Wilkes family
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The Wilkes family is a prominent Southern aristocratic clan in Margaret Mitchell’s novel "Gone with the Wind," known for their refinement, honor, and traditional plantation life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilkes family canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6742676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkes family Context triple: [Melanie Hamilton, associatedWith, Wilkes family]
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A.
Bulloch family
The Bulloch family is a prominent Southern American family best known for producing Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, mother of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
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B.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a central, long-running fictional clan on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for its influential role in the show's major storylines and interfamily dramas.
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C.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent American dynasty from Virginia, historically influential in politics and the military and best known for producing figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent Taiwanese-American show business family that includes acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee and his actor son Mason Lee.
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E.
Lyman family
The Lyman family is a prominent New England lineage with deep roots in early American history, known for its social, political, and economic influence and intermarriage with other notable families such as the Delanos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkes family Target entity description: The Wilkes family is a prominent Southern aristocratic clan in Margaret Mitchell’s novel "Gone with the Wind," known for their refinement, honor, and traditional plantation life.
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A.
Bulloch family
The Bulloch family is a prominent Southern American family best known for producing Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, mother of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
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B.
Lewis family
The Lewis family is a central, long-running fictional clan on the American soap opera "Guiding Light," known for its influential role in the show's major storylines and interfamily dramas.
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C.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent American dynasty from Virginia, historically influential in politics and the military and best known for producing figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent Taiwanese-American show business family that includes acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee and his actor son Mason Lee.
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E.
Lyman family
The Lyman family is a prominent New England lineage with deep roots in early American history, known for its social, political, and economic influence and intermarriage with other notable families such as the Delanos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern planter family
ⓘ
aristocratic family ⓘ fictional family ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Gone with the Wind (1939 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gone with the Wind
|
| appearsIn |
Gone with the Wind
ⓘ
linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
|
| appearsInForm | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Twelve Oaks plantation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
O’Hara family
ⓘ
Scarlett O’Hara ⓘ
linked to:
Scarlett O'Hara
|
| countryOfFictionalOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Margaret Mitchell ⓘ |
| economicBase | slave plantation system ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Gone with the Wind (1936 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
|
| genreContext | historical novel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adherence to Old South values
ⓘ
honor ⓘ refinement ⓘ traditional plantation life ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Southern literature ⓘ |
| member |
Ashley Wilkes
ⓘ
Honey Wilkes ⓘ
linked to:
India Wilkes
India Wilkes ⓘ John Wilkes ⓘ Melanie Hamilton Wilkes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to Scarlett O’Hara’s pragmatism ⓘ |
| owns | Twelve Oaks plantation ⓘ |
| patriarch | John Wilkes ⓘ |
| politicalSide |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| portrayedBy |
Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes
ⓘ
Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes ⓘ |
| represents | Old South idealism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| settingState | Georgia ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Southern aristocracy
ⓘ
planter elite ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
conflict between idealism and realism
ⓘ
decline of the Old South ⓘ |
| value |
duty
ⓘ
education ⓘ gentility ⓘ loyalty ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilkes family Description of subject: The Wilkes family is a prominent Southern aristocratic clan in Margaret Mitchell’s novel "Gone with the Wind," known for their refinement, honor, and traditional plantation life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.