Beckham Wilkerson

Brief Life History of Beckham

When Beckham Wilkerson was born on 6 May 1903, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, his father, Edward D. Wilkerson, was 46 and his mother, Florence Carter, was 26. He married Rose Lee Hunter on 16 October 1923, in Spencer, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3 Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 28 November 2003, in Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Cool Springs Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Beckham Wilkerson
1903–2003
Rose Lee Hunter
1909–1996
Marriage: 16 October 1923
Willis Lee Wilkerson
1926–1949
Georgie Wilkerson
–0024
Ray Samuel Wilkerson
1928–2015
Kendal Wilkerson
1933–1989
Randal Wilkerson
1938–2000
Roland Wilkerson
1941–1989
Walter Oscar Wilkerson
1948–1951

Sources (21)

  • Beckham Wilkerson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Beckham Wilkerson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Beckham Wilkerson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1904 · The Black Patch War

From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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