George Wilkerson

1828 - 1886  (57 years)

• Name	George Wilkerson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1823
  Birth	1826
  Birth	22 Jul 1828	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1861	Co. C, 22nd Texas Cavalry
  Death	14 Apr 1886	Muskogee Co., Oklahoma
  Burial	UNKNOWN	Coleman Cemetery near Porum, Okla.   [1, 8]
  Person ID	I31032	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Rebecca McFarland,   b. 3 Oct 1826, St Francois Co., MO d. 19 Oct 1888, Porum, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1854	Fannin Co., Texas   [2, 3]
  Children	1. George C. Wilkerson,   b. 28 Sep 1857, Fannin Co., Texas d. 12 Apr 1889, OK (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Charles Wilkerson,   b. Oct 1859, Fannin Co., Texas d. Arizona  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Nancy Rebecca Bell Wilkerson,   b. Abt 1864, Fannin Co., Texas d. 1899, Briartown, (Muskogee Co. OK) Indian Territory (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Helen Haines notes: I now realized why George does not show up in the index of Civil War enlistees. On his service records the transcriber put Geo. W. Wilkinson, instead of Wilkerson. No wonder. According to his CMSC, he was born in Georgia, was 35 years old when he joined on Dec. 16, 1861 in Honey Grove. He had dark hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. He had a horse valued $40. and rigging valued $35. He was mustered in on Dec. 27, 1861 at Ft. Washita with the rest of the McFarlands. An S. W. Wilkinson appears in the Brush Battalion, the 34th Texas Cavalry, and this is probably George as well. Records show that he was discharged July 1862 by order of Gen. Albert Pike in compliance with act of Congress that set age limits for enlistees. He probably then enrolled in the 34th when it was organized and the ages for service had been extended. If he was 35 in Dec. 1861, then his birth year should be in 1826, not 1828 as it says on his gravestone. He birth date is awfully confusing, because on the census records in 1850 in January, the records says he is 27 born in GA (which would be 1823). In 1860 in July it says he is 33 born in Arkansas (which would be 1828), and in 1870 he is 47 born in GA. However, his gravestone at Coleman Cemetery definitely says born July 22, 1828. The family moved to Indian Territory sometime around 1873. Further research on George Wilkerson was supplied to me by a descendant Gary Clampitt and he was sharing information with another cousin Joyce Vaughn. He connects up George with the line of John Wilkerson and above that Edward Wilkerson, Indian agent in South Carolina. It seems that Edward had an Indian wife, and that John did also. However, I have found conflicting evidence on this, so I am not sure of his heritage. Further information on George's heritage comes from Raymond Ray at Raysharon73@aol.com which seems to be very well documented. Marriage certificate #0287 issued to George Wilkenson and Rebecca Blankinship

  
  

• Sources

  [S1560] Darrell Debo, Samuel A. McFarland Biography. [S1636] Frances T. Ingmire, Marriage Records of Fannin County Texas 1838-70, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: 1976;;;;;), p. 3. [S1637] Frances T. Ingmire, Marriage Records of Fannin County Texas 1838-70, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: 1976;;;;;), p. 3. [S1693] 1850 Census, Fannin Co.Texas, other districts, p. 158, Image 33, fam. 186. Born in Georgia, wife Jane born in Tenn., and two children [S1695] 1850 Census, Fannin Co.Texas, other districts, p. 158, Image 33, fam. 186. Born in Georgia, wife Jane born in Tenn., and two children [S1783] 1860 Federal Census, Fannin Co., Texas, Beat 4, p. 102, fam. 685. Wilkerson, G.W. 33 farmer, 700, 250, Ark. R. Wilkerson 33 MO.; James H. 15 Ark; Sarah E. 13 TX; John M. 10 TX; John 9 TX; Eliza J. 8 TX; Mary A. 7; Wm. A. 7; George C. 3; Charles 1. [S1784] 1870 Federal Census, Fannin Co., Texas, Prec. 3, p. 30, fam. 209. Wilkerson, George, 47, farmer, 9000, 500, Georgia. Rebecca, 42 Missouri; Mary 20 Texas; William 18 TX; George 13 TX; Charles 11 TX; Nancy 6 TX. Living next to Rebecca's son James Blankenship. [S1885] Information from Joyce Vaughn.