William
Riley
Calkins
Born in Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Freeman Calkins
and Sarah Woods
Brother of
Fidelia L (Calkins) Fuller and Lewis Calkins
Husband of
Maryetta Grace (Perry) Calkins
— married
1 Dec 1861 in Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ernest Calkins, Lora Deloss Calkins, Martha Calkins, Delbert Calkins, Clara Calkins, James Werdna Calkins, Floyd Elisha Calkins, William Arthur Calkins and Mabel Effie Calkins
Died
at age 72
in Lone Rock Township, Moody, South Dakota, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1834. He was the son of Freeman Calkins and Sarah Woods. He passed away in 1907.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1850; Census Place: Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 484; Page: 119a.
- Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1860; Census Place: Greene, Iowa, Iowa; Page: 13.
- Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1870; Census Place: Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: M593_717; Page: 427B.
- Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: Pebble, Dodge, Nebraska; Roll: 746; Page: 542C; Enumeration District: 055.
- Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Moody, South Dakota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0274; FHL microfilm: 1241553.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 4 of 4.
- Ancestry.com. Web: South Dakota, U.S., Cemetery Index, 1831-2008 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. South Dakota State Historical Society; Pierre, South Dakota; WPA Cemetery Project (pre-1940s).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163331954/william-riley-calkins : accessed 12 September 2021), memorial page for William Riley Calkins (23 Jul 1834–12 Jan 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163331954, citing Union Cemetery, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Lindalee (contributor 47950808).
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #1006196 - Joseph Tate :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R1b1a2a1a2a1b1a
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