Robert Francis Calkins (1858 - 1917)

Born 15 Apr 1858 in Richland, Oswego, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Neckel) Calkins — married 30 May 1884 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Smith) Calkins — married 13 Sep 1900 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 30 Apr 1917 at age 59 in Tower Township, Cass, North Dakota, United States

Biography

Robert was born in 1857. He was the son of Francis Calkins and Rebecca Litts. He passed away in 1917.

Robert has a rich ancestry that goes back the Mayflower. He came to Chicago with his brother George from Richland, NY in the early 1880s to go into the house painting business after the Great Chicago Fire. He Married Elizabeth Smith and about 1905 both came to Tower City ND.

Robert and Mary Neckel married 30 May 1884 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.^[1]

Robert and Elizabeth Smith married in 1900 in Chicago, Illinois. Robert was 43 and Elizabeth was 35.^[2]

Robert was almost 60 when he died in Tower City, Cass County, North Dakota.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004"
   Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records Pre-1907
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61484 #1892873 (accessed 10 August 2023)
   Robert Calkins marriage to Mary Neckel on 30 May 1884.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920"
   FHL Film Number: 1030314
   Ancestry Record 2556 #318027 (accessed 10 August 2023)
   Robert F Calkins (43) marriage to Elizabeth Smith in 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
3. ↑ Death: "North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007"
   North Dakota Department of Health; Bismark, North Dakota; North Dakota Death Records; Certificate Number: 0718
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61747 #496028 (accessed 10 August 2023)
   Robert Calkins death 30 Apr 1917 (born 15 Apr 1857), son of Frank Calkins, in Tower, Cass, North Dakota, USA.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4C-VXP : 12 December 2017), Robert Calkins in entry for Frank Calkins, 1860. Location: Albion, Oswego, New York.
• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-6VY5 : 10 March 2018), Robert Calkins in household of Francis Calkins, District 01, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 3, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VP-DL5 : 14 June 2019), Robert Calkins in entry for Frank Calkins, 1870. Location: Volney, Oswego, New York.