Edward Wilkinson

(January 16, 1870 - March 19, 1938)
Edward Wilkinson|b. Jan 16, 1870\nd. Mar 19, 1938|p96.htm|Thomas (III) Wilkinson|b. Feb 17, 1835\nd. Jul 18, 1908|p172.htm|Harriet A. English|b. Jun 4, 1848\nd. Dec 24, 1947|p171.htm|Thomas (II) Wilkinson|b. Mar 9, 1813\nd. May 30, 1886|p857.htm|Catharine Carson|b. about 1816|p858.htm|James English|b. about 1812|p1021.htm|Mary|b. about 1820\nd. after 1850|p2375.htm|

Relationship=Grandfather of Janet Grace Neuendorf.
Relationship=Grandson of James English.
Relationship=Great-grandson of Thomas (I) Wilkinson.
Charts on which this person appears:
Janet G. Smith (nee Neuendorf) Family Tree
     Edward Wilkinson also went by the name of Ed. He was born on Sunday, January 16, 1870 in Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin, son of Thomas (III) Wilkinson and Harriet A. English. He did not have a middle name.1,2,3

Edward married Glendora Dewitt, daughter of John Jefferson Dewitt and Hulda Joann Rogers, before April 23, 1900.4

According to the US census of June 8, 1900, Edward was living at home with his parents in Wellington Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin. He was 29 years old and he worked as a farm laborer.2

On July 18, 1908, Edward was the death informant of his father Thomas (III) Wilkinson. His father died at age 73 years.5,6

On October 9, 1912, his daughter, Augusta, married Herman August Neuendorf.7,8

On August 18, 1926, his son, John, married Myrtle Agnes Martelle.9,3

Edward died on Saturday, March 19, 1938 at age 68. He was at home in the care of his oldest daughter, Augusta (Reetz) Neuendorf and her daughters. The cause of his death was from a stroke.1,3
Edward Wilkinson's Gravestone
He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin. The cemetery is located on top of the hill, at the northeast edge of Wilton village, two and ½ blocks east of county Highway M and the bike trail intersection.5,10,11


His obituary, presumably from Wilton's newspaper, reads - Edward Wilkinson passed away at Dubuque, Iowa, Friday at the age of 68 years. He was a former Wilton resident, having operated a grain and feed elevator here for many years. The body was brought here Monday. Services were held Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the M. E. church and interment was made in the Hillside cemetery. He is survived by his two sons, Carl and John, of La Crosse, two daughters Grace of Evanston, Illinois, and Mrs. Herman Neuendorf of Dubuque, Iowa, and his mother Mrs. H. A. Wilkinson of Norwalk.12
13,14

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Front - Glendora, Carl, Edward Back- John, Grace

Child of Edward Wilkinson and Augusta K. Alvine Reetz

Children of Edward Wilkinson and Glendora Dewitt

Citations

  1. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Wilton Hillside Cem inscriptions, Monroe Co. Hist. Soc. Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  2. [S26] Thomas Wilkinson, 8 Jun 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Dwelling 45 - Family 45, Heritage Quest Online Series: T623 Roll: 1808 Page: 280.
  3. [S90] Interview with Thomas Wilkinson (Gunnison, Colorado), by Susan J. Noyes, 08 May 2004. Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA), Family Tree Chart.
  4. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Wisconsin, Monroe, Wellington - Series: T624 Roll: 1729 Page: 297.
  5. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  6. [S121] Thomas Wilkinson entry, Death Registration was veiwed by Susan Noyes during her 2003 research, Vol. 4-262, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Wilkinson Death Reg (viewed by SJN).
  7. [S47] Herman Neuendorgf & Gusta Reetz marriage, 09 Oct 1912, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin, Monroe Co., Recorded 11 Oct 1912, Page No. 7M 137, Date Recorded 1 Oct 1912.
  8. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), p. 42, 43c. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  9. [S93] Certificate of Marriage for John Wilkinson and Myrtle Martelle, Thomas Wilkinson Research Compilation, Wilkinson Family Photo and History Album, Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Hereinafter cited as Certificate of Marriage.
  10. [S44] Interview with Helen Burkart (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005.
  11. [S79] Newspaper announcement viewed by Susan J. Noyes.
  12. [S202] Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping , Presumably from a Wilton, Wisconsin newspaper dated late March 1938.
  13. [S44] Interview with Helen Burkart (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005. , Photograph in Helen Burkart's Collection.
  14. [S90] Interview with Thomas Wilkinson (Gunnison, Colorado), by Susan J. Noyes, 08 May 2004. Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
 


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