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Arthur Leroy WATKINS 1912–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1912

Birth Location: Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1987

Death Location: Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Walter WATKINS

Mother: Iona WOODWARD

Spouse(s): Thelma Keating, Allerita Byrd

Children(s):

In 1912, Arthur Leroy WATKINS entered the world in Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA, born to Walter Leroy Watkins And Iona Lilly Woodward. In 1943, Arthur Leroy WATKINS resided in Long Beach Cal. Arthur Leroy WATKINS married Allerita Elaine Byrd, Thelma Rachelle Keating, and had children including Sheila Diahe Watkins, Watkins. Arthur Leroy WATKINS passed away in 1987 in Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Arthur Leroy WATKINS entered the world in Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA, born to Walter Leroy Watkins And Iona Lilly Woodward.
  • In 1943, Arthur Leroy WATKINS resided in Long Beach Cal.
  • Arthur Leroy WATKINS married Allerita Elaine Byrd, Thelma Rachelle Keating, and had children including Sheila Diahe Watkins, Watkins.
  • Arthur Leroy WATKINS passed away in 1987 in Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Arthur WATKINS's Ancestors

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Arthur WATKINS
1912–1987
Birth Place: Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Walter Leroy WATKINS
1889–1962
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Iona (Lilly) WOODWARD
1890–1975
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (MacDonald) Watkins
1855–1910
Bone, Arkansas, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Hohimer
1859–1955
of, Menard, Illinois
Joseph (Richard) Woodward
1862–1930
Illinois
Ellen (Gardner) WHITE
1868–1921
Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur WATKINS's Timeline

3 Records

1912
23 Dec 1912
Birth of Arthur Leroy WATKINS in Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
1943
1943
Age 31
Arthur Leroy WATKINS resided here in Long Beach Cal
Long Beach Cal
1987
18 Dec 1987
Age 75
Death of Arthur Leroy WATKINS in Shady Cove, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Shady Cove, Jackson, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Thayer, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Marriage Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Long Beach Cal
    Record Source: Central City Nonpareil; Publication Date: 14 Jan 1943; Publication Place: Central City, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Shady Cove, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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