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Grace Joyce Watkins 1920 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1920

Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky

Death Date: 5 Mar 1945

Death Location: Waterford, Oakland, Michigan

Father: Elijah Watkins

Mother: Mary Vires

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In 1920, Grace Joyce Watkins entered the world in Breathitt, Kentucky, born to Elijah L Watkins and Mary Jane Vires. Grace Joyce Watkins passed away in 1945 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Grace Joyce Watkins entered the world in Breathitt, Kentucky, born to Elijah L Watkins and Mary Jane Vires.
  • Grace Joyce Watkins passed away in 1945 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan.

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Grace Watkins's Ancestors

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Grace Watkins
1920 – 1945
Birth Place: Breathitt, Kentucky
Parents
Elijah L Watkins
1880 – 1961
Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky
Mary (Jane) Vires
1878 – 1941
Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Buck) Watkins
1857 – 1934
Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Little
1853 – 1895
Pike, Kentucky
Moses Vires
1854 – 1928
Breathitt County, Kentucky
Mary (Emiline) Robinson
1855 – 1939
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Watkins
1825 – 1911
Celia Hollon
1827 – 1912
James Little
1825 – 1880
Lydia Johnson
1826 – 1912
Moses Vires
1813 – 1885
Denicia (Holland)
1817 – 1875
John Robinson
1832 – 1899
Mary Cole
1832 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wadkins
1794 – 1886
EDY CRUM
1803 – 1840
Elizabeth Mullins
1792 – 1882
Edmund Little
1784 – 1862
Nellie Cardwell
1784 – 1834
Martha Tackett
1802 – 1886
David Vires
1780 – 1842
Nancy King
1785 – 1849
George Hollon
1784 – 1861
John Robinson
1802 – 1864
Mary McAfee
1813 – 1895
Elias Cole
1804 – 1917
Nancy Cole
1805 – 1868

Grace Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1920
5 May 1920
Birth of Grace Joyce Watkins in Breathitt, Kentucky
Breathitt, Kentucky
1945
5 Mar 1945
Age 25
Death of Grace Joyce Watkins in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan
Waterford, Oakland, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1920
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1945
    Event Place: Waterford, Oakland, Michigan

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