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Emily Jane Mitchell 1838 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1838

Birth Location: Middle, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1901

Death Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Mitchell

Mother: Martha VAUGHT

Spouse(s): John Wilkes

Children(s): John Wilkes, Billie Wilkes, Emmet Wilkes

The story of Emily Jane Mitchell began in 1838 in Middle, Tennessee, USA. Emily Jane Mitchell married John W Wilkes, and had children including John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes, Billie Wilkes, Emmet C Wilkes. Emily Jane Mitchell passed away in 1901 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emily Jane Mitchell began in 1838 in Middle, Tennessee, USA.
  • Emily Jane Mitchell married John W Wilkes, and had children including John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes, Billie Wilkes, Emmet C Wilkes.
  • Emily Jane Mitchell passed away in 1901 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mitchell
1800 – 1883
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Martha VAUGHT
1804 – 1861
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
JW

Children(s)

John Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
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Billie Wilkes
1862 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
BW
Emmet Wilkes
1862 – 1935
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EW

Emily Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
Emily Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Birth Place: Middle, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James ( Jim ) Mitchell
1800 – 1883
South Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsy") VAUGHT
1804 – 1861
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Mitchell
1772 – 1851
New York, USA
John VAUGHT
1777 – 1815
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (( Sary )) Stallings
1781 –
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emily Mitchell's Descendants

1.
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Emily (Jane) Mitchell (17 Nov 1838 – 21 Jul 1901) m. John (W) Wilkes (17 Sep 1835 – 11 Aug 1897)
  1. 1. John (Alexander ( Hop )) Wilkes (30 Oct 1861 – 31 Jan 1920) m. Mary (Jane Jennie ( Catherine )) Webb (Jan 1863 – 10 Oct 1935)
    1. 1. Mary Wilkes (1866 – )
    2. 2. Sam Wilkes (Oct 1868 – )
    3. 3. Lou Wilkes (1873 – )
    4. 4. Grant (Squair) Wilks (1877 – 1925) m. Ella (( Eller )) Wise (20 Sep 1886 – 7 Feb 1966)
      1. 1. Mary Wilks (25 Jul 1897 – Abt 1988) m. Clarence Curry (abt 1903 – )
        1. 1. O' (Neal) Curry (9 Sep 1920 – 11 Jun 1995)
        2. 2. Clarence Curry (abt 1922 – 1 Jan 1923)
        3. 3. Dorothy (M) Withers (abt 1924 – )
      2. 2. Fannie Wilks (1900 – )
      3. 3. Lura Wilks (1904 – 11 Apr 1998)
      4. 4. 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)
      5. 5. Willie (D) Wilks (15 Jan 1909 – 25 Mar 1970)
      6. 6. Floyd Wilks (1 August 1918 – 26 February 1984) m. Emma (May) Walker (abt 1917 – 2019) m. Marguerite (“Willians”) Houston (4 October 1922 – 18 April 1980)
        1. 1. Florida (Mae) Wilks (abt 1940 – )
        2. 2. Leroy Wilks (14 Jan 1942 – 19 Jul 2020)
        3. 3. Margaret Wilks (16 Apr 1947 – 14 Mar 2023) m. Joseph Ward (1947 – )
        4. 4. Mildred Wilks (16 Apr 1947 – 10 APR 2008)
        5. 5. Wilks (9 Sep 1954 – 9 Sep 1954)
        6. 6. Floyd (Michael Anthony) Wilks (25 September 1957 – 14 November 2021)
        7. 7. La-Verne Wilks
        8. 8. Doris (G) Wilks
        9. 9. Charles (Edward) Wilks
    5. 5. John (Tilman Bud) Wilkes (1882 – 4 Oct 1940)
  2. 2. Billie Wilkes (1862 – )
  3. 3. Emmet (C) Wilkes (14 Nov 1862 – 29 Aug 1935)

Emily Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1838
17 Nov 1838
Birth of Emily Jane Mitchell in Middle, Tennessee, USA
Middle, Tennessee, USA
1901
21 Jul 1901
Age 63
Death of Emily Jane Mitchell in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1838
    Event Place: Middle, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
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