George W. Wilkie

Notes:

!SO: H-009., H-021.
NOTES: H-009 states that George spent his active years, first as a merchant,
then as a farmer on his 600 acre farm. H-021, 1900 census, lists his
occupation then as farmer in Cedar Township, Cherokee Co., Iowa. He owned the farm and read, wrote and spoke English.

George married Harriet Mathew on 8 Jan 1880. Harriet (daughter of Peter Mathew and Christina Smart) was born in Apr 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alfred George Wilkie was born in Dec 1882 in Iowa, United States; died on 31 Dec 1964.
2. Edwin James Wilkie was born in Nov 1884 in Iowa, United States.
3. Ann Walker Wilkie was born in Feb 1887 in Iowa, United States; died on 25 Jan 1932 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
4. Elizabeth E. Wilkie was born in Apr 1889 in Iowa, United States.
5. Mae Estella Wilkie was born on 18 Sep 1893 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; died on 2 Aug 1964 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
6. John Wilkie was born in Apr 1896; died on 21 Oct 1961; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.

Notes:

!SO: H-009.
BAPTISM: H-009. At the Parish of Dundee.
IMMIGRATION: H-009 relates that John, his 2 brothers, and his father left
Scotland to arrive in New York in 1849, but for some unknown
reason they returned immediately to Scotland. However in the
same year they again sailed for America, this time to stay.
The events of their second journey are related in a letter now
held by a family member (see H-009, P. 163) which tells a story of
about 3 months of stormy seas, finally surviving on ship by
collecting and drinking rain water and eating from small rations
of dried beans and peas.
NOTES: Not much is know of the early years in America, but from tradition it is
believed that John first worked in the shipyards in New York. The next
record is of his marriage to Jane at Galena, IL. Soon after their
marriage John and Jane moved to Dubuque Co., Iowa whrer all of their
children were born. In 1877 the family moved to Cherokee Co., Iowa and
settled on a farm in Cedar Township.
BURIAL: Cedar Cemetery.

John married Jane Goodwin on 29 Apr 1852 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. Jane (daughter of S. Goodwin and Mc Ginnis) was born in in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; died on 8 Aug 1906; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!SO: H-009.
MARRIAGE: H-009.
BURIAL: Cedar Cemetery.

Notes:

!SO: H-009.
MARRIAGE: Ist marriage was to Helen Bailie. She died leaving George a widower.
This marriage produced 2 sons: John and George.
A second marriage to Elizabeth Lamond produced one daughter, Ann.
Elizabeth died prior to the emmigration of George and his 3 children
to America. (See NOTES for son, John, for emmigration information.)

George married Helen Bailie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!SO: H-009.
NOTES: From Dundee, Scotland.

Notes:

!SO: H-009.

S. married Mc Ginnis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!SO: H-009.

Notes:

!SO: H-009.
NOTES: From Dundee, Scotland.
Earliest ancestor listed in H-009.