Eleventh Generation

12620. Merlene G. GILE⁴⁵⁵ was born on 31 July 1914 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine.⁴⁵⁵

She appeared in the census on 6 January 1920 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine. Age 5, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Meslene Gile.

She appeared in the census on 26 April 1930 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine. Age 15, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Merlene V. Gile.

Merlene died on 2 September 2010 at the age of 96 in Maryland.⁴⁵⁵ Her obituary was published on 3 September 2010 in the Baltimore Sun in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland.

WILKERSON , Merlene G. On September 2, 2010, Merlene G. Wilkerson , of Sparks, beloved wife of the late William Daniel Wilkerson; devoted mother of Dr. S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson, Diana W. Carlson & her husband Ken and Sandra W. Ellington; cherished grandmother of Benjamin C. & Kevin T. Hoshall; adored great grandmother of Kael M., Elias B., and Lorien Hawk Hoshall; dear sister of Linwood Gile; loving aunt of Linda Van Curran & Frederick Carver.
Family & friends will honor Merlene's life at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 1509 Glencoe Rd., Glencoe, MD 21152 on Saturday from 10:30 -11:30AM with funeral services to begin at12PM. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services - Monkton, 16924 York Rd.

Merlene G. GILE and William Daniel WILKERSEN Sr. were married on 16 June 1946 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland.^455,3182

William Daniel WILKERSEN Sr.³¹⁸², son of Clarence W. WILKERSEN and Laura A. , was born on 9 August 1896 in Jewell, Anne Arundel, Maryland.⁴⁵⁵

He appeared in the census on 22 June 1900 in Election District 8, Anne Arundel, Maryland. Age 3, born Aug 1896 Maryland, parents born Maryland, living with parents. Name on census: William Wilkerson.

He appeared in the census on 5 May 1910 in Chaney, Calvert, Maryland. Age 13, born Maryland, father born Maryland, mother Virginia, living with parents. Name on census: William D. Wilkerson.

William served in the US Coast Guard during WWI .
Name: William Daniel Wilkerson
Race: white
Address: 1630 Webster St., Baltimore
Birth Place: Jewell, Md.
Birth Date: 09 Aug 1895
Comment: CG 5/5/17 coal heaver; fireman 11/1/17, USS Onondaga; CG Academy New London Conn. 5/27/17, Hon disch 5/4/18, CG 5/5/18 fireman; water tender 8/1/18, Dep Arundel Cove Md., Hon disch 10/7/18, CG 10/8/18 water tender, Dep Arundel Cove Md., Hon disch 1/10/19

He appeared in the census on 3 April 1930 in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland. Age 33, born Maryland, parents born Maryland. He was a stationary engineer and he had first married at age 22. His household included his wife Charlotte, 32, and children Iva, 9, and William Jr., 7. Name on census: William Wilkerson.

He registered for the WWII draft on 25 April 1942. He was living in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland at the time.⁴⁵⁵ He was age 45, born 9 Aug 1896 in Jewell, MD. He was employed by the Balto Realty Trust Inc. and the person who would always know his address was Charlotte Wilkerson. His name was written William Daniel Wilkerson Sr.

William died on 29 March 1954 at the age of 57 in Sparks, Baltimore, Maryland.^455,3183 He was buried at Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery in Sparks, Baltimore, Maryland.⁴⁵⁵

Merlene G. GILE-64126 and William Daniel WILKERSEN Sr.-64133 had the following children: