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Greta Velma Watkins 1915–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia

Death Date: 28 March 1993

Death Location: Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA

Father: Earl Watkins

Mother: Nellie Price

Spouse(s): Hollis Higginbotham

Children(s): Sarah Higginbotham

The story of Greta Velma Watkins began in 1915 in Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia. Greta Velma Watkins married Hollis Mason Higginbotham, and had children including Carl Rodger Higginbotham, Dick Higginbotham, Higginbotham, Sarah Elizabeth Higginbotham. Greta Velma Watkins passed away in 1993 in Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Greta Velma Watkins began in 1915 in Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia.
  • Greta Velma Watkins married Hollis Mason Higginbotham, and had children including Carl Rodger Higginbotham, Dick Higginbotham, Higginbotham, Sarah Elizabeth Higginbotham.
  • Greta Velma Watkins passed away in 1993 in Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA.

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Greta Watkins's Ancestors

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Greta Watkins
1915–1993
Birth Place: Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia
Parents
Earl L. Watkins
1892–1966
Calhoun, West Virginia
Nellie (P) Price
1898–1919
West Virginia
Grandparents
Samuel (L.) Watkins
1864–
Marion, West Virginia
Emma (A.) Vincent
1871–1930
Marion, West Virginia
William (B.) Price
1877–1946
Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Jemimah Witte
1880–1963
Minnora, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Watkins
1838–1910
Ellen Cooper
1847–1880
John Vincent
1835–1928
Sarepta CROSLEY
1844–1905
Theodore Witt
1850–1928
Sarah Lynch
1858–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Greta Watkins's Descendants

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Greta (Velma) Watkins (5 Jan 1915–28 March 1993) m. Hollis (Mason) Higginbotham (22 May 1912–13 Dec 1994)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Higginbotham 1946–1946

Greta Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1915
5 Jan 1915
Birth of Greta Velma Watkins in Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia
Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia
1993
28 March 1993
Age 78
Death of Greta Velma Watkins in Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Douglas, Calhoun, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [2] West Virginia, Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1993
    Event Place: Sand Ridge, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA

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