Benjamin
F.
Wilkey
Born in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Samuel Houston Wilkey [half], Sarah Catherine (Wilkey) Tirey [half], William Jonathan Wilkey [half], Joseph Madison Wilkey [half], Isaac Washington Wilkey [half], Emulous M. Rye [half], Orlean G. Wilkey [half], Auswell Calvin Rye [half], Commodore Perry Wilkey [half], Manthis D. (Rye) Cook [half], Mary E. Rye [half], Andrew Jackson Wilkey [half], Rebecca Jane (Wilkey) Chandler [half], Isabel Wilkey, James Harvey Wilkey, Frank Leslie Wilkey, Glover Jasper Wilkey and Lee Roy Wilkey
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 16
in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Benjamin F. Wilkey was born 15 July 1879 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.[1] He was the son of Jonathan Jackson Wilkey and Elizabeth Jane Sisk.[2]
Benjamin, age 16, died 4 November 1895. He had a carbuncle removed and bled to death after the lancing. He is buried at Beulah Cemetery in Beulah, Hopkins, Kentucky.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #79575407 accessed 25 June 2022, memorial page for Benjamin F. Wilkey (15 Jul 1879–4 Nov 1895), citing Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Elida Faye Tirey. Tombstone photo attached. Birth and death dates inscribed. Name inscription: B. F. Wilkey
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", Benjamin Wilkey (age 10 months, born in Kentucky) in household of Johnerthan J Wilkey, Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 195, sheet 366C, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T9, roll 0420; FHL microfilm 1,254,420. FamilySearch database accessed 25 June 2022.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Wilkey-315 created through the import of CombinedTreeFmMyHeritage-Private.GED on May 29, 2011. See the Changes page for the details of edits.
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