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Male Earnest Eugene Wilkes Click to view Earnest Eugene Wilkes in the family tree

Earnest Eugene was born on September 20th, 1896 in McNairy Co., Tennessee.1   Earnest Eugene's father was George Washington Wilkes and his mother was Emma Ander Perkins.  His paternal grandparents were Andrew Jackson Wilkes and Mary Ann (Polly) Basham. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Carl Clyde, Oscar Carl, Lacy Frank, John Dewitt Talmage, Dora Hester, Mary and Pearl Hazel.  He was the fourth youngest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 76 on March 24th, 1973 in Selmer, TN.1 


Earnest Eugene's family with Ethel Pearl Robertson

‌Earnest Eugene and Ethel Pearl were married in a religious ceremony on September 7th, 1919 in Selmer, TN.1   They had three sons and a daughter, named Living, Living, Living and Living.

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