Wilks February 13, 1915 – 2:00 a.m. Age: 75 years, 1 month, 12 days Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cause: Angina Pectoris Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 9498 Text: Informant: A. H. Carson Quality of data: death certificate image Note: Occupation: None, Soldier
Burial of a paternal grandfather	William Henry Harrison Wilks February 16, 1915 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cemetery: Faulkner Cemetery Address: Union, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: Lawrence County Ohio Cemeteries Note: "WILKES W.H.H. 1840 1915 Co F, 1st WV HA Faulkner Cemetery"
Marriage	Nellie Thompson — View this family February 23, 1916 (aged 23 years) Husband: 22 Wife: 19 Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Citation details: Page 345 Marriage Record, Certificate# 9477 Note: married by Rev. S. J. Clerland
Marriage of a sister	Gordon Ward — Josephine Wilks — View this family May 27, 1916 Husband: 21 Wife: 16 Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Quality of data: transcription Citation details: Film# 1574146, Folder# 5016821, Image# 075
Marriage of a sister	Melvin James Adkins — Dollie Caroline Wilks — View this family April 22, 1918 Husband: 21 Wife: 16 Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Citation details: page 15, Marriage Record, certificate# 11023 Note: James Adkins residence: Proctorville, OH; Dollie Wilkes residence: Cheaspeake, OH. Witnesses in open court: Geo Browning and Grace Wilks, per mother. Married by Chas Hupp, J.P.
Death of a sister	Dollie Caroline Wilks October 9, 1920 Age: 18 Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Address: Union, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 64719
Marriage of a sister	Glen Oral Hamlin — Josephine Wilks — View this family February 21, 1921 Husband: 29 Wife: 21 Lawence, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Citation details: certificate# 13444, Page 106 Marriage Record Quality of data: record page image Note: Glen Hamlin was previously married and divorced. Josie (Wilks) Ward was previously married and a widow. Married by Chas. H. Upp
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
Death of a sister	Josephine Wilks March 11, 1924 Lawrence, Ohio, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 96785574. Added 09 Sep 2012 by Karl Hamlin.
Burial of a sister	Josephine Wilks March 1924 Bradrick, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cemetery: Low Gap Cemetery Address: Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 96785574. Added 09 Sep 2012 by Karl Hamlin. Note: Buried with 1st husband, Gordon Ward & her baby son Pearl Hamlin, no marker
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
Death of a brother	Leander W. Wilks March 18, 1929 – 6:00 a.m. Age: 33 years, 9 months, 3 days Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cause: Influenza Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Text: Informant: Joseph C. Wilks, father Chesapeake, Ohio Quality of data: certificate image Citation details: certificate# 22199
Burial of a brother	Leander W. Wilks March 20, 1929 Lawrence, Ohio, USA Cemetery: Rome Cemetery Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 221999
Death of a father	Joseph C. Wilks August 2, 1931 – 2:30 a.m. Age: 63yrs, 8 mos, 8 days Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Address: Union, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Cause: chronic nephrites/mycordial insufficinecy Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Text: Informant: Thomas Wilks of Proctorville, Ohio, USA Quality of data: certificate image Citation details: certificate # 49451
Burial of a father	Joseph C. Wilks August 4, 1931 Rome, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Address: Rome, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Citation details: certificate# 49451 Quality of data: certificate image
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
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon January 20, 1969
38th President of the United States	Gerald Ford August 9, 1974
39th President of the United States	Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977
Death of a sister	Gracie G. Wilks February 1979 Age: 80 West Virginia, USA Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Citation details: 234-14-7426
40th President of the United States	Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981
Death of a mother	Levada Sarah Ellis
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 25, 1869 29 25 — Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 23, 1870 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 8, 1880 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Marriage: March 12, 1888 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: May 16, 1910 — Lawence, Ohio, USA Family census: January 23, 1920 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: May 12, 1930 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: August 2, 1931 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Burial: August 4, 1931 — Rome, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Unique identifier: DE8EFA5EDEBA965849CD3026E6BF6468 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Levada Sarah Ellis Florence Wilks Thomas J. Wilks William Harrison Wilks Leander W. Wilks Louise Annah Wilks Josephine Wilks Gracie G. Wilks Dollie Caroline Wilks Joseph C. Wilks 1869–1931 Birth: October 25, 1869 29 25 — Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: August 2, 1931 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
mother	Links Birth: May 1870 — Ohio, USA Marriage: March 12, 1888 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: May 16, 1910 — Lawence, Ohio, USA Family census: January 23, 1920 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Family census: May 12, 1930 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Unique identifier: DE8EFA5EDEBA965849CD3026E6BF6468 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph C. Wilks Florence Wilks Thomas J. Wilks William Harrison Wilks Leander W. Wilks Louise Annah Wilks Josephine Wilks Gracie G. Wilks Dollie Caroline Wilks Levada Sarah Ellis 1870– Birth: May 1870 — Ohio, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — March 12, 1888 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1 year elder sister	Links Birth: March 8, 1889 19 18 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: October 12, 1890 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Florence Wilks 1889–1890 Birth: March 8, 1889 19 18 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: October 12, 1890 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: April 22, 1891 21 20 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas J. Wilks 1891– Birth: April 22, 1891 21 20 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death:
17 months himself	Links Birth: September 20, 1892 22 22 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Marriage: February 23, 1916 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Unique identifier: 4D273D649E5A80674F44A651CC044B0B Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nellie Thompson William Harrison Wilks 1892– Birth: September 20, 1892 22 22 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: June 15, 1895 25 25 — Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: May 16, 1910 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: January 23, 1920 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Occupation: Poultry Raiser — March 17, 1929 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: March 18, 1929 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Burial: March 20, 1929 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Leander W. Wilks 1895–1929 Birth: June 15, 1895 25 25 — Ohio, USA Death: March 18, 1929 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
17 months younger sister	Links Birth: October 26, 1896 27 26 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: May 16, 1910 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: January 23, 1920 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Louise Annah Wilks 1896– Birth: October 26, 1896 27 26 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death:
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: September 15, 1899 29 29 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: May 16, 1910 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Marriage: May 27, 1916 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Unique identifier: C3B97167A570A25B4534F02C35C9487F Marriage: February 21, 1921 — Lawence, Ohio, USA Death: March 11, 1924 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Burial: March 1924 — Bradrick, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Unique identifier: D33E301CB67C818B4C1AFF7AA4D31E95 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gordon Ward Sherrill Everett Ward Joe Franklin Ward Family with spouse Glen Oral Hamlin Josephine Wilks 1899–1924 Birth: September 15, 1899 29 29 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: March 11, 1924 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA
younger sister	Links Birth: September 15, 1899 29 29 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: May 16, 1910 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: February 1979 — West Virginia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Gracie G. Wilks 1899–1979 Birth: September 15, 1899 29 29 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: February 1979 — West Virginia, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: August 4, 1902 32 32 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Burial: October 10, 1902 — Bradrick, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: May 16, 1910 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Civil marriage: April 22, 1918 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: October 9, 1920 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Unique identifier: 0B5D855EB6AFB32F435714BFA7FEDFB7 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Melvin James Adkins Dollie Caroline Wilks 1902–1920 Birth: August 4, 1902 32 32 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: October 9, 1920 — Union, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Family with Nellie Thompson
himself	Links Birth: September 20, 1892 22 22 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Census: June 13, 1900 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Marriage: February 23, 1916 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Unique identifier: 4D273D649E5A80674F44A651CC044B0B Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nellie Thompson William Harrison Wilks 1892– Birth: September 20, 1892 22 22 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death:
wife	Links Birth: December 23, 1893 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Marriage: February 23, 1916 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death: Unique identifier: 4D273D649E5A80674F44A651CC044B0B Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Harrison Wilks Nellie Thompson 1893– Birth: December 23, 1893 — Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — February 23, 1916 — Lawrence, Ohio, USA

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Birth	Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Quality of data: record image Citation details: Page 345 Marriage Record, Certificate# 9447 Source: Ohio, County Births, 1841 - 2003 Citation details: page 289
Census	Source: 1900 Census for Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Citation details: Sheet 12A, Page 12 Text: Supervisor’s District: 8 Enumeration District: 7 Enumerator: Robert O. Barnett Quality of data: census image
Marriage	Source: Ohio, County Marriages 1789 - 1994 Citation details: Page 345 Marriage Record, Certificate# 9477
Note	Source: 1917 - 1918 Draft Registration

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Census	in hh 138-144 as Joseph Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Nov 1868, Age: 31, Married: 12 yrs, Farmer, Home: rent, farm#80; Luvada, Wife, White, Female, Born: May 1870, Age: 30, Married:12 yrs, Children born: 7, Children living: 6; Thomas J., Son, White, Male, Born: Apr 1891, Age: 9, Single; William H., Son, White, Male, Born: Sept 1892, Age: 7, Single; Leander W., Son, White, Male, Born: June 1895, Age: 4, Single; Annie E., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Oct 1896, Age: 3, Single; Josaphine, Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1899, Age: 8/12, Single; Gracie G., Daughter, White, Female, Born: Sept 1899, Age: 8/12, Single; All individuals OH OH OH.
Marriage	married by Rev. S. J. Clerland
Note	Registration Card: William Henry Harrison Wilkes, Age:24; Chesapeake, Ohio, Birth: Sept 20, 1892, Proctorville, Ohio, USA, Occupation: Car repairer, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., Huntington, WVa. Contact: wife, ss: William Henry Harrison Wilkes. Registrar's Report: Height: tall, Build: slender; Eyes: Lt. blue; Hair: light, Bald: no. ss: L. H. Kelly June 5, 1917 Chesapeake Ohio Source: 1917 - 1918 Draft Registration

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Germany 10

International 21

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Netherlands 24

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Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

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Unique identifier

DC5691CED787B6564945326BDDDE17B5

Last change

December 4, 2013 – 13:39:33

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with parents
father Parents William Henry Harrison Wilks Carolina Hilles	Joseph C. Wilks 1869–1931
mother	Levada Sarah Ellis 1870–
elder sister	Florence Wilks 1889–1890
elder brother	Thomas J. Wilks 1891–
himself	William Harrison Wilks 1892–
younger brother	Leander W. Wilks 1895–1929
younger sister	Louise Annah Wilks 1896–
younger sister Family Gordon Ward Sherrill Everett Ward Joe Franklin Ward Family Glen Oral Hamlin	Josephine Wilks 1899–1924
younger sister	Gracie G. Wilks 1899–1979
younger sister Family Melvin James Adkins	Dollie Caroline Wilks 1902–1920

Family with Nellie Thompson
himself	William Harrison Wilks 1892–
wife	Nellie Thompson 1893–

Descendants

William Harrison Wilks(1892–)
- Nellie Thompson1916
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