John A Wilkes

1840 - 1904  (64 years)

• Name	John A Wilkes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	20 Aug 1840	Gum Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	22 Aug 1850	Upper Division, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Occupation	16 Jul 1860  [6]
  	Overseer
  Residence	16 Jul 1860	North Division, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Military	20 Jul 1861	Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Age: 23
  	American Civil War Soldiers about John A Wilks Name: John A Wilks , Enlistment Date: 20 July 1861 Side Served: Confederacy State Served: North Carolina Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 July 1861 at the age of 23 Enlisted in Company D, 2nd Cavalry Regiment North Carolina on 30 August 1861. On rolls present on 30 September 1864 (As ambulance driver) Source Citation: Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 20 July 1861
  Occupation	30 Nov 1863  [3]
  	military ambulance driver
  Residence	27 Jan 1870	Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Occupation	1 Jun 1880  [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Occupation	8 Jun 1900  [8]
  	Cooper
  Residence	8 Jun 1900	Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  	Age: 50; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	16 Sep 1904	Parkton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I14457	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Marcus Branch Wilkes,   b. 27 Jan 1815, Maxton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. Between 8 Jun 1900 and 16 Sep 1904, Red Springs, Robeson, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie McInnish,   b. 1825, North Carolina, USA d. 1853, North Carolina, USA (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah M Gilchrist,   b. 1852, North Carolina, USA d. Bef Jun 1900, Robeson, North Carolina, USA (Age < 48 years)
  Marriage Bond	25 Sep 1867	Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Marriage	26 Sep 1867	Robeson, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	GROOM: John A Wilks BRIDE: Sarah M Gilchrist Bond Date: 25 Sep 1867 Bond #: 000118447 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 002935 County: Robeson Record #: 01 165 Witness: Jno A Rowland
  Children	+ 1. Amanda Wilkes,   b. 15 Feb 1879, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Feb 1914, Robeson, North Carolina, USA (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Sallie Ann Wilkes,   b. Feb 1868, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. 23 May 1932, Antioch, Hoke, North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. David G Wilkes,   b. 1878, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Bella Wilkes,   b. Jan 1885, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Wilkes,   b. Sep 1885, Robeson, North Carolina, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 20 Aug 1840 - Gum Swamp, Robeson, North Carolina, USA Military - Age: 23 - 20 Jul 1861 - Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Marriage Bond - 25 Sep 1867 - Robeson, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 26 Sep 1867 - Robeson, North Carolina, USA Residence - 27 Jan 1870 - Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1880 - Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina, USA Residence - Age: 50; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 8 Jun 1900 - Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina, USA Death - 16 Sep 1904 - Parkton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  John A Wilkes Civil War Service Records (24) Enlisted 20 Jul 1861 at Fayetteville, NC, age 23

  
  

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  [S352] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Smiths, Robeson, North Carolina, post office Lumberton, roll 1157, page 128, image 256. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=34466085&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=34466085&indiv=try [S393] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). North Carolina Marriage Collection. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8909&h=1231281&indiv=try [ View marriage certificate] https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8909&h=1231281&indiv=try [S439] Ancestry.com, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 18. Record for John A Wilkes http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=confederatesoldiersindexescsrs&h=55356319&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=confederatesoldiersindexescsrs&h=55356319&indiv=try [S547] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for John A Wilks https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60548&h=6093665&indiv=try [ View marriage certificate] https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60548&h=6093665&indiv=try [S360] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Year: 1850; Census Place: Upper Division, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll M432_642; Page: 329; Image: 155. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12957936&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12957936&indiv=try [S354] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Year: 1860; Census Place: North Division, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_911; Page: 449; Image: 237; Family History Library Film: 803911. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=41452419&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=41452419&indiv=try [S353] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Year: 1880; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll T9_979; Family History Film: 1254979; Page: 507.1000; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 0493. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=43223681&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=43223681&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: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1214; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241214 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=50413214&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=50413214&indiv=try [S254] Curtis L Wilkes, Some Descendants of Francis Wilkes, (Name: 2001 2nd Edition;). [S209] Obituary. John A Wilkes obit https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/51950/News-NO-RO.1904_09_16-0008/474267656 [ View obituary] https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/51950/News-NO-RO.1904_09_16-0008/474267656