That you very much Robert for this information. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wilkes" <robtwilkes@charter.net> To: <gaemanue@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 1:30 AM Subject: [GAEMANUE] John O. Wilkes (1828-1906) and John Wilkes (1819-18960) > This is what I have on John O. Wilkes (1828-1906). I have been researching > John Wilkes (1819-1896) for about 8 years, he was my great grandfather. > There is a lot of information involved and I will try to give you what I > have as simple as I can. > > John O. Wilkes was born in Robeson County N. C. (Civil War files) and died > 25 April 1905 and is buried in Center Methodist Church Cemetery, Sec. A. > in Toombs Co. He came to Georgia in 1858 (Civil War Pension files). He > married Catherine Ann Shaw. She is buried in Center Methodist Church > Cemetery, Sec. A also. Children of John O. and Catherine Ann are: > 1. Jane Ann Wilkes > 2. Francis Malcolm Wilkes > A point of interest; in the John O. Wilkes household in the 1860 > Reidsville, Tattnall Co. Census, a Francis Wilkes born about 1836 in N. C. > with the occupation of a DAGGUREAN (photographer) is listed. This if the > indication that he was the first photographer in Reidsville. > > John Wilkes, Senor. (his signature included "Senor" but I have never found > a middle name included in his signature) was born 27 October 1819 in > Robeson Co., NC., died 16 September 1896 in Tattnall Co, Ga.. He is buried > in the John Wilkes Cemetery in Toombs Co., Ga. in a marked grave and the > cemetery is located at 858 John Wilkes Road about 1/4 mile south of John > Wilkes Road about 3 miles northeast of Lyons. > John Wilkes married three wives > > FIRST. John Wilkes married Catherine McGregor 4 April 1841 in Montgomery > Co., Ga, daughter of Duncan McGregor and Nancy Finelson. Catherine Wilkes > was born 8 April 1816 in Montgomery Co. and died 8 October 1866 in > Tattnall Co. (hand written family records of John Wilkes 1996-1964, my > father) and is most likely buried in the John Wilkes Cemetery with her > husband in an unmarked grave. There is no record of where she is buried. > Children of John and Catherine Wilkes; > > 1. Martha Wilkes, 25 March 1842 - 21 July 1891. She married Norman > Campbell > 2. Elizabeth Wilkes, 15 October 1843 - 20 August 1897. She married > Thomas J. Coursey. > 3. Jacob Franklin Wilkes, 1 October 1845 - 16 October 1889, Married > Sarah Jane Williamson. > 4. Duncan Newton Wilkes, 26 Aug. 1847 - 22 Nov 1915, Married (1) P. E. > Smith, (2) Julia G. Mattox > 5, John Butler Wilkes( my grandfather), 29 Dec. 1848 - 30 Apr 1921. > married Sallie Harden. > 6. Catherine Ann Wilkes, 7 July 1851 - 17 Nov. 1918. Married William W. > Collins. > 7. Mary Jane Wilkes, 8 Sept 1853 - 30 Apr 1925. Married Thomas > Thompson. > 8. Thomas J. Wilkes, 8 Feb 1857 - 2 Dec 1922. Married Margaret Neal. > > SECOND. John Wilkes married Lucy Collins 18 March 1867 according to > Tattnall Co. marriage records. Who was this Lucy Collins? The following > facts add up to her being Lucy Phillips that married (1) Lewis Collins and > (2) John Wilkes, Senor. > a. Family bible records of Myrtice Wilkes (1894-1978), > granddaughter of John Wilkes Senor., list Lucy Phillips as John Wilkes, > Senor. second wife and Lucy Ann Jackson as John Wilkes Senor. third wife. > b. Census of 1960 for Tattnall Co. list a Lucy Phillips 23 and Ann > Phillips 8 in the Joseph Collins household. > c. It is thought that Lewis Collins son of David K. Collins, who > was a neighbor of John Wilkes, Senor., married Lucy Phillips about 1860. > Lewis Collins died in a Civil War hospital in south > Carolina in 1864. > d. Tattnall Co Court Records show that on Nov. 24, 1866 Division of > the Estate of Lewis Collins, deceased. > 1. Lucy Collins, Widow of deceased > 2. Queen Ann Theodocia Collins, minor of Deceased, whose > interest is represented by Lucy Collins, John Wilkes, Sr., Elias McDilda, > and Henry Anderson, J. P. > e. Tattnall Co. 1870 Census for the John Wilkes household list a > John Wilks, Sr. 50 and Lucy Wilks 28 with two children not listed above, > Robert E. Lee 2 m and Talluah 7/12 f. The next household list Ginney > Collins 9 f and Mary Wilks 70 f who are; Ginney Collins the daughter of > Lewis Collins and Lucy Collins and Mary Wilks 70 f of North Carolina and > the mother of John Wilkes, Sr. > f. John Wilkes, Senor. requested in his will that he be buried > beside his second wife, Lucy Wilks. He also bequeathed some of his goods > to his wife Lucy Ann Wilks. The wording of his will was written as he had > a wife, Lucy Wilks deceased, and a wife, Lucy Ann Wilkes still living. > g. Hand written records of John Wilkes (1896 1964) list Lucy > Collins, born 28 April and died 22 March 1874. Also, John Wilkes Senor. > will indicated that Lucy Collins predeceased his will written about 1887. > h. Marriage records for Robeson Co, NC Records list the marriage of > John Wilks, 55, w of Georgia to Lucy Ann Jackson w 45 of Robeson Co. at > Shoe Hill (now Maxton) 8 Feb. 1875. > Children of John Wilkes, Senor. and Lucy Collins are: > 1. Robert E. Lee Wilkes, 1 Jan 1868. Married Emma McDilda. > 2. Tabitha Lydia Wilkes, 10 Feb 1870. > 3. Roderick Morrison Wilkes, 19 Jan 1872. Married Dora Fuller. > > THIRD. John Wilkes, Senor. married Lucy Ann Jackson 8 Feb 1875 in Robeson > Co. NC. There were no children of this marriage. Lucy Ann was a Wilkes > cousin from Robeson Co. The following facts indicate that the Lucy Wilkes > ( Nov.1830-23 Aug 1909) buried in North Thompson Baptist Church Cemetery > beside Duncan A. Jackson was first married to Andrew Jackson of NC and > second to John Wilkes Senor. of Tattnall Co., Ga. > a. Robeson Co NC Marriage Records list the marriage of Lucy Ann > Wilkes to Andrew Jackson 24 May 1848. > b. Robeson Co, NC Marriage Records list the marriage of John Wilks > of Georgia to Lucy Ann Jackson 8 Feb 1875. > c. John Wilkes, Senor will is written to indicate that there was a > Lucy Wilkes and a Lucy Ann Wilkes. > d. After the death of her husband John Wilks, Lucy Ann Wilks deeded > all of her rights to the estate of her deceased husband, John Wilks, for > the amount of $340 to the estate administrators D. N. Wilks and J. B. > Wilkes October 19, 1896. This Lucy Ann Wilks was still living after his > demise. > e. On the back side of her grave marker in North Thompson Baptist > Church Cemetery is inscribed " Mother of: JAS A., FLORA A., RUSSELL, JON. > A., & DUNCAN A. JACKSON". > f. North Carolina Marriage Records list the marriage of Flora A. > Jackson to James (Knox Polk) Russell 26 Jan 1866 in Richmond Co. > g. North Carolina Death Certificate # 174 (available on line > through Ancestry.com) list following information; > Flora Ann Russell, widow of J. P. Russell, born in Robeson > Co.NC, died 14 Jan 1940 in Fayetteville, NC., buried in Cross Creek > Cemetery, Fayetteville, NC > Informant; J. W. Russell (son); Father, ANDREW JACKSON born > in Sampson Co., NC; Mother; L. ANN WILKES, born in Robeson Co.,NC. > Children of Andrew Jackson and Lucy Ann Wilkes Jackson are; > 1. Flora Ann Jackson, Mar 1850 - 15 Jan 1940. Married James Knox > Polk Russell. > 2. Jas. A. Jackson > 3. Russell Jackson > 4. Jon A. Jackson, 4 May 1854, died 2 May 1912 and is buried in > Lyons City Cemetery. Married Delila in NC about 1876 and moved to Georgia > between 1886 and Feb 1893. John A. Jackson bought a parcel of land from > Solomon Wilkes Feb 1897 located at Appleton joining the land of Solomon > Wilkes and the G & A railroad located about two miles east of Vidalia, Ga. > 5. Duncan A. Jackson, 6 Dec 1855 in NC, died 11 May 1929 in > Montgomery Co., Ga. Married Mary Hughes. Duncan is buried beside his > mother Lucy Ann Wilkes Jackson Wilkes. > > THE NORTH CAROLINA FLORA ANN JACKSON RUSSELL DEATH CERTIFICATE CONNECTS > HER WITH THE LUCY ANN WILKES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LUCY WILKES BURIED > IN NORTH THOMPSON CHURCH CEMETERY. > > Comments are invited > > Bob Wilkes > Emanuel County GaGenWeb > http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message