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Byron Columbus Watkins 1897–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1949

Death Location: Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Watkins

Mother: Lillie Stegall

Spouse(s): Minnie Gainey

Children(s): Dorothy Watkins, Mary Watkins

Byron Columbus Watkins was born in 1897 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Watkins And Lillie Stegall. Byron Columbus Watkins married Minnie Lee Gainey, and had children including Dorothy Lee Watkins, Mary Watkins. Byron Columbus Watkins passed away in 1949 in Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Byron Columbus Watkins was born in 1897 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Watkins And Lillie Stegall.
  • Byron Columbus Watkins married Minnie Lee Gainey, and had children including Dorothy Lee Watkins, Mary Watkins.
  • Byron Columbus Watkins passed away in 1949 in Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Byron Watkins's Ancestors

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Byron Watkins
1897–1949
Birth Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Watkins
1869–1932
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Lillie Stegall
1874–1950
Union County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Griffin Stegall
1836–1907
North Carolina, USA
Olley (M) Ross
1840–1914
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Stegall
1818–1898
Elizabeth Griffin
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stegall
1792–1875
Pleasant Griffin
1778–1850

Byron Watkins's Descendants

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Byron (Columbus) Watkins (6 Nov 1897–24 Jan 1949) m. Minnie (Lee) Gainey (4 Jan 1907–22 Mar 1995)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Lee) Watkins 1939–2005
  2. 2. Mary Watkins 1926–1926

Byron Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1897
6 Nov 1897
Birth of Byron Columbus Watkins in Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
1949
24 Jan 1949
Age 52
Death of Byron Columbus Watkins in Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1949
    Event Place: Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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