Thomas (I) Wilkinson1

(about 1778 - September 11, 1862)

Relationship=3rd great-grandfather of Janet Grace Neuendorf.
Charts on which this person appears:
Janet G. Smith (nee Neuendorf) Family Tree
Thomas (I) Wilkinson's Gravestone
Sheldon Cemetery, Wisconsin
     Thomas (I) Wilkinson was born about 1778 in Ireland. His gravestone indicates that he was 84 years old at the time of his death, which makes his birth likely to be about 1778. The 1860 census has his age recorded as 90 years old, which would make him born about 1770. I don't know which is the closest to the truth.2,3 (Thomas was the great grandfather of Edward Wilkinson or even possibly his great great grandfather. Further research needs to be conducted on this subject).4,5

Thomas appeared on the Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin, census of 1860 in the household of his son (or grandson) Thomas (II) Wilkinson. He was 90 years old and was working as a farm laborer.5

Thomas (I) died on Thursday, September 11, 1862.2 He was laid to rest in the Sheldon Cemetery in Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin.2

Child of Thomas (I) Wilkinson

Citations

  1. [S18] John Neff (315), 1860 US Census, Jackson County, Iowa.
  2. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Sheldon Cemetery, near Oil City, Wisconsin. (Viewed June 2007) Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  3. [S106] Thomas Wilkinson Dwelling 1537 - Family 1522, 22 Jul 1860 Census, Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin Series: M653 Roll: 1424 Page: 127, Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin; Series: M653 Roll: 1424 Page: 127.
  4. [S90] Interview with Thomas Wilkinson (Gunnison, Colorado), by Susan J. Noyes, 08 May 2004. Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
  5. [S106] Thomas Wilkinson Dwelling 1537 - Family 1522, 22 Jul 1860 Census, Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin Series: M653 Roll: 1424 Page: 127.
 


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