William
Richard
Wilkerson
Born in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
William Richard Wilkerson Jr.
Died
at age 49
in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2018
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Biography
He was born in May 1862 in Robertson County, Tennessee.
William Richard "Dick" Wilkerson married Mary "Mamie" Maher (b: 10 Dec 1871 TN, d: 19 Apr 1960 Los Angeles, CA).
He was a colorful gambler at the turn of the century who once won a 13-state Coca Cola concession in a poker game, traded it for a movie theater, sold the theater and lost the cash in a poker game - all in a period of two weeks. [1]
He died on 05 Feb 1912 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
Sources
- ↑ "Book examines 'The Man Who Invented Las Vegas’" by Jerry Fink, Las Vegas Sun, 15 Feb 2000.
- 1900 USA Census of Ward#5, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama; on ancestry.com citing FHL#1240023; ed#0145; sheet#3, at 2116 Fourth Avenue in Lathain household; dwelling#36, family#44 included ...
- TN 39 Wilkerson W. R. (boarder)
- TN 30 Wilkerson W. R. (wife)
- TN 09 Wilkerson Willie, b: Sep 1890 (son).
- 1910 USA Census of Ward#4, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas; on ancestry.com citing FHL#1374063; NARA# T624_50; ed#0065; p7B; on Park Avenue; house#640 included ...
- TN/TN TN 48 Wilkerson William R., b: c1862, occ: gambler
- TN 43 Wilkerson Mamie, b: c1867, m: 21yrs
- TN 19 Wilkerson William, Jr., b: c1891
- 45 Fagin George.
- 1902 & 1903 Birmingham, Alabama, City Directory for William R. Wilkerson, spouse: Mamie Wilkerson; res: 2217 Fifth Avenue; on ancestry.com
- 1905 & 1907 Birmingham, Alabama, City Directory for W. Richard Wilkerson, occ: president; spouse: Mamie Wilkerson; res: 2217 Fifth Avenue; on ancestry.com
- 1912 Birmingham, Alabama, City Directory for William R. Wilkerson; spouse: Mamie Wilkerson; res: 2217 Fifth Avenue; on ancestry.com
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