Benjamin Franklin WATKINS

1897 - 1969  (71 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin WATKINS
  Birth	26 Dec 1897	Moran, Allen, Kansas, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Marmaton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States   [2]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States   [3]
  	Attending School
  Drft	12 Sep 1918	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States   [4]
  	Address: 411 South White Street
  	Benjamin was a clerk at Montgomery Ward & Co. in Kansas City, MO. His wife, Vera Lucille was the person listed as his nearest relative.
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States   [5]
  	Shipping Clerk, Wholesale furniture
  Drft	14 Feb 1942	Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States   [6]
  	Address: 3515 W. 111 Street
  Drft	28 Jul 1942	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
  Death	19 Jul 1969	Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I4297	Watkins
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	James Henry WATKINS,   b. 4 Sep 1859, East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 9 Oct 1907, Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, United States (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Rachel Philena COPPAGE,   b. 1 Oct 1865, Illinois, United States d. 28 Jun 1959, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1887	Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States   [7]
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Marmaton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States   [2]
  	Farm laborer
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Naomi FLOYD,   b. Abt 1909, Kansas, United States
  Marriage	Abt 1928  [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Lennox, Los Angeles, California, United States   [8]
  	Receiving clerk in retail furniture store
  	Benjamin was a receiving clerk in retail furniture store and Naomi was a cushion filler in a furniture manufacturer.
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Vera Lucille GARRISON,   b. Abt 1899, Missouri, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1917	Missouri, United States
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States   [9]
  	Laborer
  Children	1. Benjamin Franklin WATKINS, Jr.,   b. 2 Sep 1918, Missouri, United States d. 13 Apr 1989, Oxnard, Ventura, California, United States (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1897 - Moran, Allen, Kansas, United States Residence - 6 Jun 1900 - Marmaton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Residence - Attending School - 16 Apr 1910 - Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States Marriage - Abt 1917 - Missouri, United States Drft - Address: 411 South White Street - 12 Sep 1918 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States Residence - Laborer - 13 Jan 1920 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States Residence - Shipping Clerk, Wholesale furniture - 8 Apr 1930 - Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence - Receiving clerk in retail furniture store - 1 Apr 1940 - Lennox, Los Angeles, California, United States Drft - Address: 3515 W. 111 Street - 14 Feb 1942 - Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States Drft - 28 Jul 1942 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death - 19 Jul 1969 - Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] Social Security Death Index. [S414] T, Marmaton, Allen, KS ED 12 Page 6 Dwelling 130. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Garnett, Anderson, KS ED 31 Page 2A Dwelling 33. [S472] Ancestry.com, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YT7-SN2W?cc=1968530&wc=9FWX-L29%3A928313001%2C1071160201 : 23 August 2019), Missouri > Kansas City no 16; P-Z > image 1386 of 1657; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Ancestry.com. [S86] ua, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA ED 19-1016 Page 6A Dwelling 154. [S472] Ancestry.com, WW II Draft Cards, Serial No. T 2274, Order No. 10-339, Ancestry.com. [S9] 1930 United States Census. [S449] Find a Grave, Lennox, Los Angeles, California ED 19-346, Pg 61B Dwelling 33, 1940 United States Census. [S415] A, Dwe, Kansas City, Jackson, MO ED 166 Page 14A Dwelling 178.