Robert Lee “Granddaddy” Wilkerson Sr.

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Robert Lee “Granddaddy” Wilkerson Sr.

Birth
Independence, Tate County, Mississippi, USA
Death
14 Oct 1957 (aged 78)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
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ROBERT LEE WILKERSON, SR.
Rites Today For Retired I.C. Employee Who Was 78
Services for Robert Lee Wilkerson Sr. of 2342 Raleigh-Frayser Road, a retired Illinois Central employe, will be held at 2:30 this afternoon at National Funeral Home. The Rev. Russell Duffer will officiate and burial will be in Memorial Park.
Mr. Wilkerson, who was 78, died at 2:57 a.m. yesterday at St. Joseph Hospital. (Heart Attack)
Born in Independence, Miss., Mr. Wilkerson came to Memphis as a young man. He was employed by the railroad as a section foreman in 1908 and retired as car inspector in 1943. Mr. Wilkerson was a former member of the Woodmen of the World and an active member of Ardmore Baptist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Minnie McIntosh Wilkerson; five daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
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1880 Tate County Mississippi Census:
Household Gender Age
parent N. J. Wilkerson M 53
parent Frances Wilkerson F 36
William Wilkerson M 15
Ater Wilkerson F 4
Robert L. Wilkerson M 1*
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1920 Shelby Co., TN Census
name: R L Wilkerson
residence: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1878
age: 42
birthplace: Mississippi
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Mississippi
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Household Gender Age
R L Wilkerson M 42y
spouse Minnie Wilkerson F 31y
child Edna Wilkerson F 9y
child Leona Wilkerson F 7y
child Gracie Wilkerson F 3y
Lee McIntosh M 33y
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1930 Shelby County, Memphis, TN census
Household Gender Age
Robert Lee Wilkerson M 51*
spouse Minnie Wilkerson F 41
child Leona Wilkerson F 18
child Grace Wilkerson F 12
child Robert Wilkerson M 9
child Nadine Wilkerson F 6
child Martha Wilkerson F 4
child Roy Wilkerson M 3
ROBERT LEE WILKERSON, SR.
Rites Today For Retired I.C. Employee Who Was 78
Services for Robert Lee Wilkerson Sr. of 2342 Raleigh-Frayser Road, a retired Illinois Central employe, will be held at 2:30 this afternoon at National Funeral Home. The Rev. Russell Duffer will officiate and burial will be in Memorial Park.
Mr. Wilkerson, who was 78, died at 2:57 a.m. yesterday at St. Joseph Hospital. (Heart Attack)
Born in Independence, Miss., Mr. Wilkerson came to Memphis as a young man. He was employed by the railroad as a section foreman in 1908 and retired as car inspector in 1943. Mr. Wilkerson was a former member of the Woodmen of the World and an active member of Ardmore Baptist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Minnie McIntosh Wilkerson; five daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
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1880 Tate County Mississippi Census:
Household Gender Age
parent N. J. Wilkerson M 53
parent Frances Wilkerson F 36
William Wilkerson M 15
Ater Wilkerson F 4
Robert L. Wilkerson M 1*
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1920 Shelby Co., TN Census
name: R L Wilkerson
residence: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1878
age: 42
birthplace: Mississippi
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Mississippi
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Household Gender Age
R L Wilkerson M 42y
spouse Minnie Wilkerson F 31y
child Edna Wilkerson F 9y
child Leona Wilkerson F 7y
child Gracie Wilkerson F 3y
Lee McIntosh M 33y
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1930 Shelby County, Memphis, TN census
Household Gender Age
Robert Lee Wilkerson M 51*
spouse Minnie Wilkerson F 41
child Leona Wilkerson F 18
child Grace Wilkerson F 12
child Robert Wilkerson M 9
child Nadine Wilkerson F 6
child Martha Wilkerson F 4
child Roy Wilkerson M 3

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