Brief Life History of Henry Gordon
When Henry Gordon Watkins was born on 22 January 1907, in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Oscar Watkins, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Kronke, was 21. He married Vivienne J Dahncke on 30 August 1930, in Obion, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 4 September 1992, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
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- Henry G Watkins in household of Jame O Watkins, "United States Census, 1920"
- Gordon Watkins, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Henry G Watkins, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
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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