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James William Wilkinson 1897 - 1957

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• Birth	12 Dec 1897	Honolulu, Hawaii   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Toolmaker, Head of Double Seamer Dept. Hawaiian Pineapple Co.
  Died	03 Aug 1957
  Buried	07 Aug 1957	Diamond Head Memorial Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
  	Sec. B, 196-B-2
  Person ID	I175	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
  Last Modified	08 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	James William Wilkinson,   b. 24 Feb 1869, 19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester, England ,   d. 7 Jul 1909, Oahu Insane Asylum, Honolulu, Hawaii
  Mother	Emilia Katharina Wyser,   b. 5 Apr 1873, Niedergosgen, Switzerland ,   d. 21 Nov 1959, Eugene, Oregon
  Married	2 Jun 1895	St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii
  Documents		James William Wilkinson - Lillie Wyser Marriage Certificate License issued 31 May 1895, married 2 Jun 1895 at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Helen Kathryn (Katherine) Nelson,   b. 17 Apr 1903, Seattle, Washington ,   d. 26 Apr 1985, Kaneohe, Hawaii
  Married	11 May 1921	Honolulu, Hawaii   [2]
  Children	> 1. Virginia Mae Wilkinson,   b. 21 Feb 1922,   d. 18 May 1981, Paulsbo, Washington > 2. James William Wilkinson, Jr.
  Last Modified	08 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		James Wilkinson and Surfboard at Waikiki Beach Photo courtesy of Carolyn and James Wilkinson Jr.
  		James Wilkinson with his sons James (left) and Albert (right) Photo courtesy of Carolyn and James Wilkinson Jr.
  		The Wilkinson Family in Hawaii - Charles, James, Albert, Lily, and James Jr.
  		James Wilkinson All Dressed Up
  		James Wilkinson, Sophia K. Dinesen (Grandma Nelson), and Helen Wilkinson 1941
  		Boat Day - Honolulu, Hawaii - Lily Wyser Wilkinson Departure Circa 1939 or 1940 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		James Wilkinson and His Patented Can Transfer Valve James joined the Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd. in 1929, and became superintendent of the syruping and double-steaming department in 1936. He invented a can transfer valve, and the patent (2,220,137) was filed on 18 May 1937 and assigned to American Can Company. According to the patent itself, "The present invention relates to a acan treating machine having a rotatable transfer valve with can and cover carrying pockets such as utilized in a can closing or sealing machine and has particular refrence to fevices located in the valve pockets for holding a cover superimposed upon a can to prevent spilling of the can contents while the can is in the valve. An object of the invention is the provision of a can closing machine or the like having a rotatable transfer valve formed with can pockets, wherein covers carried in the valve pockets in superimposed relation relatives to the cans therein, are positively forced into tight engagement with the cans by yieldable presser fingers also located within the can pockets thus preventing spilling of the can contents during rotation of the valve and transfer of the cans."
  		James William Wilkinson
  		1947 Family Portrait - Helen and James Wilkinson with daughter Virginia Mae Wilkinson and son James William Wilkinson Jr. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		1280 Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
  		James Wilkinson and Fellow Beachboys, Honolulu Date and exact location unknown. Photo courtesy of Jim and Carolyn Wilkinson.

  
  

  Documents		1910 U.S. Census - Hawaii Showing brothers Albert J. Wilkinson (age 13) and James Wilkinson (age 12) as boarders at St. Louis College, River Walk, Honolulu, Hawaii. Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii; Roll: T624_1754; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 616.
  		1930 U.S. Census - James Wilkinson and Family at 1259 Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii Report shows James W. (age 32, a machinist at a fruit cannery - presumably pineapple) living with wife Helen K. (age 27), daughter Virginia (age 8), and son James W. Jr. (age 2). Helen K. was born in Washington, and both of her parents were born in Denmark. Year: 1930; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2633; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 5.0. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		James William Wilkinson - World War I Draft Card Confirms date of birth as 12 Dec 1897 (20 at the time of draft registration, 18 Sep 1918). No occupation at the time, living with aunt Mrs. Fannie Jurgensen at 1621 41st Avenue, Oakland, California. Registration Location: Alameda County, California; Roll: 1531223; Draft Board: 7.
  		James William Wilkinson - Permission to Leave the Territory of Hawaii Issued by the Draft Board in Honolulu, Hawaii - 6 Sep 1918
  		James William Wilkinson - World War I Draft Card This is James' card. The official card, from the government archives, is also included here. It's interesting how the family archives and the government archives have kept their versiions of the same documents, and they've been put together 90 years later.
  		Letter from International Correspondence Schools (Scranton, PA) Commending James Wilkinson on his Studies "A man who spends his leisure time in self-improvement deserves commedation. To complete a course in this manner requires persistence and self-sacrifice, which are very essential to success."
  		Emilia Wilkinson and Sons - 1900 United States Federal Census The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows Amelia [Emilia] Wilkinson, born April 1875, living as a "boarder" at 312 Fulton Street, San Francisco, California on 2 June 1900. Amelia is shown as married 6 years, with 2 children, both living. She's female and white, born in Sweden [Switzerland] and has been in the United States for two months. With her are her two children: Albert - born May 1896 in Hawaii, and James - born February 1898 in Hawaii. Thanks to Cathy Key for locating this census report.

  
  

• Notes

  From: fpao@saintlouishawaii.org [mailto:fpao@saintlouishawaii.org] Sent: 02 July 2003 18:56To: craig@hmdp.comSubject: Re: Albert Joseph WILKINSONAloha, kaua e Craig: Records that I have going back so far are not complete. All I have are the following: Albert Wilkinson [09/03/1912 to 06/06/1913] Junior Year - Grade 11; Charles Wilkinson [09/05/1922 to 06/15/1923] Freshman Year - Grade 09; James Wilkinson [09/03/1912 to 06/19/1914] Junior & Senior Year, it would seem that he did graduate from Saint Louis College [name of school at that time]. There is a picture of James on his transcript; this means he graduated from St. Louis College. The records do not show the names of parents, birthdates, reason for leaving. They just indicate the information that I am sending to you. Brother Franklin PaoRegistrarfpao@saintlouishawaii.org (808) 739-4729 Direct(808) 739-4853 Fax Saint Louis School3142 Waialae AvenueHonolulu, HI 96816-1579www.SaintLouisHawaii.org <http://www.SaintLouisHawaii.org> Name: From an e-mail dated 25 Jun 2008 from Carolyn Wilkinson: "There certainly is confusion on the Jr. etc - Jim's Dad [born 1897] apparently was a Jr. but since his Dad died when he was so young he dropped the Jr. When my Jim was born [1927] he became a Jr. When our son was born Grandpa was still alive so he became JWW III - and of course when our grandson was born he became JWW IV."




• Sources

  [S4] Family Search Website, (http://www.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 2). [S4970] Hawaii Digital Library - Ulukau, (http://hawaiidigitallibrary.org/), Page O-99(4):249 (Reliability: 3).