Carol Mae Wilkey

1897 - 1983  (85 years)

• Name	Carol Mae Wilkey
  Birth	27 Sep 1897	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900
  	age 1
  Census	1910
  	age 11
  Marriage Record	04 Aug 1926	Cook Co, IL   [2]
  	- married Kenneth James Kavanaugh 1890
  Census	1930
  	age 31,spouse Kenneth J-age 40
  Residence	1930	Chicago, Cook Co, IL
  Census	1950
  	age 51, no spouse listed, son Franklin-age 15
  Residence	1950	Chicago, Cook Co, IL
  Death	02 Mar 1983	Warrenton, Fauquier Co, VA   [1, 3]
  Findagrave.com	19 Jun 2016
  	See Notes
  Nickname	Carrie
  Person ID	I1112	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Harvey Wilkey,   b. 02 Sep 1868, Hopkins Co, KY d. 16 Mar 1943, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Laurentine Franklin,   b. 27 Apr 1871, Hopkins Co, KY d. 07 Sep 1949, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Dec 1889	Hopkins Co, KY   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Sep 1897 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Marriage Record - - married Kenneth James Kavanaugh 1890 - 04 Aug 1926 - Cook Co, IL Residence - 1930 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL Residence - 1950 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL Death - 02 Mar 1983 - Warrenton, Fauquier Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - on 8/4/1926 in Cook Co, IL married Kenneth James Kavanaugh 1890 - d. bef 1983 son Franklin James Kavanaugh 1935 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21V-3XWC Name: Kenneth J Cavanaugh Sex: Male Age: 35 Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Spouse's Name: Carrie Mae Wilkie Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Marriage Date: 04 Aug 1926 Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, United States Marriage Place (Original): Cook, Illinois, United States Event Type: Marriage Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Kenneth J Cavanaugh Husband M 35 Digital Folder Number: 102071035 Microfilm Number: 102071035 Image Number: 00915 Citing this Record "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21V-3XWC : 23 January 2023), Kenneth J Cavanaugh and Carrie Mae Wilkie, 1926. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 6/19/2016 Carol Mae Wilkey Kavanaugh Birth: Sep. 27, 1897 Charleston Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Death: Mar. 2, 1983 Warrenton Fauquier County Virginia, USA Carol Mae Wilkey, daughter of James Harvey and Anna Laurentine (Franklin) Wilkey, was born on 27 September 1897 in Charleston, KY. Carol had six sisters and five brothers. She attended the public schools of Hopkins County, KY and Lockyears Business College of Evansville, Indiana. She obtained a job in Chicago, IL where she met and married Kenneth James Kavanaugh in 1927. They had one son Franklin James. Carol died on 2 March 1983 in Warrenton, Virginia at age 85. She was cremated by Lee's Crematory in Washington D.C. Family links: Parents: James Harvey Wilkey (1868 - 1943) Anna Laurentine (Franklin) Wilkey (1871 - 1949) Siblings: Nola Belle Wilkey Tinsley (1891 - 1980)* Floyd Cleveland Wilkey (1892 - 1961)* Flora Wilkey Purdy (1894 - 1981)* James Clyde Wilkey (1896 - 1958)* Carol Mae Wilkey Kavanaugh (1897 - 1983) Hubert Weldon Wilkey (1902 - 1977)* Pauline Beatrice Wilkey Craft (1903 - 1990)* John Jackson Wilkey (1909 - 1975)* Infant son Wilkey (1911 - 1911)* Beulah Wilkey Lewis (1914 - 2002)* Mary Ruth Wilkey Utley (1915 - 2011)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Cremated, Other. Created by: Elida Faye Tirey Record added: Feb 18, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 158305657 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S41] Marriage License.