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Benjamin Ezekiel Watkins 1788 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1788

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 May 1865

Death Location: Jefferson, Logan, Ohio, United States

Father: James Watkins

Mother: Ann White

Spouse(s): Obedience Marmon

Children(s): Mary Wilkins, Robert WATKINS, Martha WATKINS, Matilda Watkins, Melissa Watkins, Gulielma Watkins, Sarah Watkins, Benjamin Watkins, Ezekiel Watkins, Ezra Watkins

Born in 1788 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, Benjamin Ezekiel Watkins was the child of James Watkins and Ann White. In time, Benjamin Ezekiel Watkins married Obedience Marmon, and they raised a family that included Mary Polly Wilkins, Robert WATKINS, Martha Ann WATKINS, Matilda Ann Watkins, Melissa Ann Watkins, Gulielma Watkins, Sarah Almeda Watkins, Benjamin Watkins, Ezekiel Watkins and Ezra Watkins. Benjamin Ezekiel Watkins died in Jefferson, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1865.

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Parents

James Watkins
1745 – 1799
Birth Location: Black Water, Isle of Wright, Virginia, USA
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Ann White
1754 – 1803
Birth Location: Black Water, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Obedience Marmon
1792 – 1843
Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wilkins
1815 – 1892
Birth Location: Richland County, Ohio, United States of America
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Robert WATKINS
1816 – 1859
Birth Location: Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Martha WATKINS
1818 – 1864
Birth Location: Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Matilda Watkins
1819 – 1889
Birth Location: Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Melissa Watkins
1820 – 1884
Birth Location: Monroe, Logan, Ohio, USA
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Gulielma Watkins
1822 –
Birth Location: Jefferson, Logan, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Watkins
1824 – 1862
Birth Location: Jefferson, Logan, Ohio, USA
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Benjamin Watkins
1826 – 1902
Birth Location: Logan County, Ohio, United States of America
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Ezekiel Watkins
1829 – 1890
Birth Location: Logan County, Ohio, United States of America
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Ezra Watkins
1832 – 1910
Birth Location: Logan County, Ohio, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1788
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 May 1865
    Event Place: Jefferson, Logan, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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