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John Earnest Calkins 1870–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1870

Birth Location: Carroll County, Illinois

Death Date: 8 Dec 1942

Death Location: Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill.

Father: William Calkins

Mother: Emma Scoville

Spouse(s): Flora Blackman

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

John Earnest Calkins was born in 1870 in Carroll County, Illinois, the child of William Henry Calkins And Emma L Scoville. In 1880, John Earnest Calkins resided in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. John Earnest Calkins married Flora May Blackman, and had children including Delbert Lamont Calkins, Emma Antoinette Calkins, Homer Frank Calkins, William Leroy Calkins. John Earnest Calkins passed away in 1942 in Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill..

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Biography

  • John Earnest Calkins was born in 1870 in Carroll County, Illinois, the child of William Henry Calkins And Emma L Scoville.
  • In 1880, John Earnest Calkins resided in Genesee, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.
  • John Earnest Calkins married Flora May Blackman, and had children including Delbert Lamont Calkins, Emma Antoinette Calkins, Homer Frank Calkins, William Leroy Calkins.
  • John Earnest Calkins passed away in 1942 in Milledgeville, Carroll, Ill..

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)

Delbert Calkins
1908–1943
Birth Location: Dover Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
DC
Homer Calkins
1898–1971
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Carroll, Illinois, USA
HC
William Calkins
1905–1956
Birth Location: Dover Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
WC
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 1870–8 Dec 1942) m. Flora (May) Blackman (21 May 1872–05 Jul 1968)
  1. 1. Delbert (Lamont) Calkins 1908–1943 m. Agnes (Esther) Jonas 1910–1972
    1. 1. Dorothy (Loraine) Calkins 1932–2024 m. Charles (Dennis) Ritchart 1931–2015
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Calkins 1930–2017 m. Virgil (Dale) Roth 1928–2019
    3. 3. Dorlene Calkins 1930–2011 m. Arthur (James) Johnson 1925–2020
    4. 4. Carol (Lavonne Rose) Calkins 1940–2017 m. Leroy (F.) Hoyt 1931–2014 m. John (Edward) Wirtz 1933–1984
  2. 2. Homer (Frank) Calkins 1898–1971 m. Lillian (Vendella) Anderson 1903–1979
    1. 1. Lyle (Homer Block) Calkins 1925–2011 m. Anita (Wilma) Weber 1928–2022
    2. 2. Eileen (Lillian) Calkins 1922–2001 m. Lewis (Marvin) Osborn 1922–1999
  3. 3. William (Leroy) Calkins 1905–1956 m. Lela (May) Sanders 1904–1970
    1. 1. Emma (Jeane) Green 1927–2007 m. Walter (Thomas) Green 1917–1989
    2. 2. Guy (Lemont) Calkins 1926–2007 m. June (L.) Jeffery 1926–2009
  4. 4. Emma (Antoinette) Calkins 1912–2007 m. Arthur (G) Cummings 1909–1960

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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