Margaret Jane WATKINS^[1]

1846 - 1918  (72 years)

• Name	Margaret Jane WATKINS
  Birth	26 Jun 1846	Hancock County, Ohio, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Margurite Jane Watkins
  	The source of her maiden name is her husband's death certificate. "Margurite" was the name given on her son, Ira's, social security application.
  Residence	1850	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Residence	9 Aug 1860	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Attended School
  Death	17 Sep 1918	Hancock County, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Organic disease of the heart -- died suddenly.
  Burial	23 Sep 1918	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [2, 5]
  	Address: Maple Grove Cemetery
  Notes	The source of her maiden name is her husband's death certificate.
  Person ID	I7006	Watkins
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	James WATKINS,   b. 3 Aug 1813, Ohio d. 17 Aug 1873, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth A. NOWLAND,   b. Abt 1820, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1844	Ohio
  Residence	1850	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as Jas and Elizabeth Watkins
  Residence	9 Aug 1860	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [4]
  Residence	16 Jun 1870	McComb, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob SWARTZ,   b. 1 Jan 1835, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Nov 1927, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1866	Ohio
  Residence	21 Jun 1870	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Farmer
  	Surname spelled Swartz
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	Farmer
  	Name was spelled Swartz
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [9]
  	Railroad flagman
  	Census reported that they had been married 35 years and that five of their six children were still living.
  Residence	29 Apr 1910	Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States   [10]
  	Railroad flagman
  Children	1. James Sherwood SWARTZ,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 8 Aug 1918, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 52 years)   2. William S. SWARTZ,   b. Abt 1868, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 21 May 1871, Hancock County, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 3 years)   3. Mary E. SWARTZ,   b. Jul 1871, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 9 Jul 1945, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 73 years)   4. Ira Freeman SWARTZ,   b. 1 Mar 1873, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 1 Dec 1955, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States (Age 82 years)   5. Earl Isaac SWARTZ,   b. 8 Jul 1875, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 23 Jul 1927, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 52 years)   6. Frederick Lloyd SWARTZ,   b. 29 May 1879, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States d. 25 Jan 1954, Los Angeles County, California, United States (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1850 - Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Attended School - 9 Aug 1860 - Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 21 Jun 1870 - Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 1 Jun 1880 - Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Railroad flagman - 6 Jun 1900 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Residence - Railroad flagman - 29 Apr 1910 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Maple Grove Cemetery - 23 Sep 1918 - Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones		Jacob and Margaret Jane Watkins Schwartz/Swartz Jacob (1835 - 1927) Margaret (1946 - 1918)
  		Margaret Jane Watkins Swartz (1846 - 1918) Plot: Block 29, Lot 100, Space 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio Ancestry Pg 28 of 28, Dwelling 191. [S18] Death Certificate, State of Ohio, Department of Health, Certificate 54444. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPFF-N7F?cc=1307272&wc=MD9X-138%3A287602101%2C294564501. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio Page 51 Dwelling 360. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 50904409. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio Page 9 Dwelling 65. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Union Twn, Hancock, OH Page 20 Dwelling 140. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio ED 181 Page 2 Dwelling 18. [S414] T, Findlay Ward 3, Hancock County, Ohio ED 59 Page 8A Dwelling 183. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Findlay Ward 4, Hancock County, Ohio ED 75 Page 14A&B Dwelling 388.