Reta Vird Wilks, 1911–1994 (aged 82 years)
- Name
- Reta Vird /Wilks/
- Given names
- Reta Vird
- Surname
- Wilks
- Married name
- Reta Vird /Ross/
- Married name
- Reta Vird /Howell/
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Birth
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Note: born on the place bought from John Cross, Somervell County, Texas. |
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28th President of the United States
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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Birth of a sister
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Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Citation details: Delayed Birth, Somervell County, Texas, recorded in Book 3, page 536 Text: Recorded 22 MAY 1945 Note: Initially Myrl Jean Wilks was not given a middle name by her parents, but her mother, Erie Catharine Wilks of Dublin, Texas, Route 4, certified her name to be "Myrl Jean Wilks" in Affidavit A dated 7 August 1945, State of Texas, County of Erath. |
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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Note: in the home of his son William Wesley Wilks |
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Burial of a paternal grandfather
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Source: Wilks and Young Families, The
Quality of data: primary evidence because of a 2 foot snow he wasn't buried until the 18th of January Note: Tombstone inscription: B. C. Wilks; 1827 - 1919. |
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Baptism of a brother
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: "Bro Bell started a meeting Saterday night before the 3rd Sunday in July lasted eight day, Karl, Dave Casey and wife were Baptised." Erie Wilks |
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Census
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Address: Duffau Precinct Note: in hh 145-145 as William W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, Erie C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. [Karl Glyn] 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, RETA V. [Reta Vird] 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: certificate# 66018 |
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29th President of the United States
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Birth of a brother
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Citation details: page 39 |
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Baptism
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Quality of data: primary evidence |
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30th President of the United States
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Baptism of a brother
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: by Brother James Howell |
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31st President of the United States
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Census
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Address: Precinct 1, Burnet-Lampasas Road Note: in hh 26-27 as William W. Wilks head 46 TX-AL-IL farmer, Erie C. 49 AR-KY-IN, RITA V. [Reta Vird] daughter 18, Dale T. son 15, Myrl daughter 13, Voy G. son 9, Kirby K. son 7, all b. TX except Erie in AR. Under "home owned or rented," William's was O |
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Baptism of a sister
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: Baptised by Bro. Rose during a meeting. Also baptised were Loma [Loma Irene Smith, future wife of Marl Vane Wilks] and "Grandma" [Mary Talula Kirkley Taylor] |
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Civil marriage
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Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1671495, Reference# Record#1 pg 280
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Text: married by Walter Everett, a gospel minister and barber at his home in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. Citation details: Summer 1968 |
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Birth of a son
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Address: at home
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 24321
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Citation details: Summer, 1968 family geneaology document Note: The Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 states his birth as 31 May 1932. His death certificate states that he was born on May 31, 1932. His tombstone inscription and his sister give the date as May 30, 1932. His mother gave the date as May 28, 1932, d. 6-31-1932, premature, lived 3 days. ("Reta very sick, never could remember much of this. In hospital 5 weeks, Scott & White at Temple, Texas.") |
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Death of a son
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Cause: Icterus/Prematurely born
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Text: Informant: W. A. Ross, Burnet, Texas [his grandfather] Citation details: Certificate # 24321 Note: Dr. J. L. Williamson stated on the death certificate that he attended the deceased from May 31, 1932 to June 3, 1932 and that he last saw him alive on June 3, 1932 with death occurring at 5:10 p.m. His tombstone inscription and his sister give the date of death as June 2, 1932. |
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Burial of a son
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949. From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Text: Informant: W. A. Ross, Burnet, Texas [his grandfather] Note: tombstone inscription: Don Allen; Ross; May 30, 1932; June 2, 1932 [burial by his great grandparents Ross] |
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Birth of a son
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Note: Born at home
Note: Ols Spelling Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA |
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British King
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32nd President of the United States
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Birth of a daughter
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Citation details: page 37 Citation details: certificate# 36492 Note: at home |
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Death of a maternal grandfather
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Cause: Valvular heart disease
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 58347 Text: Informant: C. J. Taylor, his son Charles Jenkins Taylor |
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Burial of a maternal grandfather
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Cemetery: Post Mountain Cemetery
Address: Block 018, Lot 06, Plot 04, Traveling west on Highway 29 (Buchanan Drive) approximately two miles from the intersection of Highways 281 and 29in Burnet, turn left onto Southland Drive and then left again on the first road to the left. At end of road turn right into cemetery. Note: tombstone inscription: F. S. Taylor; Mar. 14, 1851; Dec. 4, 1936. |
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British King
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: page 37 Note: The Texas Birth Index lists mother as Reta Vera Wilks instead of Reta Vird Wilks. |
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Family census
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Address: Precinct 1, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 22A, page 22 Text: Supervisor's District: 10 Note: in hh 483, Home: owner, $750. Charlie Ross, Head, Male, White, Age: 32, Married, Schooling: 5th grade, TX Unemployed: 4 mo., Gasoline Shovel Operator, Owens Shovel Construction, Own account, Wks worked: 42; Reta, Wife, Female, White, Age: 28, Married, Schooling: H4, TX, Housework; Jerry E., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, TX; Doris Nan, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 4, Single, TX; Monte Ken, Son, Male, White, Age: 5/12, Single, TX; Dale Wilks, Bro-in-law, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Schooling: H3, OK, Unemployed: 4 mo, Shovel Operator, Construction, Private work, Wks worked: 40, $940. All with residence in 1935 at Same Place. |
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Family residence
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Address: Route 2, Box 83 Burnet, Texas Citation details: page 36 Note: "Their home for twenty-six years has been a farm and ranch at Route 2, Box 83, Burnet, " stated by their daughter, Doris, compiler of the papers of Erie Catharine Taylor Wilks. |
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33rd President of the United States
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Marriage of a brother
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Death of a father
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Cause: Coronary occlusion/Arteriosclerosis
Address: Route 4, Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Text: Informant: Mrs. W. W. Wilks, his wife Citation details: Certificate # 49784 Note: died on the farm 4 miles Northwest of Dublin, off the road toward Linglewood, just after he had said "good-bye" to his son, Marl Vane Wilks, who was leaving for Japan |
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Burial of a father
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Address: From Glen Rose, Texas go west on Hwy. 67 from Barnard Street. Go about 12.5 miles. turn left on CR 198. After about 1 mile, the road curves to the left. You will come upon a cattle guard where CR 198 turns into CR 2015. After the cattle guard, follow the road for about another .5 mile to the back side of the cemetery. Turn right on the road by the cemetery and follow it around to the front entrance. Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393 Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; William W.; 1884 - 1946 [with his wife] Erie C.; 1881 - 1951
Note: The Chalk Mountain Cemetery is in Somervell County, Texas. The town of Chalk Mountain is in Erath County, Texas although there is not much there anymore. |
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Death of a mother
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Cause: stroke
Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner
Quality of data: primary evidence |
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Burial of a mother
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Note: double tombstone inscription: WILKS; William W; 1880 - 1946 [with wife] Erie C.; 1881 - 1951 |
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British King
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British Queen
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34th President of the United States
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Marriage of a son
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Address: Church of Christ, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA. |
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35th President of the United States
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: page 36 |
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36th President of the United States
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37th President of the United States
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38th President of the United States
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39th President of the United States
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Death of a husband
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Address: Oaks Nursing Home, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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Burial of a husband
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Cemetery: Burnet City Cemetery
Address: Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949 Note: tombstone inscription: ROSS; L. Charlie; Oct. 6, 1907; Oct. 2, 1977 [beside his wife] Reta Wilks; July 5, 1911; Feb. 3, 1994 |
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Marriage
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Note: widow and widower |
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: 450-01-1379 |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Post Mountain Cemetery
Address: Block 018, Lot 07, Plot 04, Traveling west on Highway 29 (Buchanan Drive) approximately two miles from the intersection of Highways 281 and 29 in Burnet, turn left onto Southland Drive and then left again on the first road to the left. At end of road turn right into cemetery. Note: tombstone inscription: WILKS; M. Vane; 1909 - 1980 [next to his wife] Yasuko A.; 1927 - [living] |
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40th President of the United States
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Death of a husband
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Source: Texas Death Index 1964 - 1998
Citation details: Memorial# 9561324. Added 06 Oct 2004 by Billy Whitis. Maintained by L. Lane. |
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Burial of a husband
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Cemetery: Burnet City Cemetery
Address: Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA. Howell Plot. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949 Citation details: Memorial# 9561324. Added 06 Oct 2004 by Billy Whitis. Maintained by L. Lane. Note: beside his 1st wife
Note: tombstone inscription: Asa W.; Howell; Dec. 13, 1904; Dec. 24, 1982. |
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41st President of the United States
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: 459-34-4721 |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: McGregor Cemetery
Address: McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, USA GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 31.44843, Longitude: -97.40579 Citation details: Memorial# 101620516. Added 2 Dec 2012 by Ruth M. Brown. |
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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Burial of a brother
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Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.87060, Longitude: -98.17530. Lake Victor, Burnet County, Texas, USA Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis Note: tombstone inscription: Dale Taylor Wilks, MOMMI US Navy; World War II; Apr 18 1914; Feb 1, 1992. |
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42nd President of the United States
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Death
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Source: Texas Death Index 1964 - 1998
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Burial
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Cemetery: Burnet City Cemetery
Address: Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949. Citation details: Thelma Pauline Wyatt Ross Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Aug. 9, 1939 Jacksonville Duval County Florida, USA Death: Apr. 5, 2012 Burnet Burnet County Texas, USA Thelma was married to Jerry Van Ross on 05 Apr 1968, he was born 20 Dec 1933 in Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, They had one child together, Nancy Janeen Ross, born 01 Dec 1968. Burial: Burnet City Cemetery Burnet Burnet Texas, USA. Apr 09, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 88289146
Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner
Citation details: Digital photo taken 13 NOV 2009 Note: tombstone inscription: ROSS; L. Charlie; Oct. 6, 1907; Oct. 2, 1977 [beside his wife] Reta Wilks; July 5, 1911; Feb. 3, 1994 |
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1884–1946
Birth: April 1, 1884
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— Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA Death: November 26, 1946 — Erath, Texas, USA |
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| mother |
1881–1951
Birth: March 29, 1881
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— Washington, Arkansas, USA Death: August 30, 1951 — Gorman, Eastland, Texas, USA |
| Civil marriage | Civil marriage — August 28, 1905 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA |
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11 months
elder brother |
1906–1991
Birth: July 10, 1906
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: September 8, 1991 — McGregor, McLennan, Texas, USA |
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3 years
elder brother |
1909–1980
Birth: June 19, 1909
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: November 17, 1980 — Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA |
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2 years
herself |
1911–1994
Birth: July 5, 1911
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1994 — Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA |
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3 years
younger brother |
1914–1992
Birth: April 18, 1914
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— Danville, Yell, Arkansas, USA Death: February 21, 1992 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
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3 years
younger sister |
1916–2016
Birth: November 20, 1916
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: April 27, 2016 — Friendswood, Harris, Texas, USA |
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4 years
younger brother |
1920–2010
Birth: December 17, 1920
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— Hedley, Donley, Texas, USA Death: March 14, 2010 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA |
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21 months
younger brother |
1922–2012
Birth: August 31, 1922
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— Loop, Gaines, Texas, USA Death: May 16, 2012 — Buda, Hays, Texas, USA |
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1907–1977
Birth: October 6, 1907
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: October 2, 1977 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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| herself |
1911–1994
Birth: July 5, 1911
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1994 — Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Civil marriage | Civil marriage — October 6, 1931 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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8 months
son |
1932–1932
Birth: May 28, 1932
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— Burnet, Texas, USA Death: June 3, 1932 — Burnet, Texas, USA |
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19 months
son |
1933–2020
Birth: December 19, 1933
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— City of Bertram, Burnet County, Texas, United States Death: April 10, 2020 — Bertram, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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17 months
daughter |
1935–2014
Birth: May 27, 1935
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: May 3, 2014 — Dallas, Texas, USA |
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4 years
son |
1939–2019
Birth: October 13, 1939
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: April 27, 2019 — Dickenson, Williamson, USA |
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1904–1982
Birth: December 13, 1904
— Lake Victor, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: December 24, 1982 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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| herself |
1911–1994
Birth: July 5, 1911
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— Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1994 — Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — January 1, 1979 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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1904–1982
Birth: December 13, 1904
— Lake Victor, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: December 24, 1982 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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1912–1962
Birth: November 7, 1912
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— Burnet, Texas, USA Death: March 31, 1962 — Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — September 20, 1930 — Burnet, Texas, USA |
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14 years
stepson |
1944–1982
Birth: July 8, 1944
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— Burnet, Texas, USA Death: December 16, 1982 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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| Baptism |
Quality of data: primary evidence |
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| Civil marriage |
Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1671495, Reference# Record#1 pg 280
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Text: married by Walter Everett, a gospel minister and barber at his home in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. Citation details: Summer 1968 |
| Family census |
Citation details: Sheet 22A, page 22 Text: Supervisor's District: 10 |
| Family residence |
Citation details: page 36 |
| Marriage |
Source: Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010
Citation details: certificate# 001178, county code: 027 |
| Death |
Source: Texas Death Index 1964 - 1998
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| Burial |
Citation details: Thelma Pauline Wyatt Ross Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Aug. 9, 1939 Jacksonville Duval County Florida, USA Death: Apr. 5, 2012 Burnet Burnet County Texas, USA Thelma was married to Jerry Van Ross on 05 Apr 1968, he was born 20 Dec 1933 in Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, They had one child together, Nancy Janeen Ross, born 01 Dec 1968. Burial: Burnet City Cemetery Burnet Burnet Texas, USA. Apr 09, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 88289146
Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner
Citation details: Digital photo taken 13 NOV 2009 |
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born on the place bought from John Cross, Somervell County, Texas. |
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| Census |
in hh 145-145 as William W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, Erie C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. [Karl Glyn] 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, RETA V. [Reta Vird] 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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in hh 26-27 as William W. Wilks head 46 TX-AL-IL farmer, Erie C. 49 AR-KY-IN, RITA V. [Reta Vird] daughter 18, Dale T. son 15, Myrl daughter 13, Voy G. son 9, Kirby K. son 7, all b. TX except Erie in AR. Under "home owned or rented," William's was O |
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in hh 483, Home: owner, $750. Charlie Ross, Head, Male, White, Age: 32, Married, Schooling: 5th grade, TX Unemployed: 4 mo., Gasoline Shovel Operator, Owens Shovel Construction, Own account, Wks worked: 42; Reta, Wife, Female, White, Age: 28, Married, Schooling: H4, TX, Housework; Jerry E., Son, Male, White, Age: 6, Single, TX; Doris Nan, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 4, Single, TX; Monte Ken, Son, Male, White, Age: 5/12, Single, TX; Dale Wilks, Bro-in-law, Male, White, Age: 25, Single, Schooling: H3, OK, Unemployed: 4 mo, Shovel Operator, Construction, Private work, Wks worked: 40, $940. All with residence in 1935 at Same Place. |
| Family residence |
"Their home for twenty-six years has been a farm and ranch at Route 2, Box 83, Burnet, " stated by their daughter, Doris, compiler of the papers of Erie Catharine Taylor Wilks. |
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widow and widower |
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tombstone inscription: ROSS; L. Charlie; Oct. 6, 1907; Oct. 2, 1977 [beside his wife] Reta Wilks; July 5, 1911; Feb. 3, 1994 |
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