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Ernest Watkins 1924–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1924

Birth Location: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 November 1996

Death Location: Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Dorothy Watkins

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Ernest Watkins was born in 1924 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA, the child of John W Watkins And Leaiddie Robison. In 1942, Ernest Watkins resided in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA. Ernest Watkins married Dorothy Lee Pate Watkins, and had children including Dorothy E Watkins, Erma Lee Watkins, Johnnie Watkins, Lonnie E Watkins, Ronnie Watkins, Sidney John Watkins. Ernest Watkins passed away in 1996 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Watkins was born in 1924 in Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA, the child of John W Watkins And Leaiddie Robison.
  • In 1942, Ernest Watkins resided in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • Ernest Watkins married Dorothy Lee Pate Watkins, and had children including Dorothy E Watkins, Erma Lee Watkins, Johnnie Watkins, Lonnie E Watkins, Ronnie Watkins, Sidney John Watkins.
  • Ernest Watkins passed away in 1996 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America.

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Ernest Watkins
1924–1996
Birth Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
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Ernest Watkins's Timeline

7 Records

1924
5 Aug 1924
Birth of Ernest Watkins in Lamesa Dawso, Texas
Lamesa Dawso, Texas
1924
16 Aug 1924
Birth of Ernest Watkins in Lamesa, Tx
Lamesa, Tx
1942
1942
Age 18
Ernest Watkins resided here in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Ernest Watkins resided here in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Ernest Watkins resided here in Texas
Texas
1996
2 Nov 1996
Age 72
Death of Ernest Watkins in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
1996
2 November 1996
Age 72
Death of Ernest Watkins
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1924
    Event Place: Lamesa Dawso, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1584
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1924
    Event Place: Lamesa, Tx
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1584

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1584

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Oklahoma City
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1996
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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