Melzar Leander WATKINS^[1]

1914 - 1938  (24 years)

• Name	Melzar Leander WATKINS
  Birth	23 Jan 1914	South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [3]
  	Attended School
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Death	14 Jun 1938	South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [1]
  	Carbon monoxide poisoning
  Burial	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Address: Riverside Memorial Park
  Person ID	I5981	Watkins
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	William Decatur WATKINS,   b. 23 Jun 1875, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. 2 Apr 1955, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Etta Mae HILL,   b. May 1879, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina d. 1946, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905	Virginia or North Carolina   [1, 5]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Contract painter
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [3]
  	House decorator
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [2]
  	Paper hanger, own business
  Residence	9 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [6]
  	Proprietor of confectionary store
  	Address: 901 Elizabeth Street
  	Listed as William D. and Etta M. Watkins
  Family ID	F1128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertie Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 15 Sep 1914, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States d. 2 Nov 1999, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1931	South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Ray Frank WATKINS,   b. 7 Apr 1932, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States d. 26 Feb 1935, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age 2 years)   2. Barbara Faye WATKINS,   b. 5 Sep 1933, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States d. 18 Dec 2009, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States (Age 76 years)   3. Melza Lee WATKINS
  Family ID	F2392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jan 1914 - South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Attended School - 13 Jan 1920 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - 4 Apr 1930 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Marriage - Abt 1931 - South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Death - 14 Jun 1938 - South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Burial - Address: Riverside Memorial Park - - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Melzar Leander Watkins (1914 - 1938) Husband of Bertie Elizabeth Davis

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins. [S86] ua, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia ED 112-6 Pg. 6B Dwelling 73. [S415] A, Dwe, Norfolk Washington Ward, Virginia ED 244 Pg 3B Dwelling 60. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 61914456. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia ED 6 Pg 2B Dwelling 43. [S449] Find a Grave, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, ED 114-10, Page 8A, dwelling 152, 1940 United States Census.