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Grant Squair Wilks 1877 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Haywood County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Mary Webb

Spouse(s): Ella Wise

Children(s): Mary Wilks, Fannie Wilks, Lura Wilks, Countee Wilks, Willie Wilks, Floyd Wilks

The story of Grant Squair Wilks began in 1877 in Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Grant Squair Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. Grant Squair Wilks married Ella ( Eller ) Wise, and had children including Mary Wilks, Fannie Wilks, Lura Wilks, Countee Lee Wilks, Willie D Wilks, Floyd Wilks. Grant Squair Wilks passed away in 1925 in Haywood County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Grant Squair Wilks began in 1877 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Grant Squair Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • Grant Squair Wilks married Ella ( Eller ) Wise, and had children including Mary Wilks, Fannie Wilks, Lura Wilks, Countee Lee Wilks, Willie D Wilks, Floyd Wilks.
  • Grant Squair Wilks passed away in 1925 in Haywood County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
JW
Mary Webb
1863 – 1935
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Ella Wise
1886 – 1966
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EW

Children(s)

Mary Wilks
1897 – 1988
Birth Location: Haywood, Tennessee, United States
MW
Fannie Wilks
1900 –
Birth Location: Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
FW
Lura Wilks
1904 – 1998
Birth Location: Tennessee
LW
Countee Wilks
1907 – 1987
Birth Location: Brownville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
CW
Willie Wilks
1909 – 1970
Birth Location: Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
WW
Floyd Wilks
1918 – 1984
Birth Location: Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
FW

Grant Wilks's Ancestors

Self
Grant Wilks
1877 – 1925
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Jennie ( Catherine )) Webb
1863 – 1935
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Emily (Jane) Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Middle, Tennessee, USA
Abram Webb
1840 –
South Carolina, USA
Sandy Sandlin
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1800 – 1883
Martha VAUGHT
1804 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1772 – 1851
John VAUGHT
1777 – 1815
Sarah Stallings
1781 –

Grant Wilks's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Julian (M.) Wilks
      2. 2. Pam Wilks
      3. 3. Patricia Wilks
      4. 4. Yolanda (M.) Jones
      5. 5. Tenille (S.) Wilks
      6. 6. Marcus (L.) Cook
      7. 7. Travis (L) Wilks
      8. 8. Leonus (R) Wilks
    3. 3. Margaret Wilks (16 Apr 1947 – 14 Mar 2023) m. Joseph Ward (1947 – )
      1. 1. Shelia (Ann) Ward (9 Dec 1964 – ) m. Larry Cooper (4 Dec 1965 – )
        1. 1. Jewel (Michelle) Cooper (8 Jun 1994 – )
        2. 2. Andrea (Nicole) Cooper (10 Jul 1998 – )
    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

Grant Wilks's Timeline

3 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Grant Squair Wilks in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Grant Squair Wilks resided here in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1925
1925
Age 48
Death of Grant Squair Wilks in Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
Haywood County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1503; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1375516

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1503; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1375516

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
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