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Effie Glenna Meek Watkins 1899–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Sep 1899

Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1972

Death Location: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Father: W.T. Meeks

Mother: Rosie Meek

Spouse(s): John Watkins, Roy McCarter

Children(s): Maxie Gillespie, Willard Watkins

The story of Effie Glenna Meek Watkins began in 1899 in Grainger, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided in Civil District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided in Holton, Grainger, Tennessee, USA. Effie Glenna Meek Watkins married John Robert Johnny Watkins, Roy Christopher Mccarter, and had children including Maxie Belle Watkins Carey Gillespie, Willard Watkins. Effie Glenna Meek Watkins passed away in 1972 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Effie Glenna Meek Watkins began in 1899 in Grainger, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided in Civil District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided in Holton, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.
  • Effie Glenna Meek Watkins married John Robert Johnny Watkins, Roy Christopher Mccarter, and had children including Maxie Belle Watkins Carey Gillespie, Willard Watkins.
  • Effie Glenna Meek Watkins passed away in 1972 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Effie Watkins's Ancestors

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Effie Watkins
1899–1972
Birth Place: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Parents
W.T. Meeks
1871–1929
Tennessee
Rosie (A) Meek
1877–1969
Tennessee
Grandparents
R. (J.) Meek
1846–1891
GRAINGER CO., TENNESSEE
L. (M.) Meek
1849–1941
Tennessee
Thomas (Hughes) Taylor
1843–1907
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Cornelia) Moore
1852–1926
Blount, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Meek
1818–1886
Alice Taylor
1825–1915
Margiana Cocke
1830–1905
George Sr
1816–1869
Elizabeth Lane
1823–1874
Richard Moore
1818–1872
Elizabeth Mayes
1813–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hughes Taylor
1778–1837
Elizabeth Kennon
1783–1868

Effie Watkins's Descendants

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Effie (Glenna Meek) Watkins (03 Sep 1899–20 Dec 1972) m. John (Robert "Johnny") Watkins (08 Oct 1896–27 Feb 1926) m. Roy (Christopher) McCarter (03 May 1898–30 May 1976)
  1. 1. Maxie (Belle Watkins Carey) Gillespie 1923–1986 m. John (Walter) Gillespie 1917–1980 m. Thomas Carey 1911–1954
    1. 1. Ronnie (Carol Carey) Joseph 1945–1991
    2. 2. John (Gregory Owens) Carey 1945–1962
  2. 2. Willard Watkins 1920–1938

Effie Watkins's Timeline

7 Records

1899
03 Sep 1899
Birth of Effie Glenna Meek Watkins in Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided here in Civil District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided here in Holton, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Holton, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided here in Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1927
1927
Age 28
Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1945
1945
Age 46
Effie Glenna Meek Watkins resided here in Precinct 11, Dade, Florida
Precinct 11, Dade, Florida
1972
20 Dec 1972
Age 73
Death of Effie Glenna Meek Watkins in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Holton, Grainger, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Precinct 11, Dade, Florida

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Loveland, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1972
    Event Place: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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