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James Francis Wilkes 1759–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1840

Death Location: Lawrence, Missouri, USA

Father: John (Wilkes)

Mother: Elizabeth Mead

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Wilks

James Francis Wilkes was born in 1759 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wilks Wilkes And Elizabeth Mead. James Francis Wilkes had children including Benjamin Benj Wilks. James Francis Wilkes passed away in 1840 in Lawrence, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Francis Wilkes was born in 1759 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wilks Wilkes And Elizabeth Mead.
  • James Francis Wilkes had children including Benjamin Benj Wilks.
  • James Francis Wilkes passed away in 1840 in Lawrence, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Wilkes)
1734–1806
Birth Location: Buck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Mead
1740–1804
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Wilks
1801–1886
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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James Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
James Wilkes
1759–1840
Birth Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wilks (Wilkes)
1734–1806
Buck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Mead
1740–1804
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (III) Wilkes
1699–1783
St. Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Martha (Barnes\) Wilkes
1700–1740
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wilkes's Descendants

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James (Francis) Wilkes (1759–29 Aug 1840)
  1. 1. Benjamin ('Benj') Wilks 1801–1886 m. Juliet (E. (Belcher)) Howard 1813–1880
    1. 1. Franklin (N Wilks) (WILKES) 1833–1905 m. Sarah (Ann) Hardy 1838–1921
      1. 1. Rachel Wilkes 1861–1912 m. CHARLES (Lewis "Bub") Adkins 1858–
        1. 1. Jessie (James) Adkins 1885–1919 m. Lilly (May) France 1894–1936
        2. 2. Viola Adkins 1882–1908
        3. 3. Orin Adkins 1884–1934
        4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Adkins 1888–1965
        5. 5. PEARL (Ethel) Adkins 1890–1933
        6. 6. Wilda (Mae) Adkins 1892–1973
        7. 7. Josephine (L) Adkins 1895–1961
        8. 8. Lewis Adkins 1895–
        9. 9. Loretta (Margaret) Adkins 1902–1990

James Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Francis Wilkes in Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
1840
29 Aug 1840
Age 81
Death of James Francis Wilkes in Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Lawrence, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Lawrence, Missouri, USA
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