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Leonard Eligah Wilkes 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Dekalb, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1972

Death Location: Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: Eligah Wilks

Mother: Martha Perry

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Leonard Eligah Wilkes was born in 1903 in Dekalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Eligah Minor Wilks And Martha Eva Rilla Perry. Leonard Eligah Wilkes passed away in 1972 in Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Leonard Eligah Wilkes was born in 1903 in Dekalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Eligah Minor Wilks And Martha Eva Rilla Perry.
  • Leonard Eligah Wilkes passed away in 1972 in Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Leonard Wilkes's Ancestors

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Leonard Wilkes
1903–1972
Birth Place: Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Parents
Eligah Minor Wilks
1882–1969
Fyffe, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Martha (Eva Rilla) Perry
1880–1968
Whiton, Alabama (DeKalb Co.)
Grandparents
Richard (Jackson Wilks) Jr
1862–1940
Henagar, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Easter (Evaline) Lacy
1865–1939
Henagar, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
James (Thomas) Perry
1845–1912
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Jerusha (Manning) Anderson
1847–1910
Repton, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
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Leonard Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1903
22 Nov 1903
Birth of Leonard Eligah Wilkes in Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1972
13 Jul 1972
Age 69
Death of Leonard Eligah Wilkes in Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Dekalb, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1972
    Event Place: Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

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