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Vada Watkins 1905–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1905

Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 2001

Death Location: Bowen, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Lee Cale

Mother: Rosa Cole

Spouse(s): Chester Cole

Children(s):

Vada Watkins was born in 1905 in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Lee Cale And Rosa Anna Cole. Vada Watkins married Chester Cole. Vada Watkins passed away in 2001 in Bowen, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Vada Watkins was born in 1905 in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Lee Cale And Rosa Anna Cole.
  • Vada Watkins married Chester Cole.
  • Vada Watkins passed away in 2001 in Bowen, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vada Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Vada Watkins
1905–2001
Birth Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Lee Cale
1872–1913
Kentucky, United States of America
Rosa (Anna) Cole
1871–1937
Magoffin Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (L) Cole
1834–1891
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy Barnett
1837–1900
Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Cole
1791–1885
Obedience\ Collins
1804–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cole
1760–1862
Cuzzie Anderson
1760–1833
Valentine Collins
1768–1854
Dicey Gibson
1770–1844

Vada Watkins's Timeline

8 Records

1905
2 August 1905
Birth of Vada Watkins in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
1906
1906
Age 1
Birth of Vada Watkins
None
1906
1906
Age 1
Birth of Vada Watkins in Kentucky
Kentucky
1906
abt 1906
Age 1
Birth of Vada Watkins in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 5
Vada Watkins resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Vada Watkins resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Vada Watkins resided here in Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
2001
17 September 2001
Age 96
Death of Vada Watkins in Clay City, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America
Clay City, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1905
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Abbott, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 2001
    Event Place: Clay City, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowen, Powell County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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