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Bruce Benjamin Calkins 1917 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Kern, California

Death Date: 06 May 2006

Death Location: Ventura, Ventura, California, United States

Father: Benjamin Calkins

Mother: Helen Hall

Spouse(s): Florence B.)

Children(s): Murial Calkins

Bruce Benjamin Calkins was born in 1917 in Kern, California, the child of Benjamin Earl Calkins and Helen Genevieve Hall. In 1920, Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided in Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California. In 1930, Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Bruce Benjamin Calkins married Florence (Wife of Bruce B.), and had children including Murial Calkins. Bruce Benjamin Calkins passed away in 2006 in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Bruce Benjamin Calkins was born in 1917 in Kern, California, the child of Benjamin Earl Calkins and Helen Genevieve Hall.
  • In 1920, Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided in Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California.
  • In 1930, Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Bruce Benjamin Calkins married Florence (Wife of Bruce B.), and had children including Murial Calkins.
  • Bruce Benjamin Calkins passed away in 2006 in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Calkins
1889 –
Birth Location: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
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Helen Hall
1890 – 1993
Birth Location: El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States
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Spouses(s)

Florence B.)
1917 –
Birth Location: Utah
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Children(s)

Murial Calkins
1944 – 1999
Birth Location: –
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Bruce Calkins's Ancestors

Self
Bruce Calkins
1917 – 2006
Birth Place: Kern, California
Parents
Benjamin Earl Calkins
1889 –
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
Helen (Genevieve) Hall
1890 – 1993
El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (Phillip Rexford) Hall
1847 – 1929
Madison, New York, USA
Charlotte (Cosgrove) Abbott
1848 – 1919
Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hall
1819 – 1891
Maria Fairchild
1817 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Fairchild
1772 – 1849
Sophia Bowman
1774 – 1839

Bruce Calkins's Descendants

1.
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Bruce (Benjamin) Calkins (01 Feb 1917 – 06 May 2006) m. Florence ((Wife of Bruce) B.) (Abt. 1917 – )
  1. 1. Murial Calkins (1944 – 1999) m. Stephen (W) Palmer (Abt. 1940 – ) m. Brewer

Bruce Calkins's Timeline

8 Records

1917
01 Feb 1917
Birth of Bruce Benjamin Calkins in Kern, California
Kern, California
1920
1920
Age 3
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
1930
1930
Age 13
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1935
Bet. 1935–1993
Age 18
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Tujunga, CA
Tujunga, CA
1940
1940
Age 23
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 23
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
1970
1970
Age 53
Bruce Benjamin Calkins resided here in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
2006
06 May 2006
Age 89
Death of Bruce Benjamin Calkins in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
Ventura, Ventura, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Kern, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. School Yearbooks
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [3] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_243; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19-513.
    [5] Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 1 Feb 1917; Birth County: Kern.
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_118; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 592; Image: 885.
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 161; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 669; Image: 773.0; FHL microfilm: 2339896.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pomona Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_118; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 592; Image: 885.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 161; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 669; Image: 773.0; FHL microfilm: 2339896.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1935–1993
    Event Place: Tujunga, CA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pasadena, California
    Record Source: U.S. School Yearbooks

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_243; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19-513.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Los Angeles, CA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 2006
    Event Place: Ventura, Ventura, California, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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