Mae McOuat and William Clements Wilkins

WILLIAM CLEMENTS WILKINS, son of MARY FRANCES SCOTT and JAMES EDWARD WILKINS, was born in October, 1876 in Indiana, and died in January, 1915. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.¹⁴

He married MAE MCOUAT on May 24, 1899 in Marion County, Indiana,²⁴¹ daughter of CAROLINE KOESTLE and THOMAS MCOUAT. She was born June 9, 1880 in Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died September 30, 1923 in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{587, 4931} She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{14, 4931}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Wilkins)
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Wilkins)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Wilkins)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Wilkins)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Wilkins)

Children of MAE MCOUAT and WILLIAM CLEMENTS WILKINS:

1. BABY GIRL WILKINS, b. April 27, 1901, Marion County, Indiana;⁵⁸⁴ d. April 27, 1901, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;^{14, 4931} bur. Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{14, 4931}
2. WALTER EVERETT WILKINS, b. October 10, 1902, Marion County, Indiana;^{584, 4931} m. MARGARET S. DUNN on August 17, 1929 in Marion County, Indiana⁵⁰; d. November 22, 1984, Community Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{4931, 585}
3. WILMA MERLE WILKINS, b. March 26, 1904, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;^{14, 4931} m. EDGAR ALLAN GRABHORN on December 29, 1923 in Marion County, Indiana²⁴¹; d. October 29, 1994, Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana.^{14, 4931}
4. FRANK EDWARD WILKINS, b. June 8, 1906, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;⁷³⁷⁷ m. MILDRED RHODA EIFLER after 1930; d. January 5, 1962, San Jose, Santa Clara, California.

Marriage Announcements and News

Indianapolis News, May 25, 1899⁴⁷⁰⁶

Wilkins-McOuat.

The wedding of Miss Mae McOuat, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McOuat, to Mr. William C. Wilkins, took place last night at the home of the bride's parents in Talbott avenue. The Rev. R. V. Hunter performed the ceremony at 9 o'clock, as the bride and bridegroom stood before a palm embankment. There were no attendants, except a flower girl, Ethel Elwarner, who came before the bride and carried her bouquet. A wedding supper was served, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins left for a trip East. They will be at home after July 1, at 1527 Ash street. There were several guests from out of town, among them, Mrs. Rufus Scott, of Davenport, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kern, Mrs. A. J. Tinney and Miss Caroline Wilkins of Richmond.

Obituaries

Indianapolis Star, October 2, 1923⁵⁸⁷

AUTO ACCIDENT HURTS PROVE FATAL TO WOMAN

Mrs. Mae Wilkins, 43 years old, 111 West Vermont street, died Sunday night in the Methodist hospital of injuries suffered Sunday morning when an automobile which she was driving plunged over a fifteen-foot embankment near Mooresville, Ind. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Mrs. Anna Pitts, 143 West Vermont street, and her two children, Vonda and Sylvester, were riding with Mrs. Wilkins but were uninjured. Mrs. Wilkins is survived by her three children, Walter, Frank and Wilma; three sisters, Mrs. Jean Prang of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Jack Stone and Miss Gertrude McOuat of Indianapolis, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McOuat.

Indianapolis Daily Star, October 3, 1923⁵⁸⁸

WILKINS—Mae (nee McOuat), age 43 years, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McOuat and mother of Walter, Wilma and Frank Wilkins, passed away at the Methodist hospital Sunday, Sept. 10, at 11 a. m. Funeral private, at the residence of her parents, 1850 Central ave., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 10 a. m. Burial Crown Hill. Friends may call Tuesday from 11 a. m. until 9 p. m.

Cemetery Pictures



Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 8, 1880211	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	James Edward Wilkins Mary Frances Scott Grace Wilkins George Emerson Wilkins William Clements Wilkins Walter Scott Wilkins
June 5, 1900482	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	William Clements Wilkins Mae McOuat
April 21, 1910445	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	William Clements Wilkins Mae McOuat Walter Everett Wilkins Wilma Merle Wilkins Frank Edward Wilkins
January 12, 1920444	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Mae McOuat Walter Everett Wilkins Wilma Merle Wilkins Frank Edward Wilkins