| 1. | Rutha Henry was born in 1875 in Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living). Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Ruth
- Name: Ruth Wilkes
- Residence: 1910, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Notes:
She was the daughter of Alexander S. amd Elizabeth Branch Henry, granddaughter of John Emmett Henry and his first wife Martha, and of Rachel Branch, who gave birth to Nancy before becoming the second wife of John Emmitt Henry. Great grand daughter of David and Charity Hagan Branch. Ruth Henry Wilkes, a 10 year old daughter, and an infant, whose names are unknown, all were killed in a cotton-gin accident when the girl, holding the infant too close to the gin, allowed the infant to be caught in the machinery. In futile rescue efforts, both the girl and her mother also were pulled into the machinery. Buddy later married Ruth's younger sister, Rachel, by whom he had no children. Buddy, Ruth, and the two children are buried in unmarked graves in Mount Zion Cemetery near Rockledge, next to Rachel's grave, which is marked.
SOURCE: Ernie Wilkes edwilkes@yahoo.com
Rutha married Elisha Leroy Wilkes on 2 Feb 1896 in Laurens, Georgia, USA. Elisha (son of Nathaniel Wilkes and Monica Branch) was born on 7 Jan 1876 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Apr 1943 in Mount Vernon, Montgomery, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Mary L Wilkes was born in 1900 in Georgia, USA.
- Annie Wilkes was born in 1906 in Georgia, USA.
- Lee Otis Wilkes, Sr was born on 31 Aug 1906 in Georgia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1983 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; was buried in Walker Cemetery, Montgomery, Georgia, USA.
- Carlton Wilkes was born in 1912 in Georgia, USA.
- Carrie Wilkes was born in 1919 in Orland, Treutlen, Georgia, USA.
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