Joseph Andrew Watkins was the youngest child of Andrew Vaitkunas and Ona Keturakis. The family surname has been shown in various records as Vaitkunas, Woytkunas, Waitkunas and more. Joseph is the only known member to have changed the surname to Watkins.
He was born 07 Mar 1897 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland (although various sources have his birthday anywhere from March 5 to March 8 and in 1898). On 08 Jun 1908, he and his mother left Scotland for America on the Furnessia, his father having sailed the year before.
The family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania and later Joseph moved to Easton, Pennsylvania and he worked for the Dixie Cup Division of the American Can CompanyHe married Elizabeth RUSHKAITIS but they did not have any children.
He was born 07 Mar 1897 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland (although various sources have his birthday anywhere from March 5 to March 8 and in 1898). On 08 Jun 1908, he and his mother left Scotland for America on the Furnessia, his father having sailed the year before.
The family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania and later Joseph moved to Easton, Pennsylvania and he worked for the Dixie Cup Division of the American Can CompanyHe married Elizabeth RUSHKAITIS but they did not have any children.
Joseph Andrew Watkins was the youngest child of Andrew Vaitkunas and Ona Keturakis. The family surname has been shown in various records as Vaitkunas, Woytkunas, Waitkunas and more. Joseph is the only known member to have changed the surname to Watkins.
He was born 07 Mar 1897 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland (although various sources have his birthday anywhere from March 5 to March 8 and in 1898). On 08 Jun 1908, he and his mother left Scotland for America on the Furnessia, his father having sailed the year before.
The family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania and later Joseph moved to Easton, Pennsylvania and he worked for the Dixie Cup Division of the American Can CompanyHe married Elizabeth RUSHKAITIS but they did not have any children.
He was born 07 Mar 1897 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland (although various sources have his birthday anywhere from March 5 to March 8 and in 1898). On 08 Jun 1908, he and his mother left Scotland for America on the Furnessia, his father having sailed the year before.
The family settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania and later Joseph moved to Easton, Pennsylvania and he worked for the Dixie Cup Division of the American Can CompanyHe married Elizabeth RUSHKAITIS but they did not have any children.
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