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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Ophelia L. Wilks: Birth: JUN 1889 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.

  2. Eva Jane Wilks: Birth: 5 JUL 1891 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. Death: 10 NOV 1971 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas

  3. John W. Wilks: Birth: APR 1893 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. Death: SEP 1905

  4. Josie Wilks: Birth: 8 APR 1895 in Tennessee. Death: 15 JUL 1966 in Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas

  5. Clara L. Wilks: Birth: 20 JAN 1897 in Texas. Death: 30 JAN 1974 in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas

  6. Sallie Jane Wilks: Birth: 28 JAN 1899 in Texas. Death: 2 OCT 1978 in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas

  7. Tommy Wilks: Birth: ABT. 1901 in Texas.

  8. Winnie Davis Wilks: Birth: 19 DEC 1905 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas. Death: 17 JAN 1999 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas

  9. Person Not Viewable


Sources
1. Title:   Marriage Book 4, Giles County, Tennessee
Page:   page 161

Notes
a. Note:   Fayette "Fate" Wilks and Ophelia "Fiele" Brackeen were stepbrother and stepsister. Fayette's father was William A. Wilks and when he died, his mother, Jane Vick, married William C. Brackeen, father of Ophelia. He is shown as Willis L. (Lafayette) on the 1880 Limestone County census. Probably named after his mother's brother, Willis, and his father's brother, Lafayette, who was also called "Fate". Name on Texas Death Certificate is "William Fate Wilks" however, there was a brother named William Burrell Wilks and is listed as such on his death certificate. One of Fate's daughters gave the information for the death certificate and also reported his mother as Opal Vick. Marriage certificate says Fayette Wilkes and Ophelia Brackeen were married by W. A. Coffman, Justice of the Peace in Giles County, Tennessee on 5 March 1889. Was this "our" Will Coffman? I'm told tombstone dates are: W.F. Wilks 8/10/1862---2/20/1948. Section 2. Row 62 in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas. Alternate birthdate is Aug 2, 1864 by another researcher which is the same date as the 1900 Hopkins County, Texas census. 1900 Hopkins County, Texas census, Precinct #4, Dwelling # 74: Wilks, Wilson F., b. Aug 1864, married 12 years, farmer, Tn Tn Tn. Wilks, Felia, b. Mar 1866, Tn Tn Tn. Wilks, Okey L. b. Jun 1889 in Tn. Wilks, Eva J., b. July 1891, Tn. Wilks, John W., b. April 1895 in Tn. Wilks, Josey, b. april 1895 in Texas. Wilks, Clara L., b. Jan 1897 in Texas. Wilks, Sallie, B. Feb 1899 in Texas. 1920 Smith County, Starrville, ED 101, page 6B: Wilks, Fate, 55, Tn Tn Tn farmer. Felia, 54, Tn tn Tn Clara, 20, Tx Winnie, 14, Tx Ettis, 10, Tx Next door is Tom Wilks and Maud at #130 and Matt Whitlock at #131.


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