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William N. WATKINS 1817–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1817

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 AUG 1864

Death Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Father: Robert WATKINS

Mother: Sarah MONTGOMERY

Spouse(s): Louisa [IRVIN]

Children(s): Eliza WATKINS, Sarah WATKINS, Elizabeth WATKINS, Patrick WATKINS, James WATKINS, John WATKINS, Missouri WATKINS, Mary WATKINS, William WATKINS

The story of William N. WATKINS began in 1817 in Tennessee. William N. WATKINS married Louisa Jane Ervin Irvin, and had children including Abbot Watkins, Eliza Emma Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, James Albert Watkins, John H Watkins, Mary Jane Watkins, Missouri Adeline Watkins, Patrick D Watkins, Sarah Frances Watkins, William Watkins. William N. WATKINS passed away in 1864 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of William N. WATKINS began in 1817 in Tennessee.
  • William N. WATKINS married Louisa Jane Ervin Irvin, and had children including Abbot Watkins, Eliza Emma Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, James Albert Watkins, John H Watkins, Mary Jane Watkins, Missouri Adeline Watkins, Patrick D Watkins, Sarah Frances Watkins, William Watkins.
  • William N. WATKINS passed away in 1864 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert WATKINS
1761–1821
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah MONTGOMERY
1776–1860
Birth Location: Virginia
SM

Spouses(s)

Louisa [IRVIN]
1828–1911
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
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Children(s)

Eliza WATKINS
1859–1901
Birth Location: Neelys Landing, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
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Sarah WATKINS
1855–
Birth Location: –
SW
Elizabeth WATKINS
1851–
Birth Location: –
EW
Patrick WATKINS
1859–
Birth Location: –
PW
James WATKINS
1846–
Birth Location: –
JW
John WATKINS
1848–
Birth Location: –
JW
Missouri WATKINS
1849–
Birth Location: –
MW
Mary WATKINS
1843–
Birth Location: –
MW
William WATKINS
1860–
Birth Location: –
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William WATKINS's Ancestors

Self
William WATKINS
1817–1864
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Robert Bolling WATKINS
1761–1821
Virginia
Sarah MONTGOMERY
1776–1860
Virginia
Grandparents
John WATKINS
1728–1768
Henrico Co., Virginia
Elizabeth DUPREE
1727–
Virginia
William (MONTGOMERY) I
1743–1819
Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mary (Margaret ‘Peggy’ McFERRIN) [MCFERRON]
1745–
Great-Grandparents
Robert MONTGOMERY
1717–1789
Mary WHITE
1720–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William WATKINS's Descendants

1.
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William (N.) WATKINS (15 AUG 1817–28 AUG 1864) m. Louisa (Jane ERVIN) [IRVIN] (14 NOV 1828–6 DEC 1911)
  1. 1. Eliza (Emma) WATKINS 1859–1901 m. Benjamin (Harrison) O’GUIN 1852–1930
    1. 1. Missouri (May) O’GUIN 1877–1948 m. Frank (P. WINDEKNECHT) I 1867–1958
      1. 1. Manna (Pauline) WINDEKNECHT 1897–1988 m. Pearl (Cornelius KENT [MAT-JUDY]) I 1892–1954
        1. 1. Blanche (Othello KENT) [MAT-JUDY] 1923–1972 m. Melvin (Lindell) BRENNECKE 1922–1987
      2. 2. Hercell (Claude) WINDEKNECHT 1918–1960
      3. 3. Lester (Eugene) WINDEKNECHT 1912–1958
      4. 4. Frank (Phillip) WINDEKNECHT 1904–1992
      5. 5. Earl (Calvin) WINDEKNECHT 1901–1928
      6. 6. Wilson (Arnold) WINDEKNECHT 1899–1987
      7. 7. Maggie WINDEKNECHT 1909–1940
      8. 8. Erna (Lillian) WINDEKNECHT 1915–1973
      9. 9. Charles WINDEKNECHT 1906–1989 m. Emma (Daisy) McLAIN 1905–1984
        1. 1. Donald (Ray) WINDEKNECHT 1935–2003
        2. 2. Earl (Wayne) WINDEKNECHT 1933–1982
        3. 3. Charles (Lloyd) WINDEKNECHT 1929–1979
    2. 2. Zelma (N.) O’GUIN 1893–1970 m. Arthur (N.) WRIGHT 1887–1976
      1. 1. Ruby (Pearl) WRIGHT 1913–2004
      2. 2. Imogene (Viola) WRIGHT 1911–1968
      3. 3. Gary (Jerriet) WRIGHT 1936–1993
      4. 4. Leo WRIGHT 1919–1919
      5. 5. Cleo WRIGHT 1919–1962
    3. 3. Rosena (Jane) O’GUIN 1885–1965
    4. 4. Jesse (Pearl) O’GUIN 1888–1965
    5. 5. Opal (W.) O’GUIN 1897–1936
    6. 6. Lue (Retta) O’GUIN 1891–1963
    7. 7. John (William) O’GUIN 1879–1930 m. Rosetta (‘Mama’) HARPER 1881–1968 m. Stacey (Blanche) WALKLEY 1888–1975
      1. 1. Claude (Ray) O’GUIN 1905–1919
      2. 2. Lester (Bryan) O’GUIN 1907–1991
      3. 3. Maude (May) O’GUIN 1905–1993
      4. 4. Irene (Grace) O’GUIN 1903–1996
        1. 1. Robert (Gene) SCRUTCHFIELD 1923–1995
      5. 5. Garold (Ralph ‘Dick’) O’GUIN 1916–1992
      6. 6. Violet (Eileen ‘Aunt Vi’) O’GUIN 1910–2000 m. Clay (Allen REED) I 1908–
        1. 1. Clay (Allen REED) II 1927–2010 m. Vita RANDAZZO 1927–2005
        2. 2. Delores (‘Dorris’) REED 1928–2017 m. John (Paul) WHITEHEAD 1914– m. Gilbert (Kenneth ‘Curley’) SUTTON 1920–1975 m. James (Douglas CRITES) [CREITZ] 1922–2005
      7. 7. Pearl (Benjamin) O’GUIN 1901–1972 m. Rowena (Teresa) OWENS 1903–1979
        1. 1. Edward (Garold) O’GUIN 1923–2001 m. Virginia (VAN) DOOTINGH 1931–2012 m. Elaine (Nora) TOENSING 1924–1995
        2. 2. Benny (Pearl) O’GUIN 1924–1983 m. Edna (Pauline ‘Charlotte’) DAVIS 1926–2013
      8. 8. Wilma (Marie) O’GUIN 1925–1932
  2. 2. Sarah (Frances) WATKINS 1855–
  3. 3. Elizabeth WATKINS 1851–
  4. 4. Patrick (D.) WATKINS 1859–
  5. 5. James (Albert) WATKINS 1846–
  6. 6. John (H.) WATKINS 1848–
  7. 7. Missouri (Adeline) WATKINS 1849–
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) WATKINS 1843–
  9. 9. William WATKINS 1860–

William WATKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1817
15 AUG 1817
Birth of William N. WATKINS in Tennessee
Tennessee
1864
28 AUG 1864
Age 47
Death of William N. WATKINS in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1817
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: GedcomPedigree Chart, I am a DNA match to Keith Brenneke on GEDmatch.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1864
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: GedcomPedigree Chart, I am a DNA match to Keith Brenneke on GEDmatch.
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