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Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson 1843–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1843

Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 1913

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel Wilkerson

Mother: Martha Wilkerson

Spouse(s): Telitha Ellis

Children(s): James Wilkerson, Samuel Wilkerson, Doctor Jr.

Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson was born in 1843 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel O Wilkerson And Martha Goode Wilkerson. Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson married Telitha Jane Ellis, and had children including Doctor Wilkerson Jr, James William Wilkerson, Samuel F Wilkerson. Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson passed away in 1913 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson was born in 1843 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Samuel O Wilkerson And Martha Goode Wilkerson.
  • Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson married Telitha Jane Ellis, and had children including Doctor Wilkerson Jr, James William Wilkerson, Samuel F Wilkerson.
  • Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson passed away in 1913 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wilkerson
1772–1863
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia
SW
Martha Wilkerson
1800–1847
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Telitha Ellis
1838–1873
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
TE

Children(s)

James Wilkerson
1864–1948
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
JW
Samuel Wilkerson
1868–1941
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SW
Doctor Jr.
1868–1880
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee
DJ

Doctor Wilkerson's Ancestors

Self
Doctor Wilkerson
1843–1913
Birth Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel O Wilkerson
1772–1863
King George County, Virginia
Martha (Goode) Wilkerson
1800–1847
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Doctor Wilkerson's Descendants

1.
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Doctor (W (Melchizidek)) Wilkerson (April 1843–11 Sep 1913) m. Telitha (Jane) Ellis (abt 1838–bef 1873)
  1. 1. James (William) Wilkerson 1864–1948 m. Lilly (Mae) Campbell 1892–1933
    1. 1. Bessie (E) Wilkerson 1928–2001 m. Noble (T) Haynes 1922–1980 m. R (L) Littlejohn 1934–1997
    2. 2. Janie (May) Wilkerson 1915–
    3. 3. Ellla Wilkerson 1920–1996
    4. 4. Telitha (Jane) Wilkerson 1921–1964
    5. 5. James (Woodrow) Wilkerson 1926–2005
    6. 6. Esther (Lee) Wilkerson 1913–
    7. 7. Crecy (Odean) Wilkerson 1917–2002
    8. 8. Mary (Frances) Wilkerson 1932–1934
  2. 2. Samuel (F) Wilkerson 1868–1941
  3. 3. Doctor (Wilkerson) Jr. 1868–1880

Doctor Wilkerson's Timeline

2 Records

1843
April 1843
Birth of Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1913
11 Sep 1913
Age 70
Death of Doctor W (Melchizidek) Wilkerson in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1843
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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