John Wilkes

1791 -

• Name	John Wilkes
  Born	Aug 1791	Brunswick Co., Va.
  Christened	Lived in Weliford, Gibson Co., Tn.
  Gender	Male
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Farmer
  	Magistrate
  Died	Gibson Co., Tn.
  Buried	Wilkes Cem.
  Person ID	I51808	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John Wilkes,   b. Brunswick Co., Va. ,   d. Aft 1858, Davidson Co., Tn.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Stegall, Betsy,   b. of Brunswick Co., Va
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	26 Nov 1787	Brunswick Co., Va.
  Family ID	F23493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Haliburton, Polly,   b. Tn. ,   d. Gibson Co., Tn.
  Married	of Tn
  Children	1. John M. Wilkes,   b. Weliford, Gibson Co., Tn. ,   d. Granite, Okla.  [Natural]   2. Marcus S. Wilkes,   b. Tn.  [Natural]   3. Henrietta Wilkes,   b. of Tn  [Natural]   4. Mary O. Wilkes,   b. Tn.  [Natural]   5. Elizabeth Wilkes,   b. Va.  [Natural]   6. Lucy Wilkes,   b. Gibson Co., Tn.  [Natural]   7. William Haliburton Wilkes,   b. 04 Jun 1842, Gibson Co., Tn. ,   d. 28 Nov 1919, Oxford, Izard Co., Ark.  (Age 77 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F23434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FROM THE HISTORY OF GIBSON CO., TN. by: Goodspeed in 1887. Under M.S. Wilkes: His parents, John and Polly (Halliburton) Wilkes, were born in Virginia and Tennessee, respectively, The father was brought to Tennessee when quite young, and became a moderately prosperous farmer. He was a Whig and served as Magistrate a number of years. He came to Gibson County in 1836 and died in 1873. He served in the Creek War under Jackson, and he and wife were members of the Missionary Basptist Church. She died about 1853. John Wilkes also served in the Creek Wars under General Andrew Jackson.