HARRIET WILKINSON, b. 1856 TN, to NC
Looking for the parents of Harriet (Hattie) Green Wilkinson. (Green is middle name).Born 1856 in TN.On 1870 census for Mecklenburg Co. NC. age 14, in household of Thomas I. (age 30)and Laura Wilkinson (age 27).Also listed is Ellen Wilkinson, Harriets Sister, and the Children of Thomas and Laura, Mary 6, William 4, Charles 3, Mollie 7 months. Thomas is listed as a taylor.As Thomas would have been 16 and Laura 13 at the time of Hattie's birth, I believe that Thomas is her brother, not her father.Hattie and Ellen are listed as born in TN.Thomas as being born in VA, and Laura as being born in NC.
Hattiemarried John Franklin Benfield 23 Nov 1886, in Mecklenburg Co., NC. She is listed as age 30.He as age 26.Their Children were:Thomas Eddney Benfield b. 1887, Samuel Floyd Benfield b. 1889, and Gilbert Franklin Benfield b. 1891.
Hattie, had (according to family tradition) a brother William who married a woman named Rose, and they had a daughter that lived in Charlotte. (William may have been a half brother).My grandmother kept a newspaper photo of W. C. Wilkinson.He was supposedly a road engineer, for whom the portion of highway 74 between Charlotte, and Gastonia NC was named.IE:Wilkinson Blvd.
Can anyone help me with any of this, any help would be appreciated.Thanks.