William Dorsey Jelks (1855-1931) - Find a Grave Memorial

Alabama Governor. Jelks served as the Governor of Alabama from 1900 to 1907.

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Parents

Capt Joseph William Dorsey Jelks

1819–1862
Jane Goodrum Frazer Wright

1831–1896

Spouse

Alice K. Shorter Jelks

unknown–1945 (m. 1883)

Siblings

Robert C Jelks

1851–1922
Martha Frazer Jelks Cabaniss

1862–1936

Half Siblings

Lola Wright Hood

1866–1958

Children

Catherine Shorter Jelks Comer

1884–1936

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1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census

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Lola Wright Hood

Catherine Shorter Jelks Comer

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