Thomas Wilkerson

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Wilkerson was born on 17 January 1797, in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, David Wilkerson, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth King, was 28. He married Effie Forehand on 1 October 1817, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1865 and Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866. He died on 10 December 1882, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Wilkerson
1797–1882
Eliza Followell
1807–1883
Marriage: 21 September 1827
William Wilkerson
about 1828–1906
Martha Wilkerson
1838–
Robert T Wilkerson
1830–1832
Margery Wilkerson
1832–1870
Artemacy Wilkerson
1834–1914
Van Buren Wilkerson
1837–
Jennings Alexander Wilkerson
1840–1908
Wallace Tallard Wilkerson
1845–1879
Sarah Elizabeth Wilkerson
1845–1895
Thomas Woodford Wilkerson
1848–1919

Sources (25)

  • Thomas Wilkerson, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Thomas Wilkerson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Thomas Wilkerson, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English (East Anglia and South East Midlands): from Middle English Wilkeson, a shortened form of Wilkinson , ‘son of Wilkin or young William’. The -r- is intrusive.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Margery Wilkerson 1822 - 1870, Wife of Levi Stewart

MARGERY WILKERSON 1832 - 1870, Wife of Levi Stewart (written by daughter, Lucinda A. Stewart Brown; edited by 2ggranddaughter, Marion Stewart Peterson 1997) Margery Wilkerson Stewart was born in …

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