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George McDonald Watkins 1855–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 JAN 1855

Birth Location: Boone County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 17 JAN 1910

Death Location: Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: James Watkins

Mother: Mary Martin

Spouse(s): Mary Hohimer

Children(s): Alvin Watkins, Gracy WATKINS, Bertha WATKINS, Ollie Watkins, Walter Watkins, Soffia WATKINS, James Watkins, William Watkins, Oscar WATKINS, Oscar Wadkins, Margaret Watkins

George McDonald Watkins was born in 1855 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Watkins And Mary Ann Martin. In 1870, George McDonald Watkins resided in Union, Benton, Missouri, USA. George McDonald Watkins married Mary Elizabeth Hohimer, and had children including Alvin Benjamin Watkins, Bertha May Watkins, Gracy Ellen Watkins, James Allen Watkins, Margaret Watkins, Ollie Hortence Watkins, Oscar John Gilbert Watkins, Oscar Wadkins, Soffia Maude Watkins, Walter Le Roy Watkins, William Earl Watkins. George McDonald Watkins passed away in 1910 in Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • George McDonald Watkins was born in 1855 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Watkins And Mary Ann Martin.
  • In 1870, George McDonald Watkins resided in Union, Benton, Missouri, USA.
  • George McDonald Watkins married Mary Elizabeth Hohimer, and had children including Alvin Benjamin Watkins, Bertha May Watkins, Gracy Ellen Watkins, James Allen Watkins, Margaret Watkins, Ollie Hortence Watkins, Oscar John Gilbert Watkins, Oscar Wadkins, Soffia Maude Watkins, Walter Le Roy Watkins, William Earl Watkins.
  • George McDonald Watkins passed away in 1910 in Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Watkins's Ancestors

Self
George Watkins
1855–1910
Birth Place: Boone County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Watkins
1829–1910
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Martin
1829–1923
Wayne Co, Tennessee
Grandparents
Benjamin (W.) Watkins
1802–1874
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Lamb
1807–1887
Henry MARTIN
1797–1881
Virginia, USA
Nancy McDaniel
1805–1860
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Martin
1758–1848
Elizabeth"Lillie" Ray
1770–1848
William McDaniel
1766–1852
Nancy Woodward
1779–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1715–1788
Agnes Lang
1715–1739
Capt I
1733–1814
MARY BRASHEARS
1729–1780
William McDaniel
1716–1790
Grasshopper Moytoy
1725–1785
William Campbell
1760–1824
Wurteh Watts
1751–1814

George Watkins's Descendants

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George (McDonald) Watkins (06 JAN 1855–17 JAN 1910) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hohimer (16 Aug 1859–28 May 1955)
  1. 1. Alvin (Benjamin) Watkins 1881–1934
  2. 2. Gracy (Ellen) WATKINS 1883–1884
  3. 3. Bertha (May) WATKINS 1886–1922
  4. 4. Ollie (Hortence) Watkins 1887–1981
  5. 5. Walter (Le Roy) Watkins 1889–1962
  6. 6. Soffia (Maude) WATKINS 1892–1973
  7. 7. James (Allen) Watkins 1894–1964 m. Stella (Marie) COX 1905–1986
    1. 1. Georgia (Ruth) WATKINS 1936–1998
    2. 2. Ray (Thomas) WATKINS 1934–2012
    3. 3. John (Gilbert) Watkins 1933–2010 m. Rose (Bernice) Steeg 1936–1986
    4. 4. Dean (Gloria) WATKINS 1923–2011
    5. 5. June (Delores) WATKINS 1922–2011
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) WATKINS 1930–2006 m. Frank (Edward Holland) SR 1929–1985
    7. 7. James (Allen) WATKINS 1925–1954
    8. 8. Gary WATKINS –2011
  8. 8. William (Earl) Watkins 1897–1977 m. Ivy (Bernice) Bell 1902–1981
    1. 1. Edward (Le Roy) Watkins 1921–2008 m. Geraldine (May) Lofthouse 1926–2010
    2. 2. Floyd (Earl) Watkins 1923–1996 m. Melva (Mae) Hoffman 1919–1977 m. Eleanor (B) Haney 1915–2011
    3. 3. Robert (Francis) Watkins 1925–2001 m. Vernetta (Ann) Clancy 1927–1984
    4. 4. Paul (George) Watkins 1930–1953
    5. 5. John (Raymond) Watkins 1939–1976 m. Dixie (Mae) Pierson 1943–2014
      1. 1. Kimberly Watkins –2014
      2. 2. Lori Watkins –2014
      3. 3. Robert Watkins –2014
    6. 6. Richard (Dean) Watkins 1943–2020
  9. 9. Oscar (John Gilbert) WATKINS 1900–1920
  10. 10. Oscar Wadkins 1900–
  11. 11. Margaret Watkins 1895–1956

George Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1855
06 JAN 1855
Birth of George McDonald Watkins in Boone County, Arkansas, USA
Boone County, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
George McDonald Watkins resided here in Union, Benton, Missouri, USA
Union, Benton, Missouri, USA
1910
17 JAN 1910
Age 55
Death of George McDonald Watkins in Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 JAN 1855
    Event Place: Boone County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Benton, Missouri; Roll: M593_759; Page: 297A; Family History Library Film: 552258

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Benton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Benton, Missouri; Roll: M593_759; Page: 297A; Family History Library Film: 552258

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1910
    Event Place: Salisbury, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

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