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Melissa Beatrice" Watkins 1911–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1911

Birth Location: Japton, Madison County, Arkansas

Death Date: 10 April 2003

Death Location: Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA

Father: Ephriam Hall

Mother: Mary Mcchristian

Spouse(s): Wilson Watkins

Children(s): Bellee Walkins, Richard Watkins, Marjorie Watkins, Bobby Watkins, Betty Watkins, Robert Watkins

Melissa Beatrice" Watkins was born in 1911 in Japton, Madison County, Arkansas, the child of Ephriam Riley Hall And Mary Ellen Mcchristian. In 1930, Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided in Prairie, Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided in Rural. Melissa Beatrice" Watkins married Wilson Watkins, and had children including Bellee Rue Walkins, Betty Ruth Watkins, Bobby Joe Watkins, Connie Watkins, Jerry Watkins, June Watkins, Lester Watkins, Marjorie Lucille Watkins, Richard Virlen Watkins, Robert Allen Watkins, Vestor Watkins. Melissa Beatrice" Watkins passed away in 2003 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Beatrice" Watkins was born in 1911 in Japton, Madison County, Arkansas, the child of Ephriam Riley Hall And Mary Ellen Mcchristian.
  • In 1930, Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided in Prairie, Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided in Rural.
  • Melissa Beatrice" Watkins married Wilson Watkins, and had children including Bellee Rue Walkins, Betty Ruth Watkins, Bobby Joe Watkins, Connie Watkins, Jerry Watkins, June Watkins, Lester Watkins, Marjorie Lucille Watkins, Richard Virlen Watkins, Robert Allen Watkins, Vestor Watkins.
  • Melissa Beatrice" Watkins passed away in 2003 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Watkins's Ancestors

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Melissa Watkins
1911–2003
Birth Place: Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
Parents
Ephriam Riley Hall
1870–1942
Eagle Rock, Missouri
Mary (Ellen) Mcchristian
1874–1945
Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Watkins's Descendants

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Melissa (Beatrice") Watkins (18 March 1911–10 April 2003) m. Wilson Watkins (abt 1909–September 1982)
  1. 1. Bellee (Rue) Walkins 1931–1936
  2. 2. Richard (Virlen) Watkins 1932–1998
  3. 3. Marjorie (Lucille) Watkins 1937–1981
  4. 4. Bobby (Joe) Watkins 1939–1940
  5. 5. Betty (Ruth) Watkins 1929–1936
  6. 6. Robert (Allen) Watkins 1934–1934

Melissa Watkins's Timeline

6 Records

1911
18 March 1911
Birth of Melissa Beatrice" Watkins in Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 19
Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided here in Prairie, Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Prairie, Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 29
Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided here in Purdy T, Purdy, Barry, Missouri, USA
Purdy T, Purdy, Barry, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Melissa Beatrice" Watkins resided here in Colville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Colville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
2003
10 April 2003
Age 92
Death of Melissa Beatrice" Watkins in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA
Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1911
    Event Place: Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Purdy, Barry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02083; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 5-30
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2339832
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1936; Roll: 1
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Colville, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: 1658; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 4-10
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Prairie, Prairie, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2339832

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Purdy, Barry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02083; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 5-30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Purdy T, Purdy, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Purdy, Barry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02083; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 5-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Colville, Benton, Arkansas, 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: Colville, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: 1658; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 4-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 2003
    Event Place: Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

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