WILKINS, William
Dated September 1926 – only known source
Wm. WILKINS, son of George and Eliza Jones Wilkins, was born November 23, 1870, in Annapolis, Indiana. He was united in marriage to Martha Carter, March 17, 1892. To this union were born three children, Lawrence of Elyria, O., Fay who preceded her father to join her mother in home beyond, August 26, 1912, and Owen of Elyria, O. He was united in marriage to Ross Williams in 1908, and to this union were born three children, Violet, Jean and Max. Following an operation at a hospital in Decatur, Ill., he departed this life August 29, 1926, to join the members of his family and his friends who have gone before. Billy was a man of sterling qualities, radically honest and industrious as evidenced by being in the employment of the I.D. & W. railroad for over forty years. He leaves besides his wife and children to mourn their loss, one brother, George of Knoblick, Mo., two sisters, Mrs. Grace Connelly of Cayuga, and Mrs. Maud Goodwin of Annapolis, four grandsons and a host of relatives and friends. Much more could be said of the many good qualities of Billy Wilkins, but how could a life long friend say Less? The funeral was held Wednesday at 12 o'clock at the Bloomingdale cemetery