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Clara Frances Watkins 1883–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1883

Birth Location: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 5 May 1970

Death Location: Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: James Wyatt

Mother: Melissa Vanderslice

Spouse(s): Herbert Watkins

Children(s): Bonnie Watkins, Dean Watkins, James Watkins, Elfie Brown, Mabel Vontz, George Watkins, Lenna Watkins

Clara Frances Watkins was born in 1883 in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Wesley Wyatt And Melissa Melsie Catherine Vanderslice. In 1935, Clara Frances Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas. In 1940, Clara Frances Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA. Clara Frances Watkins married Herbert Cotting Watkins, and had children including Bonnie June Watkins, Dean Herbert Watkins, Elfie May Brown, George A Watkins, James Edward Watkins, Lenna Elizabeth Watkins, Mabel Catherine Vontz. Clara Frances Watkins passed away in 1970 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clara Frances Watkins was born in 1883 in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Wesley Wyatt And Melissa Melsie Catherine Vanderslice.
  • In 1935, Clara Frances Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas.
  • In 1940, Clara Frances Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA.
  • Clara Frances Watkins married Herbert Cotting Watkins, and had children including Bonnie June Watkins, Dean Herbert Watkins, Elfie May Brown, George A Watkins, James Edward Watkins, Lenna Elizabeth Watkins, Mabel Catherine Vontz.
  • Clara Frances Watkins passed away in 1970 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Clara Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Clara Watkins
1883–1970
Birth Place: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
James Wesley Wyatt
1852–1924
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Melissa (Melsie Catherine) Vanderslice
1858–1886
Wolf River, Doniphan Co, KS USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara Watkins's Descendants

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Clara (Frances) Watkins (29 Sep 1883–5 May 1970) m. Herbert (Cotting) Watkins (7 Jun 1880–6 Oct 1966)
  1. 1. Bonnie (June) Watkins 1926–2004 m. Cecil (Carl) Lafferty 1923–2011
  2. 2. Dean (Herbert) Watkins 1923–2004 m. Arel (Muriel) Brandvik 1924–2008
  3. 3. James (Edward) Watkins 1909–1991 m. Iva (Elizabeth) Watkins 1913–
  4. 4. Elfie (May) Brown 1913–2004 m. Ralph (J) Brown 1908–
    1. 1. Robert (Jay) Brown 1935–2011 m. Mary (Eleanor) Banta 1934–2016
  5. 5. Mabel (Catherine) Vontz 1902–1937
  6. 6. George (A) Watkins 1919–1935
  7. 7. Lenna (Elizabeth) Watkins 1911–2001 m. George (Kenneth) Wonderly 1913–1991
    1. 1. Gary (Dean) Wonderly 1940–1940

Clara Watkins's Timeline

5 Records

1883
29 Sep 1883
Birth of Clara Frances Watkins in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 52
Clara Frances Watkins resided here in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 57
Clara Frances Watkins resided here in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Clara Frances Watkins resided here in Danbury, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Danbury, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1970
5 May 1970
Age 87
Death of Clara Frances Watkins in Oberlin Township, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
Oberlin Township, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1883
    Event Place: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danbury, Red Willow
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Danbury, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Danbury, Red Willow

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1970
    Event Place: Oberlin Township, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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