According to Billie Jeane "Betty" Watkins Dane (daughter of Raymond Homer Watkins),
the name Ella Watkins Jacobson (daughter of Lewis Homer Watkins and Sarepta Gilmore
Watkins) was not included in the family records and was unknown to her; it is possible
that she was estranged from the family due to her mental illness.
The issue of Ella M. Watkins Jacobson follows:
01.   Carl W. Jacobson (First cousin of the full blood of the decedent)
According to our research and the attached documentation, Carl W. Jacobson was born
September 20, 1882 at St. Charles, Michigan, a son of Ella M. Watkins Jacobson and
Charles Jacobson. He married Mary Louise Ahearn and they had one issue; namely,
Leona Marie Jacobson. Carl W. Jacobson died June 6, 1956 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Attached hereto are:
Exhibit #103     Letter from Michigan Vital Records, which reports that no record was
filed for the birth of Carl Jacobson in 1881 to 1883.
Exhibit #104     Certified copy of the marriage certificate of Carl Jacobson and Mary L.
Ahearn, which reports that this was the first marriage for both and they
were married November 22, 1909 al Port Austin, Michigan.
Exhibit#105      Copy of an excerpt of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census enumeration for Carl
Jacobson, with his wife of zero years Mary, (who is the mother of zero
children).
Exhibit #106     Copy of an excerpt of the 1920 U.S. Federal Census enumeration for Carl
W- Jacobson, with his wife Mary L. and daughter Leona, age 9 years and 4
months.
Exhibit#107      Copy of the obituary of Mary Louise Jacobson, published in the ''Chicago
Daily News", May 8, 1936, which reports that she was the wife of Carl W.
and mother of Leona Marie; sister of Mrs. Madeline Duffy, Edward, Dan
and Margaret Ahearn, Mrs. Theresa Fitzer, and Jeannette O'Keefe.
Exhibit #108     Copy of the certificate of death of Carl Jacobson, which reports that he
was born September 20, 1882 at St. Charles, Michigan; is widowed, and
died June 6, 1956 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Certified copies of vital records
are not available to IGS from the State of Iowa.)
Exhibit #109     Copy of the obituary of Carl Jacobson, published in the "Cedar Rapids
(Iowa) Gazette", Thursday, June 7, 1956, page 8, which reports that he

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