Lee, The Wilkersons/Wilkinsons married into the DeShields families in about 1940s you will find a strong showing of these wilkersons/wilkinsons in the Modesto, ca and coos bay, Oregon areas. Bill Wilkerson out of Raleigh, NC probably has the most info on these lines. I am not sure what county Bergman is in, but they were there until the 1970s. Bill went to Yellville a few years back (his mother still lives in Bentonville (Benton) Arkansas and went through the court house and got all he could on the Wilkerson/Wilkinson lines. I can go as far back as James Wilkerson who married Lilly Miller (this is Bills grandparents) but that is all I go back to. I would say James was born in about 1890. Bill is the oldest of his family and remembers the trips to Bergman. James Wilkerson married Lilly Miller issue: Chester, Edith, Lillian, Olivete, Mary Alice, Lester, Otto, Jimmy (just recently passed away) Arthur Lee, John Oliver (John married Cuma DeShields) Also Odus Wilkinson (John and Odus were cousins and spelled their names differently) married Luciene DeShields Cuma's sister. Email me directly and I will give you his email address. Reta DeShields Parton [email protected]

Here's some information that might be helpful to you, Reta. James D "Jim" Wilkerson (son of John & Emma [King] Wilkerson) b Marion Co AR 7 May 1884 d 19 March 1966 bu Peel Cemetery m Marion Co AR 21 Dec 1904 Lillie Alice Miller (daughter of George W & Laura [Elmore] Miller) b 4 July 1886 d 15 Sep 1975 bu Peel Cemetery. George & Laura Miller were in Dodd City Township, Marion Co AR in 1900 and were taxpayers in Prairie Township, Marion Co AR in 1890. John & Emma Wilkerson were taxpayers in Franklin Township, Marion Co AR in 1890. Boone Co was created primarily from Carroll Co in 1869. The boundary between Boone Co and Marion Co was finally defined in 1875. I think that refinement was modified in 1881, but don't quote me on it 'cuz I'm not sure. Bergman is very definitely in Boone Co. Lead Hill has been in Boone Co since 1869. Peel is still in Marion Co. Many of the townships (the political districts based on population) in Boone Co retained their original names even tho' portions were removed from their original counties in county boundary changes. For example, there's a Sugar Loaf Township in both Boone Co and Marion Co and they're adjacent to each other. And there's a Prairie Township in both counties and they, too, are adjacent to each other. The above information can be verified in books and on microfilm in the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion Co's research room located at the Marion Co Library in Yellville. Hope this is useful. Mysty [email protected] *************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: Re: ARMARION-D Digest V02 #59 > Lee, > > The Wilkersons/Wilkinsons married into the DeShields families in about 1940s > you will find a strong showing of these wilkersons/wilkinsons in the Modesto, > ca and coos bay, Oregon areas. Bill Wilkerson out of Raleigh, NC probably > has the most info on these lines. I am not sure what county Bergman is in, > but they were there until the 1970s. Bill went to Yellville a few years back > (his mother still lives in Bentonville (Benton) Arkansas and went through the > court house and got all he could on the Wilkerson/Wilkinson lines. I can go > as far back as James Wilkerson who married Lilly Miller (this is Bills > grandparents) but that is all I go back to. I would say James was born in > about 1890. Bill is the oldest of his family and remembers the trips to > Bergman. > > James Wilkerson married Lilly Miller > issue: > Chester, Edith, Lillian, Olivete, Mary Alice, Lester, Otto, Jimmy (just > recently passed away) Arthur Lee, John Oliver (John married Cuma DeShields) > > Also Odus Wilkinson (John and Odus were cousins and spelled their names > differently) married Luciene DeShields Cuma's sister. > > Email me directly and I will give you his email address. > > Reta DeShields Parton > [email protected]