Thomas Edward Wilkinson (1894 - 1957)

Born 17 Jan 1894 in Mahaska County, Iowa, USA

Husband of Gladys E (Garrett) Wilkinson — married 23 Jul 1917 in St Louis, Missouri, USA

Died 29 Jan 1957 at age 63 in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA

Biography

Thomas Wilkinson is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1917-1919
Mo CPL, Co I, 138 Inf WW I

Timeline

• 1894 Jan 17 - Birth - Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa^[3]

• 1895 State Census^[4] - Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas

• 1900 United States Federal Census^[5] - Weir, Cherokee, Kansas

• 1905 - Keokuk, Cherokee, Kansas^[6]

• 1915 State Census^[7] - Weir, Cherokee, Kansas

• 1917 May 27 - Enlisted in US Army^[8]
  • Name: Thomas E Wilkinson
  • Birth Date: 17 Jan 1894
  • Birthplace: Oskallosa, Iowa
  • Military Service Branch: National Guard
  • Military Unit: Co I 1st Reg Mo Inft
  • Relative's Name: Elizabeth Wilkinson
  • Event Type: Military Service
  • Event Date: 27 May 1917
  • Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

• 1917 Jul 23 - Marriage to Gladys E Garrett - St Louis, Missouri^[9]

• 1918 May 3 - Departure: New York, New York^[10] - Ship: Missanabie; Military Unit: 138th Inf; Rank: Private; Service Number: 1,453,342; Company "I" 138th Infantry, National Guard

• 1919 Apr 16 - Departure: St Nazaire, France^[11] - Ship: Aeolus, Military Unit: CO I, 138TH INF; Rank: Corporal, Service Number 1,453,342

• 1919 May 12 - Military Release Date

• 1920 United States Federal Census^[12] - Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri

• 1930 United States Federal Census^[13] - Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas

• 1935 - Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas - From 1940 Census

• 1940 United States Federal Census^[14] - Joplin, Jasper, Missouri

• 1942 - Joplin, Jasper, Missouri^[15]

• 1942 Apr 27 - U.S., World War II Draft Registration - Joplin, Missouri^[16] Contact Person: Ralph Wilkenson; Employer: H G Weidman Mining Co.

• - Divorce from Gladys E Garrett

• 1950 United States Federal Census^[17] - Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma

• 1957 Jan 29 - Death - Cherokee County, Kansas^[18] — Burial: Hosey Hill Cemetery, Weir, Cherokee County, Kansas ^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ (U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 $Ancestry Record 1102 #344509
2. ↑ During World War I, the 138th Infantry Regiment first took over operations in the Vosges Mountains in southern France and drew first blood for the 35th Infantry Division during a trench raid at Hilsenfirst. The regiment later took part in the Battle of St. Mihiel as a strategic reserve force. In the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne, the regiment led the division on the first day of the attack on 26 September 1918. During this engagement, PVT Nels Wald and CPT Alexander Skinker earned the Medal of Honor. Fighting through fog, enfilade fire from their left flank, and under constant artillery barrages, the regiment toiled through an exposed sector, German machine gun nests, and sniper fire to complete its objective on Vauquois Hill. The regiment fought alongside Colonel George S. Patton’s tank brigade to capture the villages of Cheppy and Exermont. After the Meuse-Argonne, the 138th assumed occupation duty south of Verdun. Wikipedia[1]
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVDG-GZK : 1 April 2020), Thomas Wilkinson, 17 Jan 1894; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,618.
4. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-891G : 12 March 2020), Thomas Wilkinson in entry for Thomas Wilkinson, 1895.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-VPJ : accessed 11 July 2023), Thomas Wilkson in household of Thomas Wilkson, Weir City Ward 1-2, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23B6-2RL : 20 February 2021), Thomas Wilkinson, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing card #A902, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,480.
7. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR5-FCX7 : 12 October 2019), Thomas Wilkinson in household of Thomas Wilkinson, Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, United States, 58, 24, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
8. ↑ "Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHQ-HDRL : Mon Jun 12 03:03:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas E Wilkinson and Elizabeth Wilkinson, 27 May 1917.
9. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WP9J-LGW2 : 25 February 2022), Gladys E Garrett in entry for Thomas E Wilkinson, 23 Jul 1917; citing Marriage, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007515652.
10. ↑ U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 $Ancestry Record
11. ↑ U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 $Ancestry Record
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8ZM-74K : accessed 13 September 2019), Gladys Wilkinson in household of Thomas Wilkinson, Saint Francois, St Francois, Missouri, United States; citing ED 100, sheet 18B, line 94, family 406, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 945; FHL microfilm 1,820,945.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X73K-4T1 : accessed 13 September 2019), Gladys E Wilkinson in household of Thomas E Wilkinson, Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 10B, line 78, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 696; FHL microfilm 2,340,431.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Q5-HLR : 28 July 2019), Gladys Wilkinson in household of Thomas Wilkinson, Joplin, Galena Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-12, sheet 17A, line 35, family 470, Sixteenth Census of the United States
15. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 $Ancestry Record 2469 #540376291
16. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVS-JLNV : 2 May 2023), Thomas Edward Wilkinson, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
17. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS8-YFV3 : Mon Jan 30 01:18:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Leona K Stitis and Charlie A Howard, 7 April 1950.
18. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWZ-92TW : 10 February 2023), Thomas E Wilkinson, .
19. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24751596