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Descendants of William Wilkins, Sr.

9. HENRY LEVI² WILKINS (WILLIAM¹)¹⁹ was born 27 April 1821 in Eufaula, Barbour Co., Alabama, and died 27 January 1902 in Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon. He married (1) SARAH MATILDA JONES¹⁹ 02 May 1841 in Eufaula, Barbour Co., Alabama. She was born 15 April 1823 in Barbour Co., Alabama, and died 26 June 1888 in Corvallis, Benton Co., Oregon. He married (2) A. A. ROOT 16 January 1893 in Book 6, Page 454, Benton Co., OR. She died Unknown.

Notes for HENRY LEVI WILKINS:
Obituary (provided by Rocky Chilson:
Obituary of Henry Levi Wilkins as reported in the Roseburg,Oregon 'Plains Dealer':
Death of H.L. Wilkins:
H.L. Wilkins an esteemed old citizen of Roseburg, died Wednesday evening Jan. 29, 1902, at eleven o'clock, aged 82 years. He has resided in this state for the past quarter of a century the past ten years having been spent in this city where he has resided with his son, H. J. Wilkins, his wife having died about twelve years ago. Deceased was a prominent Mason of which order he had been a member for the past 40 years. The old gentleman possessed many exemplary traits of character and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves many friend, four grown sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. Mat and Miles Wilkins of Portland, Newt. Wilkins of Corvallis, Dan Wilkins of British Columbia, H. J. Wilkins of Roseburg and Mrs. Sadie E. Moore of Corvallis. The remains were taken to the old Corvallis home this morning for burial and will be interred in the Corvallis Cemetery tomorrow. H. J. Wilkins accompanying the body. The relatives and friends have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.

The Henry Levi Wilkins family moved to Oregon in June 1877.

Notes from book: "Genealogy: Wm. Wilkins, Sr." by Sanders Newton Wilkins

Married S.M. Jones May 2, 1841 at Eufaula, AL by Zadock
Daniels, Esq., witnesses: Jacob Odom and Malinda Odom. Served in Civil
War with Co "G"/23rd Alabama

Sold 160 acres of farm land in Choctaw Co, AL for $59.50 in silver and
moved entire family to Panola County, MS

Between the years 1874 and 1877 entire family migrated to Oregon.
Fourth son of William Wilkins, Sr. and Catherine Weldon Wilkins

Henry Levi Wilkins was born in Barbour County, Alabama on April 27, 1821. His boyhood days were much the same as those of the others of the same station in life, his father being a "woodsman", it was most natural that his sons should follow the footsteps of him, but in some respects, this course was not followed.

'Henry" as he was called when a boy, was a very perfect type of his mother - having black hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion, but in stature he was a fine type of his father and his family - his hair was black as a raven, and as curly as ever seen, and at his death - 82 years - his hair was not gray.

Henry Levi, of Barbour County, Alabama, and Miss S. M. Jones, of Barbour County, Alabama, were married on 5/2/1841, at Eufaula, Alabama, by Zadock Daniels, Esq. Witnesses: Jacob Odom, Malinda Odom.

The failure to sow a crop of wild oats and the expense of harvesting them was saved in early life by his marriage as above related and the necessity for continuous labor kept both body and mind employed and the strenuous life of both mother and father for the first ten years - will be passed over, and we will take up his activities when he began the construction of a mill for general custom service - both grist and saw mill - on the Gratham Creek, which was located about five miles from Eufaula, Alabama. The writer of this history, Sanders Newton Wilkins - was born just a short quarter from this old mill site on Nov. 4, 1851
Obituary of Henry Levi Wilkins as reported in the Roseburg, Oregon "Plains dealer."
Death of H.L. Wilkins: H.L. Wilkins an esteemed old citizen of Roseburg, died Wednesday evening Jan. 29, 1902, at 11 o'clock, age 82 years. He has resided in this state for the past quarter of a century the past ten years having been spent in this city where he has resided with his son, H.J. Wilkins, his wife having died about twelve years ago. Deceased was a prominent Mason of which order he had been a member for the past 40 years. The old gentleman possessed many exemplary traits of character and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves many friends, four grown sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. Matt and Miles Wilkins of Portland, Newt. Wilkins of Corvallis, Dan Wilkins of British Columbia, H. J. Wilkins of Roseburg and Mrs Sadie E. Moore of Corvallis. The remains were taken to the old Corvallis home this morning for burial and will be interred in the Corvallis Cemetery tomorrow. H.J. Wilkins accompanying the body. The relatives and friends have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.
Henry Levi Wilkins family moved to Oregon in June 1877.

1880 Oregon Census:

WILKINS, HENRY L. State: OR Year: 1880 County: Benton Township: Corvallis Pct Page: 062
WILKINS, Henry L. 59 Farmer AL GA GA
Sarah M. 57 wife GA GA GA
Jesse T. 21 son Farm Laborer AL AL GA
Sarah E. 18 dau AL AL GA
FURGUSON, Nida C. 10 grand dau MS AL AL
George P. 27 Boarder Farm Laborer AL Scotland AL
CORTZENDOFNER, Jos. E. 45 Farm Hand Farm Laborer MD __ __
WILKINS, S. Newton 28 Farmer AL AL GA
Mary 19 wife OR __ __
Lula M. 5/12 Dec dau OR AL __

More About HENRY LEVI WILKINS:
Burial: Unknown, I.O.O.F.Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton Co., OR

More About SARAH MATILDA JONES:
Burial: Unknown, I.O.O.F.Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton Co., OR

More About HENRY WILKINS and SARAH JONES:
Marriage: 02 May 1841, Eufaula, Barbour Co., Alabama

More About HENRY WILKINS and A. ROOT:
Marriage: 16 January 1893, Book 6, Page 454, Benton Co., OR

Children of HENRY WILKINS and SARAH JONES are:

55.	i.	MATTHEW GREENBERY³ WILKINS, b. February 1843, Eufaula, Barbour Co. AL; d. 24 April 1921, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., OR.
56.	ii.	EMILY TABITHA WILKINS, b. 04 July 1846, Eufaula, Barbour Co. AL; d. 23 March 1872, Batesville, Panola Co. MS.
57.	iii.	MILES WESLEY WILKINS, b. 28 February 1848, Barbour Co. AL; d. 30 May 1922, Portland, Multnomah Co. OR.
58.	iv.	HENRY JASPER WILKINS, b. November 1849, Eufaula, Barbour Co., Alabama; d. 21 January 1933, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.
59.	v.	SANDERS NEWTON WILKINS, b. 04 November 1851, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama; d. 25 April 1925, Exeter, Tulare County, CA.
60.	vi.	DANIEL MARION WILKINS, b. 1852, Eufaula, Barbour Co., Alabama; d. 1928, Midway, British Columbia, Canada.
	vii.	LEVI JOSHUA WILKINS, b. 02 October 1856, Eufaula, Barbour Co. or Choctaw Co., Alabama; d. Abt. 1875, Cornvallis, Benton Co. OR.

More About LEVI JOSHUA WILKINS:
Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever

61.	viii.		JESSE THEO WILKINS, SR., b. Abt. 1860, Choctaw Co., Alabama; d. 05 February 1898, Alaska on the ship: Clara Nevada - see notes.
62.	ix.		SARAH ELIZABETH WILKINS, b. December 1861, Choctaw Co. AL; d. 17 June 1941, Pomroy, Garfield Co., WA.

10. SAMUEL² WILKINS (WILLIAM¹)¹⁹ was born Bet. 1823 - 1825 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died 09 January 1903 in Oletha, TX. He married OBEDIENCE. She was born 1825 in Alabama, and died Unknown.

Notes for SAMUEL WILKINS:
Enlisted in the 56th Alabama at age 22.

May have been born in a different year than originally thought (as 1823).
Census Records, Wayne County, Mississippi, 1870 shows
Samuel Wilkins as age 45, male, Grist Saw Mill - which would have made his birth year 1825 instead of 1823 as previously thought.
O'Lene Stone found the following in a book on Mississippi:
William AL 1849
Eli C. TX 1853
Elizabeth AL 1859
Margaret 1864 it doesn't say where she was born.

More About SAMUEL WILKINS:
Census: 1870, Wayne Co. MS Age 45

Notes for OBEDIENCE:
According to 1870 Mississippi Census, Wayne county, Obedience was 45 years old in 1870, and is listed as housekeeper (wife of Samuel. Two children are listed: Elizabeth L., age 11 female and Margaret F., age 6 female - presume these are Lizzie and Maggie - as listed in the book on the Wilkins by Sanders Wilkins Newton.\

More About OBEDIENCE:
Census: 1870, Wayne County, Miss Census Records age 45

Children of SAMUEL WILKINS and OBEDIENCE are:

63.	i.	WILLIAM TAYLOR³ WILKINS, b. 27 June 1848, Alabama; d. 05 August 1925, Little Mississippi Community, Robertson Co., TX.
64.	ii.	ELI C. WILKINS, b. 1853, Wayne County, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1900, TX.
65.	iii.	ELIZABETH L. WILKINS, b. 1859, Wayne County, Mississippi or Alabama; d. Unknown.
66.	iv.	MARGARET CLEMENTINE WILKINS, b. 28 November 1862, Wayne Co, MS or in Alabama; d. 05 October 1906, Anderson, Grimes, TX.

11. WELDON² WILKINS (WILLIAM¹)¹⁹ was born 1825 in Alabama, and died 1895. He married (1) CATHERINE. She was born 1824 in Georgia ²⁰, and died Unknown. He married (2) LYDIA A.²¹. She was born 1828 in North Carolina, and died Unknown. He married (3) LYDIA A.. She was born 1828 in NC, and died Unknown.

Notes for WELDON WILKINS:
Weldon - 7th son of William Wilkins, Sr.
"Dock" he was called. The last reliable account of Weldon and his family was in 1876, when with bag and baggage he crossed the Mississippi river at or near Friars Point, Arkansas, and while we have had scattering reports of deaths in the family when run down, no one could confirm the report, and for that reason we will have to conclude that when the ferry boat left the Mississippi side of the river and landed in Arkansas, we must say that that is the last authentic account ever had of him or any of his offspring.

He was a man of a very peculiar type and had such singular ideas - was if you please, belonging to class peculiarly his own, and was not very much with his other brothers - unless in need of assistance - then he came, and when we had it, was off again until another opportunity to return on a like mission.
Nickname: Dock.

1880 Federal Census shows a granddaughter living with Weldon (Welden) Wilkins & wife:
Nett Markham. Nett was probably the daughter of Frances J. Wilkins & M.C. Markham (Marcum).

Clarke Co. MS Marriage Book C 1867-1873:
Jno. M. C. Marcum and Frances J. Wilkins, married on 3-7-1872,
Bondsman, Weldon Wilkins, married by R. D. Weems, JP.

More About WELDON WILKINS:
Census 1: 1860, 1860 census age 36, Wayne Co., MS ^22,²³
Census 2: 1870, 1870 Census age 45, Wayne Co., MS
Census 3: 1880, Logan Co., AR age 56

Notes for CATHERINE:
Catherine is not listed on the 1870 census, but was listed on the 1860 census.

More About CATHERINE:
Census 1: 1860, Wayne Co. MS Age 34
Census 2: 1870, Was not listed
Census 3: 1880, Logan County, Arkansas Age 60

Children of WELDON WILKINS and CATHERINE are:

67.	i.	FRANCES J.³ WILKINS, b. 1844, Alabama; d. Unknown.
	ii.	TOBIATHA WILKINS, b. Abt. 1848; d. Unknown.
	iii.	SARAH B. WILKINS, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

Notes for SARAH B. WILKINS:
Birth information from 1870 census age 21

More About SARAH B. WILKINS:
Census: 1870, Wayne Co. MS Age 21

iv.

JOHN W. WILKINS, b. 1851, Alabama²³; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN W. WILKINS:
Birth information from census

1860 census age 9

1870 census age 19

More About JOHN W. WILKINS:
Census 1: 1860, Wayne Co. MS Age 9
Census 2: 1870, Wayne Co. MS Age 19
Census 3: 1880, Logan Co., AR age 29

68.	v.		HENRY WILKINS, b. 1853, AL; d. Unknown.
	vi.		CALEDONIA WILKINS, b. 1854, Alabama²³; d. Unknown.

Notes for CALEDONIA WILKINS:
Information on birth from 1870 Census age 16

1870 census age 16

More About CALEDONIA WILKINS:
Census: 1870, Wayne Co. MS Age 16

69.	vii.		FILMORE WILKINS, b. 1859, AL; d. Unknown.
	viii.		SINGLETON WILKINS, b. 1859, Alabama²³; d. Unknown.

Notes for SINGLETON WILKINS:
Birth information from 1870 census age 11

1870 census age 11

More About SINGLETON WILKINS:
Census: 1870, Wayne County, Mississippi - Age 11²³

ix.

CHARLES WILKINS, b. 1862, AL; d. Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES WILKINS:
Birth information from 1870 census age 8

1870 census age 8

More About CHARLES WILKINS:
Census 1: 1870, Wayne County, Mississippi - Age 8²³
Census 2: 1880, Logan Co., AR age 17

ALHANON WILKINS, b. Abt. 1866; d. Unknown.

More About ALHANON WILKINS:
Census: 1880, Fed. Census: Logan County, Arkansas age 14

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