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Benjamin Carroll Wilkes 1827–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1827

Birth Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1919

Death Location: Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA

Father: Philip Wilkes

Mother: Asley Marrs

Spouse(s): Martha Young

Children(s):

In 1827, Benjamin Carroll Wilkes entered the world in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA, born to Philip Wilkes And Asley Marrs. Benjamin Carroll Wilkes married Martha Harriet Young. Benjamin Carroll Wilkes passed away in 1919 in Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Benjamin Carroll Wilkes entered the world in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA, born to Philip Wilkes And Asley Marrs.
  • Benjamin Carroll Wilkes married Martha Harriet Young.
  • Benjamin Carroll Wilkes passed away in 1919 in Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA.

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Benjamin Wilkes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wilkes
1827–1919
Birth Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Parents
Philip Wilkes
1807–1831
South Carolina, USA
Asley Marrs
1807–1874
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Wilkes) Jr.
1775–1836
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Barbary Newman
1779–1836
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1734–1807
Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilkes
1699–1783
Martha Jeffies
1700–1740
Samuel Meade
1708–1784
Mary Downey
1715–1758

Benjamin Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1827
12 Aug 1827
Birth of Benjamin Carroll Wilkes in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
1919
15 Jan 1919
Age 92
Death of Benjamin Carroll Wilkes in Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA
Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Chalk Mountain, Somervell County, Texas, USA

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