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Cora Elizabeth Watkins 1922–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1922

Birth Location: Beals Hender, Kentucky

Death Date: 18 Sep 1990

Death Location: Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA

Father: Arthur Watkins

Mother: Edna Stacer

Spouse(s): Washington Parsley

Children(s): Donald Parsley, Larry Parsley, Brenda Parsley, Thomas Parsley

The story of Cora Elizabeth Watkins began in 1922 in Beals Hender, Kentucky. Cora Elizabeth Watkins married Washington Parsley, and had children including Brenda Carol Parsley, Donald Ray Parsley, Larry Edwin Parsley, Michael Wayne Parsley, Thomas Eugene Parsley. Cora Elizabeth Watkins passed away in 1990 in Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Cora Elizabeth Watkins began in 1922 in Beals Hender, Kentucky.
  • Cora Elizabeth Watkins married Washington Parsley, and had children including Brenda Carol Parsley, Donald Ray Parsley, Larry Edwin Parsley, Michael Wayne Parsley, Thomas Eugene Parsley.
  • Cora Elizabeth Watkins passed away in 1990 in Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Watkins
1880–1961
Birth Location: Kentucky
AW
Edna Stacer
1899–1940
Birth Location: Illinois
ES

Spouses(s)

Washington Parsley
1913–1985
Birth Location: Tennessee
WP

Children(s)

Donald Parsley
1945–2013
Birth Location: Salem, Delaware, Indiana, USA
DP
Larry Parsley
1947–2008
Birth Location: Salem, Steuben, Indiana, USA
LP
Brenda Parsley
1949–2009
Birth Location: New Albany, Indiana, USA
BP
Thomas Parsley
1948–2018
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA
TP

Cora Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Cora Watkins
1922–1990
Birth Place: Beals Hender, Kentucky
Parents
Arthur Lee Watkins
1880–1961
Kentucky
Edna (Alene) Stacer
1899–1940
Illinois
Grandparents
William (Herny) Staser
1871–1924
Vend Co Ind
Alice (Emma) Newman
1877–1945
White Co. Ill
Great-Grandparents
David Staser
1832–1877
Manadra Roger
1834–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rhodes Rogers
1801–1869
Isabella McCollum
1810–1890

Cora Watkins's Descendants

1.
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Cora (Elizabeth) Watkins (3 May 1922–18 Sep 1990) m. Washington Parsley (14 Oct 1913–6 Dec 1985)
  1. 1. Donald (Ray) Parsley 1945–2013
  2. 2. Larry (Edwin) Parsley 1947–2008
  3. 3. Brenda (Carol) Parsley 1949–2009
  4. 4. Thomas (Eugene) Parsley 1948–2018

Cora Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1922
3 May 1922
Birth of Cora Elizabeth Watkins in Beals Hender, Kentucky
Beals Hender, Kentucky
1990
18 Sep 1990
Age 68
Death of Cora Elizabeth Watkins in Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA
Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1922
    Event Place: Beals Hender, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1990
    Event Place: Nashville,Davidson,TN,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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