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James Dudley Clark Wilkes 1894–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1894

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 April 1986

Death Location: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Wilks

Mother: Emma Jarrett

Spouse(s): Adar Cooper

Children(s): Dorothy Wilkes, Jerry Wilkes

The story of James Dudley Clark Wilkes began in 1894 in Tennessee. James Dudley Clark Wilkes married Adar Daisy Cooper, and had children including Dorothy Lore Wilkes, Jerry Wright Wilkes. James Dudley Clark Wilkes passed away in 1986 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Dudley Clark Wilkes began in 1894 in Tennessee.
  • James Dudley Clark Wilkes married Adar Daisy Cooper, and had children including Dorothy Lore Wilkes, Jerry Wright Wilkes.
  • James Dudley Clark Wilkes passed away in 1986 in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Wilkes's Ancestors

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James Wilkes
1894–1986
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Benjamin Wilks
1870–1950
Tennessee
Emma (L) Jarrett
1875–1962
Tennessee
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James Wilkes's Descendants

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James (Dudley Clark) Wilkes (12 May 1894–3 April 1986) m. Adar (Daisy) Cooper (19 Jan 1895–5 Oct 1982)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Lore) Wilkes 1919–1982 m. Leland (Leon) Christian 1914–1975
  2. 2. Jerry (Wright) Wilkes 1938–2010

James Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1894
12 May 1894
Birth of James Dudley Clark Wilkes in Tennessee
Tennessee
1986
3 April 1986
Age 92
Death of James Dudley Clark Wilkes in Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America
Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1894
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1986
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States of America

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