hmtl5 Richard Wikins b. 1813 Kentucky d. 9 Jan 1872 Sangamon County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Richard Wikins

Male 1813 - 1872  (59 years)

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  • Name Richard Wikins 
    Birth 1813  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 3] 
    Census 1850  Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Ball Township, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Jan 1872  Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Bridges Cemetery, Woodside, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6546  Hedges
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2026 

    Family Martha Jarvis,   b. 1838, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Edina, Knox County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1868  Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F2882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1813 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Sangamon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jan 1868 - Macoupin County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Ball Township, Sangamon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jan 1872 - Sangamon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bridges Cemetery, Woodside, Sangamon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      aged 58 years 10 m 26 ds

      From: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coffinquest/kentucky.wbg/pafg111.htm#40680

      Richard WILKINS was born in 1813 in Kentucky. He married Melinda BRIDGES about 1858 in Sangamon, Illinois. (Update from another source: According to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Richard Wilkins married Mrs. Malinda (Bridges) Hathaway on 10/25/1842 in Sangamon co., IL...)

      CENSUS: 1850 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows: Richard Wilkins, Malinda

      CENSUS: 1860 census of Sangamon, Illinois shows R. Wilkins, M., W.J. living near W. Bridges. Living with the Wilkuins is E. A. Calloway (10,f), S.
      Wilkins (70,F), L. Wilkins (27,f).

      Melinda BRIDGES [Parents] was born on 15 Aug 1817 in , Montgomery, Kentucky. She married Richard WILKINS about 1858 in Sangamon, Illinois.

      Inscription
      I am not at all sure about the birth year. The stone is partially covered by dirt that is currently like cement and I was afraid I would damage stone trying to get to date. I could feel it with finger. I am almost certain about the 7 but not about the 2 on the end.
      [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S25] Census.

    3. [S26] US World War I draft registration.

    4. [S90] Marriage record.


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