Joseph Scallinger Wilkinson (1848 - 1879)

Born 21 Oct 1848 in Pike, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Metts) Helms — married 24 Nov 1870 in , Santa Rosa, FL

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1879 at age 30 in Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

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Biography

Occupation: Lumber. ABT 1870. Yellow River Dist, Okaloosa, FL.

Note: Bob & I went up to Miller Bluff & Wilkinson Bluff on the Yellow River in Nov of 1996 to look for the grave of Joseph's step-mother Tincy Grantham WILKINSON. It was stated in the Wm James BIBLE that she was buried at MILLER's BLUFF. We got our maps out & had no trouble locating the BLUFFS. When we got there, we drove right by it, as it is quite wooded & very beautiful. We went down to the river where there were a few houses & trailers, so I knocked on one & the man was very helpful. Drove back a little ways & sure enough, there was an open space. The VFW had just cleaned it up & we didn't get any scratched ankles. Did not find any WILKINSON Graves, but did find Charles HELM, who was the father of Jason. Jason married Joseph's widow Emily. This leads me to the conclusion that Joseph was also buried there, as WILKINSON Bluff isn't very far by boat or road. Also, the original HELM's house had been moved to this location. After taking pictures & exploring the area, we drove to WILKINSON BLUFF. There we found a FISH Camp & the man came out to talk to us. Walked down to the river & he showed us the post, about 5 or 6 in the river. He explained how they had pounded them by hand, having to stand on a raft. These posts in the river had to be about 125 years old & still standing. They were used to catch the logs floating down the river. He also showed us the few remains of the Saw Mill & told us it had been owned by the WILKINSON family. In 1998 there was a very high flood, which may have taken them out.

Information:

Born

21 OCT 1848, Pike, AL^[1]

Census:

1850 - Pike, AL. ^[2]

1860 - Santa Rosa, FL. ^[3]

Marriage

Husband Joseph Scallinger Wilkinson.

Wife Emily Metts.

Marriage 24 NOV 1870. , Santa Rosa, FL.

Note: by Norman Campbell, JP.^[1][4]

Died

6 OCT 1879, Santa Rosa, FL. ^[5][1]

Parents & Siblings

Husband William James Wilkinson.

Wife Ann Duett Richburg.

Marriage: 27 DEC 1838, Troy, Pike, AL. ^[6]

Child: Maria Louisa Wilkinson.

Child: Olivia Anne Wilkinson.

Child: Alexander Wilkinson.

Child: John James Wilkinson.

Child: William de La Fletcher Wilkinson.

Child: Joseph Scallinger Wilkinson.

Child: Eliza Rebecca Wilkinson.

Child: Samuel Wilkinson.

Child: Sarah Jane Wilkinson.

Child: Mary Jane Wilkinson.

Child: [Unnamed] Wilkinson.

Sources

• Source: Bible of Wm J WILKINSON - births, Christenings & marr, some dths; located in Flo's files
  • Joseph S WILKINSON died 10 o'clock - 6 Oct 1879
  • Joseph Andrew WILKINSON b 3 pm Oct 11, 1871
  • Patsy WILKINSON died this the ___ day of ___ 1840
  • Mary Anne departed Jul ?4 1865 -- 2y 4m 11 d (he did not calculate right) bth also

• Source: 1850 Census Pike Co, AL #1692
  • WILLIAMSON, James M 60 farmer 1000 NC; Wm J 37 farmer NC; Ann 32 SC; Mary 11, Olivia 11, Alexander 9, John 6, Fletcher 4, Joseph 2 (all b AL)

• 1860 Census Santa Rosa Co, FL 2nd Div # 105
  • WILKINSON, William 46 Mechanic NC;
    • Alex 15 Laborer, John J 14, Fletcher 13, Joseph S 11, Eliza R 8 (all b AL) &
    • Joseph S WILKINSON 21 Laborer AL, Oliva 19 FL

• Source: Santa Rosa Co, FL Probate Rec'ds WILKINSON, Joseph - inventory, & various others related to dth Sept 1914 - WILKINSON, John J

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Bible of Wm J WILKINSON - births, Christenings & marr, some dths; located in Flo's files
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH57-TNQ : 12 April 2016), Joseph Williamson in household of James M Williamson, Pike county, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing family 1692, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CS-RGK : 13 December 2017), John J Wilkinson in entry for William Wilkinson, 1860.
4. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23C3-Y6R : 7 December 2017), Joseph S Wilkerson and Emily Metts, 24 Nov 1870; citing Marriage, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States, Liberty County Clerk of Courts, Florida; FHL microfilm 929,765.
5. ↑ Santa Rosa Co, FL Probate Rec'ds WILKINSON, Joseph - inventory, & various others related to dth Sept 1914
6. ↑ Source: #S2521 Page