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Edwin Lee Wilkes 1926–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 03 Jun 2000

Death Location: Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Schley Wilkes

Mother: Gladys Wiltz

Spouse(s): Betty Trow

Children(s): Randy Wilkes

Edwin Lee Wilkes was born in 1926 in Texas, USA, the child of Schley William Wilkes And Gladys Rose Wiltz. Edwin Lee Wilkes married Betty Jean Trow, and had children including Claudia Wilkes, Janie Wilkes, Randy Lee Wilkes, Robert Todd Wilkes. Edwin Lee Wilkes passed away in 2000 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edwin Lee Wilkes was born in 1926 in Texas, USA, the child of Schley William Wilkes And Gladys Rose Wiltz.
  • Edwin Lee Wilkes married Betty Jean Trow, and had children including Claudia Wilkes, Janie Wilkes, Randy Lee Wilkes, Robert Todd Wilkes.
  • Edwin Lee Wilkes passed away in 2000 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Schley Wilkes
1898–1956
Birth Location: Cole Camp, Benton, Missouri, USA
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Gladys Wiltz
1898–1986
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Betty Trow
1928–2002
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Randy Wilkes
1949–1976
Birth Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
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Edwin Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Wilkes
1926–2000
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Schley William Wilkes
1898–1956
Cole Camp, Benton, Missouri, USA
Gladys (Rose) Wiltz
1898–1986
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Albert (Cross) Wilkes
1850–1915
Glasgow, Chariton, Missouri, USA
Martha (Ella) Horner
1862–1910
new frankfort, Saline County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilkes
1807–1885
Margaret George
1812–1887
William Horner
1819–1906
Naomi Whitson
1832–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Wilkes
1784–1825
Mary Coombs
1790–1841
William George
1786–1862
Elizabeth Jameson
1787–1885
William Horner
1798–1843
Margaret Johns
1802–1891
Thompson Whitson
1801–1874
Hannah Marr
1800–1845

Edwin Wilkes's Descendants

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Edwin (Lee) Wilkes (02 Apr 1926–03 Jun 2000) m. Betty (Jean) Trow (23 Sep 1928–07 Mar 2002)
  1. 1. Randy (Lee) Wilkes 1949–1976

Edwin Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1926
02 Apr 1926
Birth of Edwin Lee Wilkes in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
2000
03 Jun 2000
Age 74
Death of Edwin Lee Wilkes
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jun 2000
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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