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James Knox Polk Wilkins 1845–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1845

Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1913

Death Location: Florence, Williamson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Wilkins

Mother: Susanna Black

Spouse(s): Samantha ??, Mary Higdon

Children(s): Richard Wilkins, Joseph Wilkins, George Wilkins, Ida Brown, Willie Vickery, Mary Tucker, William Wilkins, Martha Wilkins, Sarah Kelley, Jonathan Wilkins

The story of James Knox Polk Wilkins began in 1845 in Smith County, Texas, USA. In 1900, James Knox Polk Wilkins resided in Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas, USA. James Knox Polk Wilkins married Mary Jane Eliza Higdon, Samantha Elizabeth Golden, and had children including George Washington Wilkins, Ida Paralee Wilkins Brown, Jonathan Higdon Wilkins, Joseph Joe S Wilkins, Martha Ann Wilkins, Mary Jane Tucker, Richard Dick N M I Wilkins, Sarah Jane Kelley, William Robert Wilkins, Willie Caroline Wilkins Vickery. James Knox Polk Wilkins passed away in 1913 in Florence, Williamson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knox Polk Wilkins began in 1845 in Smith County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, James Knox Polk Wilkins resided in Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas, USA.
  • James Knox Polk Wilkins married Mary Jane Eliza Higdon, Samantha Elizabeth Golden, and had children including George Washington Wilkins, Ida Paralee Wilkins Brown, Jonathan Higdon Wilkins, Joseph Joe S Wilkins, Martha Ann Wilkins, Mary Jane Tucker, Richard Dick N M I Wilkins, Sarah Jane Kelley, William Robert Wilkins, Willie Caroline Wilkins Vickery.
  • James Knox Polk Wilkins passed away in 1913 in Florence, Williamson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wilkins's Ancestors

Self
James Wilkins
1845–1913
Birth Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
Parents
Jonathan Wilkins
1807–1865
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Susanna Black
1808–1870
North Carolina, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wilkins's Descendants

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James (Knox Polk) Wilkins (3 Mar 1845–19 March 1913) m. Samantha (Elizabeth Golden) ?? (16 April 1848–26 January 1923) m. Mary (Jane Eliza) Higdon (31 Aug 1842–27 Jul 1870)
  1. 1. Richard ("Dick" N M I) Wilkins 1882–1969
  2. 2. Joseph ("Joe" S) Wilkins 1885–1970
  3. 3. George (Washington) Wilkins 1887–1967
  4. 4. Ida (Paralee Wilkins) Brown 1893–1977 m. James (Joseph Henry) Brown 1878–1954
    1. 1. Lorene (Lirena Brown) Dixon 1921–1989 m. Herny (Moore) Dixon 1915–2005
      1. 1. Kenneth (Harold) Dixon 1941–2005 m. Sandra (Darlene Razer) Dixon 1949–2022 m. Vera (Grace Welch Dixon) Selsor 1932–1999
      2. 2. Ervin (Leon) Dixon 1944–2019
    2. 2. Willard (Richard) Brown 1917–1984
    3. 3. Elton (Edward) Brown 1925–1969 m. Beulah (Lee) Irvin 1929–1982
    4. 4. Ruby (Lee) Brown 1929–2019 m. William (Ervin) Dixon 1916–1995
    5. 5. Joe (Clifford) Brown 1934–2017
    6. 6. James (Raymond) Brown 1912–1991 m. Estelle Sheffield 1913–1989
      1. 1. Dorothy (Nell) Brown 1939–1984
  5. 5. Willie (Caroline Wilkins) Vickery 1876–1907
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Tucker 1880–1947
  7. 7. William (Robert) Wilkins 1878–1961
  8. 8. Martha (Ann) Wilkins 1889–1971 m. Gustave (Stanislaus) Hein 1889–1968
    1. 1. Marcelene (Evelyn) Hein 1931–2003
    2. 2. Emil (Joseph) Hein 1917–1980
    3. 3. Curtis (Marcus) Hein 1920–1988
    4. 4. Minnie (Lorene Hein) (Cosper) 1913–1991
    5. 5. Mittie (Lois) Hein 1915–1985
    6. 6. Lillian (Beatrice) Jacobson 1909–1932
    7. 7. Howard (Clifton) Hein 1924–1998
    8. 8. Lloyd (Gus) Hein 1929–1995
    9. 9. Eulalia (Vivian) Hein 1926–1935
    10. 10. Gladys (Belle Hein) ♦ 1922–1999
    11. 11. Frederick (William) Hein 1911–1995 m. Pinkie (Linnie) Caldwell 1908–2006 m. Evelyn (Dorothy) Hein 1913–1986
      1. 1. Vernon (Odell) Hein 1939–2023 m. Ellen (Janette) Hein 1942–2024
      2. 2. Kenneth (Don) Hein 1945–2002
      3. 3. Robert (Gayle Hein) Sr 1944–2010
  9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Kelley 1869–1945
  10. 10. Jonathan (Higdon) Wilkins 1867–1898

James Wilkins's Timeline

5 Records

1845
3 Mar 1845
Birth of James Knox Polk Wilkins in Smith County, Texas, USA
Smith County, Texas, USA
1863
27 Dec 1863
Age 18
James Knox Polk Wilkins was married in Jackson, Texas, United States
Jackson, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 55
James Knox Polk Wilkins resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas, USA
1913
19 March 1913
Age 68
Death of James Knox Polk Wilkins in Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
1914
2 Feb 1914
Age 69
James Knox Polk Wilkins resided here in Dewitt, Texas
Dewitt, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1845
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas; Roll: 1641; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0069
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Jackson, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Guadalupe, Texas; Roll: 1641; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0069

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Dewitt, Texas
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA25950; Roll #: 548; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 25950 to 25975, Application Years 1912 to 1914

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1913
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA25950; Roll #: 548; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 25950 to 25975, Application Years 1912 to 1914
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Florence, Williamson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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