George S Wilkinson (1847 - 1926)

Born 9 Apr 1847 in Wisconsin

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Jane (Moore) Wilkinson — married 15 Nov 1875 in Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1926 at age 79 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California

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Biography

George S. Wilkinson was born April 9, 1847 in Grant county, Wisconsin.^[1] Three years later his father left for California, leaving the family. They traveled by ox cart to California to join him in the early 1860s.^[2] The 1860 census (June 30, shows the family still in Wisconson.^[3] but settled in Liberty, San Joaquin, California in 1870^[4] and 1880.^[5] In 1896 he was in Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California^[6] but by 1900 he had moved to Harney, Clark, Washington^[7] but returned California to Redondo Beach by 1920.^[8] Kelly says that George had six children.^[9]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, California

Note: One World Tree, Ancestry.com

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S32 Wisconsin, Grant, District 24
2. ↑ Source: #S10 p. 123. George (1832) also living in California had six children.
3. ↑ Source: #S2 Wisconsin, Grant, Glen Haven, p. 81
4. ↑ Source: #S5 California, San Joaquin, Liberty, p. 23
5. ↑ Source: #S29 California, San Joaquin, Liberty, District 102, p. 8. 67 67 Emma W F, age 66, Keeping house, born Massachusetts, father RI, mother New York; Frank, W, M age 40, son, farmer, born Wisconsin, father England, mother Mass; Jessee H, W F, age 14, grand daughter, at school, born California, Father Kent, mother Wisconsin; George, w M age 33, Son, farm laborer, born Wisconsin, father England, mother Mass; Ida J, W F, age 23, daughter, keeping house, born New York, parents New York; Hirum, W M age 3; grand son, born California, father Wisconsin, mother N Y; John, W M, age 1, grand son, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York.
6. ↑ "California Great Registers, 1866-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6R-RW8 : 26 November 2014), George Wilkinson, 1896; citing Voter Registration, Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,282.
7. ↑ Source: #S13 Washington, Clark, Harney, District 28, Sheet 6 B. 114 114 Wilkinson Georg, W M, born Apr 1847, age 53, married 24 years, born Wisconsin, father New York, mother New York, day laborer; Ida, wife, W F, born Jan 1857, age 43, married 24 years, 7 children 7 living, born New York, parents New York; Hiram, son, W M, born Dec 1886, age 23, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York, day laborer; John, son, W M, born Sept 1888, age 21, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York, day laborer; James, son, W M, born Oct 1880, age 19, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York; Roy, son, born Dec 1882, age 17, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York; William, son, W M, born Apr 1884, FW 15, s, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York; Frances, Daughter, W, F, born June 1887, age 12, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York; Georgia, daughter, W F, born July 1891, age 8, S, born California, father Wisconsin, mother New York
8. ↑ Source: #S28 California, Los Angeles, Redondo Beach, District 545, sheet 4 A. 108 86 101 Wilkinson George, Head, M W, age 72, M, born Wisconsin, laborer; Ida, wife, F W age 72, M, born New York; James, son, M W, age 38, single, born California.
9. ↑ Source: #S10 p. 183

• Source: S10 Imprints on the Sands of Time Left By Certain Kellys's, Lampman's, Craig's, Ferguson's, 5th Edition, by Henry R. Kelly (July 1, 1999) Repository: #R5 Call Number: 929.273 K295kh 1999
• Repository: R5 Name: Family History Archives, Brigham Young University Address: Harold B. Lee LibraryProvo, Utah 84602-6800USA Phone Number: 801-422-2927
• Source: S32 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4DN-YN1 : accessed 22 Nov 2014), George Wilkinson in household of Thomas Wilkinson, Grant county, Grant, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 1047, NARA microfilm publication M432, NARA microfilm publication M432, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Source: S2 "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMP-V4B : accessed 24 April 2015), George Wilkinson in household of Emma M Wilkinson, Town Of Glen Haven, Grant, Wisconsin, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 81, household ID 605, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,409.
• Source: S5 1870 United States Federal Census
• Source: S29 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PF-R2Q : 14 July 2016), George Wilkinson in household of Emma Wilkinson, Liberty, San Joaquin, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 102, sheet 145D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0080; FHL microfilm 1,254,080.
• Source: S13 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMP8-2HV : 22 January 2015), Leon Wilkinson, Harney and Vancouver Precincts Vancouver city Ward East, Clark, Washington, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,742. [Family searched has this indexed as Leon Wilkinson. The name was sloppily written as Tms, and the census supervisor wrote his totals over the top of the name.]
• Source: S28 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7D-TJK : 14 December 2015), George Wilkinson, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,118.
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