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Helen “Nellie” <I>Lincoln</I> Watkins

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Helen “Nellie” Lincoln Watkins

Birth
Dennysville, Washington County, Maine, USA
Death
9 Sep 1930 (aged 74)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 20A, Lot 135, Grave 3
Memorial ID
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1860 U. S. census: Dennysville, Washington County, Maine, USA.
1880 U. S. census: Ward 5, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
1900 U. S. census: 21 Ledyard Road, Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mother of four (4) children, all of whom are living at the time of the census, June 5, 1900.
1910 U. S. census: 497 Second Avenue, Ward 4, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mother of four (4) children, all of whom are living at the time of the census, April 21, 1910.
1920 U. S. census: 435 Clairmount, Ward 6, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
1930 U. S. census: 93 Seward Avenue, Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

MARRIAGE INFORMATION:

Married George Beckwith Watkins on December 22, 1880 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

DEATH INFORMATION:

Age at death: 74 years, 2 months, and 29 days.

Burial site: Section 20A, Lot 135, Grave 3.

Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis. Contributory: Urinary cystitis.

HEALTH ISSUES:

She had diabetes.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Autographs in Helen (Lincoln) Watkins Autograph book date from July 5, 1875 to January 29, 1880.

George Beckwith Watkins signed Helen (Lincoln) Watkins Autograph book on February 8, 1879 as "Your Friend G. B. Watkins D.D.S. Detroit, Mich." He also drew a picture on his autograph page with two grasshoppers on it, as his "SEAL."

From Peter E. Vose's Journals:

June 2, 1856 Last week Mrs. Bela Lincoln presented her husband with two little girls (twins) & what is somewhat unusual, it was said that one of them has already got two teeth.

Helen Lincoln and Alice Lincoln were twins.

Sat on Longfellow's knee when she was a little girl. Not clear if that was at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts or in Dennysville, Washington County, Maine.

John James Audubon also visited Dennysville, Washington County, Maine.

Daughters of the American Revolution National Number 36848. Louisa St. Clair Chapter, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Admitted October 2, 1901.
1860 U. S. census: Dennysville, Washington County, Maine, USA.
1880 U. S. census: Ward 5, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
1900 U. S. census: 21 Ledyard Road, Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mother of four (4) children, all of whom are living at the time of the census, June 5, 1900.
1910 U. S. census: 497 Second Avenue, Ward 4, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mother of four (4) children, all of whom are living at the time of the census, April 21, 1910.
1920 U. S. census: 435 Clairmount, Ward 6, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
1930 U. S. census: 93 Seward Avenue, Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

MARRIAGE INFORMATION:

Married George Beckwith Watkins on December 22, 1880 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

DEATH INFORMATION:

Age at death: 74 years, 2 months, and 29 days.

Burial site: Section 20A, Lot 135, Grave 3.

Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis. Contributory: Urinary cystitis.

HEALTH ISSUES:

She had diabetes.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Autographs in Helen (Lincoln) Watkins Autograph book date from July 5, 1875 to January 29, 1880.

George Beckwith Watkins signed Helen (Lincoln) Watkins Autograph book on February 8, 1879 as "Your Friend G. B. Watkins D.D.S. Detroit, Mich." He also drew a picture on his autograph page with two grasshoppers on it, as his "SEAL."

From Peter E. Vose's Journals:

June 2, 1856 Last week Mrs. Bela Lincoln presented her husband with two little girls (twins) & what is somewhat unusual, it was said that one of them has already got two teeth.

Helen Lincoln and Alice Lincoln were twins.

Sat on Longfellow's knee when she was a little girl. Not clear if that was at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts or in Dennysville, Washington County, Maine.

John James Audubon also visited Dennysville, Washington County, Maine.

Daughters of the American Revolution National Number 36848. Louisa St. Clair Chapter, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Admitted October 2, 1901.


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