Native of Chester; Death of Rev. E. Alston Wilkes saddened home county
Special to the State
Chester, Feb. 17. - The Rev. E. Alston Wilkes, who died today in
Columbia, was well known in Chester, and his death caused much sorrow here. Rev. E. Alston Wilkes was born in Chester county in 1860. His father was Capt. Eli Wilkes of this county and his mother was Miss Hawthrone of Winnsboro. Capt. Wilkes was killed in the early part of the war leaving Alston as his only child. Shortly after the close of the war Mrs. Wilkes married Col. Richard Woods, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Broad river.
Young Wilkes was given the best advantages of that day by his step-father, who was devoted to him. After attending the local schools in Chester county he went to Furman university and from there to Washington and Lee university, where he took a course in law in addition to his regular literary work. Returning to his native State he taught school in Chester and surrounding counties for several years. He then determined to preach, and was admitted to the South Carolina conference of the Methodist church, of which he has ever since been an active member. Besides the active work of
the ministry as a preacher and pastor, Mr. Wilkes wrote a great deal for different papers. He wrote for the papers under the name of Amos Saunders, and was well known by that name among many of his friends. He was the author of two small volumes, "The Circuit Rider" and 'Echoes and Sketchings.'
Native of Chester; Death of Rev. E. Alston Wilkes saddened home county
Special to the State
Chester, Feb. 17. - The Rev. E. Alston Wilkes, who died today in
Columbia, was well known in Chester, and his death caused much sorrow here. Rev. E. Alston Wilkes was born in Chester county in 1860. His father was Capt. Eli Wilkes of this county and his mother was Miss Hawthrone of Winnsboro. Capt. Wilkes was killed in the early part of the war leaving Alston as his only child. Shortly after the close of the war Mrs. Wilkes married Col. Richard Woods, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Broad river.
Young Wilkes was given the best advantages of that day by his step-father, who was devoted to him. After attending the local schools in Chester county he went to Furman university and from there to Washington and Lee university, where he took a course in law in addition to his regular literary work. Returning to his native State he taught school in Chester and surrounding counties for several years. He then determined to preach, and was admitted to the South Carolina conference of the Methodist church, of which he has ever since been an active member. Besides the active work of
the ministry as a preacher and pastor, Mr. Wilkes wrote a great deal for different papers. He wrote for the papers under the name of Amos Saunders, and was well known by that name among many of his friends. He was the author of two small volumes, "The Circuit Rider" and 'Echoes and Sketchings.'
Family Members
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Marvin M. Wilkes
1889–1953
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Rev Roy Woods Wilkes Sr
1890–1946
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Guy Wilson Wilkes Sr
1892–1958
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Nannie Lou Wilkes Winters
1894–1980
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Maggie Belle Wilkes
1895–1896
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Irene Zona Wilkes Ackerman
1897–1975
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Clyde Hawthorne Wilkes
1900–1956
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Rev Eli Alston Wilkes Jr
1903–1963
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Azilee V. Wilkes
1903–1980
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Marie Cornwell Wilkes Arnold
1905–1977
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Thomas Byars Wilkes Sr
1907–1976
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