Fred Harris Wilkinson

CRIDLING, EVANS, HARRIS, WILKINSON

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 9/2/2004 at 14:08:19

Fred Harris Wilkinson was born upon a farm in Scott township on the 22d of February, 1876, a son of W. S. and Mary (Harris) Wilkinson, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. He passed the days of his boyhood and youth much as did other lads who were reared in Iowa when it was a. frontier state. Much of his time was taken up in assisting with the work of improving and developing the homestead, but his education was not neglected and in the public schools he mastered the rudimentary branches of learning. After reaching years of manhood he continued to reside on the homestead and to cultivate the fields and care for the stock and he is still living on that farm, which is now in his possession. The land is naturally productive and its fertility has been conserved by the careful cultivation and rotation of crops, and as his methods are efficient he derives a good annual income from his agricultural labors.

In 1902 Mr. Wilkinson married Miss Mary Cridling, who was bom in Worth county Missouri, a daughter of John and Laura (Evans) Cridling, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson have two daughters, Muriel and Bernice. The name of Wilkinson has been associated with the he thinks best qualified for office development of Madison county since its earliest days and our subject is worthy of the heritage of honor left by his father and is in this day and generation manifesting the same spirit of progressiveness, scrupulous honesty and concern for the public welfare. He is independent in politics and usually votes for the man whom he thinks best qualified for office

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915"