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David Baum Wilkes, Jr

David Baum Wilkes, Jr

Male 1926 - 2016  (89 years)

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  • Name David Baum Wilkes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 19 Jul 1926  Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1944  Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 19 Jul 1944  Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 18; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Military 3 Nov 1944  Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1993  Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 21 Apr 2016  Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Augusta, GA - Entered into rest Thursday, April 21, 2016, David Baum Wilkes, Jr., 89, loving husband of Adel Wilkes for over 67 years.

      Mr. Wilkes was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Turner England Fellowship Sunday School Class, Webb Lodge # 166 F & AM, Unity Court #21 O of A and Scottish Rite.

      Family members in addition to his wife include two daughters: Kay W. Simon and husband Joey of Grovetown and Mary W. Young and husband Joe of Evans; two sons: David Baum Wilkes, III and wife Jean of Augusta and the late Rev. Canon Larry Glynn Wilkes, Sr. and wife Debbie; eight grandchildren, Rebekah Wilkes Luty, Laura Wilkes Smiley, Angela Kay Scarborough, Larry Glynn Wilkes, Jr., Jeremy Adam Mendenhall, Stewart Allan Mendenhall, Kerryl Spivey, and several great and great-great grandchildren.

      A funeral service will be Monday, April 25, 2016, at 10:00 A.M. at Woodlawn United Methodist Church with Masonic Service with Rev. Jim McCollough officiating. Burial will be at Northview Cemetery in Dublin, GA., Monday, at 2:00 P.M.

      Memorial contributions may be made to Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 2220 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904 or Golden Harvest Food Bank, 3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta, GA 30909.

      The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016, from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
    Burial 25 Apr 2016  Northview Cemetery, Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I15510  tng Genealogy

    Father David Baum Wilkes,   b. 24 Jul 1892, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1973, Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Laura B Maddox,   b. 31 Jan 1896, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1983, Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1913  Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Adele Thomas,   b. 12 Sep 1931   d. 30 Jan 2019, Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Larry Glynn Wilkes,   b. 11 Sep 1950, Dublin Rural, Laurens, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 2012, Arnaudville, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F5619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jul 1926 - Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1944 - Laurens, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 18; Relation to Head of House: Self - 19 Jul 1944 - Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1993 - Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Apr 2016 - Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    David Baum Wilkes Jr photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).
      Online publication - NARA. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the NARA, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
      Name: David B Wilkes Jr
      Birth Year: 1926
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Georgia
      State of Residence: Georgia
      County or City: Laurens

      Enlistment Date: 3 Nov 1944
      Enlistment State: Georgia
      Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life

      Education: 2 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 00
      Weight: 100

    2. [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for David B Wilkes Jr

    3. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161559845.
      Record for David Baum Wilkes Jr
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=131991806&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=131991806&indiv=try

    4. [S462] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=YMDraftCardsWWII&h=4172044&indiv=try
      [ View military document]
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=YMDraftCardsWWII&h=4172044&indiv=try

    5. [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Oconee, Laurens, Georgia; Roll 372; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 1022.0.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=20354722&indiv=try
      [ View Federal Census Document]
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=20354722&indiv=try