Brief Life History of Harry Richard
When Harry Richard Watkins was born on 7 August 1891, in Tunnelton, Preston, West Virginia, United States, his father, James W. Watkins, was 35 and his mother, Nancy L "Nannie" Hardesty, was 21. He married Rosetta Agnes Pyles in 1921, in Preston, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 3 November 1976, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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- Harry R Watkins, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harry R. Watkins, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Harry Richard Watkins, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Watkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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