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Lydia Agnes Watkins 1847–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 4 Apr 1926

Death Location: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

Father: Willis Watkins

Mother: Lavina Meyers

Spouse(s): Cyrus Griffin

Children(s): Wyatt Griffin

The story of Lydia Agnes Watkins began in 1847 in Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States. Lydia Agnes Watkins married Cyrus W Griffin, and had children including Wyatt Philip Bill Griffin. Lydia Agnes Watkins passed away in 1926 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Agnes Watkins began in 1847 in Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States.
  • Lydia Agnes Watkins married Cyrus W Griffin, and had children including Wyatt Philip Bill Griffin.
  • Lydia Agnes Watkins passed away in 1926 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Lydia Watkins's Ancestors

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Lydia Watkins
1847–1926
Birth Place: Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States
Parents
Willis Watkins
1825–1860
Green County, Kentucky, USA
Lavina (Germine “Mima”) Meyers
1829–1853
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Watkins
1797–1882
Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY, USA*
Lydia (Amelia) Montgomery
1802–1889
Greenburg, Hart, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Watkins's Descendants

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Lydia (Agnes) Watkins (22 Feb 1847–4 Apr 1926) m. Cyrus (W) Griffin (1 Jul 1844–27 Feb 1926)
  1. 1. Wyatt (Philip ("Bill")) Griffin 1883–1967 m. Emma (Jeanette) Glines 1881–1957
    1. 1. Ida (Jane) Griffin 1920–2009 m. Jack (Thomas "Henry Roswell ") Coyle 1920–1993
    2. 2. Nellie (Grace Griffin (Marr:) Slamp) 1907–1992
    3. 3. Margaret (Mae Griffin (Marr:) Tate) 1911–1984

Lydia Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1847
22 Feb 1847
Birth of Lydia Agnes Watkins in Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States
Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States
1926
4 Apr 1926
Age 79
Death of Lydia Agnes Watkins in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Oakford, Cass, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

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