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John Lewis Watkins 1870–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1870

Birth Location: Rabun, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 31 Jan 1925

Death Location: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Watkins

Mother: Pheriba TALLEY

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John Lewis Watkins was born in 1870 in Rabun, Georgia, United States, the child of John Watkins And Pheriba Jane Talley. In 1880, John Lewis Watkins resided in Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA. John Lewis Watkins passed away in 1925 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Lewis Watkins was born in 1870 in Rabun, Georgia, United States, the child of John Watkins And Pheriba Jane Talley.
  • In 1880, John Lewis Watkins resided in Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Lewis Watkins passed away in 1925 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Watkins's Ancestors

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John Watkins
1870–1925
Birth Place: Rabun, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Watkins
1840–1921
Rabun, Georgia, United States
Pheriba (Jane) TALLEY
1842–1931
Rabun, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Toliver Watkins
1790–1880
South Carolina, United States
Nancy Teague
1818–1872
North Carolina, United States
Nathaniel (Grancer) Talley
1816–1900
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Bottoms
1815–1880
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watkins
1779–1849
Margaret Edwards
1788–1880
Moses Teague
1776–1845
Catharine Payne
1780–1840
Parker Bottoms
1800–
Mary Hyde
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Watkins
1760–1820
Julia McBride
1761–1972
Young Edwards
1760–1843
LUCY CATES
1755–1860
Rev Teague
1716–1810
Sarah PRICE
1721–1815
Robert Paine
1745–1805
Rachel LORD
1750–1809
John Boughton
1770–1824
Noel Hyde
1776–1860
Elizabeth Black
1783–1823

John Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1870
Aug 1870
Birth of John Lewis Watkins in Rabun, Georgia, United States
Rabun, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 10
John Lewis Watkins resided here in Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1925
31 Jan 1925
Age 55
Death of John Lewis Watkins in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1870
    Event Place: Rabun, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Page: 505D; Enumeration District: 117
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blue Ridge, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Page: 505D; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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