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James Edward Watkins 1909–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1909

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 7 September 1991

Death Location: Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Herbert Watkins

Mother: Clara Watkins

Spouse(s): Iva Watkins

Children(s):

In 1909, James Edward Watkins entered the world in Kansas, born to Herbert Cotting Watkins And Clara Frances Watkins. In 1935, James Edward Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas. In 1940, James Edward Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA. James Edward Watkins married Iva Elizabeth Watkins. James Edward Watkins passed away in 1991 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, James Edward Watkins entered the world in Kansas, born to Herbert Cotting Watkins And Clara Frances Watkins.
  • In 1935, James Edward Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas.
  • In 1940, James Edward Watkins resided in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA.
  • James Edward Watkins married Iva Elizabeth Watkins.
  • James Edward Watkins passed away in 1991 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watkins's Ancestors

Self
James Watkins
1909–1991
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Herbert Cotting Watkins
1880–1966
Kansas
Clara (Frances) Watkins
1883–1970
White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Abner) Watkins
1844–1923
Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Ireland
1843–1910
Griggsville, Pike County, Illinois
James (Wesley) Wyatt
1852–1924
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Melissa (Melsie Catherine) Vanderslice
1858–1886
Wolf River, Doniphan Co, KS USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Watkins's Timeline

5 Records

1909
12 September 1909
Birth of James Edward Watkins in Kansas
Kansas
1935
1935
Age 26
James Edward Watkins resided here in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 31
James Edward Watkins resided here in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
James Edward Watkins resided here in Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
1991
7 September 1991
Age 82
Death of James Edward Watkins
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1909
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherman, Decatur, Ka

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01228; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sherman, Decatur, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sherman, Decatur, Ka

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1991
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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