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John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes 1861 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1861

Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1920

Death Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Emily Mitchell

Spouse(s): Mary Webb

Children(s): Mary Wilkes, Sam Wilkes, Lou Wilkes, Grant Wilks, John Wilkes

The story of John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes began in 1861 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA. John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes married Mary Jane Jennie ( Catherine ) Webb, and had children including Mary Wilkes, Sam Wilkes, Lou Wilkes, Grant Squair Wilks, John Tilman Bud Wilkes. John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes passed away in 1920 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes began in 1861 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes married Mary Jane Jennie ( Catherine ) Webb, and had children including Mary Wilkes, Sam Wilkes, Lou Wilkes, Grant Squair Wilks, John Tilman Bud Wilkes.
  • John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes passed away in 1920 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
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Emily Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Birth Location: Middle, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Webb
1863 – 1935
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wilkes
1866 –
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
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Sam Wilkes
1868 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Lou Wilkes
1873 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Grant Wilks
1877 – 1925
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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John Wilkes
1882 – 1940
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
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John Wilkes's Ancestors

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John Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Birth Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John W Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Emily (Jane) Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Middle, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (( Jim )) Mitchell
1800 – 1883
South Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsy") VAUGHT
1804 – 1861
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1772 – 1851
John VAUGHT
1777 – 1815
Sarah Stallings
1781 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wilkes's Descendants

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John (Alexander ( Hop )) Wilkes (30 Oct 1861 – 31 Jan 1920) m. Mary (Jane Jennie ( Catherine )) Webb (Jan 1863 – 10 Oct 1935)
  1. 1. Mary Wilkes (1866 – )
  2. 2. Sam Wilkes (Oct 1868 – )
  3. 3. Lou Wilkes (1873 – )
  4. 4. 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 – )
      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
  5. 5. John (Tilman Bud) Wilkes (1882 – 4 Oct 1940)

John Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1861
30 Oct 1861
Birth of John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
1920
31 Jan 1920
Age 59
Death of John Alexander ( Hop ) Wilkes in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
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