William Wesley Wilks, 1884–1946 (aged 62 years)
- Name
- William Wesley /Wilks/
- Given names
- William Wesley
- Surname
- Wilks
- Nickname
- Whiteside
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Birth
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Address: four miles west of Walnut Springs, Bosque County, Texas, USA Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393
Source: T. T. Copeland, Minister
Text: "Our Departed I was called to speak words of comfort to the bereaved family and the many friends who had gathered at the church near Chalk Mountain Cemetery to pay their last respects to our beloved brother, and friend. T. T. COPELAND, Dublin, Texas." Quality of data: primary evidence |
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Occupation
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Farmer
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 49784 |
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Marriage of a sister
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23rd President of the United States
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Marriage of a brother
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Marriage of a brother
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Marriage of a sister
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24th President of the United States
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Marriage of a brother
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Census
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Address: Altus township (east part), Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, USA Citation details: Sheet 27A Text: Supervisor's District 219 Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 514-514 as Wilks, Benjamin F., Head, White, Male, Born: 1862, Age: 37, Single, TX AL IL, Farmer, Home: owner, free, farm# 327; Benjamin C., Father, White, Male, Born: Aug 1827, Age: 72, Married: 41 yrs, AL MO Ireland; Martha, Mother, White, Female, Born: Aug 1841, Age: 58, Married: 41 yrs, Children born: 13, Children living: 10, IL TN TN; Claudie, Brother, White, Male, Born: Aug 1876, Age: 23, Single, TX AL IL, Farmer, Home: farm# 528; William, Brother, White, Male, Born: Aug 1884, Age: 16, Single, TX AL IL, At school: 5 mo. All could read write & speak English. |
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Marriage of a brother
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Marriage of a brother
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Civil marriage
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Address: Courthouse, Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas, USA. Text: They lived in the home of Willie's parents, B. C. and Harriet Wilks, first 19 months of their marriage. Citation details: Book 2 - A, Page 216 Note: Witnessed by Rev. Joe Newman and others; marriage performed by C.M. Wright, Justice of Peace, Precinct No. 1, Glen Rose, Somervell. Texas, USA [Holy Matrimony Certificate] |
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: 459-34-4721 |
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Event
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Address: Voting Precinct No 6, Somervell County, Texas. Oden School House Community
Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Citation details: from Erie's trunk after her death Quality of data: primary evidence Note: "Voting Precinct No 6: Somervell Co Tex. Persuent to call of H. L. Bently, our State Chairman Populist Of Oden School House Community met at Oden, Oct 17t 1908 and organized an old gard populist Club with the following names involved. J.R. Pallmer --Chairman, W. W. Wilks - Secretary, H. B. Rogers, W. T. Antmine, H. B. Antmine, R. S. McCoy, H. D. Rogers, J. E. Rogers, R. T. Ragus, F. S. Taylor." |
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: 450-01-1379 |
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Family census
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Address: Justice Precinct 2, Somervell County, Texas, USA Citation details: Page 3 Note: in family 54 as B.C. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Age: 82, Married, AL KY KY; Harriate [Harriet], Wife, White, Female, Married, Age: 66, IL TN TN; C.R. [Claude Rivers], Son, White, Male, Age: 34, Single, TX AL IL; W. W. [William Wesley], Son, White, Male, Age: 25, Married, TX AL IL; Erica [Erie], Daughter-in-law, White, Female, Age: 28, Married, KY KY KY; Carl [Karl Glynn], Son [Grandson], White, Male, Age: 3 , Single, TX TX KY; Vane, Son [Grandson], White, Male, Age: 10 mo, Single, TX TX KY. |
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Death of a mother
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Source: Wilks and Young Families, The
Note: on farm near Oden Chapel |
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Burial of a mother
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Cemetery: Chalk Mountain Cemetery
Source: Barbara D. McLean Corner
Note: tombstone inscription: Thy Will be Done; Harriet; Wife of; B.C. Wilks; Born; Aug. 14, 1841; Died; Mar. 29, 1911; of such is the; Kingdom of Heaven; WILKS. |
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Birth of a daughter
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Note: born on the place bought from John Cross, Somervell County, Texas. |
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Baptism
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: by John T. Bentley in the Paluxy River, Lanham's Mill, Somervell County, Texas |
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Religion
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: Memorial# 9506168. Added 22 SEP 2004 by Billy Whitis |
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Marriage of a brother
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Birth of a daughter
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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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Marriage of a brother
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Death of a father
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Note: in the home of his son William Wesley Wilks |
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Burial of a father
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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 son
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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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Family census
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Address: Duffau Precinct, Precinct 4, Erath County, Texas Citation details: page 9B Note: in hh 145-145 as WILLIAM W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, ERIE C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, Reta V. 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: certificate# 66018 |
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Family residence
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Address: four miles west of Loop |
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: page 39 |
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Baptism of a daughter
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Quality of data: primary evidence |
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30th President of the United States
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Death of a sister
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Baptism of a son
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Quality of data: primary evidence Note: by Brother James Howell |
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Immigration
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Note: rented the Uncle Bill Fry house on Council Creek, moved about two years later to Pebble Mound Community NNW of Burnet on the C. J. "Uncle Buck" Taylor place and lived there ten years. The house had four rooms and the barn was log-built with an open space down the middle where Willie stored his harnesses and tools |
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Immigration
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Note: to the Lacefield place on Burnet-Lampasas Highway. (now Old San Saba Highway) owned by Erie's brother Charles Jenkins "Buck" Taylor |
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Family 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. 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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Family residence
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Source: Doris Ross Johnston E-mail
Note: Wilks home in the Pebblemound Community, owned by Erie's brother Charles Jenkins Taylor, known as the Lacefield Place, off the Old San Saba Highway north of Burnet, Texas roughly parallel to U.S. Hwy. 281), where they moved 31 November 1928. They lived here until December 1938, when they moved to Erath County near Dublin, Texas. |
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Death of a brother
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Baptism of a daughter
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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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Death of a brother
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Marriage of a daughter
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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 grandson
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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 grandson
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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 grandson
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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 grandson
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Note: Born at home
Note: Ols Spelling Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA |
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Death of a brother
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: page 37 Citation details: certificate# 36492 Note: at home |
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Death of a sister
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Immigration
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Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 49784 Text: 8 years according to his death certificate Note: 4 miles northwest of town off the road toward Linglewood |
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Birth of a grandson
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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: Justice Precinct 2, Erath County, Texas, USA Citation details: Sheet 11B Text: Supervisor's District: 17 Quality of data: census image Note: Route 4, Dublin; family# 232, Home: rent, $4, Farm, William W. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 56, Married; Schooling: H4, TX, 48 hr work wk, Operator, Farm, Own account, 52 wks a yr , $40, Yes, Farm: 197; Erie K, Wife, Female, White, Age: 59, Married, Schooling: 6th grade, AR, Housekeeping; Voy G., Son, Male, White, Age: 19, Single, Schooling: H4, TX, 48 hr work wk, Laborer, Farm, Unpaid family worker, 52 wks a yr, $100; Kirby K., Son, Male, White, Age: 17, Single, Attended school: 8th grade, TX, Student, 12 wks, $20. All: residence in 1935: Burnet, Texas |
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Death of a brother
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Death of a brother
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Marriage of a son
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Death
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Cause of death: 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
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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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1827–1919
Birth: August 12, 1827
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— Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA Death: January 15, 1919 — Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA |
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1841–1911
Birth: August 14, 1841
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— Montgomery, Illinois, USA Death: March 29, 1911 — Chalk Mountain, Somervell, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — 1856 — Hill, Texas, USA |
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elder sister |
1857–1857
Birth: November 11, 1857
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: November 26, 1857 — Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA |
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13 months
elder brother |
1858–1858
Birth: December 1, 1858
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: December 18, 1858 — Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA |
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elder brother |
1860–1929
Birth: June 16, 1860
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: July 3, 1929 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA |
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elder brother |
1862–1935
Birth: September 2, 1862
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: 1935 — Oklahoma, USA |
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2 years
elder brother |
1864–1951
Birth: October 20, 1864
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: December 8, 1951 — Walnut Springs, Bosque, Texas, USA |
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elder sister |
1866–1924
Birth: April 20, 1866
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: March 26, 1924 |
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elder brother |
1869–1944
Birth: July 28, 1869
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: December 2, 1944 |
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3 years
elder sister |
1872–1937
Birth: September 5, 1872
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: January 18, 1937 |
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elder brother |
1874–1932
Birth: January 2, 1874
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: between 1931 and 1932 |
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3 years
elder brother |
1876–1951
Birth: August 16, 1876
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: September 9, 1951 — Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA |
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2 years
elder brother |
1878–1940
Birth: August 14, 1878
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— Peoria, Hill, Texas, USA Death: after December 8, 1940 |
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3 years
elder sister |
1881–1882
Birth: September 29, 1881
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— Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA Death: October 3, 1882 — Stephenville, Erath, Texas, USA |
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3 years
himself |
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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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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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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son |
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
son |
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
daughter |
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
son |
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
daughter |
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
son |
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
son |
1922–2012
Birth: August 31, 1922
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— Loop, Gaines, Texas, USA Death: May 16, 2012 — Buda, Hays, Texas, USA |
| Birth |
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393
Source: T. T. Copeland, Minister
Text: "Our Departed I was called to speak words of comfort to the bereaved family and the many friends who had gathered at the church near Chalk Mountain Cemetery to pay their last respects to our beloved brother, and friend. T. T. COPELAND, Dublin, Texas." Quality of data: primary evidence |
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| Census |
Citation details: Sheet 27A Text: Supervisor's District 219 Quality of data: census image |
| Civil marriage |
Text: They lived in the home of Willie's parents, B. C. and Harriet Wilks, first 19 months of their marriage. Citation details: Book 2 - A, Page 216 |
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Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 49784 |
| Event |
Source: Myrl Wilks McLean
Citation details: from Erie's trunk after her death Quality of data: primary evidence |
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Citation details: Page 3 |
| Baptism |
Quality of data: primary evidence |
| Family census |
Citation details: page 9B |
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| Family residence |
Source: Doris Ross Johnston E-mail
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| Immigration |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 49784 Text: 8 years according to his death certificate |
| Family census |
Citation details: Sheet 11B Text: Supervisor's District: 17 Quality of data: census image |
| Death |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Text: Informant: Mrs. W. W. Wilks, his wife Citation details: Certificate # 49784 |
| Burial |
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1845916, Reference# 393 |
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Source: Doris Ross Johnston E-mail
Text: Have not been able to locate any documents, letters, census, or anything that uses the name Whiteside. His draft card, birth certificate (written many years later), marriage license did not use Whiteside. - Barbara Corner Citation details: 20 Feb 2012 e-mail to Barbara Corner, etc |
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in hh 514-514 as Wilks, Benjamin F., Head, White, Male, Born: 1862, Age: 37, Single, TX AL IL, Farmer, Home: owner, free, farm# 327; Benjamin C., Father, White, Male, Born: Aug 1827, Age: 72, Married: 41 yrs, AL MO Ireland; Martha, Mother, White, Female, Born: Aug 1841, Age: 58, Married: 41 yrs, Children born: 13, Children living: 10, IL TN TN; Claudie, Brother, White, Male, Born: Aug 1876, Age: 23, Single, TX AL IL, Farmer, Home: farm# 528; William, Brother, White, Male, Born: Aug 1884, Age: 16, Single, TX AL IL, At school: 5 mo. All could read write & speak English. |
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| Civil marriage |
Witnessed by Rev. Joe Newman and others; marriage performed by C.M. Wright, Justice of Peace, Precinct No. 1, Glen Rose, Somervell. Texas, USA [Holy Matrimony Certificate] |
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"Voting Precinct No 6: Somervell Co Tex. Persuent to call of H. L. Bently, our State Chairman Populist Of Oden School House Community met at Oden, Oct 17t 1908 and organized an old gard populist Club with the following names involved. J.R. Pallmer --Chairman, W. W. Wilks - Secretary, H. B. Rogers, W. T. Antmine, H. B. Antmine, R. S. McCoy, H. D. Rogers, J. E. Rogers, R. T. Ragus, F. S. Taylor." |
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in family 54 as B.C. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Age: 82, Married, AL KY KY; Harriate [Harriet], Wife, White, Female, Married, Age: 66, IL TN TN; C.R. [Claude Rivers], Son, White, Male, Age: 34, Single, TX AL IL; W. W. [William Wesley], Son, White, Male, Age: 25, Married, TX AL IL; Erica [Erie], Daughter-in-law, White, Female, Age: 28, Married, KY KY KY; Carl [Karl Glynn], Son [Grandson], White, Male, Age: 3 , Single, TX TX KY; Vane, Son [Grandson], White, Male, Age: 10 mo, Single, TX TX KY. |
| Baptism |
by John T. Bentley in the Paluxy River, Lanham's Mill, Somervell County, Texas |
| Family census |
in hh 145-145 as WILLIAM W. WILKS head 35 TX-AL-IL, ERIE C. wife 38 TX-KY-IN, Carl G. 13 and all children TX-TX-TX, Vane M. 10, Reta V. 8, Dale T. 5, Myrl 3 1/2 |
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rented the Uncle Bill Fry house on Council Creek, moved about two years later to Pebble Mound Community NNW of Burnet on the C. J. "Uncle Buck" Taylor place and lived there ten years. The house had four rooms and the barn was log-built with an open space down the middle where Willie stored his harnesses and tools |
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to the Lacefield place on Burnet-Lampasas Highway. (now Old San Saba Highway) owned by Erie's brother Charles Jenkins "Buck" Taylor |
| Family census |
in hh 26-27 as WILLIAM W. Wilks head 46 TX-AL-IL farmer, ERIE C. 49 AR-KY-IN, Rita V. 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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Wilks home in the Pebblemound Community, owned by Erie's brother Charles Jenkins Taylor, known as the Lacefield Place, off the Old San Saba Highway north of Burnet, Texas roughly parallel to U.S. Hwy. 281), where they moved 31 November 1928. They lived here until December 1938, when they moved to Erath County near Dublin, Texas. |
| Immigration |
4 miles northwest of town off the road toward Linglewood |
| Family census |
Route 4, Dublin; family# 232, Home: rent, $4, Farm, William W. Wilks, Head, Male, White, Age: 56, Married; Schooling: H4, TX, 48 hr work wk, Operator, Farm, Own account, 52 wks a yr , $40, Yes, Farm: 197; Erie K, Wife, Female, White, Age: 59, Married, Schooling: 6th grade, AR, Housekeeping; Voy G., Son, Male, White, Age: 19, Single, Schooling: H4, TX, 48 hr work wk, Laborer, Farm, Unpaid family worker, 52 wks a yr, $100; Kirby K., Son, Male, White, Age: 17, Single, Attended school: 8th grade, TX, Student, 12 wks, $20. All: residence in 1935: Burnet, Texas |
| Death |
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 |
| Burial |
double tombstone inscription: WILKS; William W.; 1884 - 1946 [with his wife] Erie C.; 1881 - 1951 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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Registration Card: Serial# U 273; William Wesley Wilks; Route 4, Dublin, Erath, Tex.; Age: 58; Birth: Walnut Spgs, Tex., Bosque Co; Date of Birth: 4 - 1 - 1884; Contact: Mrs. W. W. Wilks, "Rt. 4, Dublin; Employer: Self, Farmer, Erath, Tex; Signature: W.W. Wilks. |
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Re: Question? "Barbara, Mother [Reta] told us several times about how proud her father was when as a child at school, when the teacher asked each child to tell his full name, he rattled off "William Wesley Whiteside Wilks!" and some of the other kids laughed at his long name. (It's sometimes spelled with an "s.""
Source: Doris Ross Johnston E-mail
Text: Have not been able to locate any documents, letters, census, or anything that uses the name Whiteside. His draft card, birth certificate (written many years later), marriage license did not use Whiteside. - Barbara Corner Citation details: 20 Feb 2012 e-mail to Barbara Corner, etc |
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Note: This picture is one of my [Barbara D. McLean Corner] favorite pictures of Papa (William Wesley Wilks) and Grandmother (Erie Catharine Wilks). It had the date of 1925 on the back of the picture and if I am not mistaken it was taken beside their half-dugout home. |
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Note: This 1" x 1 1/8" photograph was among the papers and pictures of Myrl Jean Wilks McLean when she broke up housekeeping in Houston. On the reverse of the photograph Erie, wife of Willie, had written "W. W. Wilks, Age 20." It is now in the possession of Myrl's daughter, Barbara D. McLean Corner in McKinney, Texas. |
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Note: left to right: "Grandmaw Wilks [Martha Harriet Young Wilks], Papa [William Wesley], Eura Mayfield, Grandpaw Wilks [Benjamin Carroll]," by Myrl Wilks McLean. |
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