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Lura Wilks 1904 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1904

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Apr 1998

Death Location: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Father: Grant Wilks

Mother: Ella Wise

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Lura Wilks was born in 1904 in Tennessee, the child of Grant Squair Wilks and Ella ( Eller ) Wise. In 1910, Lura Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Lura Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. Lura Wilks passed away in 1998 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Lura Wilks was born in 1904 in Tennessee, the child of Grant Squair Wilks and Ella ( Eller ) Wise.
  • In 1910, Lura Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Lura Wilks resided in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lura Wilks passed away in 1998 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Lura Wilks's Ancestors

Self
Lura Wilks
1904 – 1998
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Grant Squair Wilks
1877 – 1925
Tennessee, USA
Ella (( Eller )) Wise
1886 – 1966
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander ( Hop )) Wilkes
1861 – 1920
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Jennie ( Catherine )) Webb
1863 – 1935
South Carolina, USA
Joe Wise
1840 –
Tennessee, USA
Tilda Anthony
1855 –
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wilkes
1835 – 1897
Emily Mitchell
1838 – 1901
Abram Webb
1840 –
Sandy Sandlin
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mitchell
1800 – 1883
Martha VAUGHT
1804 – 1861

Lura Wilks's Timeline

4 Records

1904
1904
Birth of Lura Wilks in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 6
Lura Wilks resided here in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Lura Wilks resided here in Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
1998
11 Apr 1998
Age 94
Death of Lura Wilks in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1746; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 75
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1746; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1998
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

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