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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

Mary Frances Watkins was born in 1887 in Cato, Crawford, Kansas, the child of Thomas Warren Watkins and Sarah Francis Watkins. In 1900, Mary Frances Watkins resided in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas. In 1910, Mary Frances Watkins resided in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas. Mary Frances Watkins married Chalmer Orville Willits, and had children including Frances Etta Willits, Helen Viola Willits, Annie Belle Willits. Mary Frances Watkins passed away in 1971 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas,.

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Biography

  • Mary Frances Watkins was born in 1887 in Cato, Crawford, Kansas, the child of Thomas Warren Watkins and Sarah Francis Watkins.
  • In 1900, Mary Frances Watkins resided in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas.
  • In 1910, Mary Frances Watkins resided in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas.
  • Mary Frances Watkins married Chalmer Orville Willits, and had children including Frances Etta Willits, Helen Viola Willits, Annie Belle Willits.
  • Mary Frances Watkins passed away in 1971 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Watkins
1864 – 1948
Birth Location: Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois
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Sarah Watkins
1866 – 1944
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
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Spouses(s)

Chalmer Willits
1887 – 1941
Birth Location: Walnut, Crawford, Kansas
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Children(s)

Frances Willits
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
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Helen Willits
1913 – 2002
Birth Location: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
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Annie Willits
1915 – 1915
Birth Location: Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
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Mary Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Mary Watkins
1887 – 1971
Birth Place: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
Parents
Thomas Warren Watkins
1864 – 1948
Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois
Sarah (Francis) Watkins
1866 – 1944
Cato, Crawford, Kansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Watkins's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Frances) Watkins (6 Feb 1887 – 4 Jul 1971) m. Chalmer (Orville) Willits (19 Aug 1887 – 16 Apr 1941)
  1. 1. Frances (Etta) Willits (22 Jun 1911 – 11 Mar 1994) m. Hubert (Keeney) Simpson (12 Mar 1911 – 5 Apr 1986)
    1. 1. Harold (Dean) Simpson (17 Dec 1932 – 16 Nov 2012) m. Lela (June) Toepfer (21 Nov 1937 – )
      1. 1. Michael (Dean) Simpson (Jul 1956 – ) m. Ruth (Ellen) Bartholomew (abt 1957 – )
      2. 2. Bonnie (L) Simpson (19 Aug 1957 – )
      3. 3. Douglas (A) Simpson (17 Dec 1960 – )
    2. 2. Roberta (F) Simpson (6 Aug 1936 – ) m. Francis (Duane) Dugan (11 Jul 1926 – 1 Jan 2017)
      1. 1. Debra (Loraine) Dugan (4 Jun 1956 – ) m. Kowalsky m. Ronald (Keith) Goering (16 Mar 1956 – 13 Jan 2017)
        1. 1. Edward (A) Goering (24 Aug 1980 – )
        2. 2. Adrienne (Lynn) Goering (9 Nov 1980 – ) m. Kripalani
        3. 3. Lauren (A) Goering (21 Aug 1983 – )
        4. 4. Ian Goering (abt 1993 – )
        5. 5. Keaton Goering (Jun 1997 – )
      2. 2. Craig Dugan (Oct 1957 – )
      3. 3. Dana (Loraine) Dugan (2 Oct 1967 – 14 Jul 1984)
    3. 3. Jo (Ann) Simpson (abt 1939 – ) m. Richard (Leon) Lyell (17 Mar 1936 – )
      1. 1. David (Richard) Lyell (12 Jun 1959 – ) m. Meredith (Anne) Fauls (18 Jul 1957 – )
      2. 2. Deanna (Kathleen) Lyell (10 May 1963 – ) m. Rufus (Charles) Thompson (2 Feb 1951 – )
    4. 4. Carol (J) Simpson (1941 – )
    5. 5. Rudy (E) Simpson (24 Jun 1948 – )
    6. 6. Sharon (S) Simpson (abt 1949 – )
  2. 2. Helen (Viola) Willits (5 Feb 1913 – 8 Feb 2002) m. Ernest (Jerry Franklin) Engle (10 Dec 1913 – 25 Nov 1988)
    1. 1. Esther (Eileen) Engle (14 Jan 1937 – ) m. True (Edwin) Cousins (13 Dec 1933 – 3 Oct 2016)
      1. 1. Trudie (Eileen) Cousins (abt 1956 – ) m. Lonnie (Bruce) Harrison (abt 1952 – )
        1. 1. Hilary (Anne) Harrison (4 Apr 1980 – )
      2. 2. Cynthia (Diane) Cousins (19 Oct 1957 – 9 Feb 1999) m. Mark Mills (Sep 1961 – )
      3. 3. Janice (Renee) Cousins (31 Mar 1959 – ) m. Ricky (Lynn) Crooks (abt 1959 – )
        1. 1. Amy (Lynn) Crooks (15 Jul 1980 – )
      4. 4. Brenda (Lorraine) Cousins (Nov 1960 – ) m. Leo (Dale) Bricker (Apr 1957 – )
        1. 1. Emily (Ann) Bricker (21 Jul 1987 – ) m. Jeffrey (D) Lambert (abt 1984 – )
      5. 5. Doyle (Wayne) Cousins (13 Mar 1962 – ) m. Nancy (Leiko) Yamada (Feb 1959 – )
        1. 1. Alyx (Kuniko) Cousins (14 Oct 1997 – )
      6. 6. Lorna (Marie) Cousins (23 Oct 1963 – ) m. Steve (Dan) Horstman (29 Sep 1956 – )
        1. 1. Daniel (Edwin) Horstman (23 Mar 1992 – )
    2. 2. Merle (Leroy) Engle (4 Feb 1940 – ) m. Sandra (Sue) Stelle (19 Dec 1940 – )
    3. 3. Jerry (L) Engle (13 Jun 1943 – ) m. Barbara (Lee) Skidmore (8 Sep 1943 – 9 Oct 2013)
      1. 1. Tamie Engle (7 Jun 1962 – 24 Mar 2013)
      2. 2. Jerry (Mark) Engle (5 Apr 1964 – )
  3. 3. Annie (Belle) Willits (4 Dec 1915 – 17 Dec 1915)

Mary Watkins's Timeline

10 Records

1887
6 Feb 1887
Birth of Mary Frances Watkins in Cato, Crawford, Kansas
Cato, Crawford, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 13
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
1910
1910
Age 23
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 33
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 43
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 48
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 53
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
1950
1950
Age 63
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
1965
1965
Age 78
Mary Frances Watkins resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1971
4 Jul 1971
Age 84
Death of Mary Frances Watkins in Girard, Crawford, Kansas,
Girard, Crawford, Kansas,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Cato, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: 477; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0080
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
    [8] 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 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 1965
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drywood, Bourbon, Kansas
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