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Dorothy (Watkins) Howard 1925–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1925

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 25 March 2002

Death Location: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Emmitt Watkins

Mother: Maudie Reno

Spouse(s): Sherman Howard

Children(s):

Dorothy (Watkins) Howard was born in 1925 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Emmitt Clay Watkins And Maudie Ethel Brewer Watkins Reno. In 1935, Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided in Rural, Polk, Arkansas. In 1940, Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided in Eagle Twp, Eagle, Polk, Arkansas, USA. Dorothy (Watkins) Howard married Sherman D Howard, and had children including Larry Howard. Dorothy (Watkins) Howard passed away in 2002 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy (Watkins) Howard was born in 1925 in Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Emmitt Clay Watkins And Maudie Ethel Brewer Watkins Reno.
  • In 1935, Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided in Rural, Polk, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided in Eagle Twp, Eagle, Polk, Arkansas, USA.
  • Dorothy (Watkins) Howard married Sherman D Howard, and had children including Larry Howard.
  • Dorothy (Watkins) Howard passed away in 2002 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Howard's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Howard
1925–2002
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Emmitt Clay Watkins
1886–1976
Arkansas
Maudie (Ethel (Brewer) Watkins) Reno
1891–1971
Louisville, Kentucky
Grandparents
Micajah (Cager ‘Mack’) Brewer
1861–1937
Tennessee, United States of America
Adaline ((Eubank)) Brewer
1861–1950
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Brewer
1814–1900
Susannah Brewer
1814–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Howell Brewer
1790–1886
Short
1794–1834

Dorothy Howard's Timeline

5 Records

1925
25 January 1925
Birth of Dorothy (Watkins) Howard in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 10
Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided here in Rural, Polk, Arkansas
Rural, Polk, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 15
Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided here in Eagle Twp, Eagle, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Eagle Twp, Eagle, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Dorothy (Watkins) Howard resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
2002
25 March 2002
Age 77
Death of Dorothy (Watkins) Howard in Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1925
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 924; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 92-105

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Polk, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eagle Twp, Eagle, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 924; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 92-105

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 2002
    Event Place: Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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