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Laura Melissa Wilkes

Female 1870 - 1931  (61 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Melissa Wilkes was born on 19 Jun 1870 in Bullock, Alabama, USA (daughter of William Henry Wilkes and Susannah Missouri Lawson); died on 31 Oct 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.

    Laura married Jacob Johnson Brabham on 20 Dec 1896 in Pike, Alabama, USA. Jacob was born in May 1861; died on 6 Jun 1942; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Jean Brabham was born on 8 May 1909 in Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, USA; died on 2 Jun 1997; was buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Henry Wilkes was born on 10 Jul 1845 in Barbour, Alabama, USA (son of William Usher Wilkes and Sarah Lightfoot Jones); died on 24 Apr 1924 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.

    William married Susannah Missouri Lawson on 6 Jul 1869 in Pike, Alabama, USA. Susannah was born on 8 May 1849 in Pike, Alabama, USA; died on 28 Dec 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Susannah Missouri Lawson was born on 8 May 1849 in Pike, Alabama, USA; died on 28 Dec 1889.
    Children:
    1. 1. Laura Melissa Wilkes was born on 19 Jun 1870 in Bullock, Alabama, USA; died on 31 Oct 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    2. Alto Monroe Wilkes was born on 31 Oct 1872; died on 6 Mar 1895 in Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    3. John Adam Wilkes was born on 26 Sep 1874; died on 23 Apr 1949; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA.
    4. Susannah Nancy Wilkes was born on 14 Oct 1876.
    5. Florence Stacy Wilkes was born on 3 Jun 1878; died on 17 Nov 1968 in Pike, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    6. William Pugh Wilkes was born on 14 Mar 1880 in Pike, Alabama, USA; died in Jan 1967 in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA.
    7. Katie Louelle Wilkes was born on 15 May 1882 in Alabama, USA; died on 1 Jul 1959.
    8. Sarah Frances Wilkes was born on 22 May 1885 in Alabama, USA; died on 12 Nov 1955 in Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA; was buried in Sims Cemetery, Pike, Alabama, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Usher Wilkes was born on 10 Aug 1812 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA (son of Elias Wilkes and Hanna Usher); died on 3 Mar 1885 in Louisville, Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ephesus Cemetery, Barbour, Alabama, USA.

    William married Sarah Lightfoot Jones on 10 Nov 1842 in Barbour, Alabama, USA. Sarah was born on 22 Feb 1822 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Nov 1900 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ephesus Cemetery, Barbour, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Lightfoot Jones was born on 22 Feb 1822 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Nov 1900 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ephesus Cemetery, Barbour, Alabama, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. William Henry Wilkes was born on 10 Jul 1845 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; died on 24 Apr 1924 in Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    2. Laura Ann Wilkes was born on 1 Oct 1849 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; died on 9 Oct 1930 in Josie, Pike, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    3. John Calhoun Wilkes was born on 8 Nov 1852 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; died on 25 May 1930.
    4. Sarah Jane Wilkes was born on 15 Sep 1856 in Barbour, Alabama, USA; died on 29 Dec 1904 in Barbour, Alabama, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Elias Wilkes was born on 9 Feb 1782 in Robeson, North Carolina, USA (son of Isaac Wilkes and Tabitha Elizabeth Branch); died on 23 Apr 1853 in Barbour, Alabama, USA.

    Elias married Hanna Usher in 1806 in Houston, Georgia, USA. Hanna (daughter of Thomas Usher and Ann Lnu) was born in 1786 in Richmond, North Carolina, USA; died before 1857 in Barbour, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Hanna Usher was born in 1786 in Richmond, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Thomas Usher and Ann Lnu); died before 1857 in Barbour, Alabama, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mary Susan Wilkes was born on 30 Dec 1807 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 Apr 1893 in Coffee, Alabama, USA; was buried in Victoria Baptist Church Cemetery, Coffee, Alabama, USA.
    2. Rev Thomas Usher Wilkes was born on 25 Jan 1809 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 12 Aug 1865 in Arkansas, USA; was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Elisha Usher Wilkes was born on 23 Jan 1811 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jan 1876 in Pike, Alabama, USA; was buried in Pea River Cemetery.
    4. 4. William Usher Wilkes was born on 10 Aug 1812 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 3 Mar 1885 in Louisville, Barbour, Alabama, USA; was buried in Ephesus Cemetery, Barbour, Alabama, USA.
    5. Katherine "Katie" Wilkes was born on 3 Mar 1814 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA.
    6. Sarah Wilkes was born on 25 Jul 1816 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 30 Jun 1850 in Barbour, Alabama, USA.
    7. Elizabeth "Betty" Wilkes was born on 4 Mar 1818 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died about 1860 in Pike, Alabama, USA.
    8. John Usher Wilkes was born on 17 Apr 1823 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 6 Aug 1893 in Pike, Alabama, USA.
    9. Reverend Elias Washington Usher Wilkes was born on 26 Mar 1822 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA; died on 23 Nov 1894 in Cullman, Alabama, USA; was buried in Fort Williams Cemetery, Sylacauga, Talladega, Alabama, USA.
    10. Reverend Isaac Usher Wilkes was born on 28 Aug 1824 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 May 1886 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
    11. Jesse Usher Wilkes was born on 9 Jul 1827 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA; died on 8 Feb 1881 in Pike, Alabama, USA; was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Pike, Alabama, USA.
    12. James Usher Wilkes was born on 5 Apr 1830 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA; died on 3 Jul 1913 in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA; was buried in Chalkhead Cemetery, Dale, Alabama, USA.