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Mary Frances Watkins 1887 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1887

Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas

Death Date: 4 Jul 1971

Death Location: Girard, Crawford, Kansas,

Father: Thomas Watkins

Mother: Sarah Watkins

Spouse(s): Chalmer Willits

Children(s): Frances Willits, Helen Willits, Annie Willits

Early life: Mary Frances Watkins arrived in Cato, Crawford, Kansas in 1887, born to Thomas Warren Watkins and Sarah Francis Watkins. Over time, Mary Frances Watkins formed a family with Chalmer Orville Willits, which included Frances Etta Willits, Helen Viola Willits and Annie Belle Willits. Mary Frances Watkins concluded life in Girard, Crawford, Kansas, in 1971.

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Parents

Thomas Watkins
1864 – 1948
Birth Location: Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois
TW
Sarah Watkins
1866 – 1944
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
SW

Spouses(s)

Chalmer Willits
1887 – 1941
Birth Location: Walnut, Crawford, Kansas
CW

Children(s)

Frances Willits
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
FW
Helen Willits
1913 – 2002
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
HW
Annie Willits
1915 – 1915
Birth Location: Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
AW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, S1115097879, S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: 477; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0080, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: 5582; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 6-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: 477; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0080

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, S1115155967

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
    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: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: 5582; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 6-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1965
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Jul 1971
    Event Place: Girard, Crawford, Kansas,
    Record Source: S1115097879, S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
    Record Source: S1115097879

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