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Dovie Elvira Crawford

Female 1893 - 1956  (63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dovie Elvira Crawford was born on 6 May 1893 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Sep 1956 in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Dovie Elvira Wilkes
    • Residence: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: James Albert Wilkes. James (son of William Allen Wilkes and Mary L Coggins) was born on 10 Aug 1884 in Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Feb 1951 in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Bessie Mae Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1909 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1937 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 27 Sep 1937 in Falll Cliff Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 3. Nellie Velma Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1911 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Feb 1966 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 15 Feb 1966 in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 4. Robert James Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1913 in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jan 1979 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 5. Lloyd Hayes Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1918 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Apr 1992 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 6. Orville Woodrow Wilkes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1929 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Mar 2006 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bessie Mae Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dovie1) was born on 11 Feb 1909 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1937 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 27 Sep 1937 in Falll Cliff Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bessie May Jones
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: Gordon Jones. Gordon died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Jimmy Allen Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1931 in Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 May 1947 in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 11 May 1947 in Wilson Cemetery, Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 3.  Nellie Velma Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dovie1) was born on 5 Jan 1911 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Feb 1966 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 15 Feb 1966 in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Nellie Velma Coggins
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Feb 1966, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: Harley Thomas Coggins. Harley was born on 28 Mar 1910 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Jun 1999 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Ruby E Coggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1934 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Feb 2009 in Tuckasegee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 7 Feb 2009 in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 12. Ruth Gennet Coggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1934 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Oct 2001 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    6. 13. Ernest Monroe Coggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1938 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1999 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    7. 14. Harley Lee Coggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1940 in Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
    8. 15. Harry Lee Coggins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1940 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 6 Sep 1955 in Bumgarner Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 4.  Robert James Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dovie1) was born on 24 Dec 1913 in Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jan 1979 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: Geneva Ruth Hooper. Geneva (daughter of George Hooper and Nellie Presley) was born on 19 Apr 1920 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 May 1993 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Lloyd Hayes Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dovie1) was born on 22 Jul 1918 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Apr 1992 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN issued: North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Social Security Number: 245-07-9371
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Family/Spouse: Helen Frances Robinson. Helen was born on 5 Dec 1922 in North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Mar 1982 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Orville Woodrow WilkesOrville Woodrow Wilkes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Dovie1) was born on 17 May 1929 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Mar 2006 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Hoover
    • Birth: Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • SSN issued: North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    • Social Security Number: 238-42-1038
    • Residence: 1920, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Orville W. Wilkes

    Asheville - Orville Woodrow "Hoover" Wilkes, 76, of 547 Eliada Home Road, Asheville, died Friday, March 17, 2006, at his home.

    A native of Sylva, he was a son of the late James and Dovie Crawford Wilkes. He was a retired welder and a U.S. Army veteran.

    Survivors include his wife, Barbara Rhodes Wilkes; son, Michael A. Wilkes of Cullowhee; five stepchildren, Allan Turbyfill of Maine, Gregory Turbyfill of Canton, Keith Turbyfill and Karlya Buckner of Asheville and Sonya Chaffins of West Virginia; 15 step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.

    The funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home.

    Burial will follow at Gashes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

    His family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

    The memorial register is available at "Obituaries" at www.grocefuneralhome.com.

    Published: 2006-03-20 http://www.citizen-times.net/obituaries/obit.php?id=33002

    Orville married Hilda Faye Davis on 30 Jan 1965 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA, and was divorced on 29 Jul 1985 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA. Hilda (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 15 Aug 1935 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Apr 2012 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 28 Apr 2012 in Barkers Creek Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Jimmy Allen Jones Descendancy chart to this point (2.Bessie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 12 May 1931 in Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 May 1947 in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 11 May 1947 in Wilson Cemetery, Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA


  2. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1)

  4. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Ruby E Coggins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 18 Apr 1934 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Feb 2009 in Tuckasegee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 7 Feb 2009 in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Social Security Number: 242-52-6803
    • SSN issued: 1953, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Ruby Coggins

    Sylva - Ruby Coggins, 74, of Skyland Care Center, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Mission Hospitals, Memorial Campus.

    A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County she retired as a housekeeper in 1995 from Western Carolina University after over 30 years, she was a member of Cullowhee Baptist Church, daughter of the late Harley and Nell Wilkes Coggins, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harry Lee and Monroe Coggins and her twin sister, Ruth Wilson.

    Surviving are three sisters, Stella Parker of Tuckasegee, Katherine Potts of Marysville, Washington, Kim Poteet of Cullowhee; and several nieces and nephews.

    The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Melton-Riddle Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Tonya Vickery and Dr. Jeffery Vickery officiating. Burial will be in Fall Cliff Cemetery.

    The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

    Memorials may be made to Cullowhee Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 37, Cullowhee, NC 28723

    Published: 2009-02-06 Asheville Citizens-Times


  6. 12.  Ruth Gennet Coggins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 18 Apr 1934 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Oct 2001 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Ruth Gennet Wilson
    • Residence: Sep 2001, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Vital: 25 Oct 2001

    Notes:

    Died:
    Ruth Wilson: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

    Sylva Herald & Ruralite, The (NC) - Thursday, October 4, 2001
    Deceased Name: Ruth Wilson

    Ruth Coggins Wilson, 67, of Cullowhee Mountain Road, Cullowhee, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, in Mountain Trace Nursing Center after an extended illness.

    Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Melton-Riddle Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Johnny Norris and Jim Ed Powell will officiate. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery.

    A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Nell Wilkes Coggins.

    She was preceded in death by two brothers, Monroe and Harry Lee Coggins.

    Surviving are her husband of 31 years, R.O. Wilson; one daughter, Sandra Jacobs of Asheville; three sisters, Stella Parker of Tuckasegee, Katherine Potts of Marysville, Wash., and twin sister, Ruby Coggins of Cullowhee; and two grandsons.

    The family was to have received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the funeral home.

    Copyright 2001, The Sylva Herald, All Rights Reserved.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 13.  Ernest Monroe Coggins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 5 Feb 1938 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1999 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    ERNEST M. COGGINS: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

    Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - November 10, 1999

    Deceased Name: ERNEST M. COGGINS

    Ernest Monroe Coggins, 61, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999. A native of Jackson County, N.C., he had been a Peninsula resident for 39 years. Mr. Coggins retired in 1999 as a school teacher from Benjamin Syms Middle School, Hampton, after 38 years of service.

    Survivors include five sisters, Katherine Potts of Seattle, Wash., Stella Parker of Tuckasegee, N.C., Ruby Coggins, Ruth Wilson and Kim Poteet, all of Cullowhee, N.C.; two very close friends, Dallas Samuel of Newport News and Joe Tate of Virginia Beach; and several nieces and nephews.

    A visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the chapel of W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence W. Hilling officiating.

    Mr. Coggins will be taken to Melton-Riddle Funeral Home in Sylva, N.C., for services and interment.

    Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Peninsula Chapter, P.O. Box 120016, Newport News, Va. 23612-0016.

    Arrangements by W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.

    Edition: Final
    Page: C6
    Copyright (c) 1999, Daily Press Inc. All rights reserved.


  8. 14.  Harley Lee Coggins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 25 Jul 1940 in Speedwell, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1955, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 15


  9. 15.  Harry Lee Coggins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1) was born on 25 Jul 1940 in Jackson, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 6 Sep 1955 in Bumgarner Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Sep 1955, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    • Burial: 6 Sep 1955, Fall Cliff Cemetery, Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina, USA


  10. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Orville2, 1.Dovie1)


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Living3, 3.Nellie2, 1.Dovie1)