Alonzo Wilkinson

Alonzo Wilkinson, son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Ray) Wilkinson, was born in Ohio, in 1811:, as stated in the family history in this chapter. He came here with his parents, and for thirty years resided with them, assisting in making and improving the old homestead. In 1871 he married Miss Esther F., daughter of Owen and Sarah (Pierce) Thomas, whose history appears in the chapter on Toulon. This lady was born here in 1855, two years after her father's settlement in the county. Of five children born to them, there are living—Emma R., Cordia N., James P. and Alonzo; the eldest, Solomon O., is numbered among the dead. Mr. Wilkinson has always been a son of industry, and has succeeded in making a fully improved and fertile farm of three hundred and forty acres in Essex. In religious affairs the family belong to the Methodist church, and in political life he is a Democrat. His neighbors know him as a genial, intelligent citizen.