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Countee Lee Wilks 1907 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1907

Birth Location: Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1987

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Grant Wilks

Mother: Ella Wise

Spouse(s): Edna Allen

Children(s): Lou Wilks, Ella Wilks, Willie Wilks, Florence Wilks, Louis Wilks, Earlene Wilks, Mary Wilks, Irma Wilks, Frank Wilks, Juanita Wilks

The story of Countee Lee Wilks began in 1907 in Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Countee Lee Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Countee Lee Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. Countee Lee Wilks married Edna Allen, and had children including Lou Lilly Wilks, Ella Mae Wilks, Willie T Wilks, Florence Wilks, Louis Lee Wilks, Earlene Wilks, Mary Florence Wilks, Irma Wilks, Frank Wilks, Juanita Wilks. Countee Lee Wilks passed away in 1987 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Countee Lee Wilks began in 1907 in Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Countee Lee Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Countee Lee Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • Countee Lee Wilks married Edna Allen, and had children including Lou Lilly Wilks, Ella Mae Wilks, Willie T Wilks, Florence Wilks, Louis Lee Wilks, Earlene Wilks, Mary Florence Wilks, Irma Wilks, Frank Wilks, Juanita Wilks.
  • Countee Lee Wilks passed away in 1987 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Countee Wilks's Ancestors

Self
Countee Wilks
1907 – 1987
Birth Place: Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Grant Squair Wilks
1877 – 1925
Tennessee, USA
Ella (( Eller )) Wise
1886 – 1966
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander ( Hop )) Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Jennie ( Catherine )) Webb
1863 – 1935
South Carolina, USA
Joe Wise
1840 –
Tennessee, USA
Tilda Anthony
1855 –
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Emily Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Abram Webb
1840 –
Sandy Sandlin
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1800 – 1883
Martha VAUGHT
1804 – 1861

Countee Wilks's Descendants

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Countee (Lee) Wilks (14 Feb 1907 – 25 Feb 1987) m. Edna Allen (17 Mar 1906 – 20 Feb 1994)
  1. 1. Lou (Lilly) Wilks (9 May 1928 – 28 Jul 1932)
  2. 2. Ella (Mae) Wilks (14 Jan 1930 – 2 May 1993)
  3. 3. Willie (T) Wilks (16 Jan 1931 – )
  4. 4. Florence Wilks (1 Jun 1933 – 3 May 2010)
  5. 5. Louis (Lee) Wilks (6 Feb 1935 – 17 Feb 1999)
  6. 6. Earlene Wilks (Apr 1936 – 2017)
  7. 7. Mary (Florence) Wilks (14 Jan 1938 – 13 Jun 1938)
  8. 8. Irma Wilks (1 Sep 1941 – 13 Oct 2012)
  9. 9. Frank Wilks (1 Mar 1943 – 10 Jun 2017)
  10. 10. Juanita Wilks (5 Jul 1948 – 27 Jun 2019)

Countee Wilks's Timeline

4 Records

1907
14 Feb 1907
Birth of Countee Lee Wilks in Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Countee Lee Wilks resided here in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Countee Lee Wilks resided here in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1987
25 Feb 1987
Age 80
Death of Countee Lee Wilks in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1746; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1746; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1987
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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