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James Laurens Wilkes

Male 1924 - 1997  (73 years)


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  • Name James Laurens Wilkes  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 5 Feb 1924  Clarendon, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [3
    Occupation Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.  [3
    Residence 1930  Plowden Mills, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1997  Cary, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marital Status: Married 
    Death 14 Apr 1997  Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • CARY -- James Laurens Wilkes: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

      Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - Wednesday, April 16, 1997

      Deceased Name: CARY -- James Laurens Wilkes

      CARY -- James Laurens Wilkes, 73, of Cary, died April 14, 1997. Mr. Wilkes was retired, having served 40 years with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

      A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Cary. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park.

      Mr. Wilkes is survived by his wife, Louise Wilkes of the home; sons, Rusty Wilkes of Watkinsville, GA., and Michael Wilkes of Hillsborough; daughter, Susan Godwin of Tifton, GA.; brothers, Clyde Wilkes of Manning, SC., Billy Wilkes of Swansea, SC., and Robert Wilkes of St. Matthews, SC.; sister, Elizabeth Taylor of Manning, SC.; 6 grandchildren, Chad Wilkes of Athens, GA., Matthew Wilkes of Watkinsville, GA., Shane Godwin of Tifton, GA., Alicia Godwin of Tifton, GA., Bethany Wilkes and Molly Wilkes, both of Hillsborough.

      The family will receive friends 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Cary.

      Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Organ Fund, 218 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511.

      Edition: Final
      Page: C2
      Copyright, 1997, The Durham Herald Company
    • Age: 73 Years
    Burial Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I14373  tng Genealogy

    Father Clyde Alexander Wilkes, Sr,   b. 11 Feb 1884, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1952, Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Pearl Victoria Sanders,   b. 10 Jul 1900, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1952, Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Louise Hyman,   b. 15 Feb 1924, Aynor, Horry, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 2020, Watkinsville, Oconee, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F10940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Feb 1924 - Clarendon, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married - 1997 - Cary, Wake, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Apr 1997 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
      1930 U.S. Federal Census. Plowden Mills, Clarendon, South Carolina, ED 22, roll 2193, page , image 318.0.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=95884735&indiv=try
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      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=95884735&indiv=try

    2. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86840835/james-laurens-wilkes.
      Record for James Laurens Wilkes
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=41178471&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=41178471&indiv=try

    3. [S343] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Record for James Laurens Wilkes
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncdeaths&h=12742487&indiv=try
      Name: James Laurens Wilkes
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
      Marital Status: Married
      Social Security Number: 251262332
      Father's Last Name: Wilkes
      Age: 73 Years
      Date of Birth: 5 Feb 1924
      Residence City: Cary
      Residence County: Wake
      Residence State: North Carolina
      Residence Zip Code: 27511
      Education: 11th grade
      Occupation: Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.
      Industry: Construction
      Date of Death: 14 Apr 1997
      Death City: Raleigh
      Death County: Wake
      Death State: North Carolina
      Cause of Death: Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus, and lung: Bronchus and lung, unspecified
      Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed
      Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death
      institution: Hospital Inpatient
      Hospital Name: RALEIGH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
      Attendant: Physician
      Burial Location: Burial in-state
      Recorded Date: 16 Apr 1997
      Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.