John Lewis Wilkins
Birth: 19 July 1883, near Drakesboro, Muhlenberg County, Ky.
(Source: Ky. Special Certificate of Birth and Affidavits/Births Prior to 1911)
Death: 24 September 1954 Jefferson County, Ky.
(Source: Ky. Death Record Year: 1954 #17895)
Parents: Jesse Wilkins (1845-1900) and Jane W. “Jennie” Roark (1852-1890)
Golda Mae Cardwell
Birth: 4 September 1884 Kentucky (Grayson, Ohio, Union or Butler county?)
Death: 27 November 1985 Jefferson County, Ky.
(Source: Ky. Death Certificate Year: 1985 #01777)
Parents: Warner Taylor Cardwell (1859-1941) and Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Lewis (1861-1942)
John married Golda 5 November 1902 (Source: Muhlenberg Marriage Book 24, Page 315)
Their children, all born in Drakesboro, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky:
Contributed 28 February 2008 by Frances (“Fran”) Nelson Salyers, granddaughter of John L. Wilkins and Golda Mae Cardwell; daughter of their daughter Ida Frances Wilkins.
Updated August 9, 2017