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James Monroe Wilkerson 1919–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1919

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1983

Death Location: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA

Father: Collie Wilkerson

Mother: Minnie Stephens

Spouse(s): Laura Perkins

Children(s):

James Monroe Wilkerson was born in 1919 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Collie Pennelton Buddy Wilkerson And Minnie Lee Stephens. In 1919, James Monroe Wilkerson resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, James Monroe Wilkerson resided in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA. James Monroe Wilkerson married Laura Mae Perkins, and had children including Archie M Wilkerson, Elizabeth A Wilkerson, William M Wilkerson. James Monroe Wilkerson passed away in 1983 in Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Wilkerson was born in 1919 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Collie Pennelton Buddy Wilkerson And Minnie Lee Stephens.
  • In 1919, James Monroe Wilkerson resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, James Monroe Wilkerson resided in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Monroe Wilkerson married Laura Mae Perkins, and had children including Archie M Wilkerson, Elizabeth A Wilkerson, William M Wilkerson.
  • James Monroe Wilkerson passed away in 1983 in Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Collie Wilkerson
1880–1954
Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
CW
Minnie Stephens
1883–1965
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Laura Perkins
1927–2002
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
LP

Children(s)

James Wilkerson's Ancestors

Self
James Wilkerson
1919–1983
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Collie Pennelton "Buddy" Wilkerson
1880–1954
Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Minnie (Lee) Stephens
1883–1965
Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Monroe) Wilkerson
1856–1900
Mississippi, USA
Francis ("Fannie" C.) Gainey
1857–1930
Mississippi, USA
John (D) Stephens
1855–1946
Mississippi, USA
Candasy Reid
1861–1943
Mississippi USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wilkerson
1820–1865
Elizabeth White
1818–1880
Coley Gainey
1815–1887
Mary Wilkerson
1839–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wilkerson
1774–1840
Frances (Wilkerson)
1770–1830
Thomas Wilkinson
1776–1862
Micajah Gainey
1795–1863
Sarah Pennington
1797–1860
William Wilkerson
1811–1883
Holly Wells
1815–1850

James Wilkerson's Timeline

11 Records

1919
3 Feb 1919
Birth of James Monroe Wilkerson in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1919
1919
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 21
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1942
1942
Age 23
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Union, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Union, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
1982
1982
Age 63
James Monroe Wilkerson resided here in Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
1983
23 Jan 1983
Age 64
Death of James Monroe Wilkerson in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1983
25 Jan 1983
Age 64
Burial of James Monroe Wilkerson in Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dixon and Waldo, Nes
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340889
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02052; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-17
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 87

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340889

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02052; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02052; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 50-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Union, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 161
    [2] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dixon and Waldo, Nes

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1982
    Event Place: Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union Appeal; Publication Date: 26 Jan 1983; Publication Place: Union, Mississippi, USA; ,0.41146645,0.27167818,0.57314366&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Monroe Wilkerson 23 Jan 1983

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Union, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Union Appeal - 26 Jan 1983 - Page 5, Obituary for James Monroe LKERSON (Aged 63) 26 Jan 1983

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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