Shirley Lenore Corkins

1923 - 2017  (93 years)

• Name	Shirley Lenore Corkins  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	22 Dec 1923	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Jul 2017	New Haven, Macomb, Michigan
  Notes	In the November, 1952 obituary of John Corkins, it is noted he was survived by ".. Mrs. Isaac (Maxine) ALBRANDT and Mrs. Edw. (Shirley) WATTERS, both of Cass City..." Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that Andrew Thomas was born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Riley of Warren, Michigan, Grandmother Shirley Corkins Watters. Her grandson, Danny Riley, emailed Melinda Strong that in March, 2008 that she was currently living in Bradenton, Florida. Her oldest child was Ellen Kay Watters Riley, born May 5, 1945 in Detroit, and a current resident of Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan. Ellen was the mother of five children, her youngest Danny Thomas Riley, Jr. being born Nov. 13, 1978, and a resident of Troy, Michigan. Judith Muck lists her children of Ellen (born May 1945), Nancy, Marsha and Rebecca.
  Person ID	I30389	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Calvin Corkins,   b. 4 May 1873, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan ,   d. 7 Nov 1952, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Elizabeth Muck,   b. 9 Jul 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Nov 1931, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 48 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1912	Tuscola County, Michigan   [4]
  Family ID	F9586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward W. Watters,   b. 30 Jun 1923, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan ,   d. 7 Nov 1983, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan  (Age 60 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1943	Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado   [5]
  	Vicky Greig, a granddaughter of Edward and Shirley, notes that they were the parents of Ellen Kay WATTERS, born May 1945 and who married on 25 APr 1964 Dan RILEY; Marsha WATTERS b. Michigan; and Nancy WATTERS, also born in Michigan.
  Last Modified	17 May 2012
  Family ID	F12087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Dec 1923 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan Married - 4 Aug 1943 - Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29. Obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp ED 79-12 SD 11 Sheet 5B 113-113 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Wednesday, December 24, 1986, Page Four Obituary of Lucile Hewens (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, November 14, 1952 Vol. 47, Number 29 obituary of John Calvin Corkins (Reliability: 3). [S1246] Muck, Judith-Family Researcher (jlmuck5515@att.net) "David Striffler and Fmaily" Prepared April 2012.