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Notes for Clifton Bulgin Watkins and Jean Robertson Brown

1895 Clifton Bulgin Watkins, son of Charles Watkins and Dinah Bulgin, was born on August 7 in Manhattan, New York County, New York. [1]

1901 Jean R. Brown was born on January 17. [2]

1923 Clifton B. Watkins and Jean R. Brown were married on April 17 in White Plains, New York. [3]

1930 Clifton B. Watkins (age 34) and his wife Jean B. Watkins (age 29) lived at 107 Melrose Avenue in Albany, Albany County, New York, with their daughter Murial I. Watkins (age 2). Clifton was born in New York and his parents were born in Newfoundland, Canada. Jean was born in New York, her father was born in Scotland and her mother in New York. Muriel was born in Florida. Clifton's occupation was special agent in the Insurance industry. [4]

1940 On April 3, Clifton B. (age 44) and Jean B. (age 39) Watkins lived at 3 Madison Avenue West in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with their daughters Muriel Watkins (age 12) and Jo Ann Watkins (age 9). The family had lived in the same place in 1935. Muriel was born in Florida and the others in New York. Clifton's occupation was special agent in the insurance industry. Clifton had completed 4 years of college, and Jean had completed one year of college. [5]

1952 Mrs. Clifton B. Watkins was named to the executive committee of the New England Baptist Hospital of which she was president of the Women's Auxiliary. She is pictured with surgeon-in-chief Frank H. Lahey and president Bradford H. Patch in the photograph accompanying the article. [6]

1962 Tourist Cards for a visit to Brazil of 30 days for Clifton B. and Jean B. Watkins were submitted to the Brazilian Consulate in New York on January 5 by the Booth Steamship Company. Their date of disembarkation in Rio de Janeiro was January 27 from the ship or aircraft Clement. The tourist card for Clifton states that he was born on August 7, 1995, in New York, N.Y., the son of Charles and Diana Watkins, born in Newfoundland, Canada. He was a retired insurance manager. The tourist card for Jean states that she was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 17, 1901, daughter of Alexander R. and Minnie R. Brown. Her father was born in Scotland and her mother in New York. Their passports were issued in the United States on April 15, 1960. [7] [8]

1976 Jean B. Watkins died on April 28 in Pinellas County, Florida, [9] and was buried in Saint Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York. [10]

1991 Charles Bulgin Watkins died on January 31 in Broward County, Florida, [11] [12] and was buried in Saint Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York. The memorial inscription includes his parents, wife, and daughters, [13]

Watkins
Charles 1862-1913
Diana 1864-1927
William 1904-1956
1895 Clifton Bulgin 1991
1901 Jean Brown 1976
1927 Muriel Isobel 2000
1930 Joann Ruth 2000


Footnotes:

[1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].

[2] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].

[3] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, [AncestryRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] ProQuest Historical Newspapers, document id 840396430, Boston Globe, 13 November 1952, p. 32, [ProQuest(UM)], [ProQuest].

[7] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[9] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].

[10] Find A Grave Memorial 172738626, [FindAGrave].

[11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].

[12] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial 172738601, [FindAGrave].