Abt 1770 -
Generation: 1
1. | John Wilkie was born about 1770 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Notes:
!SO: H-009.
NOTES: From Dundee, Scotland.
Earliest ancestor listed in H-009.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. George Wilkie
was born about 1800 in Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Generation: 2
2. | George Wilkie (1.John1) was born about 1800 in Scotland, United Kingdom. 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.)
Family/Spouse: Helen Bailie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. John Wilkie
was born on 3 Jul 1826 in Scotland, United Kingdom; was christened on 9 Jul 1826 in Dundee, , , Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 17 Dec 1915; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
- 4. George Wilkie
was born on 29 Aug 1828; died on 3 May 1915 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
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Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Lamond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Ann Adam Wilkie
was born on 22 Jan 1839; died on 6 Feb 1920; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
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Generation: 3
3. | John Wilkie (2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Jul 1826 in Scotland, United Kingdom; was christened on 9 Jul 1826 in Dundee, , , Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 17 Dec 1915; 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]
Children:
- 6. Clara Helen Wilkie
was born on 4 Aug 1853 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died on 30 Sep 1933.
- 7. Elizabeth Ann Wilkie
was born on 22 Feb 1855.
- 8. George W. Wilkie
was born on 19 Jan 1857 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died on 18 Dec 1914; was buried in Larabee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
- 9. James Monroe Wilkie
was born on 29 Aug 1858; died on 13 Jun 1942; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
- 10. Edwin Wilkie
was born on 1 Jun 1861.
- 11. Nancy Jane Wilkie
was born on 24 Jun 1864; died on 17 Oct 1959 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.
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4. | George Wilkie (2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Aug 1828; died on 3 May 1915 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States. Notes:
!SO: H-009.
NOTES: Never married.
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5. | Ann Adam Wilkie (2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Jan 1839; died on 6 Feb 1920; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Notes:
!SO: H-009.
BURIAL: Oakhill Cemetery.
Ann married Edwin Funston on 5 Apr 1860. Edwin died on 11 Dec 1883; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Clara Funston
was born on 29 Aug 1865 in Centralia, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died on 10 Mar 1935 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
- 13. James Frank Funston
was born on 4 Dec 1867 in Centralia, Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
- 14. Elizabeth Funston
was born on 23 Apr 1875 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; died on 29 Apr 1937.
- 15. George Edwin Funston
was born on 17 Mar 1883 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
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Generation: 4
8. | George W. Wilkie (3.John3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jan 1857 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died on 18 Dec 1914; was buried in Larabee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. 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]
Children:
- 22. Alfred George Wilkie
was born in Dec 1882 in Iowa, United States; died on 31 Dec 1964.
- 23. Edwin James Wilkie
was born in Nov 1884 in Iowa, United States.
- 24. 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.
- 25. Elizabeth E. Wilkie
was born in Apr 1889 in Iowa, United States.
- 26. 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.
- 27. John Wilkie
was born in Apr 1896; died on 21 Oct 1961; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.
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9. | James Monroe Wilkie (3.John3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Aug 1858; died on 13 Jun 1942; was buried in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Notes:
!SO: H-009
OCCUPATION: Skilled carpenter.
MARRIAGE: James was widowed when his 1st wife, Mary Elizabeth Filer died.
They had two girls. James remarried Clara Alda Peecher by whom he
had no children.
James married Mary Elizabeth Filer on 30 May 1884 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Mary died on 24 May 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Eliza Ann Wilkie
was born on 23 Feb 1885; died on 25 Sep 1886.
- 29. Clara Lavisa Wilkie
was born on 17 Jan 1887 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; died on 11 Aug 1968 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Family/Spouse: Clara Alda Peecher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Edwin Wilkie (3.John3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Jun 1861. Notes:
!SO: H-009
NOTES: Edwin was first a partner with his brother, george, in a boot and shoe
shop and later ran a food store. He was noted for his kindness and
generosity to thos in need.
MARRIAGE: Edwin and Ann had no children.
Edwin married Ann Walker Mathew on 21 Nov 1883 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Nancy Jane Wilkie (3.John3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Jun 1864; died on 17 Oct 1959 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States. Notes:
!SO: H-009
NOTE: Also known as `Jennie'. She and her husband, James, cared for her
parents during their last years in her home in Cherokee. Nancy later
moved to Santa Ana, California and lived there until she died.
Nancy married James Ward in 1880 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. James died on 2 Sep 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Clara Funston (5.Ann3, 2.George2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Aug 1865 in Centralia, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died on 10 Mar 1935 in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Notes:
!SO: H-009
NOTES: She never married.
PROBLEM: H-009 lists b. date as AUG 28 and also as AUG 29.
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