Jesse Wilkins
Birth: 1843-1845, Muhlenberg
Death: 1900, Drakesboro, Muhlenberg (probate & guardianship records indicate death between 7 June 1900 and 28 February 1901)
Parents: Elijah Wilkins and Sarah Millard
Jane W. “Jennie” Roark
Birth: 1852, Muhlenberg (based on information stated on marriage record)
Death: 1890?
Parents: John R. Roark Sr. (b. about 1816 Muhlenberg, d. about 1882) and Jane W. Ingram (b. about 1817 Logan Co., Ky., d. 23 August 1899, Muhlenberg)
Jesse married Jennie 17 December 1873 (Source: Muhlenberg Marriage Book 9 Page 185).
Their children:
Contributed 28 February 2008 by Frances (“Fran”) Nelson Salyers, great-granddaughter of Jesse Wilkins and Jennie Roark; granddaughter of their son John Lewis Wilkins. I welcome corrections, sources, and additional information about this family.
Updated August 9, 2017