The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Wilkinson · ◉ a direct ancestor of ours

♂William Robert Wilkinson

Born 1816, Hole House, Howgill, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. Died 1886, Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois U.S.A..

3 of 10 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.

Parents

Thomas W. Wilkinson 1767–1840 and Ann Rah/Rae 1784–1858 their family

Spouses and children

Life, as the records tell it

EventWhenWhereHow we know
Birth
C3 (checked 2026-08-10): precise birthplace per 1994 Ahnentafel chart, which gives "Hole House, Howgill, Sedbergh, Yorkshire" (previously only "Hole House...Sedbergh, Yorkshire" was in the tree). Three generations of this family reportedly lived at this pr
 19 Jan 1816 Hole House, Howgill, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England on record
Christening 10 Feb 1816 Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England not yet documented
Living at 1850 Wabash county, part of, Wabash, Illinois, United States not yet documented
Living at
Occupation: Merch
 1860 Friendsville, Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States on record
Living at
Occupation: Milling
 1870 Friendsville, Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States on record
Living at 1880 Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States not yet documented
Death 28 Jun 1886 Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois U.S.A. from a compiled source
Burial . Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States from a compiled source
Family note - unnamed children
William Robert Wilkinson and Sarah Williams had 8 children born total; 5 are named/traceable (Robert Thomas, Alice A., Mary, Sarah, George) and 3 more died young and are unnamed in the source. Source: "Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Count
 . not yet documented
Occupation
C3 research (2026-08-10): source for "Honorable" title. Per "Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois" (1883), bio of brother Thomas Wilkinson: W.R. Wilkinson was a Friendsville merchant; commissioned postmaster 1841; justice of
 . Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States not yet documented

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

  • 1860 United States Federal Census — Birth, Living at
  • U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current — Birth, Death, Burial
  • 1870 United States Federal Census — Birth, Living at

Ancestors in time

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Line of descent

  1. Thomas W. Wilkinson 1767–1840
    1. Robert Wilkinson
    2. Mary Robinson
  2. Ann Rah/Rae 1784–1858

Descendants in time

William Robert Wilkinson at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.

Descendants

  1. Alice A. Wilkinson 1843–
  2. Mary Butler Wilkinson 1847–1923
  3. Robert Thomas Wilkinson 1850–1917
    1. Ross Wilkinson
    2. Mabel Wilkinson 1875–1954
      1. Mary Esther Schneck 1900–1968
        1. Nancy Jane Blanchard 1929–2006
        2. Robert Watson Blanchard 1934–2006
        3. children who may still be living
      2. Robert Jacob Schneck 1901–
        1. children who may still be living
    3. Robert Clyde Wilkinson 1878–1951
      1. Julia Claude Wilkinson 1905–1983
        1. children who may still be living
      2. Robert Thomas Wilkinson 1908–1981
        1. children who may still be living
      3. John Marshall Wilkinson 1922–2012
        1. children who may still be living
    4. James Harvey Wilkinson 1882–1924
      1. James Harvey Wilkinson Jr 1914–1996
        1. Ronald Barnes Wilkinson 1933–2004
        2. Thomas Charles Wilkinson 1946–1995
      2. William Merrill Wilkinson 1908–1983
      3. Thomas C. Wilkinson 1920–1945
  4. Sarah Wilkinson 1854–1916
  5. Jane Wilkinson 1856–1882
  6. George Wilkinson 1859–1921