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Amos Watkins 1844–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1844

Birth Location: Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois

Death Date: 19 Dec 1903

Death Location: bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois

Father: Samuel Watkins

Mother: Sophia Kirby

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Amos Watkins was born in 1844 in Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois, the child of Samuel Watkins And Sophia Kirby. Amos Watkins passed away in 1903 in bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • Amos Watkins was born in 1844 in Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois, the child of Samuel Watkins And Sophia Kirby.
  • Amos Watkins passed away in 1903 in bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois.

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Amos Watkins's Ancestors

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Amos Watkins
1844–1903
Birth Place: Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois
Parents
Samuel Watkins
1812–1892
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Sophia Kirby
1812–1844
Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Watkins
1782–1863
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Christina Swarens
1782–1845
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Cyrus (Sirus) Kirby
1787–1858
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Keziah ("Kitty") Greene
1784–1831
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Kirby
1757–1852
Sophia Kerby
1760–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Kirby
1738–1811
Elizabeth Tarrant
1741–1811
Tully Choice
1706–1785
Ann Choice
1720–1785

Amos Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1844
19 Sep 1844
Birth of Amos Watkins in Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois
Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois
1903
19 Dec 1903
Age 59
Death of Amos Watkins in bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois
bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1844
    Event Place: Sandridge, Menard County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1903
    Event Place: bur. Oakford Cemetery, Menard Co., Illinois

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