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Riley Anson Calkins

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Riley Anson Calkins

Birth
Springville, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Death
3 Sep 1936 (aged 50)
Friend, Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Burial
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
County section confirmed by the cemetery
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Riley A. Calkins was born in Springville, Iowa to Marcellus and Elizabeth Calkins in 1886. He was the fifth of seven children. The family moved to Michigan shortly after he was born.

Riley Calkins, son of Marcellus, was a very good looking man. He may have had a total or 14 children. He had three wives, Francis Glaser, Mathilda Tigges, and Verna Martin.

In 1900, Riley is still living with his father and mother. The family is back in Anamosa, Jackson, Iowa.

On page 150 of Jackson County,Iowa Marriages, it has Riley marrying Francis Glaser 18. They are both living in Maquoketa, Iowa at the time. The parents of Francis are listed as Fred Glaser and Sophia Decker. (In records, Fred is Jocob Fritz Glaser.) They married on January 26, 1906 in Maquoketa, Iowa with his father Marcellus Calkins as a witness.

In the 1910 census. Riley says he is widowed and working as a servant. They spell his name Rollie Calkins. He is in Cedar County which is right next to his home in Jones County Iowa. His first wife Francis Glaser is living with her parents and says she has been married for three years. It appears, they never had any children. I am not sure when and where Francis died.

On February 18, 1915, Riley married Mathilda Catherine Tigges in Marshall County, Iowa. .

In 1920, Riley is living in Marshall County Iowa. He is married to a Mathilda and Riley is 33 and a barber.He has one daughter Carol.

Wife-2: Mathilda Catherine Maria TIGGES
Birth: 2 Jun 1894 Logan, Marshall Co, Iowa
Death: 23 Dec 1995, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
Burial: Dec 1995, Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
Father: Johann Jobst Heinrick Ernest TIGGES
Mother: Mary Anna STIER

Children - Marriage-2:
1. Carol Clair CALKINS (Berthong), b: 5 Feb 1916, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 1 May 2000, Yreka, Siskiyou Co., California
2. Cecil CALKINS, b: 29 Aug 1918, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 18 Sep 1918, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa
bur: St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Haverhill, Marshall Co., Iowa
3. Winifred Mae CALKINS (Rhine/Andertson), b: 7 May 1920, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
d: 3 Jan 2004, Yreka, Siskiyou Co., California
4. Blean Anson CALKINS, b: 11 Aug 1921, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 16 Mar 2003, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa bur: Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa

On May 5, 1924, Riley marries his third wife, Verna Martin in the county of Wasco, Oregon according to his marriage license. He states that he had never been married.

The couple moves back to Iowa for a time because their second child Virgil is born in Webster in 1926,

In 1930, Riley is living in Friend, Wasco, Oregon. Riley is 43 and is a farmer. Riley is married to a Verna. According to the census, it says that he was married for the first time at 37 and his wife Verna is married for the first time at 25.

Marriage-3:: February 5, 1924, Wasco, Oregon

Wife-3: Verna Lea MARTIN
Birth: 10 Sep 1896, Spray, Wheeler Co., Oregon
Death: 12 Jul 1971, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Burial: Jul 1971, Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Father: John Valentine MARTIN
Mother: Maude H. MATHIS

Children - Marriage-3:
1. Riley Anson CALKINS Jr., b: 2 Feb 1925, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 2 Dec 2005, Park Falls, Price Co., Wisconsin
2. Virgil Allen CALKINS, b: 19 Jan 1926, Webster, Keokuk Co., Iowa d: 15 Jan 2012, Nehalem, Tillamook Co., Oregon
3. Margaret Elizabeth CALKINS (Craig/Schoolcraft), b: 27 Apr 1927, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon d: 24 Jul 1995, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
4. Donna Marie CALKINS (Helart), b: 21 Jul 1928, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon d: 21 Jul 1998, Clackamas, Clackamas Co., Oregon bur: River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
5. Charlotte Ann CALKINS (Ward), b: 24 Jul 1929, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon
6. Duane Elton CALKINS, b: 23 Sep 1930, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 27 Nov 2010, Spring Valley, San Diego Co., California bur: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
7. Donald CALKINS, b: 17 Nov 1931, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 16 Apr 2006, Kingston, Kitsap Co., Oregon
bur: Cherry Grove Memorial Park, Poulsbo, Kitsap Co., Oregon
8. Delbert CALKINS, b: 28 Feb 1933, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon
9. Sharon Lee CALKINS (Hogsett/Lathan), b: 24 Jan 1936, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregond: 27 Jan 2003, Edmonds, Snohomish Co., Oregon
10,Calkins infant.. buried in Dalles Cemetery in 1937. Born after death of Riley.

Riley dies on September 5, 1936. He is buried in The Odd Fellows- Dalles Cemetery in the county section. The cemetery confirmed his last resting place and said that the county section was for citizens who were having difficulty paying for burial. This would not be surprising since this was the depression. The infant Calkins was also buried in this area. The cemetery said there is probably a small cement marker constructed by the cemetery.
Riley A. Calkins was born in Springville, Iowa to Marcellus and Elizabeth Calkins in 1886. He was the fifth of seven children. The family moved to Michigan shortly after he was born.

Riley Calkins, son of Marcellus, was a very good looking man. He may have had a total or 14 children. He had three wives, Francis Glaser, Mathilda Tigges, and Verna Martin.

In 1900, Riley is still living with his father and mother. The family is back in Anamosa, Jackson, Iowa.

On page 150 of Jackson County,Iowa Marriages, it has Riley marrying Francis Glaser 18. They are both living in Maquoketa, Iowa at the time. The parents of Francis are listed as Fred Glaser and Sophia Decker. (In records, Fred is Jocob Fritz Glaser.) They married on January 26, 1906 in Maquoketa, Iowa with his father Marcellus Calkins as a witness.

In the 1910 census. Riley says he is widowed and working as a servant. They spell his name Rollie Calkins. He is in Cedar County which is right next to his home in Jones County Iowa. His first wife Francis Glaser is living with her parents and says she has been married for three years. It appears, they never had any children. I am not sure when and where Francis died.

On February 18, 1915, Riley married Mathilda Catherine Tigges in Marshall County, Iowa. .

In 1920, Riley is living in Marshall County Iowa. He is married to a Mathilda and Riley is 33 and a barber.He has one daughter Carol.

Wife-2: Mathilda Catherine Maria TIGGES
Birth: 2 Jun 1894 Logan, Marshall Co, Iowa
Death: 23 Dec 1995, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
Burial: Dec 1995, Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
Father: Johann Jobst Heinrick Ernest TIGGES
Mother: Mary Anna STIER

Children - Marriage-2:
1. Carol Clair CALKINS (Berthong), b: 5 Feb 1916, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 1 May 2000, Yreka, Siskiyou Co., California
2. Cecil CALKINS, b: 29 Aug 1918, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 18 Sep 1918, Melbourne, Marshall Co., Iowa
bur: St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Haverhill, Marshall Co., Iowa
3. Winifred Mae CALKINS (Rhine/Andertson), b: 7 May 1920, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
d: 3 Jan 2004, Yreka, Siskiyou Co., California
4. Blean Anson CALKINS, b: 11 Aug 1921, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa d: 16 Mar 2003, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa bur: Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa

On May 5, 1924, Riley marries his third wife, Verna Martin in the county of Wasco, Oregon according to his marriage license. He states that he had never been married.

The couple moves back to Iowa for a time because their second child Virgil is born in Webster in 1926,

In 1930, Riley is living in Friend, Wasco, Oregon. Riley is 43 and is a farmer. Riley is married to a Verna. According to the census, it says that he was married for the first time at 37 and his wife Verna is married for the first time at 25.

Marriage-3:: February 5, 1924, Wasco, Oregon

Wife-3: Verna Lea MARTIN
Birth: 10 Sep 1896, Spray, Wheeler Co., Oregon
Death: 12 Jul 1971, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Burial: Jul 1971, Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Father: John Valentine MARTIN
Mother: Maude H. MATHIS

Children - Marriage-3:
1. Riley Anson CALKINS Jr., b: 2 Feb 1925, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 2 Dec 2005, Park Falls, Price Co., Wisconsin
2. Virgil Allen CALKINS, b: 19 Jan 1926, Webster, Keokuk Co., Iowa d: 15 Jan 2012, Nehalem, Tillamook Co., Oregon
3. Margaret Elizabeth CALKINS (Craig/Schoolcraft), b: 27 Apr 1927, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon d: 24 Jul 1995, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
4. Donna Marie CALKINS (Helart), b: 21 Jul 1928, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon d: 21 Jul 1998, Clackamas, Clackamas Co., Oregon bur: River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
5. Charlotte Ann CALKINS (Ward), b: 24 Jul 1929, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon
6. Duane Elton CALKINS, b: 23 Sep 1930, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 27 Nov 2010, Spring Valley, San Diego Co., California bur: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
7. Donald CALKINS, b: 17 Nov 1931, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon d: 16 Apr 2006, Kingston, Kitsap Co., Oregon
bur: Cherry Grove Memorial Park, Poulsbo, Kitsap Co., Oregon
8. Delbert CALKINS, b: 28 Feb 1933, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregon
9. Sharon Lee CALKINS (Hogsett/Lathan), b: 24 Jan 1936, The Dalles, Wasco Co., Oregond: 27 Jan 2003, Edmonds, Snohomish Co., Oregon
10,Calkins infant.. buried in Dalles Cemetery in 1937. Born after death of Riley.

Riley dies on September 5, 1936. He is buried in The Odd Fellows- Dalles Cemetery in the county section. The cemetery confirmed his last resting place and said that the county section was for citizens who were having difficulty paying for burial. This would not be surprising since this was the depression. The infant Calkins was also buried in this area. The cemetery said there is probably a small cement marker constructed by the cemetery.


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