Charles Albert (Wilkin) Wilkins (abt. 1863 - 1926)

Born about 4 Apr 1863 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Laeora (Burke) Wilkin — married 22 Oct 1895 in Henry Co., Indiana, USA

Died 6 Nov 1926 at about age 63 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Charles Wilkin was born in April 1863 in Newark, Ohio. He is the son of John Wilkin and Permelia Myers.

1870 census -- Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Henry Wilkins, age 43, male, white, junior carpenter, $3000 real estate, $300 personal property, born Virginia; Permelia Wilkins, age 38, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio; Clarence Wilkins, age 12, male, white, at school, born Ohio; Walter Wilkins, age 11, male, white, at school, born Ohio; Charles A Wilkins, age 7, male, white, at school, born Ohio; Susan Wilkins, age 33, female, white, lives with brother, born Virginia^[1]

1880 census -- Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

Henry Wilkins, white, male, age 53, married, carpenter, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia; Permelia Wilkins, white, female, age 48, wife, wife, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia; Clarence Wilkins, white, male, age 23, son, Tel-operator, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia; Walter H Wilkins, white, male, age 20, son, Tailor, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia; Charles Wilkins, white, male, age 17, son, Works Ex Office, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia; Jessie Wilkins, white, female, age 9, daughter, at school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia;^[2]

He married Martha Burke 22 October 1895 in Henry Co., Indiana.^[3]

1900 census -- Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

Chas A Wilkins, head, white, male, born Mar 1863, age 37, married 5 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, bill clerk in Express Co, own mortgaged house; Martha B. Wilkins, wife, white, female, born Feb 1871, age 29, married, 5 years, 1 child/1 living, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana; Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter, white, female, born Dec 1896, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Ray Shaeffer, boarder, white, male, born Sept 1877, age 22, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, student OS^[4]

1910 census -- Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

Charles A Wilkins, head, male, white, age 47, married 14 years, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio, express manager railroad, rent house; Martha L Wilkins, wife, female, white, age 39, married 14 years, 4 children/4 living, born Indiana, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Indiana; Elizabeth A Wilkins, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, attended school; Dorothy E Wilkins, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, attended school; Maxine E Wilkins, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, attended school; Donna E Wilkins, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana^[5]

Charles lost his wife and 3 daughters in the Columbus Flood of 1913.

1920 census -- Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA

Chas A Wilkins, roomer, male, white, age 56, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia, machinist ____.^[6]

He died 6 November 1926 in Columbus, Ohio.^[7][8]He is buried in Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown, Indiana.^[9]

Additional Information:

History of the Descendants of John Hottel, Part 3 - Barbara Hottel; William David Huddle & completed by his wife Lulu May Harden Huddle, published by Shenandoah Publishing House, Strasburg, Va., 1930, pp. 993:

1186y-c CHARLEY ALBERT WILKIN6, b. Apr. 4, 1863; d. Nov. 6, 1926 in Columbus, O.; bur. at Knightstown, Ind,; m. Oct. 23, 1895, MARTHA L. BURKE. He was employed as a mechanic at the Columbus Gear and Pump Co., of Columbus, but was formerly Express Messenger. Mrs. Wilkin and three daughters, Dorothy, Maxine, and Donna, were drowned during the 1913 flood at their home at Town St. and Glenwood Ave., Elizabeth was away from home at the time of the flood.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VT-9WQ : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Charlie A Wilkins in household of Henry Wilkins, Ohio, United States; citing p. 25, family 211, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552732.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8MX-QDD : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Charles Wilkins in household of Henry Wilkins, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 440B, NARA microfilm publication T9.
3. ↑ "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXFN-T5V : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Charles Albert Wilkins and Martha Leora Burk, 22 Oct 1895; citing Henry County; FHL microfilm 001887511.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZ1-ZTC : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Chas A Wilkins, Montgomery Township, Precinct D Columbus City Ward 19, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241270.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLF1-292 : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Charles A Wilkins, Columbus Ward 11, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 164, sheet 8B, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375196.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDTW-TY5 : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Chas A Wilkins, Columbus Ward 8, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821382.
7. ↑ Tri-County Banner (Knightstown, IN), 11/12/1926, p 1:

   Charles A Wilkin Dies Suddenly

   Charles A Wilkin, age 63, of Columbus, O., former express messenger on the Pennsylvania railway, and at one time a resident of Knightstown, died suddenly at Columbus last Saturday, of heart trouble.

   Four members of the Wilkin family, the wife and three daughters, were drowned during the flood of 1913 at Columbus, O., and the bodies were brought here for burial. Mrs. Wilkin's maiden name was Mattie Burk, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Henry Burt, and a sister of Frank G Burk, of this city.

   One daughter of the family survives, Miss Elizabeth Wilkin, of Chicago.

   The body of Mr Winkin was brought to Knightstown Monday night and the funeral and burial took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from Charles F Baxter's undertaking parlots, Public Square, conducted by Rev Ernest A Addison, pastor of the Christian Church. Burial was at Glencove cemetery.

8. ↑ "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8K9-T4M : accessed 03 Apr 2014), Charles Wilkins, 06 Nov 1926; citing Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 67554; FHL microfilm 1984565.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134894914/charles_albert-wilkin: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Charles Albert Wilkin (4 Apr 1863–6 Nov 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #134894914, citing Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Angels A-Far (contributor 47320339).