James Wilkes

1857 - 1909  (51 years)

• Name	James Wilkes  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	12 Mar 1857	Laurens, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Race	White  [3]
  Residence	1860	Not Stated, Laurens, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Residence	1870	Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Residence	1900	Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
  Residence	1900	Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	1 Feb 1909	Laurens, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Burial	Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I12609	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Elisha M Wilkes,   b. 16 Apr 1830, Emanuel, Georgia, USA d. 5 Mar 1894, Laurens, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth S Gay,   b. 10 Mar 1830, Laurens, Georgia, USA d. 18 Jan 1899, Laurens, Georgia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1847	Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F4596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Thigpen,   b. 27 May 1856, Laurens, Georgia, USA d. 3 Mar 1932, Laurens, Georgia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1876	Laurens, Georgia, USA   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Robert Wilkes,   b. Dec 1876, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ben Wilkes,   b. Sep 1880, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Braxton Wilkes,   b. 6 Aug 1884, Laurens, Georgia, USA d. 27 Jul 1972, Laurens, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lola Wilkes,   b. Dec 1887, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James H Wilkes,   b. Mar 1891, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Wilkes,   b. Apr 1894, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. George Wilkes,   b. Jan 1897, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Willie Wilkes,   b. Jan 1899, Laurens, Georgia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  James Wilkes was 51 yrs. 11 Months 18 days of age at death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S354] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). 1860 United States Federal Census Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Not Stated, Laurens, Georgia, post office Dublin, roll M653_129, page 581, image 86. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11351644&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11351644&indiv=try [S352] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, post office Dublin, roll 161, page 394, image 173. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=14301609&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=14301609&indiv=try [S340] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Year: 1900; Census Place: Oconee, Laurens, Georgia; Roll: 208; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1240208 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=9146131&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=9146131&indiv=try [S172] June Selph Adams, Vernon Alligood, Scott B Thompson, Sr, Laurens County Georgia Cemeteries Volume II, (Name: 2nd Printing May 2000;), Page 624. [S153] Internet, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWDJ-C3K https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWDJ-C3K. Elizie Thigpen, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967" No image available Search collection About this collection groom's name: James Wilks groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Elizie Thigpen bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 12 Jun 1876 marriage place: , Laurens, Georgia groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M71317-3 system origin: Georgia-ODM source film number: 0410105 V. I-J reference number: Citing this Record "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWDJ-C3K : accessed 02 Dec 2012), James Wilks and Elizie Thigpen, 12 Jun 1876.