Caroline Wilks 1845

Caroline Wilks, 1845–

Name

Caroline Wilks

Name: Caroline /Wilks/
Given names: Caroline
Surname: Wilks

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1845 34 33 Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
Birth of a brother	Thomas G. Wilks 1847 Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940
Census	August 15, 1850 (aged 5 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Southern Division Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1850 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 225 Text: Enumerator: G. A. Burton Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 208 208 next to her parents in 207 207, as Sally Wilks, Age: 38, Female, VA; Benjamin, Age: 16, Male, Laborer, VA; Betsy, Age: 15, Female, AL; Armanetta, Age: 13, Female, AL, Attended school; Mary, Age: 11, Female, VA, Attended school; Nancy, Age: 9, Female, AL; Caroline, Age: 5, Female, AL; Thomas, Age: 3, Male, AL.
Death of a father	Samuel Norman Wilks between 1847 and 1850 Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: Family tradition says that he was murdered during an attempted robbery. His widow and children returned to Virginia near her family.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
Marriage of a brother	Benjamin Wilks — Emily A. Martin — View this family February 13, 1855 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Death Records 1853-60 and 1868-80 Citation details: Page 53 Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-9, Film# 30597, Reference# 60 Note: age 21 at marriage. listed as Benj. Wilkes
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
Death of a maternal grandfather	Abner Dobyns May 1, 1859 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853 - 1912 Citation details: Indexing Project# 109193-7, Film# 2056975, Reference# 2056975
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Foster November 18, 1863 McDonough, Illinois, USA Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 26710824, Added 09 MAY 2008 by Janet
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Mary Foster November 1863 McDonough, Illinois, USA Cemetery: Friendship Cemetery Source: Lauderdale County, Alabama, Biographies - Bird Smith Creasey Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 26710824, Added 09 MAY 2008 by Janet Note: "Stone is north of her son-in-law, Bird Smith Creasey. It is lying flat on the ground and partially covered by sod."
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
Marriage of a brother	Thomas G. Wilks — Almira Francis Drewry — View this family January 8, 1867 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M868479-9, Film # 39597, Reference# 63 Note: listed as Thos. B. Wilkes
Marriage of a sister	Samuel L. Witt — Elizabeth Wilks — View this family December 8, 1868 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Selected Bedford County Virginia Marriages Citation details: Vol 1, Page 64, License # 1581 Note: Sam'l L WITT, age 32, wid, bp Bedford Co, res Campbell Co, parents: Cha's & Mary B WITT, occ: farmer Elizabeth WILKES, 30, sngl, bp Bedford, res Bedford, par: Sam'l & Sarah WILKES Sam'l L WITT, age 32, wid, bp Bedford Co, res Campbell Co, parents: Cha's & Mary B WITT, occ: farmer Elizabeth WILKES, 30, sngl, bp Bedford, res Bedford, par: Sam'l & Sarah WILKES by C.W. WOOD Note: Elizabeth was his 2nd wife; Samuel L. Witt was her 1st husband
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952
Death of a mother	Sarah Dobyns
Death	yes

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 29, 1810 22 29 — Virginia, USA Marriage: November 28, 1832 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: between 1847 and 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 5F70C019C429858148C528072F47A233 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Dobyns Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks 1810–1850 Birth: October 29, 1810 22 29 — Virginia, USA Death: between 1847 and 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
mother	Links Birth: 1812 24 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: November 28, 1832 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 5F70C019C429858148C528072F47A233 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Norman Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks Sarah Dobyns 1812– Birth: 1812 24 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — November 28, 1832 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
13 months elder brother	Links Birth: 1833 22 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: February 13, 1855 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: E5085CEDBA529D714EB52C3A0C9DA7E2 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily A. Martin Benjamin Wilks Jr William S Wilks Unnamed Girl Wilks Benjamin Wilks 1833– Birth: 1833 22 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1835 24 23 — Virginia, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 8, 1868 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 3CB1CAA08B3C8A40458DE6BA1BA08F9E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel L. Witt Elizabeth Wilks 1835– Birth: 1835 24 23 — Virginia, USA Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1837 26 25 — Alabama, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Armanetta Wilks 1837– Birth: 1837 26 25 — Alabama, USA Death:
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1839 28 27 — Virginia, USA Census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Wilks 1839– Birth: 1839 28 27 — Virginia, USA Death:
7 years herself	Links Birth: 1845 34 33 — Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Caroline Wilks 1845– Birth: 1845 34 33 — Alabama, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1847 36 35 — Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: January 8, 1867 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: C6510078D79C96464C3D2E7DF7850F3B Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Almira Francis Drewry Daniel Thomas Wilks Thomas G. Wilks 1847– Birth: 1847 36 35 — Alabama, USA Death:

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Birth	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Census	Source: 1850 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 225 Text: Enumerator: G. A. Burton Quality of data: census image

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Census	in hh 208 208 next to her parents in 207 207, as Sally Wilks, Age: 38, Female, VA; Benjamin, Age: 16, Male, Laborer, VA; Betsy, Age: 15, Female, AL; Armanetta, Age: 13, Female, AL, Attended school; Mary, Age: 11, Female, VA, Attended school; Nancy, Age: 9, Female, AL; Caroline, Age: 5, Female, AL; Thomas, Age: 3, Male, AL.

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Last change

June 19, 2010 – 06:50:13

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

1523350A9ECC8EA649EA0D927518593E

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Family with parents
father Parents Benjamin Wilks Mary Foster	Samuel Norman Wilks 1810–1850
mother Parents Abner Dobyns Elizabeth Wilks	Sarah Dobyns 1812–
elder brother Family Emily A. Martin Benjamin Wilks Jr William S Wilks Unnamed Girl Wilks	Benjamin Wilks 1833–
elder sister Family Samuel L. Witt	Elizabeth Wilks 1835–
elder sister	Armanetta Wilks 1837–
elder sister	Mary Wilks 1839–
herself	Caroline Wilks 1845–
younger brother Family Almira Francis Drewry Daniel Thomas Wilks	Thomas G. Wilks 1847–

Descendants

Caroline Wilks(1845–)