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Cecil Thomas Watkins 1918–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States

Death Date: 1 Jan 1984

Death Location: Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Barry Jr

Mother: Willie Smith

Spouse(s): Oma Rodgers

Children(s): Jerry Watkins

The story of Cecil Thomas Watkins began in 1918 in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States. In 1920, Cecil Thomas Watkins resided in Bay, Matagorda, Texas. Cecil Thomas Watkins married Oma Marie Rodgers, and had children including Brent Watkins, Cecil Wayne Watkins, Jerry Ross Watkins, Kathryn Watkins, Pettus Lee Pat Watkins. Cecil Thomas Watkins passed away in 1984 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cecil Thomas Watkins began in 1918 in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States.
  • In 1920, Cecil Thomas Watkins resided in Bay, Matagorda, Texas.
  • Cecil Thomas Watkins married Oma Marie Rodgers, and had children including Brent Watkins, Cecil Wayne Watkins, Jerry Ross Watkins, Kathryn Watkins, Pettus Lee Pat Watkins.
  • Cecil Thomas Watkins passed away in 1984 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Watkins's Ancestors

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Cecil Watkins
1918–1984
Birth Place: Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States
Parents
Barry Ross Watkins Jr
1886–1929
Texas
Willie (Mae) Smith
1886–1951
Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Barry (Ross) Watkins
1858–1925
, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Ellen Ryman
1862–1944
Texas
William (W) SMITH
1860–1934
Alabama, United States
Mary (Ella) FORDE
1863–
Hopkins, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Watkins
1808–1850
Susan Favors
1815–
Balthasar Ryman
1824–1893
Marrissa Kurzenacher
1822–1865
William FORDE
1831–1880
Matilda GARRETT
1843–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evan Watkins
1767–1840
Mary Dill
1774–1854
William Favor
1771–1841
Susan Appling
1789–1838
Peter REIMANN
1792–1853
Catherine Reimann
1779–1866
Thomas Garrett
1808–1869
Catherine TARVER
1810–1888

Cecil Watkins's Descendants

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Cecil (Thomas) Watkins (4 Mar 1918–1 Jan 1984) m. Oma (Marie) Rodgers (16 September 1920–14 Oct 2007)
  1. 1. Jerry (Ross) Watkins 1946–2017

Cecil Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1918
4 Mar 1918
Birth of Cecil Thomas Watkins in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States
Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States
1920
1920
Age 2
Cecil Thomas Watkins resided here in Bay, Matagorda, Texas
Bay, Matagorda, Texas
1984
1 Jan 1984
Age 66
Death of Cecil Thomas Watkins in Boling, Wharton, Texas, United States
Boling, Wharton, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 454-18-1307; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bay, Matagorda, Texas; Roll: T625_1832; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 631.
    [3] Texas, Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bay, Matagorda, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bay, Matagorda, Texas; Roll: T625_1832; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 631.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Boling, Wharton, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 454-18-1307; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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