Riches to Rags Family Tree » William Bryant Wilkes (1875-1933)
Personal data William Bryant Wilkes
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4- Alternative names: William Wilkes, William B Wilkes
- He was born on July 9, 1875 in Nashville, Berrien Co. Ga.Sources 2, 3, 4
- Resident:
- in the year 1900: Militia District 1145, Berrien, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- in the year 1920: Adel, Cook, Georgia, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1910: Adel, Berrien, Georgia, USA.Source 4
- He died on October 4, 1933 in Adel, Cook County, GA, he was 58 years old.
- A child of Archibald Duncan Wilkes and Mary Ann Roberts
Household of William Bryant Wilkes
Child(ren):
- Mary Teodore Wilkes 1897-????
- Mary Thelma Wilkes 1897-1984
- Thelma Wilkes ± 1898-????
- Giddins Wilkes 1904-1986
- Giddens Wilkes ± 1904-1978
- James Wilkes ± 1905-
- Ernest O Wilkes 1907-1977
- Ernest Wilkes ± 1908-
- James E Wilkes 1911-1983
- Elizabeth Wilkes 1914-1989
- Wilson Bryant Wilkes 1917-1969
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=10240
/ Ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Adel, Cook, Georgia; Roll: T625_246; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 76 / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 1145, Berrien, Georgia; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0006 / Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Adel, Berrien, Georgia; Roll: T624_172; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374185 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday July 9, 1875
- The temperature on July 9, 1875 was about 14.0 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
- June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
- August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
Day of death October 4, 1933
- The temperature on October 4, 1933 was between 6.8 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
- January 3 » Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
- March 12 » Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
- May 17 » Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
- September 8 » Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
- November 7 » Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
- November 16 » The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations.
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P10240.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "William Bryant Wilkes (1875-1933)".