Dorr Elen Calkins (1863 - 1952)

Born 31 May 1863 in Pemberville, Wood County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rminnia (Arnold) Calkins — married 31 May 1884 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Husband of Clara Lavina (Lyons) Calkins — married 6 Jun 1899 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Husband of Anna Flora (Pinkston) Calkins — married about 1927 in Roscommon, Michigan, United States

Husband of Barbara Alice (Scott) Calkins — married 9 Aug 1931 in Roscommon, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1952 at age 88 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, United States

Biography

Dorr was born in 1863. He was the son of Clark Calkins and Angeline Sampson. In the 1880 census Dorr was living with his parents in Freedom, Wood, Ohio, United States.^[1]

He married (1) Minnie B. Arnold on 31 May 1884 in Fairfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan when he was 20 and she was 16. Minnie died in 1898.^[2] and married (2) Clara "Clarry" Lyons on 6 Jun 1899 in Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan. He was 32 and she was 16.^[3] He was the father of a large family.^[4][5][6]

Dorr's children with Rminnia:

Maud Eliza Calkins - 1884–1974

Elen Dorr Calkins - 1886–1982

Chester Hazel Calkins - 1889–1898

Myrl Ethel Calkins - 1893–1981

Minnie Vera Calkins - 1895–1986

Ople Belle Calkins - 1897–1986

Dorr's children with Clara:

Hazel M. Calkins - 1900–1973

Rminnia Elmira Calkins - 1902–1993

Violet Emeline Calkins - 1903–1928

Elmer John Calkins - 1904–1989

Ethel Cozy Calkins - 1906–1976

Ila Alice Calkins - 1908–1991

Delbert Perry Calkins - 1910–1987​​

Estella Belle Calkins - 1913–1999

James B. Calkins - 1917–1941 ​​

Clifford R. Calkins - 1918–1918

Walter R Calkins - 1920–Deceased

Clara June Calkins - 1923–1999

Clarry died in 1926, and Dorr married for the third time. The record is brief: he and Anna Flora were married from 1926 to 1930.^[7]

He married (4) Barbara A. (Scott) Crew on 9 Aug 1931 in Harrison, Roscommon Co., Michigan. He was 66 and his wife was 11 years younger.^[8]

His final wife, Barbara, had died on 21 Apr 1949 in Glynn, Georgia, so Dorr was without a wife until he died on 15 Apr 1952 in Glynn, Georgia. He was 87.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Freedom, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1078; Page: 161A; Enumeration District: 096
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 6742 #45535224 (accessed 12 October 2021)
   Dorr E Calkins (15), single, Works On Farm, in Freedom, Wood, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWZ-VQG : 18 February 2021), Dorr E. Calkins and Minnie B. Arnold, 31 May 1884; citing Marriage, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207685.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3F7-QXS : 18 February 2021), Don E. Calkins and Clara Lyons, 6 Jun 1899; citing Marriage, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208628.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS96-K51 : accessed 16 September 2022), Dell Caulkins, Warren township (excl. Coleman village), Midland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 9A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,732.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLR6-4C7 : accessed 16 September 2022), Dorr E Palkins, Warren, Midland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 141, sheet 3B, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 665; FHL microfilm 1,374,678.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7M-SRV : 2 February 2021), Dorr E Calkins, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MW-XJ4 : accessed 16 September 2022), Anna F Calkins in household of Dorr E Calkins, Roscommon, Roscommon, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1B, line 87, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1024; FHL microfilm 2,340,759.
8. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZV-K2N : 17 January 2020), Dorr E. Calkins, 1931.
9. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4M1-KSX : 24 December 2014), Dorr E Calkins, 15 Apr 1952; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Glynn, Georgia, certificate number 8507, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35491290/dorr-elen-calkins: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for Rev Dorr Elen Calkins (31 May 1864–15 Apr 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35491290, citing Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michele Davisson-Brooks (contributor 50663777) .

Acknowledgements

This profile was created from first-hand information as remembered by Thomas Calkins, Thursday, October 9, 2014.

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