Royal Ellis Corkins (1901 - 1979)

Born 23 Mar 1901 in Delton, Barry, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Geraldine (Simon) Corkins — married 14 Sep 1934 (to 14 Feb 1979) in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1979 at age 77 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

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Biography

• Roy was born in 1901. Royal Ellis Calkins , in Delton, Michigan, the son of Frederick Corkins and Mable Valerie Snow... He passed away in 1979.
• Last Name at Birth: Calkins, In April 1943, he had the last name legally changed to: Corkins -

• Roy served in the US Army from 1920 - 1924..
• Rank: PFC Spec 2 Cl, as a Meterologist
• Edgewood Arsenal Md, and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md,

• Fact: Residence (1930) Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Burial Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 April 2020, 03:08), entry for Roy Ellis Corkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Z8V-LV4); contributed by various users.

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014,

• United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Barry, Barry, Michigan; Roll: T624_636; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374649.

• United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 23, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1228; Page: 59B; Enumeration District: 1538 - Taken Aboard the SS Minnesota in New York, Harbor ( he was a crew member - Last Name: Calkins)

• United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: 979; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 185.0. Birth date: abt 1901 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan

• United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1735; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 13-22.Birth date: abt 1901 Birth place: Michigan Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

• United States Federal Census: Year: 1950; Name: Roy E Corkins, Age 49, Birth Date: abt 1901, Gender: Male, Race: White, Birth Place: Michigan, Marital Status: Married, Residence Date: 1950, Home in 1950: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Street Name: Post Ave, House Number: 87 Inferred Previous Residence Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan Household members, Name Age Roy E Corkins 49, Bessie G Corkins 56, Gerald S Corkins 13

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27825765

• Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012,