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Christopher Columbus Watkins 1821–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1821

Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec 1906

Death Location: Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA

Father: William Watkins

Mother: Elizabeth Bell

Spouse(s): Margaret Watkins

Children(s): Sarah Beale

The story of Christopher Columbus Watkins began in 1821 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA. Christopher Columbus Watkins married Margaret Robinett Watkins, and had children including Sarah Watkins Beale. Christopher Columbus Watkins passed away in 1906 in Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Columbus Watkins began in 1821 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA.
  • Christopher Columbus Watkins married Margaret Robinett Watkins, and had children including Sarah Watkins Beale.
  • Christopher Columbus Watkins passed away in 1906 in Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watkins
1781–1870
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Bell
1786–1870
Birth Location: Hamilton, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Watkins
1819–1900
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
MW

Children(s)

Sarah Beale
1851–1874
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Christopher Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Watkins
1821–1906
Birth Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
Parents
William Watkins
1781–1870
Virginia
Elizabeth Bell
1786–1870
Hamilton, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
"Dolly" (Dorothy) Fleet
1754–1792
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Watkins's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Columbus) Watkins (5 May 1821–25 Dec 1906) m. Margaret (ROBINETT 🖤) Watkins (21 Apr 1819–14 May 1900)
  1. 1. Sarah (WATKINS 💛) Beale 1851–1874 m. George (Washington) Beale 1844–1917
    1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Beale 1872–1944 m. Michael (Luke) Foley 1858–1922
      1. 1. Harry (Alfred) Foley 1903–1989 m. GOLDIE (Margrett Foley) Palmer 1909–1995
        1. 1. Stanley (James "Stan") Foley 1932–2015 m. Angela (Ellen "Ramona") Estremado 1932–2012
        2. 2. Geraldine ("Etta") Foley 1925–1985
        3. 3. Harold ("Pat" Wayne) Foley 1934–2010

Christopher Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1821
5 May 1821
Birth of Christopher Columbus Watkins in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
1906
25 Dec 1906
Age 85
Death of Christopher Columbus Watkins in Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1821
    Event Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Central Point, Jackson, Oregon, USA
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