Jonathan Jackson Wilkey

1820 - 1899  (79 years)

• Name	Jonathan Jackson Wilkey
  Birth	12 Jun 1820	NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Record	10 Aug 1843	Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	- married Sarah J McCulley 1/19/1822 VA - 3/6/1864
  Census	1850
  	age 30, wife Sarah-age 28, 3 children
  Census-State	1850  [3]
  	age 30,wife Sarah
  Residence	1850	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	District 1
  Census	1860
  	age 40, wife Sarah J-age 37, 7 children
  Residence	1860	Hopkins Co, KY
  Marriage Record	10 Jan 1865	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	- married Elizabeth Jane (Sisk) Rye 1837 KY
  Census	1870
  	age 50, wife Elizabeth-age 33, 7 children, 2 step-children, bro John-age 58
  Residence	1870	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY
  Census	1880
  	age 65, wife Elizabeth-age 43, 4 children & 1 other
  Residence	1880	Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY
  Death	16 Aug 1899	Hopkins Co, KY
  Findagrave.com	05 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Beulah, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	New Beulah Cemetery
  Person ID	I1334	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Jun 1820 - NC Marriage Record - - married Sarah J McCulley 1/19/1822 VA - 3/6/1864 - 10 Aug 1843 - Hopkins Co, KY Residence - District 1 - 1850 - Hopkins Co, KY Residence - 1860 - Hopkins Co, KY Marriage Record - - married Elizabeth Jane (Sisk) Rye 1837 KY - 10 Jan 1865 - Hopkins Co, KY Residence - 1870 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Residence - 1880 - Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY Death - 16 Aug 1899 - Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - Beulah, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - son of Vincent Wilkey and Polly Dockery - on 8/10/1843 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah J McCulley 1/19/1822 VA - 3/6/1864 son Samuel H Wilkey 1844 KY dau Sally C Wilkey 1846 KY son William J Wilkey 1848 KY son Joseph Wilkey 1850 KY son Isaac Wilkey 3/2/1853 KY son Olean Y Wilkey 1854 KY son Commodore P Wilkey 5/4/1858 KY - 6/11/1937 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - married Miriam McGregor Wallis dau Rebecca Jane Wilkey 7/22/1863 KY - 1/13/1939 Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - married Lewis Chandler -- they divorced - on 1/10/1865 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elizabeth Jane (Sisk) Rye 1837 KY - dau of Milton Sisk 1815 and Martha Ann Pitman 1818 - son of Rev.Timothy Sisk and Mary F Sitler 1791 VA KY marriage index: Marriage Record for Milton Sisk Spouse: Martha Ann Pittman Date: 15 Sep 1836 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY - Elizabeth was previously on 11/2/1853 in Hopkins Co, KY married to Harrison P Rye son Answell Rye 1857 KY son Manthas Rye 1858 KY Elizabeth's siblings: bro William Newton Sisk 1836 KY sis Mary A Sisk 1838 KY - married John O'Bryan sis Virginia Harp Sisk 1840 KY - 1867 - on 11/3/1861 in Hopkins Co, KY married Alexander Harrison Utley - son of Thompson Utley 1812 - 1865 and Susanna M C Campbell 1818 - son of Obediah D Utley 1785 VA - 1839 KY and Jane Thompson 1785 sis Cynthia Susan Sisk 8/24/1862 - 3/9/1927 both in Hopkins Co, KY - on 1/21/1864 in Hopkins Co, KY married James L Kirkwood 1843 KY - bef 3/9/1927 - son of Hiram Kirkwood 1805 - 1883 and Sarah Utley 1810 - 1874 bro Gabrial B Sisk 1847 KY bro Andrew Milton Sisk 10/24/1849 Hopkins Co, KY - 3/15/1938 Webster Co, KY, - on 11/6/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elizabeth F Clark, - dau of Gilbert N Clark and Catherine Q Osburn bro Harvey Collins Sisk 10/26/1851 KY - 4/1/1941 Hopkins Co, KY, - married Mary Hamby, who died before Harvey sis Lovina Catherine Sisk 1855 KY - on 10/17/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY married James K Polk Lutz 5/30/1844 Nelson Co, KY - 6/2/1917 Hopkins Co, KY - son of Jacob Lutz Jr. 1810 - 1884 and Matilda Osburn 1816 - 1894 - dau of Isaac Taylor Osburn Sr. 1793 - 1880 and Jane Threlkill 1797 - abt 1834 son James Wilkey 1869 KY son Glover Jasper Wilkey 4/26/1873 - 1/13/1946 both in Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - married Ella F ??? son Benjamin Wilkey 1880 KY Jonathan's siblings: bro John Wilkey 1810 NC sis Margaret C Wilkey 1813 NC - on 11/4/1833 in Hopkins Co, KY married William A Lamb dau Georgia A H Lamb - on 11/23/1879 in Hopkins Co, KY married John Henderson McGregor 3/13/1850 KY - 3/25/1943 - son of William McGregor 11/17/1821 AL - 12/11/1888 and Isabelle Bishop 1825 KY - 5/20/1910 John's siblings: bro William P Mcgregor 1844 KY sis Sarah Frances McGregor 3/17/1860 Hopkins Co, KY - 4/15/1954 Webster Co, KY - on 10/19/1882 in Hopkins Co, KY married Frank Lee Franklin 1862 - 1916 - son of Finis Ewen Franklin 1839 - 1900 and Sarah E Wilson 1840 - 1878 - son of Stephen Dee Franklin and Temperance Nuckles Mason - dau of Lewis Wilson and Sarah Sisk son Hutcheson B Lamb - on 1/23/1856 in Hopkins Co, KY married Cynthia Jackson 1841 KY - dau of Christopher Jackson and Rebecca Thomas 1815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 3/5/2021 J J Wilkey Birth: 12 Jun 1820 Death: 16 Aug 1899 (aged 79) Burial: New Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 222808334 Created by: CHARLET WEAVER (48554029) Added: 13 Feb 2021 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222808334/j-j-wilkey Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2021), memorial page for J J Wilkey (12 Jun 1820–16 Aug 1899), Find a Grave Memorial no. 222808334, citing New Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by CHARLET WEAVER (contributor 48554029) . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S41] Marriage License.