Jehu 'Jay' Frank Wilkerson

1846 - 1928  (81 years)

• Name	Jehu 'Jay' Frank Wilkerson  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Sep 1846	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as John F. Wilkerson, age 4 in HH#990 headed by Shadrack Wilkerson, a 55 year old farmer.
  Census with parents	1870	Sanford, Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#370 was headed by Shadrack Wilkinson, a 77 year old retired from service. Listed with him were the following Wilkersons: Margaret, age 48, keeps house; Elizabeth, age 15, sews in family; Mary, age 12 does housework; Samuel, a 24 year old oysterman; and John, a 22 year old oysterman.
  Census head of household	14 Jun 1900	Sanford, Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	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.
  Census head of household	30 Apr 1910	Sanford, Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	HH#298 was headed by Jay F. Wilkerson, a 59 year old oysterman. Listed with him were Martha W. Wilkerson, a 57 year old wife and Frederic L., a 26 year old son & oysterman.
  Census head of household	15 Jan 1920	Atlantic District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	HH#301 was headed by J.F. Wilkerson, a 73 year old oysterman. Listed with him were Martha Wilkerson, a 69 year old wife and Fred Wilkerson, a 35 year old son & oysterman.
  Record ID	7382
  Death	2 Jun 1928  [8]
  	Sanford - Mr. Jehu F. Wilkerson, aged 82 years, died on 2 Jun 1928 (Pen. Ent., 23 Jun 1928).
  Person ID	I7382	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Shadrack Delastatius (of Jehu) Wilkerson,   b. 10 Mar 1794, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 17 Apr 1877, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Margaret Shrieves,   b. 17 Jan 1824, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 11 Dec 1893 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Aft 29 Jan 1843  [3, 9]
  	It was on this date that Shadrack Wilkerson's 2nd wife Sarah Willett died.
  Family ID	F2689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [2]
  	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.
  Children	+ 1. Isadora R. 'Dora' Wilkerson,   b. 25 Mar 1873, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1954 (Age 80 years) + 2. Alice A. Wilkerson,   b. Aug 1874, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 12 Feb 1921 (Age 46 years)   3. Lloyd Frank (of Jehu F) Wilkerson,   b. 3 Mar 1876, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 29 Sep 1946 (Age < 70 years) + 4. Ella Mae Wilkerson,   b. 27 Jul 1878, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 15 Sep 1972, Westmoreland Co, Virginia (Age 94 years) + 5. Otho Thomas Wilkerson,   b. 13 Jan 1881, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 13 May 1958, Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 77 years)   6. Frederick W. Wilkerson,   b. 1884, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1972 (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F2688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Jehu Wilkerson (1846 - 1928)

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S374] Wilkerson, Shadrack Family Bible, 374. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1900 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1910 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1920 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S27] Peninsula Enterprise, Obituary, 27. [S373] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Wilkersons of Acc Co, VA, (Photocopied, New Church, VA, 1993), 373.