William Hawley Wilkerson b. 15 Mar 1788 , , Kentucky, USA d. Sep 1845 , Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1788 - 1845

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Birth 15 Mar 1788 , , Kentucky, USA

Gender Male

Died Sep 1845 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I11961 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 18 Jan 2009

Father Moses Wilkerson, b. 12 Apr 1763, , Loudoun, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1817, , Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

Mother Aletha Anderson, b. Abt 1765, , Loudoun, Virginia, USA , d. Mar 1833, , Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

Married Abt 1784

Family ID F14348196 Group Sheet

Family Elizabeth Clark, b. 1787, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 1839, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 1809 , , Kentucky, USA

Children

	1. Harrison Wilkerson, d. Yes, date unknown
>	2. Achilles Wilkerson, Dr., b. 14 Jul 1820, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 6 Dec 1893, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	3. William H. Wilkerson, b. 18 Dec 1827, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, USA , d. 8 Jun 1911, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
	4. Narcissa C. Wilkerson, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Elizabeth Wilkerson, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Emily Wilkerson, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 16 Jan 2009

Family ID F14348197 Group Sheet

Notes	From A History of Callaway County Missouri, 1884 book, which is not always accurate: Moses and William Wilkerson were the sons of Moses Wilkerson, of England, who came to America and settled in Virginia before the Revolutionary War. He died some years afterward, and his widow married again. After their mother's second marriage, Moses and William went to Kentucky, and lived for some time in the fort at Boonesborough. note: The bio never mentions a William who is the brother of Moses after the above paragraph. It does, however, go on to talk about Moses and his son, William. Moses married Aletha Anderson, who had lived in the fort with her parents three years, and was there when Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls were captured by the Indians. They afterwards settled in Montgomery county, Kentucky, and raised nine children, whose names were John, William, Abraham, Henry, Hiram, Haley, Nimrod, Cenia and Sally. Mrs. Wilkerson died in Kentucky an 1833. William, the second son, received a limited education, and after his father's death he was appointed executor of the estate and guardian for his brothers and sissters. The duties thus imposed upon him gave him a practical knowledge of business affairs, and the people of his county had so much confidence in his ability and integrity that they elected him a member of the county court while he was quite young. The court at that time was composed of twelve men, selected with reference to their ability and experience, and it was no small honor to be chosen. Mr. Wilkerson enlisted in the War of 1812, and was chosen first lieutenant of Captain George Arthur's company. They belonged to that portion of the army which operated in Canada, and Lietenant Wilkerson assisted in capturing a fort in which sevral hundred of the enemy were garrisoned. After the close of the war, he was elected colonel of militia, and was subsequently chosen to represent his county in the Legislature. In 1830 he came to Missouri and settled in Callaway county. In 1836 he was elected a member of the Legislature, and afterward represented the county in the same body during a portion of two terms. He was also presiding justice of the county court for several years. He died in 1845; his wife died in 1839. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Clark, daughter of James Clark, who came from Ireland, married a Miss Arbuckle, and settled in Greenbrier county, Virginia. Colonel Wilkerson was a high-toned, honorable gentleman; moral and upright, but not a member of any church. He was highly respected in his community, and his counsel and advice were sought by all, which he gave without ostentation or display, and always for what he considered best. He was modest and unassuming in his manners, and possessed an excellent mind, which he diligently cultivated. He was temperate in his habits, and never used profane language. In his family circle he was kind and indulgent, but firm in requiring his children to do what was right. He was an honest politician, and no competitor could ever say that he took an unfair advantage of him. The names of his children were Harrison, Achilles (a physician), William H., Narcissa C., Elizabeth and Emily.

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Died - Sep 1845 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA

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