Brief Life History of Frances Marie
When Frances Marie Wilkins was born on 30 March 1855, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Nathan Salmons Wilkins, was 23 and her mother, Sarah B. Finn, was 18. She married Joseph Cotton Hobdy on 11 September 1883, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 4 West, Simpson, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Magisterial District 4, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 16 January 1914, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Greenlawn And Shady Rest Cemetery, Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Fannie W Hobdy in household of Joseph C Hobdy, "United States Census, 1910"
- Miss Fannie M Wilkins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Fannie Wilkins Hobdy, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1848–1928 Male
1855–1914 Female
Children (3)
1884–1942 Female
1886–1934 Female
1892–1931 Male
Parents and Siblings
1831–1855 Male
1836–1856 Female
Siblings (1)
1855–1914 Female
World Events (8)
1861
Age 6
1863
Age 8
1872 · The First National Park
Age 17
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Frances Marie (Fanny) Wilkins
Frances Marie was born in Simpson Co. Kentucky March 30 1855 and headed for Texas in May of that year to join Wilkins family in Bastrop Co. Texas. Her Father died on the way in Arkansas. Mother Sar …
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