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Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins 1889–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1956

Death Location: Briery, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Watkins

Mother: Charlotte Watson

Spouse(s): James Morton

Children(s): William Morton, Charlotte Morton, Horace Morton, James Jr

In 1889, Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins entered the world in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to William Wirt Watkins And Charlotte Elizabeth Lottie Watson. Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins married James Daniel Morton, and had children including Charlotte Elizabeth Morton, Horace Booker Morton, James Daniel Morton Jr, William Watkins Morton. Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins passed away in 1956 in Briery, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins entered the world in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to William Wirt Watkins And Charlotte Elizabeth Lottie Watson.
  • Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins married James Daniel Morton, and had children including Charlotte Elizabeth Morton, Horace Booker Morton, James Daniel Morton Jr, William Watkins Morton.
  • Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins passed away in 1956 in Briery, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katherine Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Watkins
1889–1956
Birth Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Wirt Watkins
1853–1907
Virginia, USA
Charlotte (Elizabeth "Lottie") Watson
1857–1920
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas Watson) Sr.
1828–1910
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Nannie (Green) Read
1836–1863
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Read
1808–1872
Charlotte Edmunds
1815–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Reade
1772–1841
Clarissa Edmunds
1772–1845

Katherine Watkins's Descendants

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Katherine (Friend "Kate") Watkins (5 Jan 1889–14 Nov 1956) m. James (Daniel) Morton (25 January 1875–7 April 1948)
  1. 1. William (Watkins) Morton 1911–1986
  2. 2. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Morton 1918–2014
  3. 3. Horace (Booker) Morton 1920–2005
  4. 4. James (Daniel Morton) Jr 1912–1985

Katherine Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1889
5 Jan 1889
Birth of Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1956
14 Nov 1956
Age 67
Death of Katherine Friend "Kate" Watkins in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1956
    Event Place: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Briery, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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