John William Wilkes b. 11 Jan 1862 Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA d. 23 Feb 1946 Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1862 - 1946

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Birth 11 Jan 1862 Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Gender Male

Died 23 Feb 1946 Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: cerebral hemorrhage

Buried 25 Feb 1946 Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Obituary 7 Mar 1946 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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

Mother Rebecca Anne Wilks, b. Abt 1831, , , Virginia, USA , d. 1 Mar 1885, , Franklin, Virginia, USA

Family ID F1340 Group Sheet

Family Elizabeth Frances Whitworth, b. 27 Feb 1863, , Bedford, Virginia, USA , d. 31 May 1936, Calwood Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 6 Jun 1882 , Franklin, Virginia, USA

Children

	1. Dr. Jesse Clay Wilkes, b. 28 Dec 1883, , , Virginia, USA , d. 5 Dec 1933, Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
>	2. Ada Belle Wilkes, b. 4 Jul 1886, , Franklin, Kentucky, USA , d. 26 Feb 1975, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	3. Dr. Edgar Thomas Wilkes, b. 23 Dec 1888, Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA , d. 11 Dec 1966, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
	4. Winnie May Wilkes, b. 18 Feb 1891, , , Virginia, USA , d. 28 Jan 1892, , , Virginia, USA
	5. William Oscar Wilkes, b. 18 Aug 1893, , , Virginia, USA , d. 9 Apr 1975, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	6. Anna M. Wilkes, b. Aug 1896, , , Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1966
	7. Eula Rebecca Wilkes, b. 11 Feb 1899, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 5 May 1921, Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	8. Ollie Elizabeth Wilkes, b. 15 Sep 1903, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 15 May 1984

Last Modified 16 May 2008

Family ID F14347648 Group Sheet

Headstones		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 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

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	Birth - 11 Jan 1862 - Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
	Married - 6 Jun 1882 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA
	Died - Cause: cerebral hemorrhage - 23 Feb 1946 - Nine Mile Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 25 Feb 1946 - Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Telegraph - 7 Mar 1946 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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