Frank J WATKINS b. 6 Jan 1904 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States d. 17 Feb 1966 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States: Kith 'n Kin

1904 - 1966 (62 years)

Name	Frank J WATKINS
Birth	6 Jan 1904	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Residence	19 Apr 1910	Rushsylvania, Logan, Ohio, United States [3]
Residence	1918	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Address: 813 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1919	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [4]
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1920	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [5]
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1922	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [6]
	Jeweler
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1924	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [7]
	Salesman
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1926	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [8]
	Salesman
	Address: 1022 West Spring Street
Residence	1930	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States [9]
Drft	15 Feb 1942	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [10]
	Address: 45 Garden Street
Death	17 Feb 1966	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [2]
	Cause of death was the rupture of the aortic aneurysm due to hypertension. He had coronary heart disease for 10 years.
Burial	19 Feb 1966	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [2]
	Address: Hillcrest Park Cemetery
Person ID	I262	Watkins
Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

Father	Kelly M WATKINS, b. 7 Jul 1882, Huntsville, Logan, Ohio, United States d. 25 Nov 1958, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
Mother	LaVerna WYBURN, b. 14 Jun 1883, Marion County, Ohio, United States d. 25 Jun 1961, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)
Marriage	30 Apr 1903	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States [11, 12]
	Address: St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Residence	19 Apr 1910	Rushsylvania, Logan, Ohio, United States [3]
	Keeper of stallions
Residence	1918	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [13]
	Distributor
	Address: 813 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1919	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [4]
	Distributor
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1920	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [5]
	Commercial traveler
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1922	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [6]
	Commercial traveler
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1924	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [7]
	Salesman
	Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue
Residence	1926	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States [8]
	Salesman
	Address: 1022 West Spring Street
Divorce	3 Jun 1939	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States [14]
Photos		Kelley M. Watkins Springfield, MA, 1949
Family ID	F2	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Helen Elizabeth BUSHNELL, b. 22 Jan 1903, Riley, Sandusky County, Ohio d. 25 Jun 1951, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 48 years)
Marriage	26 Dec 1925	Sandusky County, Ohio, United States [15]
	View marriage record here!
Residence	1 Apr 1935	St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence	3 Apr 1940	Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [16]
	Phonograph operator for record company
	Listed as Frank J. and Helen E. Watkins, lodgers. According to the census, in 1935 they had lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Residence	9 Apr 1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States [17]
	Air Conditioning Salesman
	Address: 6337 Marchand Avenue
	Interestingly Frank and Helen were recorded both in Pittsburg (from which they probably were moving) and Springfield, MA (where they eventually settled.)
Residence	1941	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [18]
	Address: 93 Magazine Street
	He was listed as a service man and she as a stenographer and their place of business was 594 State Street, Springfield.
Residence	1950	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [19]
	Address: 23 Magnolia Terrace
	He was listed as a repairman and she as office worker at 189 1/2 Chestnut Street, Springfield.
Family ID	F69	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

Family 2	Mary Louise LOCHRIDGE, b. 6 Jul 1905, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Nov 1996, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 91 years)
Marriage	16 Apr 1955	Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [20]
Family ID	F70	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Jan 1904 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
	Residence - 19 Apr 1910 - Rushsylvania, Logan, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Address: 813 Bellefontaine Avenue - 1918 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue - 1919 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue - 1920 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Jeweler,Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue - 1922 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Salesman,Address: 820 Bellefontaine Avenue - 1924 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Marriage - 26 Dec 1925 - Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
	Residence - Salesman,Address: 1022 West Spring Street - 1926 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
	Residence - 1930 - Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
	Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
	Residence - Phonograph operator for record company - 3 Apr 1940 - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
	Residence - Air Conditioning Salesman,Address: 6337 Marchand Avenue - 9 Apr 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
	Residence - Address: 93 Magazine Street - 1941 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Drft - Address: 45 Garden Street - 15 Feb 1942 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - Address: 23 Magnolia Terrace - 1950 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 16 Apr 1955 - Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 17 Feb 1966 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - Address: Hillcrest Park Cemetery - 19 Feb 1966 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Photos » Slide Show		Frank J. Watkins and his mother, Verna Wyburn McCoy
		Frank Watkins and Louise Lockridge Watkins
		Frank, Harold and Ed Watkins Frank J. Watkins, Harold Albert Watkins and William Edwin Watkins
		Frank J. Watkins
		Frank J. Watkins Age 14
		Frank Watkins About 7 or 8 years old
		Frank & Verna Frank & his mother, 72 Harvard Street, Springfield, MA
		Frank, June 1955

Documents

Map of Logan County, Ohio showing township boundaries

Headstones

Frank J. Watkins
(1904 - 1966)

Husband of Helen Bushnell Watkins and then of Louise Lockridge Watkins

Sources

[S26] Census Record, Ohio 1910 Miracode Index.
[S18] Death Certificate, The Commonweath of Massachusetts.
[S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio ED 144, Pages 4A and 4B, Dwelling 96.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1919 Page 303.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1920 Page 611.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1922 Page 633.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1924 Page 699.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1926 Page 699.
[S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll T626-1833, Page 11B, ED 200, Image 0755.
[S515] Military Draft Registration, Ancestry.com; 28 March 2022.
[S132] Divorce Record.
Logan County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Case 20364, 03 Jun 1939
[S383] Ohio Marriages 1800 - 1958, Reference No. p 252, certificate no. 20724.
[S86] ua, Lima, Ohio, City Directory, 1918 Page 336.
[S93] Marriage Certificate, #12512.
[S415] A, Dwe, Woodville, Sandusky, OH ED 96 Sheet 1A.
[S449] Find a Grave, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED 9-40, Page 2B, Dwelling 789, 1940 United States Census.
[S449] Find a Grave, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, ED 69-146, Page 8B, Dwelling 148, 1940 United States Census.
[S86] ua, Springfield, Massachusetts City Directory, 1941, Page 648.
[S86] ua, Springfield, Massachusetts City Directory, 1950 Page 867.
[S4] Certificate of Marriage.
Certificate of Marriage, The Commonweath of Massachusetts, #128