William Melville WATKINS

1893 - 1945  (51 years)

• Name	William Melville WATKINS
  Nickname	Melville
  Birth	4 Dec 1893	Rushcreek Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Parents list as Eri and Jennie Downs Watkins
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jun 1900	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Residence	1 May 1910	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Attended School
  Death	21 Sep 1945	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [4, 5]
  Burial	Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	Address: Oakdale Cemetery
  	Unable to find Marysville Cemetery in Ohio
  Notes	Jackie Omus says his name was William Melvin Watkins
  Person ID	I5325	Watkins
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Melvin Eri WATKINS,   b. 8 Sep 1862, Ohio d. 29 Apr 1942 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Hannah Jane DOWNS,   b. Jun 1868, Indiana, United States d. 1946, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 77 years)
  Marriage License	23 Nov 1888	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Application made by S. P. Taylor.
  Marriage	24 Nov 1888	Ohio   [4, 7]
  Residence	1 Jun 1900	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1 May 1910	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Laborer in stone quarry
  Residence	9 Jan 1920	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	House carpenter
  Residence	21 Apr 1930	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [9]
  	Laborer - moving buildings
  Family ID	F950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth May SMITH,   b. May 1899, Union County, Ohio, United States d. 29 Dec 1985, Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1918	Union County, Ohio, United States   [10]
  Residence	2 Jan 1920	St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States   [11]
  	Telephone Operator
  	Listed as Melvin and Ruth Watkins.
  Residence	3 Apr 1930	St. Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States   [12]
  	Telegraph operator
  	Address: 1030 East Spring Street
  	Listed as Melvin and Ruth Watkins
  Residence	11 Apr 1940	Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States   [13]
  	Telegraph Operator, New York Central Railroad
  	Address: 275 West Fourth Street
  	Listed as Wm. M and Ruth Watkins; he had completed four years of high school and she, eight years of school.
  Children	1. Forrest Melvin WATKINS,   b. 2 Apr 1928, Champaign County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Oct 1997, Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Dec 1893 - Rushcreek Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - 1 Jun 1900 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Attended School - 1 May 1910 - Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Marriage - 3 May 1918 - Union County, Ohio, United States Residence - Telephone Operator - 2 Jan 1920 - St Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States Residence - Telegraph operator,Address: 1030 East Spring Street - 3 Apr 1930 - St. Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States Residence - Telegraph Operator, New York Central Railroad,Address: 275 West Fourth Street - 11 Apr 1940 - Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States Death - 21 Sep 1945 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Oakdale Cemetery - - Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S472] Ancestry.com, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records., Ancestry.com. [S414] T, Jefferson Twn, Logan, OH ED 108 Pg 1 Dwelling 19. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Twn, Logan, OH ED 124 Sheet 7 Dwelling 176. [S258] Descendents of James and Ann Watkins. [S9] 1930 United States Census. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 92798918. [S117] Logan County Genealogical, Logan County Marriages 1887 - 1895 Volume G, Page 110 Transcribed by Debbie Bleger. [S415] A, Dwe, Perry Twn, Logan, OH ED 201 Page 3A Dwelling 82. [S86] ua, Perry Twn, Logan, OH ED 46-24 Page 5A Dwelling 124. [S472] Ancestry.com, Kiser Family Tree, Ancestry.com. [S415] A, Dwe, St Marys Twn, Auglaize County, Ohio ED 79 Page 2A Dwelling 40. [S446] 1930 Federal Census, St. Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, ED 18, Page 2B, Dwelling 69. [S449] Find a Grave, Marysville, Union, Ohio, ED 80-17, Page 3A, Dwelling 51, 1940 United States Census.