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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins 1914–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 May 2004

Death Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Green Watkins

Mother: Mit Watkins

Spouse(s): Hem Sr.

Children(s): Evelyn Crues, Essie (Crews), Ellis Jr., Ellis Jr., James (Crews), George Woods, Dorothy Griffin

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins was born in 1914 in Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Watkins And Mit Watkins. In 1920, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided in Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided in Whiteville, Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins married Hem Crews Sr, and had children including Barbara Crues, Dorothy L Griffin, Ellis Crews Jr, Essie May Crues Crews, Evelyn Jean Crues, Floyd Crues, George Irvin Crues Crews Woods, James Crues Crews, Westine Crews, William Crues. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins passed away in 2004 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins was born in 1914 in Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Watkins And Mit Watkins.
  • In 1920, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided in Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided in Whiteville, Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins married Hem Crews Sr, and had children including Barbara Crues, Dorothy L Griffin, Ellis Crews Jr, Essie May Crues Crews, Evelyn Jean Crues, Floyd Crues, George Irvin Crues Crews Woods, James Crues Crews, Westine Crews, William Crues.
  • Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins passed away in 2004 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Green Watkins
1883–1934
Birth Location: Tennessee
GW
Mit Watkins
1870–1930
Birth Location: Fayette, Tennessee
MW

Spouses(s)

Hem Sr.
1913–1997
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tenn-
HS

Children(s)

Evelyn Crues
1934–2009
Birth Location: Tennessee
EC
Essie (Crews)
–2012
Birth Location: whitehead, Tennessee, USA
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Ellis Jr.
1932–2001
Birth Location: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
EJ
Ellis Jr.
1933–1997
Birth Location: Whitehead, Tennessee, USA
EJ
James (Crews)
1936–1994
Birth Location: Memphis Shel, Tennessee
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George Woods
1931–2001
Birth Location: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
GW
Dorothy Griffin
1946–2021
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Elizabeth Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Watkins
1914–2004
Birth Place: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Green Watkins
1883–1934
Tennessee
Mit Watkins
1870–1930
Fayette, Tennessee
Grandparents
Pass Watkins
1848–1920
USA
Silas Rhodes
1850–1924
Tennessee, USA
Jane Jarmon
1850–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lee Rhodes
1835–
Jane Rhodes
1827–
Adam Jarmon
1813–1844
Hannah Jarman
1803–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
jarmon
1780–

Elizabeth Watkins's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Watkins (abt 1914–3 May 2004) m. Hem (Crews) Sr. (Jun 1913–15 Dec 1997)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Jean) Crues 1934–2009
  2. 2. Essie (May Crues) (Crews) –2012
  3. 3. Ellis (Crews) Jr. 1932–2001
  4. 4. Ellis (Crews) Jr. 1933–1997
  5. 5. James (Crues) (Crews) 1936–1994
  6. 6. George (Irvin Crues (Crews)) Woods 1931–2001
  7. 7. Dorothy (L.) Griffin 1946–2021 m. John (H.) Wright 1938–2004

Elizabeth Watkins's Timeline

7 Records

1914
abt 1914
Birth of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins in Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided here in Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided here in Whiteville, Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Whiteville, Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided here in Rural, Hardeman, Tennessee
Rural, Hardeman, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 26
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins resided here in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
2004
3 May 2004
Age 90
Death of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watkins in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-218
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341987
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2038; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 96-1280

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Whiteville, Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whiteville, Hardeman, Tennessee; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341987

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Hardeman, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-218

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-218

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, 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: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2038; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 96-1280

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 66

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 2004
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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