of Des Moines County, Iowa · from Oxfordshire, England · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Jesse Wilks
Jesse Wilks⚭ Mrs. Wilks
childrenMary Wilks
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
Carpenter in Oxfordshire, England.
Died a short time before the birth of his daughter Mary.
His widow remained a widow more than a half-century and later lived with daughter Mary Hemmings in Des Moines County.
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