1924 - 2017 (92 years)
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Name |
John Angus Wilkes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
Suffix |
Jr |
Birth |
31 Oct 1924 |
Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1935 |
Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA [11] |
Residence |
1940 |
Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA [11] |
StreetAddress: Settlement Road To Good Hope; 15 Age: 15; AttendedSchool: Yes; EmploymentCode: 6; EmploymentDetails: School; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 86-5; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son |
Residence |
19 Dec 1942 |
Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [9] |
Age: 18; Relation to Head of House: Self |
Residence |
1943 |
Bibb, Georgia, USA [1] |
Military |
29 Apr 1943 |
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA [1] |
Fort McPherson |
- WW II Ordnance - George Patton
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about John A Wilkes Jr
Name: John A Wilkes Jr
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State of Residence: Georgia
County or City: Bibb
Enlistment Date: 29 Apr 1943
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: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 40
Weight: 103
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Name |
John Angress Wilkes Jr |
Residence |
1950 |
Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA [10] |
Age: 25; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; AgriculturalQuestionnaireNumber: 83; ClassofWorker: Own Business; EnumerationDistrict: 86-6; HoursWorked: 60; Industry: Farm; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: Yes; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married |
Occupation |
1955 [3] |
Assistant Manager, McCrory's |
Residence |
1955 |
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA [3] |
Residence |
1957 |
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA [5] |
Residence |
1958 |
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA [6] |
Residence |
1959 |
Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA [7] |
Residence |
1987 |
Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [4] |
Residence |
1988 |
Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [2] |
Residence |
1989 |
Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [2] |
Death |
28 Mar 2017 |
Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [8] |
- Obituary for John A. Wilkes Jr.
John A. Wilkes, Jr. - 92
Of Valdosta, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on October 31, 1924 in Naylor, GA to the late John & Ruth (Tyler) Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes served in the United States Army during WWII and was a member of Pleasant Way Baptist Church. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Wilkes and a daughter, Catherine Geddings.
Survivors include his
Daughters & Sons-in-Law, Paulette & Jeffrey Eberhard of Mountain Rest, SC,
Pamela & Charles Saul of Okeechobee, FL;
Grandchildren, Donna Hedgepath, John Eberhard, Jason Geddings;
Great Grandchildren, Virginia Chappell, Amanda Hedgepath, John Eberhard Jr., and Justin Eberhard.
Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Pleasant Way Baptist Church in Valdosta with burial to follow in the church cemetery. No formal visitation will be held. Messages of sympathy may be expressed online at www.musicfuneralservices.com. The Wilkes family is being cared for by the compassionate and caring staff of Music Funeral Services in Lakeland, GA.
http://www.musicfuneralservices.com/obituaries/John-Wilkes/#!/Obituary
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Burial |
31 Mar 2017 |
Pleasant Way Baptist Church Cemetery, Lowndes, Georgia, USA [8] |
Person ID |
I9787 |
tng Genealogy |
Father |
John Angus Wilkes, Sr, b. 17 Nov 1903, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 27 Sep 1962, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 58 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Ruth Tyler, b. 26 Jun 1904, Lanier, Georgia, USA d. 1 Oct 2000, Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center, Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA (Age 96 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
19 Jan 1924 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [12, 13, 14, 15, 16] |
Family ID |
F624 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Elizabeth Williams, b. 19 Sep 1928, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA d. 26 Nov 2011, Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
19 Oct 1945 |
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
Children |
+ | 1. Living |
| 2. Living |
+ | 3. Catherine Estelle Wilkes, b. 13 Apr 1960, Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA d. 19 Dec 2013, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 4. John Andy Wilkes, b. 8 Jun 1950, Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jun 1950, Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F3641 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 31 Oct 1924 - Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1935 - Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - StreetAddress: Settlement Road To Good Hope; 15 Age: 15; AttendedSchool: Yes; EmploymentCode: 6; EmploymentDetails: School; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 86-5; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son - 1940 - Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - Age: 18; Relation to Head of House: Self - 19 Dec 1942 - Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1943 - Bibb, Georgia, USA |
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| Marriage - 19 Oct 1945 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - Age: 25; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; AgriculturalQuestionnaireNumber: 83; ClassofWorker: Own Business; EnumerationDistrict: 86-6; HoursWorked: 60; Industry: Farm; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: Yes; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married - 1950 - Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1955 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1957 - New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA |
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| Residence - 1958 - New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA |
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| Residence - 1959 - Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA |
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| Residence - 1987 - Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1988 - Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - 1989 - Naylor, Lowndes, Georgia, USA |
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United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia; Roll: 5828; Sheet Number: 19; Enumeration District: 86-6
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Year: 1940; Census Place: Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00689; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 86-5
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John Wilkes, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993"
Name: John Wilkes
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Jan 1924
Event Place: Columbia, Florida, United States
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Father's Name:
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Ruth Tyler
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film number: 1954100
Digital Folder Number: 004539425
Image Number: 00911
Citing this Record
"Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V65B-T8W : accessed 28 Nov 2013), John Wilkes and Ruth Tyler, 1924.
- [S94] Columbia County Florida Marriage Book.
John Wilkes and Ruth Tyler
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Record for John Wilkes
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[ View marriage certificate]
Name: John Wilkes
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1902
Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1924
Marriage Place: Columbia, Florida, USA
Spouse: Ruth Tyler
Film Number: 001954100
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Record for John Wilkes
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[ View marriage certificate]
Name: John Wilkes
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1924
Marriage Place: Columbia, Florida, USA
Spouse: Ruth Tyler
Film Number: 001954100
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