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Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins 1877–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 25,1877

Birth Location: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan

Death Date: March 11, 1917

Death Location: Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Watkins

Mother: Phoebe Schagel

Spouse(s): Stephen Grenier

Children(s): Fern Grenier, Sylvia Grenier, Ula Grenier, Nellie Grenier

The story of Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins began in 1877 in Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan. In 1880, Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided in Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States. In 1910, Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided in Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA. Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins married Stephen Grenier, and had children including Fern Ann Grenier, Nellie May Grenier, Sylvia Leola Grenier, Ula Belle Grenier. Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins passed away in 1917 in Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins began in 1877 in Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan.
  • In 1880, Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided in Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
  • In 1910, Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided in Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA.
  • Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins married Stephen Grenier, and had children including Fern Ann Grenier, Nellie May Grenier, Sylvia Leola Grenier, Ula Belle Grenier.
  • Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins passed away in 1917 in Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Watkins's Ancestors

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Sarah Watkins
1877–1917
Birth Place: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
Parents
George Watkins
1854–
Ontario, Canada
Phoebe Schagel
1854–1908
St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Schagel
1829–1870
Canada
Hannah Anger
1833–1870
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Schagel
1783–1848
Jennit Smith
1787–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Schagel
1758–1826
Elizabeth Dalton
1763–1832
Johnson Smith
1760–1857
Martha Mills
1767–1850

Sarah Watkins's Descendants

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Sarah (Ellen "Ella") Watkins (April 25,1877–March 11, 1917) m. Stephen Grenier (July 1869–21 Aug 1953)
  1. 1. Fern (Ann) Grenier 1904–1982 m. Albert (Henry) Ballard 1894–1969
    1. 1. Robert (Grenier) Ballard 1922–2014 m. Josephine (Mary) Wardzinski 1922–1993
      1. 1. Patrick (Earl) Ballard 1944–1997
      2. 2. Judith (Ballard) (Jankowski) 1947–2008
    2. 2. Earl (Stephen) Ballard 1924–1994 m. Ada (Elizabeth) Woods 1924–2006 m. Lillian (Joyce) Harris 1932–1995 m. Patricia (Marion) Swartz 1930–1997
    3. 3. Marie Ballard 1925–1986 m. William (V) Roberts 1919–1956 m. William (L.) Buckler 1927–1984 m. George Karris 1935–2016 m. LaVern (Andrew) McPherson 1912–1969 m. William (Howard) Wise 1921–1944
    4. 4. Ramon (Charles) Ballard 1930–2019 m. Barbara (Joan) Rathburn 1931–2006
      1. 1. Raymond (Michael) Ballard 1951–2016
    5. 5. Richard (Albert) Ballard 1932–2006 m. Theresa (Marie) Dombrowski 1934–2002
    6. 6. Ruth (Ann) Ballard 1939–2020
  2. 2. Sylvia (Leola) Grenier 1901–1978
  3. 3. Ula (Belle) Grenier 1908–1922
  4. 4. Nellie (May) Grenier 1899–1952 m. Harold (J) Diehl 1900–1961
    1. 1. Howard (J) Diehl 1925–2017 m. Helen (Iva) Mogg 1927–2004
    2. 2. John (Richard) Diehl 1929–1991
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Diehl 1926–2020 m. Walton (John) Minkler 1921–2013
    4. 4. Mary (Louise) Diehl 1932–1932
    5. 5. Suzanne (Ella) Diehl 1937–1937
    6. 6. Peter Diehl 1938–1938

Sarah Watkins's Timeline

4 Records

1877
April 25,1877
Birth of Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins in Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
1880
1880
Age 3
Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided here in Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
1910
1910
Age 33
Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins resided here in Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
1917
March 11, 1917
Age 40
Death of Sarah Ellen "Ella" Watkins in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 25,1877
    Event Place: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 606; Family History Film: 1254606; Page: 243C; Enumeration District: 343; Image: 0068.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 606; Family History Film: 1254606; Page: 243C; Enumeration District: 343; Image: 0068.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan; Roll: T624_669; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374682

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 11, 1917
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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