Rufus Elbert “Eb” Watkins (1875-1966)

Rufus Elbert “Eb” Watkins

Birth

4 Jun 1875

Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA

Death

13 Feb 1966 (aged 90)

Merced County, California, USA

Burial

Evergreen Memorial Park

Merced, Merced County, California, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 34 Plot 12

Memorial ID

View Source

Eb, as he was known to everyone, and Bird Cole were married on September 1, 1896 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. They were farmers in Arkansas before moving to California in the late 1930's. They were the parents of ten children.

Family Members

Parents

Warren J. Watkins

1843–1923
Elizabeth C. McRae Watkins

1846–1926

Spouse

Fannie Bird Cole Watkins

1879–1963

Siblings

Mary L. Watkins Chambers

1868–1905
Madison Edward "Matt" Watkins

1877–1954

Children

Fannie Malinda Watkins Wear

1898–1980
Grace Watkins Anderson

1901–1970
Walter Gordon Watkins

1903–1976
Clay Watkins

1905–1989
Carl Watkins

1908–1988
Hugh Watkins

1911–1984
Garland Watkins

1913–1954
Wilma Pauline Watkins Vineyard-Hughes

1916–1996
Mary Jo Watkins Knight

1919–1986
Rufus Earl "Mack" Watkins

1922–1946

See more Watkins memorials in:

Evergreen Memorial Park
Merced
Merced County
California
USA
Find a Grave

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Rufus Elbert Watkins in Newspapers
Rufus Elbert Watkins in Military Records
View more records for Rufus Elbert Watkins at Ancestry.com
Discover more with a simple DNA test
More about the Watkins family name

Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

Rufus Elbert “Eb” Watkins

Family Members

Warren J. Watkins

Elizabeth C. McRae Watkins

Fannie Bird Cole Watkins

Mary L. Watkins Chambers

Madison Edward "Matt" Watkins

Fannie Malinda Watkins Wear

Grace Watkins Anderson

Walter Gordon Watkins

Clay Watkins

Carl Watkins

Hugh Watkins

Garland Watkins

Wilma Pauline Watkins Vineyard-Hughes

Mary Jo Watkins Knight

Rufus Earl "Mack" Watkins

See more Watkins memorials in:

Explore more

File Name ·

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Cover photo and vital information

Show Map

Photos

Photos Tab

Flowers

Family Members

Related searches

Sponsor This Memorial

Share

Save to

Edit or Suggest Edit

Have Feedback

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

File Name