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Melvin B. Watkins 1903–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1903

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Death Date: 16 Oct 2000

Death Location: Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States

Father: Joseph Watkins

Mother: Lydia Hancock

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In 1903, Melvin B. Watkins entered the world in Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States, born to Joseph Hammond Watkins And Lydia Ella Hancock. Melvin B. Watkins passed away in 2000 in Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Melvin B. Watkins entered the world in Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States, born to Joseph Hammond Watkins And Lydia Ella Hancock.
  • Melvin B. Watkins passed away in 2000 in Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States.

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Melvin Watkins's Ancestors

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Melvin Watkins
1903–2000
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Parents
Joseph Hammond Watkins
1861–1955
Little Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Lydia (Ella) Hancock
1861–1953
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1903
7 January 1903
Birth of Melvin B. Watkins in Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States
2000
16 Oct 2000
Age 97
Death of Melvin B. Watkins in Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1903
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Melvin B Watkins, "Utah, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1937", "Utah, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 February 2016), Melvin B Watkins, German Austrian; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by
    [2] Melvin B Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 February 2018), Melvin B Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing enume
    [3] Melvin Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 February 2018), Melvin Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing ED 6
    [4] Melvin Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, "United States Census, 1930", "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 February 2018), Melvin Watkins in household of Joseph H Watkins, Brigham, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing enumeratio
    [5] Melvin B Watkins, "United States Census, 1940", "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 2 February 2018), Melvin B Watkins, Stony Point Town, Rockland, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-
    [6] Melvin B Watkins, "United States Social Security Death Index", "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2014), Melvin B Watkins, 16 Oct 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States
    Record Source: Melvin B Watkins, "United States Social Security Death Index", "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2014), Melvin B Watkins, 16 Oct 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File</i>, database (Alexan

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