Person:Gertrude Watkins (2)

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Gertrude Claire Watkins
m. 27 Aug 1899
  1. Raymond L. Watkins1900 - 1949
  2. Harry Watkins1901 - 1902
  3. Beulah Margaret Watkins1903 - 1965
  4. Gertrude Claire Watkins1910 - 1998
  5. Robert Kelsey Watkins1910 - 1954
m. 12 Oct 1929
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Gertrude Claire Watkins
Gender Female
Birth[3][8][4][1][7] 29 Dec 1910 Russellville, Putnam, Indiana
Education[6] 1926 Gertrude attended Russellville Elementary and Crawfordsville High School through the 11th grade.
Marriage 12 Oct 1929 Chicago, Cook, IllinoisAttendants were Howie and Mary Storz
to Keith Charles Reichard
Occupation[6] Gertrude was a housewife but she did clerk in several clothing stores (Golden Rule, Fannie Bee, Merits Shoes)
Death[5][4] 26 Feb 1998 Crawfordsville, Montgomery, IndianaHeart Failure; Culver Union Hospital
Burial[5][6] 28 Feb 1998 Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indianain Oak Hill Cemetery
Soc Sec No[4] 316-20-8414

GERTRUDE CLAIRE WATKINS was born on 29 Dec 1910 at Russellville, Putnam County, Indiana. She and twin brother Robert were the youngest of five children. They had two older brothers, a sister and an elder step-sister, Mary Cox Watkins. She and her twin brother Robert were born at home. Gertrude attended Russellville Elementary and Crawfordsville High School through the 11th grade.

She married KEITH CHARLES REICHARD, son of JOHN BERT "JACK" REICHARD and EFFIE MAE COOPER, on 12 Oct 1929 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 18. Attendants were Howie and Mary Storz. They had two children, a boy and a girl. Her Social Security Number was 316-20-8414. Gertrude was a housewife but she did clerk in several clothing stores (Golden Rule, Fannie Bee, Merits Shoes).

She died of heart failure in Culver Union hospital, on 26 Feb 1998 at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 87. She lived the majority of her life in Indiana, retiring with her husband Keith to Florida, returning to Indiana after he died. She was buried on 28 Feb 1998 in Oak Hill Cemetery at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at the age of 87.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Nancy Reichard. Reichard Family History. (Family History, ca 1980).
  2. Keith Reichard Obituary. (Obituary)
    1978.
  3. Oak Hill South Tombstones. (Transcribed by Nancy Reichard Feaster)
    1998.
    Headstone at Oak Hill
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    Gertude Watkins Reichard entry

    Name: Gertrude Reichard
    SSN: 316-20-8414
    Last Residence:
    47933 Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, United States of America
    Born: 29 Dec 1910
    Died: 26 Feb 1998
    State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951 )

  5. 5.0 5.1 Gertrude Watkins Reichard Obituary. (Publisher Unknown, Feb 26, 1998)
    1998.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jack Feaster. Jack Feaster Interview. (Interview, 1999-2005).
  7. United States. Works Progress Administration (Indiana), and Indiana Works Progress Administration. Index to birth records, Putnam County, 1882-1920. (Indianapolis [Indiana]: Indiana State Library, 1983).
    Watkins Children
  8. Cap Watkins Family Collection: Collected by Gertrude Watkins Reichard. (Obituaries).
    Cap Watkins Obit Lottie Watkins Obits Raymond Watkins Obituary Robert Watkins Obit