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John William Wilkes
Male 1862 - 1946

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  • Birth  11 Jan 1862  Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  23 Feb 1946  Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: cerebral hemorrhage 
    Buried  25 Feb 1946  Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  7 Mar 1946  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fulton Telegraph 
    • John W. Wilkes
      Funeral Monday
      Resident Of Nine-Mile Community Died At His Home Saturday
      John W. Wilkes, 84, died Saturday at his home in the Nine-Mile community northeast of Fulton where he had lived for forty-six years.
      Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Nine-Mile Presbyterian Church with the Rev. S.G. Woods officiating and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Wilkes had been a member of this church for thirty years.
      Mr. Wilkes was born January 11, 1862 in Roanoke, Va., and lived there unti 1900 when he moved to Missouri, settling in the Nine-Mile community where he spent the rest of his life. He was living with a son and daughter when he died. He was a member of the Auxvasse Oddfellows Lodge.
      On June 6, 1882, he and Miss Betty Whitworth were married. Two of their seven children and Mrs. Wilkes preceeded him in death. They were Dr. J.C. Wilkes and Miss Eula Wilkes. His wife died in 1936.
      Surviving their father are Mrs. F.L. McGuire, Edgar T. Wilkes, Mrs. Harvey Gilpin, Oscar Wilkes and Ollie Wilkes.
      Mr. Wilkes is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anna Aliss (spelled like this in article s/b Aliff) and Mrs. Ollie Alcorn of Roanoke, and a brother, Rufus Wilkes of Fulton.
    Person ID  I10134  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  05 Feb 2010 
     
    Father  William Henry Wilks,   b. 1833,   d. Abt 1873, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Rebecca Anne Wilks,   b. Abt 1831, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1885, , Franklin, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F1340  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Elizabeth Frances Whitworth,   b. 27 Feb 1863, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1936, Calwood Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  6 Jun 1882  , Franklin, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dr. Jesse Clay Wilkes,   b. 28 Dec 1883, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1933, Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Ada Belle Wilkes,   b. 4 Jul 1886, , Franklin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1975, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Dr. Edgar Thomas Wilkes,   b. 23 Dec 1888, Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1966, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Winnie May Wilkes,   b. 18 Feb 1891, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1892, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Oscar Wilkes,   b. 18 Aug 1893, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1975, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Anna M. Wilkes,   b. Aug 1896, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1966
     7. Eula Rebecca Wilkes,   b. 11 Feb 1899, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1921, Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Ollie Elizabeth Wilkes,   b. 15 Sep 1903, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1984
    Last Modified  16 May 2008 
    Family ID  F14347648  Group Sheet
     
  • Headstones
     John W. Wilkes & Elizabeth F. Whitworth
    John W. Wilkes & Elizabeth F. Whitworth
    John W. Wilkes, Jan. 11, 1862, Roanoke, Va., - Feb. 23, 1946. Fanny W. Wilkes, Feb. 27, 1863, Bedford Co., Va. - May 31, 1936. John William Wilkes was a son of William Henry Wilks and Rebecca Anne Wilks. He was a grandson of Blade Wilkes and Anne Wilkes. He was my great granduncle. On June 6, 1882 in Franklin Co., Virginia, he married Elizabeth…
     
    Death Certificates
    Death Certificate of Wilkes, John William
    Death Certificate of Wilkes, John William
    11 Jan 1862 - 23 Feb 1946. He was my great granuncle
     
  • Notes 
    • MO CALLAWAY NINE MILE PRAIRIE 1900 census
      Wilks, John W., Jan, 1862, married 18 years, Va., Va., Va., farm labor, rent home
      Fannie, wife, Feb. 1863, 7 children born, 6 living, Va., Va., Va.
      Jesse C., son, Dec. 1882, Va., Va., Va. at school
      Ada B., Daughter, July 1886, Va., Va., Va., at school
      Edgar T., son, Dec. 1889, Va., Va., Va. at school
      William, son, Aug. 1892, Va., Va., Va.
      Anna M., daughter, Aug. 1896, Va., Va., Va.
      infant, daughter, 1899 6/12, Mo., Va., Va.
      Beard, Elijah, boarder, black, May 1880, farm labor

      MO CALLAWAY NINE MILE PRAIRIE 1920 census
      Wilkes, John, 58, Va., Va., Va., Farmer
      Fannie, wife, 57, Va., Va., Va.
      Oscar, son, 25, Va., Va., Va.
      Anna, daughter, 23, Va., Va., Va.
      Ulah, daughter, 19, Mo., Va., Va.
      Ollie, daughter, 16, Mo., Va., Va.

      1930; Census Place: Cedar, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: 1180; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 11.0.
      Name: John W Wilks
      Home in 1930: Cedar, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 68
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouse's Name: Fannie
      Race: White
      Occupation: Farmer, general farm
      Military service: no
      Rent/home value: rent, no value given, owns a radio
      Age at first marriage: 21
      Parents' birthplace: Va.
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John W Wilks 68
      Fannie Wilks 67, wife
      Oscar W Wilks 36, son, labor, general farming
      Olive Wilks 24, daughter

      He lived 2 miles north of Calwood at the time of his death, he had lived there 46 years. He died at home. He was widowed at the time of his death. His occupation was farmer. Mrs. Pete McGuire of Auxvasse, Missouri gave the information for his death certificate. Burial place given as Williamsburg, no cemetery name.

      William Henry Wilks is probably not the father of John William Wilks, Rebecca Anne Wilks was his mother.
      Obit says they moved from Roanoke to Missouri in 1900.

      Pat's notes:
      John's children say that when they went to school the teacher told them that there was supposed to be an "e" in their name, so they put it in there. They moved to Nine Mile Prairie area (near Calwood and Kingdom City) of Callaway Co, MO from VA, arriving with 5 children between 1896 and 1899. Rufus was already in Callaway Co. John and Fannie buried a child in Franklin County in 1892. John lived about 5 miles from Rufus - McCredie, MO
     
  • Event Map
    Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jan 1862 - Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1882 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cerebral hemorrhage - 23 Feb 1946 - Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Feb 1946 - Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Fulton Telegraph - 7 Mar 1946 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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