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Edgar Watkins 1934–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1934

Birth Location: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: October 5, 2015

Death Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Bert Watkins

Mother: Elsie McGinnis

Spouse(s): Barbara Henry, Myrtle McKinney

Children(s):

Edgar Watkins was born in 1934 in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA, the child of Bert Woodrow Watkins And Elsie Mcginnis. In 1940, Edgar Watkins resided in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA. Edgar Watkins married Barbara Ann Henry, Myrtle R Mckinney, and had children including James Bert Watkins, Kim Watkins, Marcia Watkins, Richard Watkins, Scott Watkins, Steven Watkins. Edgar Watkins passed away in 2015 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Watkins was born in 1934 in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA, the child of Bert Woodrow Watkins And Elsie Mcginnis.
  • In 1940, Edgar Watkins resided in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA.
  • Edgar Watkins married Barbara Ann Henry, Myrtle R Mckinney, and had children including James Bert Watkins, Kim Watkins, Marcia Watkins, Richard Watkins, Scott Watkins, Steven Watkins.
  • Edgar Watkins passed away in 2015 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Edgar Watkins's Ancestors

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Edgar Watkins
1934–2015
Birth Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Bert Woodrow Watkins
1913–1958
Gypsy, Harrison, West Virginia
Elsie McGinnis
1913–2004
Preston, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edgar (Nelson) Watkins
1886–1927
Clay, Harrison, West Virginia
Essie (Lillian) Shaffer
1896–1985
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Shaffer
1862–1935
Matilda Mcintosh
1861–1945
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin McIntosh
1834–1922
Julia FREEMAN
1837–1919

Edgar Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1934
27 Jul 1934
Birth of Edgar Watkins in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 6
Edgar Watkins resided here in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
2015
October 5, 2015
Age 81
Death of Edgar Watkins in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4424; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4424; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 5, 2015
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

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