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Elizabeth R Wilkes 1798–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Bradley, Arkansas, USA

Father: Daniel Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth Craig

Spouse(s): James Gunn

Children(s): Elisha Gunn, Nathaniel Gunn, Thomas Gunn, Jesse Gunn, Eliza Gunn, James Gunn, Thomas Gunn

Elizabeth R Wilkes was born in 1798 in Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Wilkes And Elizabeth Craig. Elizabeth R Wilkes married James A Gunn, and had children including Elisha Gunn, Eliza Gunn, James Nathan Gunn, Jesse Gunn, Nathaniel Skinner Gunn, Thomas Gunn. Elizabeth R Wilkes passed away in 1860 in Bradley, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth R Wilkes was born in 1798 in Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Wilkes And Elizabeth Craig.
  • Elizabeth R Wilkes married James A Gunn, and had children including Elisha Gunn, Eliza Gunn, James Nathan Gunn, Jesse Gunn, Nathaniel Skinner Gunn, Thomas Gunn.
  • Elizabeth R Wilkes passed away in 1860 in Bradley, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Wilkes
1765–1823
Birth Location: Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Craig
1772–1832
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Gunn
1785–1849
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elisha Gunn
1812–1872
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Gunn
1834–1909
Birth Location: near Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co, AR Territory
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Thomas Gunn
1827–1831
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Jesse Gunn
1831–1854
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
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Eliza Gunn
1836–
Birth Location: Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
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James Gunn
1824–1873
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Thomas Gunn
1827–1853
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Wilkes
1798–1860
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Wilkes
1765–1823
Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Craig
1772–1832
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wilkes) Jr
1730–1800
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Patience Crenshaw
1730–1811
New Kent, Virginia, USA
David (Andrew) Craig
1758–1825
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Duncan
1742–1826
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1710–1778
Jane Snead
1712–1805
James Sr
1735–1803
Elizabeth Hall
1739–1834
Andrew Duncan
1720–1762
Jean Jennet
1720–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wilkes
1677–1734
Elizabeth Wynne
1692–1778
JOHN DNA*
1700–1777
Mary Hunter
1707–1817
John Hall
1704–1757
Abiah Macomber
1712–1798

Elizabeth Wilkes's Descendants

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Elizabeth (R) Wilkes (1798–1860) m. James (A) Gunn (12 May 1785–1849)
  1. 1. Elisha Gunn 1812–1872 m. Matilda Duncan 1816–1870
    1. 1. Melissa (Melzora) Gunn 1854–1940 m. John (Mcdaniel) Akens 1850–1894
      1. 1. Pernecia (Clementine) Akens 1876–1967 m. William (Lee) Black 1870–1918
        1. 1. Eddie (Woodford) Black 1905–2000 m. Verna (Thelma) Sharp 1908–1971
        2. 2. Arthur (L) Black 1894–1912
        3. 3. Hattie (Mae) Black 1896–1972 m. Claude (Relby) Rowland 1892–1959
        4. 4. Robert (Lee "Bob") Black 1899–1997 m. Gertha (Jean) Eason 1910–1956 m. Ruby Mcbee 1909–1992 m. Berneeda (Virginia) Johnson 1909–1967 m. Ruby (Jane) Taylor 1895–1946
        5. 5. John (Homer) Black 1902–2000 m. Anna (Mae) Bragg 1904–1997
        6. 6. Beulah (Clementine) Black 1907–1996 m. Pearlice (William “Billy”) Givens 1905–1967
        7. 7. Gordon (Budgie) Black 1909–1985 m. Marguerite Runnells 1910–1988
        8. 8. Arthur (Brown) Black 1912–1993 m. Mabel (Faye) Raymer 1915–2003
      2. 2. John (Thaniel) Akens 1878–1974 m. Ruth (J.) Burrough 1885–1977 m. Carrie Wilson 1916–
        1. 1. Johnnie (Bob) Akens 1906–1968 m. Art Jones 1888–
        2. 2. Ruthie (Moree) Akens 1907–1974 m. Clyde (V) Sloan 1907–
        3. 3. Marge Akens 1908–
        4. 4. Ruthie (May) Akens 1912–1988 m. William (B) Baker 1908–
        5. 5. Roy (T.) Akens 1909–1911
        6. 6. John (Thaniel Akens) II 1915– m. Morris (E. Akens) Jr. 1914–
      3. 3. Julia (T) Aken 1881–1970 m. Robert (H) Wherry 1875–1953
        1. 1. Rowena (Wherry) (Lyon) 1913–1997
        2. 2. Lucy (Wherry) (Baker) 1907–1930
        3. 3. Carl Wherry 1918–2006
        4. 4. Beatrice (Wherry) (Bryant) 1920–2002
        5. 5. Rufus Wherry 1910–1981 m. Stella Taylor 1917–1992
        6. 6. William (Teral Levi) Wherry 1920–1982 m. Renna (Onita) Adams 1917–2016
        7. 7. Ray Wherry 1915–2006 m. Jewel (Angeline) Williams 1918–2006
      4. 4. William (E) Aken 1888–1965 m. Ida (G) Edmondson 1892–1973
        1. 1. Jack (Leon) Akens 1916–2000 m. Sarah (Estelle) Leaser 1909–2000 m. Reva (Ethel) Sevedge 1918–2003
        2. 2. Herbert (E) Akens 1908–
        3. 3. Billie (B) Akens 1921–1977 m. John (K) Louis 1922–
      5. 5. Ira (Victor) Akens 1891–1956 m. Muriel (Elizabeth) Noland 1922–1991
        1. 1. William (Ronald) Akens 1945–1989
        2. 2. Harold (Craig) Akens 1946–2004
      6. 6. Anna (Deborah) Akens 1893–1989 m. John (Murphy) Smith 1891–1924 m. Charles (C. Charley) Jennings 1893–1959
        1. 1. Thurston (Murphy) Smith 1913–1991 m. Averice (Marjorie) Temple 1917–1998
        2. 2. Hazel (Deborah) Smith 1910–1997
      7. 7. Zada (Ida) Akens 1875–1958 m. William (Thomas) Smith 1870–1918
        1. 1. Willie (May) Smith 1898–1981 m. Abner ((Buck) Ervin) Gill 1893–1974 m. William (R) Fultz 1892–
        2. 2. Carrie (Bell) Smith 1895–1918 m. Carl Birchfield 1893–
        3. 3. Hazel (Deborah) Smith 1910–1997
        4. 4. Henry (O) Smith 1903–1995
        5. 5. Perryville Smith 1896–
        6. 6. Alfonzo Smith 1906–
        7. 7. William (Earl) Smith 1908–1954 m. Ione (Lena) Anthony 1908–
      8. 8. Malissie Akens 1877–
      9. 9. Melissa (McDonald "Dee") Akens 1894–1981 m. James (William) Richey 1891–1970
        1. 1. Laverne (Alice) Richey 1914–1997 m. William (Clyde Reynolds) Sr 1903–1995
        2. 2. James (W Richey) Jr. 1915–1929
      10. 10. Lanora ('Nora' Lee) Aken 1881–1972 m. Garrett (Gibson) Cash 1875–1967
        1. 1. William (Henry) Cash 1908–1970
        2. 2. Lee (Roy) Cash 1911–1942
    2. 2. Martha (J) Gunn 1845–
    3. 3. Elisha (D) Gunn 1850–
    4. 4. Nathan (H) Gunn 1853–1907
    5. 5. Clarinda (C) Gunn 1859–1940
    6. 6. James Gunn 1836–
    7. 7. Pamela (J) Gunn 1841–
    8. 8. George (S) Gunn 1842–1870
    9. 9. Mary (A) Gunn 1842–1870
    10. 10. Elisabeth (L) Gunn 1847–
    11. 11. Benedict Gunn 1849–1860
  2. 2. Nathaniel (Skinner) Gunn 1834–1909
  3. 3. Thomas Gunn 1827–1831
  4. 4. Jesse Gunn 1831–1854
  5. 5. Eliza Gunn 1836–
  6. 6. James (Nathan) Gunn 1824–1873
  7. 7. Thomas Gunn 1827–1853

Elizabeth Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Elizabeth R Wilkes in Amelia, Virginia, USA
Amelia, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 62
Death of Elizabeth R Wilkes in Bradley, Arkansas, USA
Bradley, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bradley, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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