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John Earnest Calkins 1870 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1870

Birth Location: Carroll County, Illinois

Death Date: 6 Dec 1942

Death Location: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois

Father: William Calkins

Mother: Emma Scoville

Spouse(s): Flora Blackman

Children(s): Homer Calkins, William Calkins, Delbert Calkins, Emma Calkins

The story of John Earnest Calkins began in 1870 in Carroll County, Illinois. In 1880, John Earnest Calkins resided in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. John Earnest Calkins married Flora May Blackman, and had children including Homer Frank Calkins, William Leroy Calkins, Delbert Lamont Calkins, Emma Antoinette Calkins. John Earnest Calkins passed away in 1942 in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of John Earnest Calkins began in 1870 in Carroll County, Illinois.
  • In 1880, John Earnest Calkins resided in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.
  • John Earnest Calkins married Flora May Blackman, and had children including Homer Frank Calkins, William Leroy Calkins, Delbert Lamont Calkins, Emma Antoinette Calkins.
  • John Earnest Calkins passed away in 1942 in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Calkins
1843 – 1916
Birth Location: Wayne County, New York
WC
Emma Scoville
1853 – 1884
Birth Location: Whiteside County, Illinois
ES

Spouses(s)

Flora Blackman
1872 – 1968
Birth Location: Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana, United States
FB

Children(s)

Homer Calkins
1898 – 1971
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Carroll, Illinois, USA
HC
William Calkins
1905 – 1956
Birth Location: Dover Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
WC
Delbert Calkins
1908 – 1943
Birth Location: Dover Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
DC
Emma Calkins
1912 – 2007
Birth Location: Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa
EC

John Calkins's Ancestors

Self
John Calkins
1870 – 1942
Birth Place: Carroll County, Illinois
Parents
William Henry Calkins
1843 – 1916
Wayne County, New York
Emma (L.) Scoville
1853 – 1884
Whiteside County, Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Calkins's Descendants

1.
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John (Earnest) Calkins (29 Dec 1870 – 6 Dec 1942) m. Flora (May) Blackman (21 May 1872 – 05 Jul 1968)
  1. 1. Homer (Frank) Calkins (05 Jun 1898 – 2 Jun 1971) m. Lillian (Vendella) Anderson (27 September 1903 – 17 October 1979)
    1. 1. Eileen (Lillian) Calkins (6 August 1922 – 6 June 2001) m. Lewis (Marvin) Osborn (20 Dec 1922 – 6 March 1999)
    2. 2. Lyle (Homer Block) Calkins (14 Feb 1925 – 27 Feb 2011) m. Anita (Wilma) Weber (7 April 1928 – 12 August 2022)
      1. 1. Carla (Sue) Calkins (abt 1955 – ) m. Thomas (Stone) McNees (abt 1954 – ) m. Hector (Angel) Flores (2 Oct 1955 – )
        1. 1. Elena (Marisa) Flores (abt 1988 – ) m. Matthew (D.) Rector (14 Jan 1977 – )
        2. 2. Carmen Flores (abt 1993 – )
        3. 3. Nicholas Flores m. Mandi
      2. 2. David (Lyle) Calkins (16 Oct 1957 – ) m. Elizabeth Elkas (2 Dec 1957 – )
        1. 1. Eli Calkins m. Lana Khoung
        2. 2. Elizabeth Calkins m. Andrew (David) Breedlove (Sep 1993 – )
      3. 3. Lisa Calkins m. Terry Quigley
        1. 1. Tara Quigley
        2. 2. Tim Quigley m. Joelle
        3. 3. Maddie Quigley
        4. 4. Will Quigley
    3. 3. Ray (Loran) Calkins (21 Mar 1927 – )
  2. 2. William (Leroy) Calkins (3 Jun 1905 – 16 February 1956) m. Lela (May) Sanders (8 Jul 1904 – 27 Sep 1970)
    1. 1. Guy (Lemont) Calkins (23 Apr 1926 – 2 September 2007) m. June (L.) Jeffery (16 July 1926 – 22 Mar 2009)
      1. 1. Rodney (Clay) Calkins (Jul 1947 – ) m. Rebecca (Irene) Calkins (14 Nov 1949 – )
        1. 1. Clay (Tyler) Calkins (27 Nov 1971 – )
      2. 2. Gary (La Monte) Calkins (abt 1949 – ) m. Cheryl (L) Williams (21 Apr 1949 – 14 September 2020)
        1. 1. Stacy (Lynn) Calkins (10 Nov 1972 – ) m. Douglas (Michael) Tucci (28 Mar 1971 – )
    2. 2. Emma (Jeane) Green (25 August 1927 – 27 October 2007) m. Wayne Harms m. Walter (Thomas) Green (21 July 1917 – 9 July 1989) m. Howard Miller
      1. 1. Deborah Tredway
      2. 2. James Miller
      3. 3. Steve Miller
      4. 4. Kari Willman
    3. 3. Janice Calkins (21 Jan 1935 – ) m. J (Ronald) Harvey
    4. 4. Karen Calkins (15 May 1937 – ) m. Downey
    5. 5. Dianne Calkins (23 Jun 1938 – ) m. Jerry (Craig) Coughlin (4 Apr 1934 – )
    6. 6. Gary (Kent) Calkins (Aug 1944 – )
    7. 7. David (Alan) Calkins (Apr 1947 – )
  3. 3. Delbert (Lamont) Calkins (8 May 1908 – 9 July 1943) m. Agnes (Esther) Jonas (28 Feb 1910 – 4 Jan 1972)
    1. 1. Darlene (Mary) Calkins (abt 1930 – 17 Mar 2011) m. Arthur (James) Johnson (30 June 1925 – 7 April 2020)
      1. 1. Daniel (B.) Johnson (10 July 1954 – 19 January 2020) m. Virginia D. (6 Oct 1952 – )
        1. 1. Emily Johnson (Feb 1988 – ) m. Matt Skahill
        2. 2. Laura Johnson
      2. 2. Kathy Johnson (abt 1958 – ) m. Keith Peugh (29 Sep 1950 – )
        1. 1. Christina Peugh (26 Nov 1974 – ) m. Rolando Ducoing (23 Nov 1974 – )
        2. 2. Brian (R.) Peugh (Dec 1975 – )
        3. 3. Brett Peugh
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Calkins (27 Dec 1930 – 30 October 2017) m. Virgil (Dale) Roth (11 May 1928 – 29 July 2019)
      1. 1. Mark (A.) Roth (17 Apr 1958 – ) m. Ranee (Lynn) Dow (May 1968 – )
      2. 2. Doug Roth (2 Oct 1962 – ) m. Teresa (Ann) Tesch
        1. 1. Nicole Roth
      3. 3. Lisa Roth m. Tad Mueller
    3. 3. Dorothy (Loraine) Calkins (27 Nov 1932 – 24 Sep 2024) m. Charles (Dennis) Ritchart (3 Oct 1931 – 9 July 2015)
      1. 1. Steven (Allen) Ritchart (5 Jun 1955 – ) m. Linda Roman (2 Mar 1956 – ) m. Maria (T.) Palmer (16 Dec 1953 – )
        1. 1. Matthew (Ross) Ritchart (25 Jan 1976 – ) m. Lisa (Renee) Mastain (12 Oct 1976 – ) m. Christina (Marie) Plotz (27 Apr 1980 – )
        2. 2. Nicole (Lynn) Ritchart (31 Dec 1979 – ) m. Poldberg
        3. 3. Tasha (D.) Ritchart (Jul 1993 – ) m. Jon Kaine
      2. 2. Patricia (D.) Ritchart (23 Feb 1957 – ) m. Robert (Anthony) Teslik (25 Nov 1956 – ) m. Steven (Wayne) Etheredge (21 Nov 1959 – )
        1. 1. Chad (A.) Teslik (9 Apr 1980 – )
        2. 2. Ryan (J.) Teslik (14 Mar 1983 – ) m. Sondra (Marie) Dewalle (Apr 1983 – )
        3. 3. Shane (M) Teslik (Aug 1985 – )
      3. 3. Michael (Charles) Ritchart (16 Dec 1958 – ) m. Janet Cramer (10 Jun 1959 – 30 Jun 2011)
        1. 1. Amber Ritchart (22 Oct 1984 – ) m. Cotton
        2. 2. Andrew (M.) Ritchart (7 Jan 1988 – ) m. Emily (L.) Halstead (Sep 1990 – )
        3. 3. Corey Ritchart
      4. 4. Lori Ritchart (20 Sep 1961 – ) m. Robert (Alan) Garin (28 Aug 1950 – )
        1. 1. Benjamin (Michael) Garin (Jun 1982 – ) m. Kim
        2. 2. Carrie Garin (20 Feb 1984 – ) m. Robert (Guy) Houchin (4 Sep 1977 – ) m. Anthony ("Tony" John) Felderman (30 Jan 1984 – )
        3. 3. Katie (Lynn) Garin (22 Jun 1985 – ) m. Joshua (Grant) Clark (Nov 1984 – )
    4. 4. Donald (La Mont) Calkins (4 Oct 1935 – ) m. Margaret (Sharon) Jackson (20 Feb 1937 – 6 April 2019)
      1. 1. Kevin (Scott) Calkins (15 Mar 1960 – ) m. Donna L. (31 Oct 1961 – ) m. Linda Catlett
        1. 1. Kyle Calkins m. Katie
      2. 2. Kimberly Calkins (28 Aug 1961 – )
      3. 3. Kathleen (Mary) Calkins (12 Apr 1965 – ) m. Mark Miller
        1. 1. Kaitlin Miller m. Wes Baiamonte
      4. 4. Kent (Joseph) Calkins (Dec 1969 – ) m. Leslie (Susanne) Acker (13 Jan 1964 – )
        1. 1. Jaren Calkins
    5. 5. Carol (Lavonne Rose) Calkins (27 July 1940 – 13 August 2017) m. Leroy (F.) Hoyt (11 April 1931 – 25 June 2014) m. John (Edward) Wirtz (4 July 1933 – 17 March 1984)
  4. 4. Emma (Antoinette) Calkins (8 Jan 1912 – 25 Mar 2007) m. Arthur (G) Cummings (27 Jan 1909 – 9 Sep 1960) m. Ingersoll
    1. 1. Jacqueline (Louise) Cummings (20 Aug 1933 – ) m. Ervin (F) Knebusch (11 Nov 1931 – )

John Calkins's Timeline

10 Records

1870
29 Dec 1870
Birth of John Earnest Calkins in Carroll County, Illinois
Carroll County, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 10
John Earnest Calkins resided here in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1892
15 Sep 1892
Age 22
John Earnest Calkins was married in Monon, Ind.
Monon, Ind.
1900
1900
Age 30
John Earnest Calkins resided here in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
John Earnest Calkins resided here in Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
John Earnest Calkins resided here in Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa
Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 65
John Earnest Calkins resided here in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 70
John Earnest Calkins resided here
None
1942
6 Dec 1942
Age 72
Death of John Earnest Calkins in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
1942
8 Dec 1942
Age 72
Burial of John Earnest Calkins in Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill.
Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Carroll County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 352; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1240352
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T624_416; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1374429

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Monon, Ind.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1942; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.10910865,0.74187964,0.25041068&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 258; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 352; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1240352

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dover, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T624_416; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1374429

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Milledgeville, Carroll, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1942; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.10910865,0.74187964,0.25041068&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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