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George Washington Wilks 1858–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 5, 1858

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: Sept. 18, 1944

Death Location: Arlie, Childress County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Abner Wilks

Mother: Melinda Young

Spouse(s): Frances Fields

Children(s): Ethel Wilks, Lowell Wilks, Artie Wilks, Merit Wilks, Annie Wilks

George Washington Wilks was born in 1858 in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA, the child of Abner Philip Wilks And Melinda Moore Peggy Pagy Young. George Washington Wilks married Frances Ellen Fields, and had children including Annie Wilks, Artie Ernest Wilks, Ethel Wilks, Lowell Efton Wilks, Merit Irving Wilks. George Washington Wilks passed away in 1944 in Arlie, Childress County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Wilks was born in 1858 in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA, the child of Abner Philip Wilks And Melinda Moore Peggy Pagy Young.
  • George Washington Wilks married Frances Ellen Fields, and had children including Annie Wilks, Artie Ernest Wilks, Ethel Wilks, Lowell Efton Wilks, Merit Irving Wilks.
  • George Washington Wilks passed away in 1944 in Arlie, Childress County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Wilks's Ancestors

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George Wilks
1858–1944
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Abner Philip Wilks
1817–1877
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Melinda (Moore "Peggy" "Pagy") Young
1831–1910
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (N.) Wilkes
1793–1825
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilkes
1764–1837
Elizabeth Newman
1765–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1734–1807
Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Johann Newman
1744–1806
Anna Brubeck
1743–1816

George Wilks's Descendants

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George (Washington) Wilks (April 5, 1858–Sept. 18, 1944) m. Frances (Ellen) Fields (June 8, 1859–1903)
  1. 1. Ethel Wilks 1891–1979 m. John (Henry) West 1886–1928
    1. 1. Henry (Wilks) West 1923–1980 m. Ida (Maxine) Stice 1919–2007
      1. 1. Jo (Kay) West 1949–2015
      2. 2. Robert (Wilks) West 1944–1968
  2. 2. Lowell (Efton) Wilks 1883–1935 m. Annie (Lee) Mitchell 1886–1974
    1. 1. Lowell (Efton Wilks) Jr. 1907–1948 m. Clara (Louise) Jordan 1915–1996
      1. 1. Lowell (Wilks) III 1941–2014
  3. 3. Artie (Ernest) Wilks 1884–1939
  4. 4. Merit (Irving) Wilks 1886–1966
  5. 5. Annie Wilks 1892–1970

George Wilks's Timeline

2 Records

1858
April 5, 1858
Birth of George Washington Wilks in Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
1944
Sept. 18, 1944
Age 86
Death of George Washington Wilks in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 5, 1858
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept. 18, 1944
    Event Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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