Barbara Ann ABEL

1935 - 1991  (56 years)

• Name	Barbara Ann ABEL
  Birth	17 Feb 1935	Roseville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	13 May 1940	Bearfield Township, Perry, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Residence	12 Apr 1950	Roseville, Perry, Ohio, United States   [4]
  Death	7 Aug 1991	Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, United States   [2, 3]
  	Obituary of Barbara Abel Watkins "EL CAJON, Calif. -- Barbara Abel Watkins, 56, of Menlo Park, Calif. died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 1991, at her residence. Mrs. Watkins had lived in California since 1962 and was a Presbyterian by faith. She had worked for the Millbrae Library Systems for 21 years and with her husband managed a condo park for many years. She attended Bliss College for two years. Born, February 17, 1935, in Roseville, Muskingam, Ohio, she was a daughter of John and Thelma Abel. Surviving are her husband, Garth Watkins; one sister, Bonnie Norris of Gambier; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Abel. The Neptune Society of El Cajon, Calif. was in charge of arrangements. (Obituary provided by the Ohio Obituary Index of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center.) Columbus, Ohio Union Cemetery Index says her death was 7 August 1992, and that she was buried on 28 August, 1992.
  Burial	28 Aug 1992	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [3, 5, 6]
  	Address: Union Cemetery
  Person ID	I14553	Watkins
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John ABEL,   b. 2 Oct 1899, Shawnee, Perry, Ohio, United States d. 17 May 1973, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Thelma Doris BLAKELY,   b. 21 Jun 1906, Groveport, Franklin, Ohio, United States d. 28 Jan 1969, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States (Age 62 years)
  Residence	21 Apr 1910	Salt Lick, Perry, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Attended school
  Marriage	Abt 1923	Harrison County, Iowa, United States   [8]
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Harrison, Perry, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	Pottery Packer
  	Address: Roseville Road
  Residence	13 May 1940	Bearfield Township, Perry, Ohio, United States
  	Coal miner
  Residence	17 Apr 1950	Roseville, Perry, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Painter, novelty pottery
  Family ID	F3740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Garth Eugene WATKINS,   b. 6 Nov 1930, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States d. 3 Jul 2017, Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, United States (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1935 - Roseville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States Residence - 13 May 1940 - Bearfield Township, Perry, Ohio, United States Death - 7 Aug 1991 - Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, United States Burial - Address: Union Cemetery - 28 Aug 1992 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary - Barbara Abel Watkins (1935 - 1991)

  
  

• Sources

  [S449] Find a Grave, Bearfield Twn, Perry, Ohio ED 64-1, Page 13B, Dwelling 255, 1940 United States Census. [S86] ua, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index 1810s - 2013. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 152652363. [S519] 1950 U.S. Federal Census. [S86] ua, Columbus, Ohio Union Cemetery Index. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP6P-P5C . [S448] 1910 Federal Census, Salt Lake, Perry, Ohio, ED 144, Page 17B, Dwelling 269. [S446] 1930 Federal Census, Harrison, Perry, Ohio, ED 64-9, Page 4A, Dwelling 70.