Lena R (Vandermark) Watkins (1892 - 1976)

Born 22 Oct 1892 in Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Watkins — married 1 Jan 1917 in Putnam County, Ohio, United States

Died 28 Sep 1976 at age 83 in Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States

Biography

Lena was born in 1892, the daughter of William Vandermark and Mary Benroth.^[1] Their family lived in Union, Putnam, Ohio.

1900 Union Township Kalida village, Putnam Co., Ohio

William A Vandemark Head M 37 Ohio

Mary Vandemark Wife F 35 Ohio

Velma Vandemark Daughter F 12 Ohio

Rory Vandemark Son M 11 Ohio

Sarah E Vandemark Daughter F 9 Ohio

Lina R Vandemark Daughter F 8 Ohio

William H Vandemark Son F 6 Ohio

David B Vandemark Son M 5 Ohio

Gladys N Vandemark Daughter F 1 Ohio ^[2]

1910 Union, Putnam, Ohio

William Vandemark Head M 45 Ohio

Mary Vandemark Wife F 43 Ohio

Velma Vandemark Daughter F 22 Ohio

Leroy Vandemark Son M 20 Ohio

Sarah Vandemark Daughter F 18 Ohio

Lina Vandemark Daughter F 17 Ohio

Henry Vandemark Son M 16 Ohio

David Vandemark Son M 14 Ohio

Glady Vandemark Daughter F 11 Ohio

George Vandemark Son M 7 Ohio

Elsie Vandemark Daughter F 5 Ohio

Evan Vandemark Son M 4 Ohio

Jessie Vandemark Daughter F 2 Ohio ^[3]

She married Henry Watkins in 1917.

Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994

Name: Henry Watkins

Event Date: 01 Jan 1917

Event Place: Putnam, Ohio, United States

Father's Name: Ellis Watkins

Mother's Name: Mary Roberts

Spouse's Name: Lina Van Demark

Spouse's Father's Name: William Van Demark

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Benroth^[4]

Their family lived in Putnam, Ohio.

United States Census, 1920: Sugar Creek, Putnam Co., OH

Henry Watkins Head M 30 Wales

Lina Watkins Wife F 27 Ohio

Byron E Watkins Son M 1 Ohio ^[5]

United States Census, 1930: Jennings, Putnam Co., Ohio

Henry Watkins Head M 40 Wales

Lina R Watkins Wife F 37 Ohio

Byron E Watkins Son M 12 Ohio

Willis E Watkins Son M 10 Ohio

Edwin E Watkins Son M 4 Ohio

Virginia G Watkins Daughter F 2 Ohio ^[6]

United States Census, 1940: Jennings Township, Putnam, Ohio

Henry Watkins Head M 50 North Wales

Dina R Watkins Wife F 47 Ohio

Byron E Watkins Son M 22 Ohio

Willis E Watkins Son M 20 Ohio

Edwin E Watkins Son M 14 Ohio

Virginia G Watkins Daughter F 12 Ohio ^[7]

She passed away in 1976^[8] and was buried in the Pike Run Cemetery in Gomer, Allen County, Ohio.

Research Notes

Birth: Oct. 22, 1892

Columbus Grove Putnam County Ohio, USA

Death: Sep. 28, 1976

Delphos Allen County Ohio, USA

Family links:

Parents:

William Alfred Vandemark (1864 - 1940)

Mary A Benroth Vandemark (1866 - 1940)

Spouse:

Henry Watkins (1889 - 1967)*

Children:

Byron E Watkins (1918 - 2002)*

Willis Watkins (1920 - 1995)*

Edwin E Watkins (1925 - 2011)*

Virginia G. Watkins Gooderding (1927 - 1996)*

Siblings:

Daniel LeRoy VanDemark (1889 - 1988)*

William Henry Vandemark (1894 - 1983)*

David Vandemark (1895 - 1978)*

Glada N Vandemark Lewis (1899 - 1988)*

Calculated relationship

Burial: Pike Run Cemetery Gomer Allen County Ohio, USA

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962

Name: Lena R. Vandemark

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birth Place: Union, Putnam, Ohio

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1892

Father's Name: William A. Vandemark

Mother's Name: Mary Benroth

FHL Film Number: 915768

"Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6YS-7HM : 8 December 2014), Lena R. Vandemark, 22 Oct 1892; citing Union, Putnam, Ohio, reference v 3 p 285 cn 1; FHL microfilm 915,768.

Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007

Name: Lina R Watkins

Birth Date: 1893

Gender: Female

Race: White

Residence County: Allen

Residence State: Ohio

Residence Country: United States

Death Date: 28 Sep 1976

Hospital of Death: Long-Term Care Facilities

City of Death: Delphos

County of Death: Allen

Certificate: 062261

Age at Death: 83

Certifier: Physician

Autopsy: No Autopsy performed

Marital Status: Widowed

Certificate Number 062261

Volume Number 22595

Certifier's Role Physician

"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKY4-T1J : 8 December 2014), Lina R Watkins, 28 Sep 1976; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 22595, certificate number 062261, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

Find A Grave Index

Name Lina R. Vandemark Watkins

Maiden Name Vandemark

Event Type Burial

Event Date 1976

Event Place Gomer, Allen, Ohio, United States of America

Photograph Included N

Birth Date 22 Oct 1892

Death Date 28 Sep 1976

Affiliate Record Identifier 158172994

Cemetery Pike Run Cemetery

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23B-5G31 : 11 July 2016), Lina R. Vandemark Watkins, 1976; Burial, Gomer, Allen, Ohio, United States of America, Pike Run Cemetery; citing record ID 158172994, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6YS-7HM : 8 December 2014), Lena R. Vandemark, 22 Oct 1892; citing Union, Putnam, Ohio, reference v 3 p 285 cn 1; FHL microfilm 915,768.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM6P-VVP : 22 January 2015), Lina R Vandemark in household of William A Vandemark, Union Township Kalida village, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,316.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLND-3L8 : 29 October 2015), Lina Vandemark in household of William Vandemark, Union, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,239.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7W-GJQ : 8 December 2014), Henry Watkins and Lina Van Demark, 01 Jan 1917; citing Putnam, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,784,634.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDPN-959 : 14 December 2015), Lina Watkins in household of Henry Watkins, Sugar Creek, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,429.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CC-8QS : 8 December 2015), Lina R Watkins in entry for Henry Watkins, 1930.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWLH-S55 : accessed 28 October 2016), Dina R Watkins in household of Henry Watkins, Jennings Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-6, sheet 1B, family 23, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3133.
8. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKY4-T1J : 8 December 2014), Lina R Watkins, 28 Sep 1976; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 22595, certificate number 062261, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #158172994