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Josephine Cordelia Wilkins 1850–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1850

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 13 November 1918

Death Location: South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Ann Taylor

Spouse(s): John Forbes

Children(s): Maggie Taylor, Benjamin Forbes, Franklin Forbes, Charles Forbes

In 1850, Josephine Cordelia Wilkins entered the world in North Carolina, born to John Halstead Wilkins Ii And Ann Taylor. Josephine Cordelia Wilkins married John Forbes, and had children including Benjamin Elijah Forbes, Charles B Forbes, Franklin S Forbes, Maggie Forbes Small Taylor. Josephine Cordelia Wilkins passed away in 1918 in South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Josephine Cordelia Wilkins entered the world in North Carolina, born to John Halstead Wilkins Ii And Ann Taylor.
  • Josephine Cordelia Wilkins married John Forbes, and had children including Benjamin Elijah Forbes, Charles B Forbes, Franklin S Forbes, Maggie Forbes Small Taylor.
  • Josephine Cordelia Wilkins passed away in 1918 in South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1809–1854
Birth Location: Camden County, North Carolina, USA
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Ann Taylor
1816–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Forbes
1840–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Maggie Taylor
1876–1955
Birth Location: Camden, North Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Forbes
1870–1951
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Franklin Forbes
1873–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Charles Forbes
1879–
Birth Location: Camden County, North Carolina, USA
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Josephine Wilkins's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Wilkins
1850–1918
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Halstead Wilkins II
1809–1854
Camden County, North Carolina, USA
Ann Taylor
1816–
Grandparents
John (Halstead) Wilkins
1770–1854
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Nancy Bunting
1787–
Antrim, Northern Ireland
John Taylor
1785–1841
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Wilkins's Descendants

1.
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Josephine (Cordelia) Wilkins (27 Aug 1850–13 November 1918) m. John Forbes (abt 1840–)
  1. 1. Maggie (Forbes Small) Taylor 1876–1955 m. Eugene (Buchanan) Small 1856–1933 m. John (Wilson) Taylor 1859–1941
    1. 1. Lena Small 1892–1953 m. Joseph (Frank) Olds 1886–1933
      1. 1. Curtis (John) Olds 1921–2001 m. María (Victoria Nikas Y Griffith Daniels Folkmann) Tysciewicz 1922–1994 m. Annie (Leolin) Jarvis 1919–1989
        1. 1. Henry (Lee) Folkmann 1946–2021
      2. 2. Herman (Worth) Olds 1912–1996 m. Clara Weeks 1913–1981
        1. 1. Mattie (Lucy) Burgess 1933–1955 m. Desmond (Waters) Burgess 1931–1990
        2. 2. Herman (Worth Olds) Jr 1936–2013
      3. 3. Rufus Olds 1914–1996 m. Jennie (Adele) Griffen 1909–1979 m. Evelyn (Clair) Mathias 1912–1983
      4. 4. Louise (Edna Olds Gray) Redmond 1915–1946 m. Nelson (Holmes) Gray 1911–1965 m. Edgar (E) Redmond 1914–1983
        1. 1. Rachel Hughes 1934–2020 m. Adren (John Hughes) Sr 1935–2011
      5. 5. Pauline (M) Powers 1916–1990 m. Floyd (Elmo) Powers 1908–1969
        1. 1. Claudia (Joan) Powers 1943–2022 m. Clarence (Leon Mosley) Sr 1939–2006
        2. 2. Floyd (E) Powers 1937–2016 m. Margaret Shelton 1941–2021
        3. 3. Lena (Loretta) Butt 1941–1996
        4. 4. Jimmie (Cecil) Powers 1943–1947
      6. 6. Talmond (Hersey) Olds 1919–1998 m. Helen (Irene) Reinhardt 1910–1968
      7. 7. Parker (Eddie) Olds 1919–1995 m. Ruth (P.) Olds 1921–2011
      8. 8. Small (Ross) Olds 1924–2014 m. Elsie (Olexa) Olds 1924–
      9. 9. James (Frank) Olds 1925–1998 m. Marjorie (A.) Franklin 1940–2014 m. Pauline (Cartwright) Old 1927–2011
      10. 10. Forrest (Paul Old) Sr 1927–2007 m. Margaret (Ann) Southerland 1931–2021
      11. 11. Faye (Elizabeth) Olds 1932–2015 m. Carl (Douglas) Swain 1930–1999 m. George (Joseph Woods) Jr 1930–2019 m. Carlyle (Douglas Swain) Sr 1930–1999
      12. 12. George (Ray) Olds 1922–2001 m. Kathryn (Carolyn) Turner 1935–2015 m. Florine (Lucille) Godfrey 1925–2017
    2. 2. Hersey (Bechanon) Small 1897–1954 m. Effie McPherson 1906–2001 m. Olethia (Bernice) Cartwright 1898–1993
      1. 1. Beulah (Marie) Small 1925–1993 m. James (W) Penn 1921–
      2. 2. Gladys (Rae) Small 1927–2024
      3. 3. Maggie (Lee) Small 1928–2008 m. James (Nathaniel) Sawyer 1924–
      4. 4. Jack (Bernard Small) Cartwright 1916–1988
    3. 3. Mary Cordora 1900–1975 m. Wm (Joseph) Cordaro 1900–
    4. 4. Lizzie (M) Small 1894–1974 m. Reginald (Potts) Whitehurst 1891–1983
      1. 1. William (A) Whitehurst 1920–2014
      2. 2. Evelyn (Marie) Whitehurst 1914–1977
      3. 3. Martha (Frances) Whitehurst 1929–1994 m. John (Lloyd) Baker 1929–1968
      4. 4. Reginald (Eugene Whitehurst) Sr 1916–2006
    5. 5. Iola (Pearl) Small 1903–1988 m. James (Enous) Jones 1903–1979
      1. 1. James (Eugene) Jones 1924–2000
      2. 2. Frank (Cleveland) Jones 1929–1965
    6. 6. Joseph (Wallace) Small 1884–1965 m. Edith (M) Purnell 1883–1963
      1. 1. William (Eugene) Small 1911–2009
      2. 2. Pauline (Ellen) Small 1913–1977
      3. 3. Dorothy (Lee) Small 1918–2007
    7. 7. Eugene Small 1888–1908
    8. 8. Rufus (Brooks) Small 1891–1966 m. Pearl (Arvilla) Temple 1892–1947
      1. 1. Emily (Irene) Barnes 1929–2011 m. Verlin (Fax) Barnes 1924–2010
      2. 2. Helen (A) Sluppick 1926–2007 m. Frank (Joseph) Slubpick 1925–2007
        1. 1. Robert (Frank) Sluppick 1949–2019
      3. 3. Billie (Rufus) Small 1931–1993
      4. 4. Mildred (Florence) Small 1920–2016 m. Thomas (Edward) Swain 1916–1979
      5. 5. Lillian (Henrietta) Small 1924–2017 m. Merrill (W.) Smith 1924–1968 m. Leo (Patrick) Jeffords 1925–2000
    9. 9. Etta Small 1892–1953
  2. 2. Benjamin (Elijah) Forbes 1870–1951
  3. 3. Franklin (S.) Forbes 1873–
  4. 4. Charles (B) Forbes 1879–

Josephine Wilkins's Timeline

2 Records

1850
27 Aug 1850
Birth of Josephine Cordelia Wilkins in North Carolina
North Carolina
1918
13 November 1918
Age 68
Death of Josephine Cordelia Wilkins
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1850
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 November 1918
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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