Venus Elmira COOKSEY^[1]

1902 - 1981  (78 years)

• Name	Venus Elmira COOKSEY
  Born	2 Apr 1902	East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	6 May 1910	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Attended School
  Residence	24 Jan 1920	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Attended School
  	Address: Middleburg - Bristol Ridge Road
  Died	26 Feb 1981	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Buried	1 Mar 1981	Zanesfield Cemetery, Zanesfield, Jefferson Twp., Logan, Ohio, United States   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I2931	Watkins
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson COOKSEY,   b. 11 Mar 1866, Union County, Ohio, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1925, Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Tempa Jane POWELL,   b. 25 Dec 1868, Ohio ,   d. 4 Aug 1955, Zanesfield, Logan, Ohio, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1890	Logan County, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [7]
  	Fireman in saw mill
  	Census says they had been married for 10 years and that all four children were living.
  Residence	6 Apr 1910	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Steam Engineer
  	Census reported that they had been married for 20 years and that all six of their children were still living.
  Residence	24 Jan 1920	Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Farmer
  	Address: Middleburg - Bristol Ridge Road
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Titus WATKINS,   b. 6 Aug 1900, Huntsville, Logan, Ohio, United States ,   d. 20 Mar 1990, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1921	Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Residence	24 Apr 1930	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [8]
  	Proprietor, battery station
  	Address: 429 North Park
  Residence	4 Apr 1940	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [9]
  	Proprietor, auto electrical supply
  Residence	1945	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [10]
  	Proprietor Watkins Electric and Battery Shop
  	Address: 420 East High
  	Listed as Charles T. and Venus Watkins
  Children	1. Tempa Levonne WATKINS,   b. 15 Sep 1923, Logan County, Ohio, United States ,   d. 22 Mar 2005, Vista, San Diego, California, United States  (Age 81 years)   2. Meriam Elaine WATKINS,   b. 9 Aug 1925, Bellefontaine, Lake, Ohio, United States ,   d. 24 Dec 2013, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States  (Age 88 years)   3. Charles Eugene WATKINS,   b. 19 Feb 1927, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States ,   d. 30 Nov 2018, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States  (Age 91 years)   4. Ronald Duaine WATKINS,   b. 18 Apr 1929, Logan County, Ohio, United States ,   d. 5 Feb 2021, Bellefontaine, Lake, Ohio, United States  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2021
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Titus Watkins & Venus Cooksey Watkins Charles (1900 - 1990) Venus (1902 - 1981)

  
  

  Documents

  Marriage of Charles Titus Watkins and Venus Cooksey

  
  

  Headstones

  Charles Titus Watkins and Venus Cooksey Watkins Charles 1900-1990 < /br> Venus 1902-1981

  
  

• Sources

  [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 27366031. [S27] Watkins family genealogy, Pg 4D. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio ED 140 Pg 7B Dwelling 184. [S415] 1920 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio ED 185 Pg 12A. [S195] Bellefontaine Examiner, Feb. 27, 1981. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 27476243. [S414] 1900 United States Federal Census, Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio ED 119 Pg 5A Dwelling 110. [S86] ua, Bellefontaine Ward 2, Logan, Ohio ED 6 Pg 17A Dwelling 457. [S449] 1940 United States Census, 1940 United States Census., Bellefontaine, Lake, Ohio, ED 46-7, Page 1A, Dwelling 8. [S86] ua, U.S. City Directories, Bellefontaine, OH, 1945, Page 135.