Matilda "Hilda" Gates

Matilda married John Ellis Wilkes on 26 Aug 1866 in Marion, Mississippi, USA. John (son of Stephen Hitchcock Wilkes and Mary McNeese) was born on 11 Aug 1827 in Marion, Mississippi, USA; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Marion, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Elizabeth Wilkes was born on 14 Mar 1867 in Marion, Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Oct 1959 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Lucy Ann Wilkes was born on 7 Sep 1869 in Marion, Mississippi, USA; died on 9 Dec 1913 in Fellowship Church, Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, USA.
3. Susannah Wilkes was born on 5 Mar 1871 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
4. Sally Victoria Wilkes was born on 30 Apr 1873 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
5. Leffie Ellis Wilkes was born on 20 Dec 1875 in Bassfield, Mississippi, USA; died on 8 Jul 1933; was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion, Mississippi, USA.
6. Jennette Jennie Wilkes was born on 22 Feb 1878 in Bassfield, Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Jan 1949 in Bethel Church, Bassfield, Mississippi, USA.
7. Syrenthia Wilkes was born on 15 Aug 1880 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
8. Melvina Wilkes was born in 1882 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
9. Thomas Wilkes was born on 13 Aug 1884 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
10. Pearlie Lee Wilkes was born on 1 Jul 1888 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
11. Quitman Wilkes was born in Feb 1890 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.