WILKES, Clark Adelbert 1888-1961
WILKES, BRUNSON, BILLINGS, STARK
Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 6/15/2011 at 10:06:34
Clark Adelbert Wilkes 1888-1961
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CLARK WILKES, 73, DIES IN CALIFORNIARiceville – Clark Wilkes, 73, former Riceville resident, died Monday at his home in Redwood City, California. Services were held in Redwood City.
Wilkes was better known as “Kid Vinton”, during his wrestling career when he was middleweight champion of Iowa and Illinois for three consecutive years. He was the son of Charles and Nellie Wilkes, Riceville.
He is survived by three brothers, Ralph, Riceville; Leonard, Waterloo; and Edwin, Alexandria, Minn.
Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday April 22, 1961
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California Death Index:
Name: Clark A Wilkes
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1888
Birthplace: Iowa
Death Date: 17 Apr 1961
Death Place: San Mateo
Mother's Maiden Name: Brunson#3
WWI Draft Registratiion: June 5, 1917
Clark Adelbert Wilkes living in Alburnett, Iowa, born June 19, 1888 in Riceville, Iowa, married, wife and childrenClark was the son of Charles Wilkes and Nellie (Brunson) Wilkes. He married Hettie Billings, the daughter of Roscoe and Sadie (Stark) Billings.
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