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Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins 1870–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1956

Death Location: Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA

Father: George Watkins

Mother: Eleanor Cratty

Spouse(s): Francis Leeper

Children(s): Zona Leeper

The story of Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins began in 1870 in Ohio, USA. In 1880, Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided in Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA. Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins married Francis Frank George Leeper, and had children including Zona Marie Leeper. Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins passed away in 1956 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins began in 1870 in Ohio, USA.
  • In 1880, Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided in Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA.
  • Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins married Francis Frank George Leeper, and had children including Zona Marie Leeper.
  • Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins passed away in 1956 in Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Watkins
1840–1912
Birth Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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Eleanor Cratty
1844–1919
Birth Location: Prospect, Marion, Ohio, USA
EC

Spouses(s)

Francis Leeper
1871–1944
Birth Location: Grand Prairie, Marion, Ohio, USA
FL

Children(s)

Zona Leeper
1895–1981
Birth Location: Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA
ZL

Margaret Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Watkins
1870–1956
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
George Alexander Watkins
1840–1912
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Eleanor ('Ellen' J) Cratty
1844–1919
Prospect, Marion, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Watkins
1809–1853
Radnor, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Margaret Smith
1809–1886
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Watkin Watkins
1769–1837
Elizabeth Evans
1773–1845
William Smith
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Watkins's Descendants

1.
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Margaret ('Maggie' Bell) Watkins (11 Jul 1870–14 Sep 1956) m. Francis ('Frank' George) Leeper (31 Mar 1871–21 Jul 1944)
  1. 1. Zona (Marie) Leeper 1895–1981 m. Harry (H) Heaston 1891–1953 m. Warren ('Seymour') Thomas 1893–1961
    1. 1. Ralph (Watkins) Heaston 1927–1989 m. Lavera (Ann) Hoewischer 1928–2004

Margaret Watkins's Timeline

10 Records

1870
11 Jul 1870
Birth of Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA
Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA
1893
1893
Age 23
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins was married
None
1893
Abt 1893
Age 23
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Marion County, Ohio, USA
Marion County, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Marion Ward 3, Marion, Ohio, USA
Marion Ward 3, Marion, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
1920
Abt 1920
Age 50
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Marion County, Ohio.
Marion County, Ohio.
1930
1930
Age 60
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Jefferson, Jefferson, Madison, Ohio, USA
Jefferson, Jefferson, Madison, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 80
Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins resided here in Jackson, Champaign, Ohio, USA
Jackson, Champaign, Ohio, USA
1956
14 Sep 1956
Age 86
Death of Margaret 'Maggie' Bell Watkins in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA
Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1893
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1893
    Event Place: Marion County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Marion Star; Publication Date: 12 Oct 1893; Publication Place: Marion, Ohio, USA; ,0.760538,0.57877785,0

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Marion Ward 3, Marion, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1920
    Event Place: Marion County, Ohio.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jefferson, Madison, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jefferson, Madison, Ohio; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341581

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio, 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: Jackson, Champaign

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Maggie Leeper 14 Sep 1956

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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