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Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins 1926–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 2002

Death Location: Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA

Father: Paul SANDERS

Mother: Susan Sanders

Spouse(s): Thomas WATKINS

Children(s):

Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins was born in 1926 in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA, the child of Paul Sanders And Susan T Batie Sanders. In 1930, Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided in Franklin, Little River, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided in Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA. Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins married Thomas Wilbur Watkins, and had children including Charles Thomas Watkins, Linda Jo Watkins Sanders. Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins passed away in 2002 in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins was born in 1926 in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA, the child of Paul Sanders And Susan T Batie Sanders.
  • In 1930, Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided in Franklin, Little River, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided in Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA.
  • Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins married Thomas Wilbur Watkins, and had children including Charles Thomas Watkins, Linda Jo Watkins Sanders.
  • Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins passed away in 2002 in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul SANDERS
1898–1964
Birth Location: Guernsey, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
PS
Susan Sanders
1897–
Birth Location: Little River County, Arkansas, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Thomas WATKINS
1923–1991
Birth Location: Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA
TW

Children(s)

Lela Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Lela Watkins
1926–2002
Birth Place: Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Paul SANDERS
1898–1964
Guernsey, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Susan (T BATIE) Sanders
1897–
Little River County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (H) SANDERS
1866–
Tennessee, USA
Leila (OWENS) Sanders
1878–
Arkansas, USA
William (Anderson) BATIE
1865–1916
Alabama, USA
Lela (Mae GILL) Batie
1871–1920
Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silas GILL
1843–1891
Francis Gill
1844–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph GILL
1815–1870
Nancy Gill
1822–

Lela Watkins's Timeline

6 Records

1926
21 Apr 1926
Birth of Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided here in Franklin, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Franklin, Little River, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided here in Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 14
Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided here in Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins resided here in Navarro County, Texas, USA
Navarro County, Texas, USA
2002
26 Aug 2002
Age 76
Death of Lela Jo SANDERS Watkins in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA
Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00154; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 46-5
    [2] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Little River, Arkansas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339816
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1945; Film: #7
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: 3056; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 175-36

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Franklin, Little River, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Little River, Arkansas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339816

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00154; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 46-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cut Off, Miller, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00154; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 46-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Navarro County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: 3056; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 175-36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 2002
    Event Place: Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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