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Michael Grayson Wilkes 1946–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1946

Birth Location: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 2023

Death Location: Buncombe County

Father: Robert Wilkes

Mother: Geneva Hooper

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In 1946, Michael Grayson Wilkes entered the world in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert James Wilkes And Geneva Ruth Hooper. Michael Grayson Wilkes had children including Marty Wilkes. Michael Grayson Wilkes passed away in 2023 in Buncombe County.

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Biography

  • In 1946, Michael Grayson Wilkes entered the world in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert James Wilkes And Geneva Ruth Hooper.
  • Michael Grayson Wilkes had children including Marty Wilkes.
  • Michael Grayson Wilkes passed away in 2023 in Buncombe County.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Michael Wilkes's Ancestors

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Michael Wilkes
1946–2023
Birth Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert James Wilkes
1913–1979
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Geneva (Ruth) Hooper
1920–1993
Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
Grandparents
James (Albert) Wilkes
1884–1951
Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Dovie (Elvira) Crawford
1891–1956
Jackson Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
George (Coleman) Hooper
1878–1941
Speedwell, Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC
Nellie (Lavinia) Pressley
1881–1964
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
David Pressley
1834–1913
Clarisa Bennett
1843–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Pressley
1804–1912
Nancy Tilley
1810–1884

Michael Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1946
8 Dec 1946
Birth of Michael Grayson Wilkes in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
2023
21 Aug 2023
Age 77
Death of Michael Grayson Wilkes in Buncombe County
Buncombe County

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 2023
    Event Place: Buncombe County
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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