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Generation: 1

1. Living

Generation: 2

Lex Weston Wilkes was born on 22 Aug 1924 in Chester, South Carolina, USA (son of Paul Hayne Wilkes and Lula Reid); died in Feb 1976 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Residence: Chester, South Carolina, USA
Social Security Number: 248-22-0016
Residence: 1930, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1942, Chester, South Carolina, USA; Age: 16
Military: 27 Jun 1946, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
SSN issued: Bef 1951, South Carolina, USA

Lex married Jennie Elizabeth Chester on 1 Dec 1951 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA. Jennie was born on 20 Oct 1927 in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Nov 2013 in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jennie Elizabeth Chester was born on 20 Oct 1927 in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Nov 2013 in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

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Also Known As: Lib
Birth: 20 Oct 1927, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

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Died:
Mrs. Jennie Elizabeth “Lib” Chester Wilkes Smith, 86, died Monday, November 18, 2013 in Clinton, SC. A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM Friday at Uriel Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Rev. Trey Hegar and Rev. Sara Hegar officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Friday at Barron Funeral Home.

Born October 20, 1927 in Davidson, NC, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Neal Harlin Chester and Julia Overcash Chester. She was a graduate of Mooresville High School in Mooresville, NC, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, VA. She was retired from Chester County Department of Social Sevices as Director. Her career began as Director of Christian Education in Gainesville, GA and Rock Hill, SC with the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Smith was the perfect definition of a wife, mother and grandmother. She was loving, caring and supportive. Her family adored her and acknowledged that she was the most amazing mother one could have. Family was always her first love, and she built her life around them, always putting them before herself. She loved gardening, golfing, reading, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Purity Presbyterian Church where she had formerly served as a Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and Elder.

She is survived by her husband of over thirty-three years, Dan C. Smith; two daughters, Jennie Rush (Bob) of Columbia, SC and Elizabeth Alba (Tim) of Charlotte, NC; one son, Lex Weston Wilkes, Jr. of Leeds, SC; two step-sons, Danny Smith (Cindy) of Odessa, FL and David Smith of Clover, SC; six grandchildren, Scott Rush, Brittany Rush, Rebecca Alba, Caroline Alba, Lauren Lopez(Julio) and Emily Smith; one great grandson, Mason Lopez; two sisters, Virginia Meyers of El Cajon, CA and Lillian Jones of Washington, NC and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rebecca Karriker and her first husband Lex Weston Wilkes, Sr. to whom she was married for almost twenty-five years.

Memorials may be made to Lees-McRae College, 191 Main Street W., Banner Elk, NC 28604 or Presbyterian Community of Clinton, 810 Musgrove Street, Clinton, SC 29325 or Thornwell Home and School for Children, 300 S. Broad Street, Clinton, SC 29325.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barrronfuneralhome.com.

http://www.barronfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jennie-Wilkessmith/#!/Obituary

Children:

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Generation: 3

Paul Hayne Wilkes was born on 25 Jul 1886 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA (son of Benjamin Franklin Wilkes and Mary Jane Johnson); died on 17 Jun 1950 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Death Certificate No.: 007450
Residence: 1900, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1920, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1930, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Paul married Lula Reid on 31 Dec 1914 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Lula was born in 1890 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lula Reid was born in 1890 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Name: Lula W Wilkes
Residence: 1920, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1930, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Children:

Annie Reid Wilkes was born on 22 Oct 1915 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 22 Oct 1964; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Paul Hayne Wilkes, Jr was born on 16 Apr 1918 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 3 Apr 1969; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Mary Frances Wilkes was born on 28 Nov 1921 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 6 Sep 2001 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
2. Lex Weston Wilkes was born on 22 Aug 1924 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died in Feb 1976 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Jean Carolyn Wilkes was born on 7 Jan 1927 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 20 Apr 2007 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

Generation: 4

Benjamin Franklin Wilkes was born on 20 Dec 1849 in Chester, South Carolina, USA (son of Doctor John Wesley Wilkes and Cynthia Colvin Cornwell); died on 28 May 1937 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 30 May 1937 in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Residence: 1850, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1860, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1880, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1900, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1910, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1920, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Benjamin married Mary Jane Johnson on 18 Dec 1873. Mary was born on 8 Dec 1852 in South Carolina, USA; died on 4 May 1922 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 5 May 1922 in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Jane Johnson was born on 8 Dec 1852 in South Carolina, USA; died on 4 May 1922 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 5 May 1922 in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Name: M J Wilkes
Residence: 1880, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1900, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1910, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Residence: 1920, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Children:

John Wesley Wilkes was born on 12 Nov 1876 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1943 in Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 18 Jul 1943 in Mary Love Cemetery, Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA.
Emma Johnson Wilkes was born on 4 Jun 1878 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Oct 1950 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Jessie Clyde Wilkes was born on 19 Nov 1878 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 12 Apr 1963 in Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Ena Belle Wilkes was born in 1880.
Robert Cleveland Wilkes was born on 4 Mar 1884 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 4 Nov 1958 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
4. Paul Hayne Wilkes was born on 25 Jul 1886 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jun 1950 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Sally Alice Wilkes was born on 5 Nov 1889 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
Thomas Franklin Wilkes was born on 4 Feb 1894 in Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 29 Jan 1990 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA.