Otho Thomas Wilkerson

1881 - 1958  (77 years)

• Name	Otho Thomas Wilkerson  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Jan 1881	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	14 Jun 1900	Sanford, Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#215 was headed by J. Frank Wilkerson, a 53 year old oysterman, born Jan 1847. Listed with him were the following Wilkersons: Martha, a 49 year old wife; Frank, a 20 year old son & oysterman; Ellen, an 18 year old daughter; Otho, a 16 year old son & oysterman; & Frederick, a 14 year old son & at school.
  Biography	1910
  	Mr. Otho Wilkerson was listed in the 1910 and 1920 census as an oysterman. He moved to Horsey and kept grocery store there.
  Record ID	20759
  Death	13 May 1958	Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2, 5]
  	He was shown as Other Thomas Wilkerson, age 77, born 13 Jan 1881 & died 13 May 1958, the son of Jehu Wilkerson & Martha Marshall & the husband of Ethel Wilkerson.
  Burial	Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  Person ID	I20759	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Jehu 'Jay' Frank Wilkerson,   b. 25 Sep 1846, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 2 Jun 1928 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Martha W. Marshall,   b. 2 Feb 1850, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Oct 1921, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1871	Pocomoke Meth Ch, Grotons, Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	He was shown as Jehu Wilkerson, a 23 year old oysterman, the son of Shadrack & Margaret Wilkerson and she was shown as Harriet Linton, age 23, the daughter of Charlotte Linton. They were married at Messongo by Montcalm Oldham.
  Family ID	F2688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel T. Groten,   b. 23 May 1887, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 22 May 1958 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1904	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Skinner Wilkerson,   b. 12 Oct 1910, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 24 Oct 2001, Atlantic, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F6543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

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