Born in Eldora, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Tirtius Calkins
and Sarah Jane (Golly) Calkins
Sister of
Mary Lorena (Calkins) Lang, George Hugh Calkins, Frances J. Calkins, Louis Vernon Calkins, Raymond Laverne Calkins, Inez Surrell (Calkins) Daniel and Gerald William Calkins
Wife of
William Willis Grant
— married
15 Dec 1910 in Glen, Lincoln, Oregon, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Leona (Grant) Dodson and Wilma Beatrice (Grant) Robertson
Died
at age 58
in Harlan, Lincoln, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2015
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Biography
Leota was born in 1891. She was the daughter of John Calkins and Sarah Golly.
Leota was listed in the 1910 Census. [1]
She passed away in 1949.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ ["United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYN-F76 : accessed 8 December 2016), Leota M Calkins in household of John T Calkins, Toledo, Lincoln, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 6A, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1281; FHL microfilm 1,375,294.]
- ↑ Bio. information compiled from an interview with Leona (Grant) Dodson the daughter of Willis and Leota (Calkins) Grant on Apr 4, 2000 and from family documents giving genealogical data. Dodson-3592
- ↑ death date taken from Birthday Book belonging to Wilma (Grant) Robertson and passed to me, Leota's grandson. Dodson-3592
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leota by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leota:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leota by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leota:
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