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Robert James Wilkes 1913–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1913

Birth Location: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: January 19, 1979

Death Location: Sylva, Jackson Co. NC

Father: James Wilkes

Mother: Dovie Crawford

Spouse(s): Geneva Hooper

Children(s): Michael Wilkes

Robert James Wilkes was born in 1913 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Albert Wilkes And Dovie Elvira Crawford. Robert James Wilkes married Geneva Ruth Hooper, and had children including Michael Grayson Wilkes, Patricia Robinette Wilkes. Robert James Wilkes passed away in 1979 in Sylva, Jackson Co. NC.

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Biography

  • Robert James Wilkes was born in 1913 in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Albert Wilkes And Dovie Elvira Crawford.
  • Robert James Wilkes married Geneva Ruth Hooper, and had children including Michael Grayson Wilkes, Patricia Robinette Wilkes.
  • Robert James Wilkes passed away in 1979 in Sylva, Jackson Co. NC.

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Robert Wilkes's Ancestors

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Robert Wilkes
1913–1979
Birth Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Albert Wilkes
1884–1951
Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Dovie (Elvira) Crawford
1891–1956
Jackson Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Wilkes's Descendants

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Robert (James) Wilkes (24 Dec 1913–January 19, 1979) m. Geneva (Ruth) Hooper (April 19, 1920–4 May 1993)
  1. 1. Michael (Grayson) Wilkes 1946–2023

Robert Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1913
24 Dec 1913
Birth of Robert James Wilkes in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
1979
January 19, 1979
Age 66
Death of Robert James Wilkes in Sylva, Jackson Co. NC
Sylva, Jackson Co. NC

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1913
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 19, 1979
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson Co. NC

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