Abner Foy Wilkerson (1888 - 1961)

Born 12 Apr 1888 in Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Died 29 Jun 1961 at age 73 in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Abner Foy Wilkerson was born April 12, 1888, in Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, a son of Edmund Everette Wilkerson and Sally Jerusha Baker. Using his middle name of "Foy" he is found at the age of 12, as "Fay Wilkerson" a single, white male, residing in the home of his parents in Dothan, Henry county, Alabama in 1900. ^[1] In 1910, "Foy Wilkerson" age 22, is found living in Attapulgus, Decatur county, Georgia with his father Edward E. Wilkerson and wife "Ella." ^[2] Foy appears to be one of nine children in his family.

Abner Foy Wilkerson's Draft card for World War I confirms his date and place of birth. The image, which may be viewed on FamilySearch.org indicates that he is a single young man, of medium build, slender with light brown eyes and dark brown hari. ^[3] Abner Foy Wilkerson entered military service July 1, 1919, in St Louis, Missouri. ^[4]

Foy married Clara Belle Fortson, born in January, 1900, in Alabama, a daughter of Thomas Benjamin Fortson and Parchie Anna Bond. ^[5] They became the parents of as many as seven children. Foy and Clara are found on the 1920 census, living in Houston county, Alabama. ^[6] By the 1930 census, A. Foy Wilkerson and Clara are living in Climax, Decatur county, Georgia, with children Carlton, Kathleen and Irene. ^[7] Foy is found as "A.F.Wilkerson" on the 1940 census of Decatur county Georgia. Children in the home are Carlton, Kathleen, Irene, Emma Jean, Hilda Ruth, and Annell. (one son and six daughters) ^[8]

Abner Foy Wilkerson died June 29, 1961, in Dothan, Houston county, Alabama and is buried in the churchyard of the Bay Springs Baptist Church, in Dothan. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98P-JNV : 9 March 2022), Fay Wilkerson in entry for Edward E Wilkerson, 1900
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK6-XR7 : accessed 26 June 2022), Foy Wilkerson in household of Edward E Wilkerson, Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 16B, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 183; FHL microfilm 1,374,196
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZH-BDM : 29 December 2021), Abner Foy Wilkerson, 1917-1918
4. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W75H-FQMM : 26 October 2019), Abner Foy Wilkerson, 1 Jul 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC7Q-D3X
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZT-RDF : 31 January 2021), Foy Wilkerson, 1920
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3Q92-PN2 : accessed 26 June 2022), A Foy Wilkerson, Climax, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 1A, line 28, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 350; FHL microfilm 2,340,085
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LF-6VW : 8 January 2021), A F Wilkerson, District 1361, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-16, sheet 5A, line 10, family 73, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 663
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91515209/abner-foy-wilkerson

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Wilkerson-267 created through the import of clements.GED on Jul 9, 2011 by John Clements