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Below is a family biography included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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ISAAC T. WILKINSON, of Skelton Township, Warrick Co., Ind., is a native of Daviess County, Ky., born May 17, 1845, the fifth son and seventh child in a family of eleven children born to the marriage of John G. and Eliza (Bishop) Wilkinson, who were natives of Nelson County, Ky. Mrs. Wilkinson died in Kentucky, and for his second wife Mr. Wilkinson married Mrs. Margaret (Cooning) Partridge, and three years after they moved to Warrick County with all the family but three, who were married. He resided in this county until his death in 1871. Isaac T. remained at home with his parents until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company I, Fifty-third Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving until the close of the Rebellion. Returning home he began farming, and February 13, 1868, married Miss N. C. Bradley, who was born December 10, 1847. They are the parents of eight children: Charles B. (deceased), P. M. (deceased), V. M., Lenora E., Everett, Fidella, Senna, and one that died in infancy unnamed. Mr. Wilkinson owns 105 acres of good land, is a Republican in politics, a member of the I. 0. 0. F. fraternity, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.
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This family biography is one of 274 biographies included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Warrick County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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