Gussie Lee Wilkes

1901 - 1933  (32 years)

Gussie Lee Wilkes

1901 - 1933  (32 years)

Birth	22 Nov 1901	Georgia, United States
Died	30 Nov 1933	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Family 1	James Sidney Broadway, Sr,   b. 22 May 1887, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, United States
Children	1. Clarence Marshall Broadway,   b. 8 Aug 1921, Shiro, Grimes, Texas, United States
Family 2	Rufus Leon Brosette,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Married	28 Mar 1918
Children	1. Marie Brossette,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Texas, United States

James Sidney Broadway, Sr

1887 - 1951  (63 years)

Birth	22 May 1887	Madisonville, Madison, Texas, United States
Died	17 Feb 1951	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Children	1. Clarence Marshall Broadway,   b. 8 Aug 1921, Shiro, Grimes, Texas, United States

Rufus Leon Brosette

1883 - 1966  (82 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1883	Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Died	Mar 1966	Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
Family	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Married	28 Mar 1918
Children	1. Marie Brossette,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Texas, United States

Ruby Dee Wilkes

1903 - 1956  (53 years)

Birth	4 Aug 1903	Georgia, United States
Died	2 Sep 1956	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Family 1	John Oscar Kuykendall,   b. 2 Jul 1882, Cooke, Texas, United States
Married	Abt 1929	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Horace Greely Hammack,   b. 9 Mar 1889, Mississippi, United States
Married	19 Oct 1940	Harris, Texas, United States

John Oscar Kuykendall

1882 - 1962  (79 years)

Birth	2 Jul 1882	Cooke, Texas, United States
Died	5 May 1962	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family	Ruby Dee Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Georgia, United States
Married	Abt 1929	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living

Horace Greely Hammack

1889 - 1976  (87 years)

Birth	9 Mar 1889	Mississippi, United States
Died	3 Dec 1976	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family 1	Ruby Dee Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Georgia, United States
Married	19 Oct 1940	Harris, Texas, United States
Married	13 Aug 1959	Harris, Texas, United States

Charles Perry Wilkes

1905 - 1964  (59 years)

Birth	16 May 1905	Findlay, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Died	28 Sep 1964	Channelview, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Family	Dorothy Hazel Francis,   b. 21 Jan 1916, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Married	29 May 1933	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living   2. Mary Ellen Wilkes,   b. 1 Jun 1936, Harris, Texas, United States   3. Carolyn Ann Wilkes,   b. 7 Sep 1937, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Dan Edward Wilkes,   b. 21 Nov 1940, Harris, Texas, United States   5. Living   6. David Perry Wilkes,   b. 27 Oct 1945, Texas, United States   7. Linda Kay Wilkes,   b. 2 Feb 1949, Lolita, Jackson, Texas, United States

Dorothy Hazel Francis

1916 - 2005  (89 years)

Birth	21 Jan 1916	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Died	31 Dec 2005	Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charlie Robert Loy,   b. 27 Jul 1881, Bismarck, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States
Mother	Lena Rogers,   b. 16 Sep 1889, Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States
Family 1	Charles Perry Wilkes,   b. 16 May 1905, Findlay, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Married	29 May 1933	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living   2. Mary Ellen Wilkes,   b. 1 Jun 1936, Harris, Texas, United States   3. Carolyn Ann Wilkes,   b. 7 Sep 1937, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Dan Edward Wilkes,   b. 21 Nov 1940, Harris, Texas, United States   5. Living   6. David Perry Wilkes,   b. 27 Oct 1945, Texas, United States   7. Linda Kay Wilkes,   b. 2 Feb 1949, Lolita, Jackson, Texas, United States
Family 2	Aldo John Esposito,   b. 6 Oct 1911, Kansas, United States
Married	4 Jan 1967	Harris, Texas, United States

Boots Wilkes

1908 - 1909  (1 year)

Birth	8 May 1908	Georgia, United States
Died	28 Jun 1909
Buried	Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Family	Ella Janell Pinter,   b. 19 May 1907, Texas, United States
Married	26 Dec 1933	Harris, Texas, United States

Ella Janell Pinter

1907 - 1984  (77 years)

Birth	19 May 1907	Texas, United States
Died	21 Nov 1984	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family	Boots Wilkes,   b. 8 May 1908, Georgia, United States
Married	26 Dec 1933	Harris, Texas, United States

Minnie Louise Wilks

Abt 1913 - 1999  (86 years)

Birth	Abt 1913	Texas, United States
Died	2 Mar 1999	Florence, Lane, Oregon, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Family	Charles H. Jaenecke,   b. 4 Jun 1908, Texas, United States
Married	1928	Texas, United States

Charles H. Jaenecke

1908 - 1993  (85 years)

Birth	4 Jun 1908	Texas, United States
Died	11 Oct 1993	Florence, Lane, Oregon, United States
Family	Minnie Louise Wilks,   b. Abt 1913, Texas, United States
Married	1928	Texas, United States

Charles Marshall Wilkes, Jr

1929 - 2011  (82 years)

Birth	3 Jul 1929	Texas, United States
Died	18 Oct 2011	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Seabrook Cemetery, Seabrook, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Jennie Margarete Herring,   b. 5 May 1905, Texas, United States
Family	Wanda Jean Hearn,   b. 16 Jul 1931, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
Married	4 Dec 1950	Saline, Arkansas, United States
Children	1. Charles Michael Wilkes,   b. 16 Jul 1951, Harris, Texas, United States   2. Living   3. Donald Ray Wilkes,   b. 23 Nov 1954, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Living   5. Susan Alene Wilkes,   b. 31 Aug 1960, Galveston, Texas, United States

Wanda Jean Hearn

1931 - 2017  (86 years)

Birth	16 Jul 1931	England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
Died	21 Oct 2017	Seabrook, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Seabrook Cemetery, Seabrook, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	William Columbus Hearn,   b. Abt 1901, Arkansas, United States
Mother	Tennie Bell Wilmoth,   b. 7 Nov 1905, Arkansas, United States
Married	9 Feb 1923	Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
Family	Charles Marshall Wilkes, Jr,   b. 3 Jul 1929, Texas, United States
Married	4 Dec 1950	Saline, Arkansas, United States
Children	1. Charles Michael Wilkes,   b. 16 Jul 1951, Harris, Texas, United States   2. Living   3. Donald Ray Wilkes,   b. 23 Nov 1954, Harris, Texas, United States   4. Living   5. Susan Alene Wilkes,   b. 31 Aug 1960, Galveston, Texas, United States

Living

Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Mother	Jennie Margarete Herring,   b. 5 May 1905, Texas, United States
Family 1	Virginia Ann Young,   b. 20 Feb 1936, Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living   2. Living
Family 2	Jacqueline R Johnston
Family 3	Living

Virginia Ann Young

1936 - 1961  (24 years)

Birth	20 Feb 1936	Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States
Died	9 Jan 1961	Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Grand View Memorial Park, Deer Park, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Guy Henry King Young,   b. 28 Mar 1904, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Mother	Georgia Christine Cook,   b. Abt 1917, Texas, United States
Married	15 May 1935	Upshur, Texas, United States
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Jacqueline R Johnston

Family	Living

Living

Family	Living

Charles Marshall Wilkes

1874 - 1946  (71 years)

Birth	15 Aug 1874	Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Died	12 Jan 1946	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Seabrook Cemetery, Seabrook, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	John R Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1832, North Carolina, United States
Mother	Mary J Herring,   b. Aug 1842, Georgia, United States
Married	1869
Family 1	Jennie Margarete Herring,   b. 5 May 1905, Texas, United States
Children	1. Charles Marshall Wilkes, Jr,   b. 3 Jul 1929, Texas, United States   2. Living
Family 2	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Children	1. Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States   2. Ruby Dee Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Georgia, United States   3. Charles Perry Wilkes,   b. 16 May 1905, Findlay, Dooly, Georgia, United States   4. Boots Wilkes,   b. 8 May 1908, Georgia, United States   5. Minnie Louise Wilks,   b. Abt 1913, Texas, United States

Mittie Ellen Cowart

1881 - 1951  (69 years)

Birth	21 Sep 1881	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Died	6 Apr 1951	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Lycurgus Blackston Cowart,   b. 28 Jul 1852, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
Mother	Mittie Ellen Johnson,   b. 1853, Georgia, United States
Married	19 Jan 1875	Bibb, Georgia, United States
Family	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States
Married	24 Apr 1899
Children	1. Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States   2. Ruby Dee Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Georgia, United States   3. Charles Perry Wilkes,   b. 16 May 1905, Findlay, Dooly, Georgia, United States   4. Boots Wilkes,   b. 8 May 1908, Georgia, United States   5. Minnie Louise Wilks,   b. Abt 1913, Texas, United States

James Sidney Broadway, Sr

1887 - 1951  (63 years)

Birth	22 May 1887	Madisonville, Madison, Texas, United States
Died	17 Feb 1951	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Children	1. Clarence Marshall Broadway,   b. 8 Aug 1921, Shiro, Grimes, Texas, United States

Clarence Marshall Broadway

1921 - 1977  (56 years)

Birth	8 Aug 1921	Shiro, Grimes, Texas, United States
Died	31 Dec 1977	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	James Sidney Broadway, Sr,   b. 22 May 1887, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, United States
Mother	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Family 1	Margaret Worth Hudson,   b. 17 Nov 1926, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Ruby Evelyn Cole,   b. 17 Jun 1925, Texas, United States
Married	1 Sep 1967
Divorced	19 Mar 1973	Harris, Texas, United States

Rufus Leon Brosette

1883 - 1966  (82 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1883	Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Died	Mar 1966	Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
Family	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Married	28 Mar 1918
Children	1. Marie Brossette,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Texas, United States

Marie Brossette

1919 - 2001  (82 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1919	Texas, United States
Died	16 Dec 2001	Texas, United States
Buried	Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Rufus Leon Brosette,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Mother	Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States
Married	28 Mar 1918
Family 1	John Francis Foster, Jr,   b. 2 Feb 1911, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Married	30 May 1933	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. John Francis Foster, III,   b. Abt 1934, Texas, United States   2. Living
Family 2	Joseph Vernon Paulson, Jr,   b. 27 Jun 1918
Married	6 Jan 1972	Polk, Texas, United States
Children	1. Living

• Name	Gussie Lee Wilkes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Relationship	with Magdalaine TEVENIN
  Birth	22 Nov 1901	Georgia, United States   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Nov 1933	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [1]
  		Gussy Broadway Murder Galveston Daily News, Saturday, December 2, 1933
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Gussie Lee Wilkes,   b. 22 Nov 1901, Georgia, United States d. 30 Nov 1933, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 32 years) ▻ James Sidney Broadway, Sr;   Rufus Leon Brosette,  m. 28 Mar 1918   2. Ruby Dee Wilkes,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Georgia, United States d. 2 Sep 1956, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 53 years) ▻ John Oscar Kuykendall,  m. Abt 1929 ;   Horace Greely Hammack,  m. 19 Oct 1940   3. Charles Perry Wilkes,   b. 16 May 1905, Findlay, Dooly, Georgia, United States d. 28 Sep 1964, Channelview, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 59 years) ▻ Dorothy Hazel Francis,  m. 29 May 1933   4. Boots Wilkes,   b. 8 May 1908, Georgia, United States d. 28 Jun 1909  (Age 1 year) ▻ Ella Janell Pinter,  m. 26 Dec 1933   5. Minnie Louise Wilks,   b. Abt 1913, Texas, United States d. 2 Mar 1999, Florence, Lane, Oregon, United States  (Age 86 years) ▻ Charles H. Jaenecke,  m. 1928
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers (family of Charles Marshall Wilkes and Jennie Margarete Herring)
  1. Charles Marshall Wilkes, Jr,   b. 3 Jul 1929, Texas, United States d. 18 Oct 2011, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 82 years) ▻ Wanda Jean Hearn,  m. 4 Dec 1950   2. Living
  Person ID	I2084	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Marshall Wilkes,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Vienna, Dooly, Georgia, United States d. 12 Jan 1946, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mittie Ellen Cowart,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States d. 6 Apr 1951, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1899  [7]
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Sidney Broadway, Sr,   b. 22 May 1887, Madisonville, Madison, Texas, United States d. 17 Feb 1951, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Clarence Marshall Broadway,   b. 8 Aug 1921, Shiro, Grimes, Texas, United States d. 31 Dec 1977, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Rufus Leon Brosette,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States d. Mar 1966, Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1918
  Children	1. Marie Brossette,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Texas, United States d. 16 Dec 2001, Texas, United States (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1901 - Georgia, United States Death - 30 Nov 1933 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Gussy Broadway Murder Galveston Daily News, Saturday, December 2, 1933

  
  

• Sources

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