WATKINS ANNEX
Josie Lee (Watkins) Kennedy Pedigree
(Start at generation 2, below.)
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Last Change: 23 July 2026
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Origin of
the surname “Watkins:”
Generation
7
6 William Joseph Watkins
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1795 in Virginia.
Died by 1845 in Jersey/Green County, Illinois.
Of interest, William Watkins vouched for his father-in-law, Samuel
Covey on his petition for a pension for Samuel's military service.
2. Wife: Martha Ellen (Covey) Barringer
Born 1799 in Patrick County, Virginia; perhaps daughter of Samuel P. and Elizabeth (Knapp)
Covey.
Died after 1850 in Fannin County, Texas,
probably after 1860. Married (1st)
Daniel Barringer (d. abt 1815 from injuries received
in the War of 1812), son of Adam Barringer of
Montgomery County, Virginia, on 23 February 1808 in Patrick County, Virginia
and had the following daughter:
a. Katherine Barringer:
Married Jonathan Routh, Sr.
Martha (Covey) Barringer married (2nd)
William Watkins on 12 February 1816 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Following William's death, Martha (Covey)(Barringer) Watkins moved to Texas with her daughter,
Katherine's family.
Of interest, Martha's brother, Joseph Covey perhaps married Rosanna Barringer, sister of Daniel Barringer,
and all moved to Tennessee.
3. Children:
a. Daniel Watkins: Born 16 November 1816 at Jefferson
City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died
25 February 1867 in Fannin County, Texas; interred
Buchanan Cemetery (abt 10 mi southwest of Bonham, Fannin
Co., TX). Married, as her 1st husband,
Louise Buchanan (b. 6 Jan 1839 in Jefferson Co., TN) on 6 January 1839 and had
the following children:
(1. Lucinda C. Watkins: Born about 1843 in
Illinois. Married Dailing
Weathersby.
(2. William "Will" A. Watkins: Married
Julia F. Brown (b. 1835, d. 1876) on 3 December 1874 at Orangeville, Stephenson
County, Illinois and had the following daughter:
(a. Lucy E. Watkins: Born 2 September 1878. Died 18 November 1878.
(3. Nancy C. Watkins: Married John McDaniel on 17
April 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
(4. Margaret Ellen Watkins: Born 20 February 1852 in
Texas. Married Alonzo Gray.
Louise (Buchanan) Watkins married (2nd) Riley
McDaniel in October 1868.
b. William Joseph Watkins, Jr.: Born 16 November 1816
at Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Died 25 February 1867 in Randolph Township, Fannin
County, Texas; interred there in Buchanan Cemetery.
c. John A. Watkins: Born about 1817 in Jefferson
County, Tennessee. Died
1873 in Lott Township, Falls County, Texas.
c. Joseph Covey Watkins: See generation 5,
below.
d. Ruth Watkins: Born 9 June 1822 at Jefferson City,
Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died 20
June 1859 in Fannin County, Texas; interred Porter
Cemetery. Married, as his 1st wife,
James O. McFarland (b. 28 Nov 1827 in TN, d. 8 Mar 1911 in TX; interred there
with Ruth), brother of Nancy Jane McFarland, who married Ruth's brother, Joseph
(gen 5, below), on 26 June 1851 in Fannin County,
Texas and had the following children:
(1. William W. McFarland: Born 1852 in Fannin County, Texas.
In 1880 was employed as a school teacher at Orangeville, Illinois. In 1887 was Post Master of Trenton, Fannin County, Texas.
Married May Ood Aldridge, daughter of Samuel
T. and Margaret Ann (Andrews) Aldridge.
(2. George C. McFarland: Born 8 August 1855 in
Texas. Died 28 July 1923; interred
Porters Schoolhouse Cemetery. Married
Laura (?) (b. 8 Apr 1868, d. 17 Oct 1955); no children.
Widower James O. McFarland married (2nd) Nancy
(Thompson) Routh, widow of Jonathan Routh, Sr., on 26 November 1865 in Fannin
County, Texas. Nancy had married (1st),
as his 3rd wife, Jonathan Routh, Sr.
e. Robert Watkins: Born 6 June 1825 at Jefferson
City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died before 1840.
f. William Watkins: (perhaps) Born 15 August 1828 in
Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died March 1862 in Texas.
Employed as a carpenter. Married Julia Ann Buchanan (b. 1835 in IL, d.
1876 in TX; interred beside brother-in-law, Daniel in Buchanan Cem., abt 10 mi
SW of Bonham, TX) on 12 December 1854 in Fannin
County, Texas, with Justice of the Peace, Samuel McFarland officiating, and had
the following children:
(1. James Albert Watkins: Born 21 September
1855. Died ;
fatally injured when his horse fell during a round up of livestock. Married Mattie Gray (d. drowned during CA
vacation), daughter of Thomas (KIA during American Civil War) and Sarah Hannah
(Buchanan) Gray (who m. (2nd) Burwell Cox), about 1918/17 and had the following
children: (order uncertain)
(a. J. W. Watson: Born
February 1870.
(b. Maude Watkins: Married (?)
Campbell.
(c. Reed Watkins.
(d. Julia Watkins: Married
(?) Walker.
(e. Fannie Watkins: (twin)
Married (?) Jordon.
(f. Frank Watkins: (twin)
(g. Anna/Edna Anne
Watkins: Described as "a real
beauty." Married
(?) Hugnues?.
(h. George Watkins.
(i.
Sam Watkins: Interred El Paso, Texas.
(j. Latimer Watkins.
(k. Clemon
Watkins: (male) Employed as a gold miner.
(2. Sarah Emily Watkins: Born 12 February 1857. Married Abner A.
House and had the following children:
(a. William B. House.
(b. Louis House.
(c. Charley House.
(d. Lee House.
(e. John House.
(f. Clarence House.
(g. Alex House.
(3. Robert A. Watkins: Born 3 March 1859. Died about 1861, at about
age 2.
(4. John Alexander Watkins: Born 6 February
1861. Died 10 April
1931/35. Married Cleopatra A.
Andrews (b. 21 Nov 1862, d. 7 Feb 1920), daughter of Thomas and Henrietta (Squires) Andrews, on 11 January 1881 and had the following children:
(a. Sarah "Sally" Emily Watkins: Born 16
March 1883. In 1962 resided at Era,
Texas.
Sarah Watkins married Benedict "Ben" D./R.
Alexander (b. 16 Oct 1874 in Larmar Co., TX, d. 2 Aug
1935 at Era, Cooke Co., TX), son of Noah Fields Alexander (b. 26 May 1847 at Cornersville, TN) and Mary Jane Davidson (m. 3 Apr 1873 at
Bryan, Brazos Co., TX), on 22 May 1904 and had the following children:
(1) Vera Leola Alexander: Born 22 May 1905. Died 21 November 1920.
(2) Rexford Alexander: Born 5 April 1907. Married Era Sherile
and had the following children:
(a) Geryl Pearl Alexander:
Married Donald Haag.
(b) Max Alexander: Married Beverly Butler, daughter
of Dolly and Laura (Reed) Butler (granddaughter of Joseph and Nancy Jane
(McFarland) Watkins).
(3) Gordon Alexander: Born 24 October 1908. Married Esther Terrell and had the following
daughter:
(a) Ruby Lee Alexander: Married DFavid
Albright.
(b) James Alexander.
(4) Marie Alexander: Born 11 November 1911. Married Luel
Bundy; no children.
(5) Jack Watkins Alexander: Born 8 June 1912. Married Zela
Holloway; no children.
(6) Helen Alexander: Born 11 September 1914. Married James Robertson.
(7) Margaret Alexander: Born 6 March 1916. Married Holman Gibson and had the following
daughter:
(a) Sara Jane Gibson.
(8) Kenneth Alexander: Born April 1918. Married; no children.
(9) Sara Reba Alexander: Born 5 April 1920. Married Ralph Handwerk
and had the following children:
(a) Kendall Handwerk.
(b) Kevin Handwerk.
(c) Colleen Handwerk.
(d) Karen Handwerk.
(e) Pamela Handwerk.
(10) John Fields Alexander: Born 22 April 1928. Not married.
(11) Edwin Alexander: Born 13 September 1925. Married Mary Frances Strader
and had the following daughter:
(a) Linda Gail Alexander.
(b. Maggie Lee Watkins:
Born 26 July 1884. Died
10 December 1925. Married (?) Walker on 11 October 1903.
(c. Mattie "May" Elizabeth Watkins: Born
21 Oct 1886. Died 5
April 1894.
(d. William Oscar Watkins:
Born 6 January 1888. Married
(?) McCleskey in November (?).
(e. Grace Josephine
Watkins: Born 3 November 1889. Married (?) Bush on 6 March (?).
(f. Tommie Alvatine Watkins: Born 19 April 1899. Died 18 January 1926.
(g. Mamie Ruth Watkins:
Born 16 April 1892. Married
(?) Casey.
(h. Pearl Ray Watkins: Born 3 December 1896. Married (?) Sweeney.
(i. Ewing Albert Watkins:
Born 8 December 1901. Died
1945.
g. Willison Reed Watkins:
Born 4 April 1832 at Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died 19 January 1894 in Denton County, Texas
(also seen: d. Cooke Co., TX). Employed
as a school teacher; never married. Resided with his sister, Sarah (Watkins) House.
h. Jasper Watkins: Born about 1834 in Jefferson
County, Tennessee.
i. James Dudley Watkins: Born 19 January 1835 at Jefferson
City, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died 2 October 1875 in Fannin County,
Texas.
5 Joseph Covey Watkins: (photos)
"Joe"
1. Biographical notes:
Born 24 December 1818 at Jefferson City, Jefferson
County, Tennessee. Died 3/7 September 1865/66 (cemetery record
says 8 Sep 1866) at Orangeville, Trenton Township, Fannin
County, Texas; interred Porter Cemetery, about 15 miles SW of Bonham, Texas
(note: foot marker at gravesite is engraved "J. H. W." Described as tall, dark hair, brown eyes, but
was sickly. Veteran of the American
Civil War, serving in the Texas's border patrol. He and his family were pioneers of Texas,
moving to Fannin County in November 1849. In the early years had some anxious moments
with Indian raids, but were never attacked.
When he moved to Texas, Joseph acquired cattle and sheep, and resided in
the open with his family until he could build a log home on his homestead.
Joseph's children received their formal education in a log school
house, with benches made from halved logs, and drinking water from a large
bucket and gourd dipper. Eventually the
children attended a less rustic school house at Devoy,
Texas.
1850 US Census: Jos C.
Watkins, age 31 (b. TN) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fannin County, Texas.
His real estate was valued at $150.
The household also included his wife, Nancy J. Watkins, age 25 (b. TN);
daughter, M. R. Watkins, age 3 (b. TX); and daughter, L. C. Watkins, age 1 (b.
TX).
1860 US Census: Jos
Watkins, age 41 (b. TN) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household at
Orangeville, Fannin County, Texas. His real estate was valued at $1,250, and his
personal property was valued at $500.
The household also included his wife, Jane Watkins, age 35 (b. TN); son,
Adam Watkins, age 8 (b. TX); and daughter, Mary J. Watkins, age 2 months (b.
TX).
2. Wife: Nancy Jane McFarland (photos)
"Jane"
(see paragraph 3 of gen 5
of the Sanders Annex)
Born 5 November 1825 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Died 26 October 1902 near Orangeville,
Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas; interred
there in Burns Cemetery, Route 2, Trenton.
Described as very quick, clever, and witty. Of interest, Nancy's brother, James C.
McFarland, resided with Nancy and her husband, Joseph Watkins, until he married
Joseph's sister, Ruth Watkins (see above).
Nancy McFarland married (1st) Joseph Covey Watkins on 31 October 1844
in Morgan County, Illinois and, subsequently, moved to Texas. Widow Nancy (McFarland)
Watkins married (2nd), Benjamin "Ben" Richard Sanders (b. 22 Jul 1823
in TN, d. 26 Jan 1897 in TX), widowed father of Nancy's daughter-in-law, Anne Parilee (Sanders) Watkins, on 8/9 November 1869 in Fannin County, Texas. Benjamin R. Sanders had
married (1st) Eliza Jane Frazier and had children, including, as just stated, a
daughter, Parilee, who
married Nancy's son, Adam (see gen 4, below).
1870 US Census: Ben R. Sanders, age 47 (b. TN) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fannin
County, Texas. His real estate was
valued at $1,500, and his personal property was valued at $1,400. The household also included his wife, Nancy
J. Sanders, age 45 (b. TN); daughter, Elizabeth E. Sanders, age 22 (b. TN);
son, Reuben Sanders, age 20 (b. TN); daughter, Annie P. Sanders, age 18 (b. TN);
son, William Sanders, age 16 (b. TN); son, Arden Sanders, age 12 (b. TX); Jas
C. Sanders, age 9 (b. TX); step-son, Adam Wadkins,
age 18 (b. TX); step-daughter, Josephine Wadkins, age
11 (b. TX); step-son, George P. Wadkins, age 9 (b.
TX); and step-son, Joseph M. Wadkins, age 6 (b. TX).
3. Children:
a. W. A. Watkins: (perhaps) Born about 1846 in
Texas.
1880 US Census: (enumerated after Adam Watson, age
28, on the same census page) W. A. Watkins, age 34 (b. TX; father b. TN; mother
b. IL) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Precinct 3, Fannin County, Texas.
The household also included his wife, A. S. Watkins, age 27 (b. MO;
parents b. MO); and daughter, Lucinda Watkins, age 6 months (b. Dec 1879 in TX;
father b. TX; mother b. MO). Another
daughter, L. E. Watkins, age 1 (b. TX; father b. TX; mother b. MO), who had
died recently.
b. Martha D. R. Watkins: (photos) Born 3 October 1848 in Fannin
County, Texas. Died there 24 January
1860; interred Porter Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
c. Louise C./Daniel Watkins: Born 4 December 1848 in
Texas. Died 9 March 1858; interred
Porter Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
d. Adam Watkins: See generation 4, below.
e. Hannah C. Watkins: Born 24 February 1857. Died 27 October 1869. Shares a gravestone with her brother, Mack
Robert Watkins (monument reads: "Joseph Mack Watkins.")
f. Mary Josephine Watkins "Josie"/"Josey": Born 26 May 1860 in Fannin
County, Texas. Died 9 March 1884 in
Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Married (1st) Charlie Garrison (b. 30 Dec
1866, d. 1 Aug 1898) and had the following children:
(1. Lucille "Lilly" Garrison: (photos) Born 6 May 1878 in Texas. Died 8 January 1959 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Married Young Burger Reed (photos) (b. 1 Aug 1872, d. 19 May 1943), son of Dora Reed,
and had the following children:
(a. Charles Burger Reed
"Burger": (photos) Born 1897.
Died 1946. Married Lucille
Morrow.
(b. Raymond Wesley Reed
"Pee Wee": (photos) Born 23 December 1899. Died 5 October 1965. Married Rose Ney (parents b. Europe).
(c. Mac Isadora Reed: (female) (photos) Born 2 May 1902.
Married Euline Shaw (b. 21 Nov 1908, son of
Allen Newton and Margaret Anne (Gibbs) Shaw, on 27 September 1942 at Trenton, Fannin County, Texas and had the following children:
(1) Tommy Shaw: Had the following children:
(a) Mark Shaw.
(b) Christine Shaw.
(2) Gayle Shaw.
(d. Laura Odlee Reed: (photos) Born 28 August 1904 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Married James Marvin Butler (b. 18 Jul `904 in Trenton Twp, Fannin Co., TX), son of James Ransom and Estelle Naomie (Lucas) Butler of Carters Creek, Columbus, Tennessee,
on 9 January 1927 at the Reed residence in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas and had the following children:
(1) Beverly Mac Butler: Born 1939. Married Max Alexander.
(2) James Reed Butler.
(e. Lilly Kate Reed: (perhaps) Married Kenneth F.
Estes.
(2. Georgia "Georgie"
O. Garrison: Born 7 December 1880 in Trenton Township, Fannin
County, Texas. Died 1 January 1964. Married (eloped with) John J. Kaiser (b. 13
Dec 1878, d. 25 Nov 1960) and had the following children:
(a. Charlie Kaiser: Married Noma
Wilson and resided at Pilot Grove, Texas.
(b. Ralph Kaiser: Married Edna Brandon and resided
at Lubbock, Texas.
(c. Genieva Kaiser:
Married Martin Rasso and resided at Huntington,
Arkansas.
(d. Johnnie Kaiser: Married (1st) Blanche
Barrett. Married (2nd) Betty (?). Resided at Denison, Texas.
(e. Weldon Kaiser: Married Beulah Lee Booher and resided at Clarksville, Texas.
(f. Mack Kaiser: Never married. Resided at Richardson, Texas.
(g. Pauline Kaiser: Married Charles Estes and
resided at Austin, Texas.
Mary Josephine (Watkins) Garrison married (2nd) Will
Ford, brother of Tom and Fannie Ford, who married Mary's siblings, and
(perhaps) had the following daughter:
(3. Dora Ford. (perhaps)
g. George Price Watkins: (photos) Born 13 April 1862 near Orangeville, Fannin County, Texas.
Died 23 September 1948 at Deming, New Mexico; interred there. Described as tall, with dark hair and brown
eyes. Married Fannie C. Glydewell (photos) on 8 September 1891 at Bells, Grayson County,
Texas and had the following children:
(1. George J. Watkins: Born in Texas. Died 1912 in Texas.
(2. Jo Willa Jane Watkins: (female) Born 25 August
1894 in Texas. Employed as a school
teacher at Deming, Luna County, New Mexico (resided at 411 South Silver Avenue,
Deming, NM). Never married.
(3. Franc E. Watkins
"Frankie": (female) Born in Texas.
Died 1931 in Texas. Married (?)
Jones and had the following children:
(a. Ann Frances Jones: Born about 1920.
(b. Rodman Jones: Born about 1926.
(4. Mac Watkins. (female) Born in Texas. Died May 1902 in Texas.
(5. Richard "Dick" Roberts Watkins: Born 4
September 1902 in New Mexico.
(6. Kathryn G. Watkins: Born 25 March 1904 in New
Mexico. Died 1909.
h. Joseph Mack Watkins (per gravestone) (also seen: Mack
Robert Watkins): Born 13 June 1864 near Orangeville, Fannin
County, Texas. Died there 24 November 1879,
about age 14, at the residence of his brother, Adam; interred Porters
Cemetery. Was about 15 months old when
his father died, so resided with and was cared for by his older brothers. Was so fond of his infant nephew (son of
Adam), Claude Watkins, that when Mack died, Claude was renamed Mack Claude
Watkins.
Per Frances Lee (Kennedy) Biles): "When my
grandfather [Mack Claude Watkins] was born [in Sep, 1879], this young man spent
more of his time carrying him [my grandfather] around, so when he [Joseph]
died, they tacked 'Mack' on the front of his [my grandfather's] name."
4 Adam Watkins (photos)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 6 May 1852 in Trenton Township, Fannin
County, Texas. Died 21 January 1936, age
83 years, 8 months, and 15 days, from complications of pneumonia at his son,
Joe's residence, in Plano, Collins County, Texas; interred Burns Cemetery on
Route 2, Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Described as 5' 8" to 10" tall,
very slender, with dark brown eyes and black hair. Employed as a farmer for many years.
1870 US Census: Adam Wadkins,
age 18 (b. TX) resided in the household headed by his step-father, Ben R.
Sanders, age 47 (b. TN) and employed as a farmer, in Fannin
County, Texas. (see above).
1880 US Census: A. Watkins, age 28 (b. TX; parents
b. TN) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Precinct 3, Fannin County, Texas.
The household also included his wife, A. P. Watkins, age 28 (b. TN;
parents b. TN); daughter, M. J. Watkins, age 7 (b. TX); son, R. L. Watkins, age
3 (b. TX); son, Mack Watkins, age 8 months (b. TX); and brother, G. P. Watkins,
age 18 (b. TX; parents b. TN) and employed as a laborer, who had been hurt by a
fall; and brother-in-law, A. Sanders, age 21 (b. TX; parents b. TN).
1900 US Census: Adam Watkins, age 48 (b. May 1852 in
TX; parents b. TN) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fannin County, Texas.
The household also included his wife of 27 years, Annie P. Watkins, age
48 (b. Mar 1852 in TN; parents b. TN), who had had 8 children, 6 of whom were
still alive; daughter, Bennie F. Watkins, age 14 (b. Jan 1886 in TX; father b.
TX; mother b. TN); son, Clinton G. Watkins, age 11 (b. Jun 1888 in TX; father
b. TX; mother b. TN); and son, Joe D. Watkins, age 8 (b. Oct 1891 in TX; father
b. TX; mother b. TN). Of interest, other
family members resided close by.
1910 US Census: A. Watkins, age 57 (b. TX; parents
b. TN) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household on Valley Creek Road
in Fannin County, Texas. He had been married once. The household also included his wife of 40
years, Parlie Watkins, age 58 (b. TN; parents b. TN),
who had been married once and had had 8 children, 6 of whom were still alive;
and son, Joseph Watkins, age 18 (b. TX; father b. TX; mother b. TN), single,
and employed as a farm laborer.
1920 US Census: A. Wadkins,
age 67 (b. TX; parents b. TN) and not employed, was heading a household in
Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas, apparently
under the same roof as the family of his son, J. D. Wadkins,
age 28 (b. TX). The household also
included his wife, Paralee Wadkins,
age 67 (b. TX; parents b. TN).
1930 US Census: A. Watkins, age 79 (b. TX; father b.
TN; mother b. AL), widowed (married 1st at age 20), and not employed, resided
in the household headed by his son, Joe D. Watkins, age 38, in Plano Township,
Collin County, Texas.
2. Wife: Anne Parilee
Sanders (photos)
"Annie"/"Parilee"
Born 22 March/May 1852 at Jefferson City, Jefferson
County, Tennessee; daughter of Benjamin
Richard and Eliza Jane (Frazier) Sanders (b. 22 Oct 1824, d. 31 Oct 1862 in Fannin Co., TX, while visiting the residence of her
daughter, Bennie (Watkins) Ford; interred there in Porters Cem.). Died 21 August 1922, while visiting her
daughter, Bennie (Watkins) Ford, in Bonham Township, Fannin
County, Texas; interred with Adam.
Described as a small woman, very fair, with blond hair and blue
eyes. Married Adam Watkins on 26
February 1873 in Trenton Township, Fannin County,
Texas, with Reverend Burwell Cox officiating.
Of interest, their surviving parents (her father;
his mother) had married before them on 8 November 1869.
3. Children:
a. Mary Josephine Watkins "Josie": (photos) Born 21 May 1873 in Ivanhoe Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Died there 6 August/16 May 1927 in Texas; interred Trenton, Fannin County, Texas.
Described as having dark hair and eyes, like her father. Married William "Will" Pinkney Ford (photos) (b. 15 Aug 1873 in TN, d. 20 Jul 1939; interred
with Mary), son of James Henderson and Martha Jane (Allman)
Ford, and had the following children:
(1. Nealy Ford: Born 10
April 1897. Died 24 April 1897; interred
Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas.
(2. Zaradah Madeline Ford:
(female) (photos) Born 18 November 1902 in Bonham Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Died 17 December 1998 in Seminole County, Oklahoma; interred there. Married Fred Medley Calaway (b. 9 Oct 1902 in Tyrola
Twp, Pontotoc Co., OK, d. 7 Aug 1995 in Seminole Twp, Seminole Co., OK).
(3. Theresa Lee Ford: Born 20 August 1910 in Gober Township, Bell County, Texas. Died 17 October 1978; interred Sand Springs
Township, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Married (1st) Rudie Ellis (b. 6 Oct 1900, d. 9
Feb 1985; interred with Theresa) and had the following son:
(a. Robert Edmond Ellis:
Born 1933. Died 2003. Married Luretha
Carol Coggins (b. 1934, d. 2017) in 1990.
Theresa Lee (Ford) Ellis married (2nd) Willie
Arlington Duff (b. 3 Nov 1907, d. 31 Jan 1937 in Bonham Twp, Fannin Co., TX; interred Edhube, Fannin Co., TX) on 30 August 1930 in Bryan County,
Oklahoma.
b. Cornelia Jane Watkins: Born 15 April 1873. Died 16 August 1873; beside Eliza Jane
(Frazier) Sanders, 1st wife of Benjamin R. Sanders, sharing gravestone in
Porter Cemetery with her mother.
c. Robert William Watkins "Rob": (in 1880
quite legibly referred to as R. L. Watkins) Born 6 September 1876 in Trenton
Township, Fannin County, Texas. Died 13 May 1921. Described as having dark hair and eyes, like
his father. Married Fannie Artillery
Ford (b. 17 Feb 1879/88 in TN (also seen: b. Trenton, Fannin
Co., TX); d. 5 March/May 1952 in Bonham Twp, Fannin
Co., TX; interred Burns Cem.), daughter of James H. and Martha Jane (Allman) Ford, and had the following children:
(1. Arden Watkins: (photos) Born 13 March 1898. Died 25 January 1936; interred Burns
Cemetery. Married Myrtle Pottiet.
(2. Jessie May/Mae Watkins: (photos) Born 3/23 November 1900. Married (1st) John O'Keefe from New York, who
was employed as an attorney. Married
(2nd) J. Brack Adams.
(3. Vereda Watkins: Born 7
November 1907 in Trenton Township, Fannin County,
Texas. Married Paul Dennis of Bonham
Township, Fannin County, Texas.
(4. R. D. Watkins: Born 11 October 1909. Resided at Garland, Dallas County,
Texas. Married Ruby Rideout,
daughter of a Methodist Minister.
(5. Jo Willa Watkins: Died age 3 years from complications
of whooping cough and measles.
d. Mack Claude Watkins: See generation 2,
below.
e. Jessie Watkins: Born 11 December 1882. Died 1882.
f. Bernice "Bennie" Frances Watkins: (photos) (female) Born 22 January 1886 in Trenton Township,
Fannin County, Texas.
Died 22 April 1970; interred Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. Married Thomas "Tom" Sanford Ford
(b. 22 Feb 1883/84 in TN, d. 19/16 Jan 1961 at Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR;
interred there), son of James Henderson and Martha Jane (Allman)
Ford of Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, and brother of her
sister-in-law, Fannie (Ford) Watkins (see above), at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and
had the following children (3 boys, 1 girl):
(1. Luther Lee Ford. (photos) Born 24 November 1906 in Leonard
Township, Fannin County, Texas. Died 11 April 1997; interred Hot Springs,
Garland County, Arkansas. Married Rhuye Ann Rivers Richardson and had at least the following
son:
(a. Larry Lee Ford: Born 23
December 1932. Died 27 June 1954;
interred Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.
(2. Opal Marie Ford. (photos) Born 17 February 1909 in Texas. Died 23 September 1985; interred Hot Springs,
Garland County, Arkansas. Married Henry
Oscar Pearcy, Jr. (b. 30 May 1913 at Hot Springs,
Garland Co., AR, d. 24 Mary 2004; interred Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR) on 1
June 1938 in Garland County, Arkansas.
(3. Reed Sanford Ford: Born 29 July 1912 in
Texas. Died 11 December 1972; interred
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.
Married Nettie Inez Mullen (b. 26 Feb 1905 at Carrollton, Carroll Co.,
MS, d. 12 Jun 1995; interred Webster Co., MS) on 4
March 1943 in Garland County, Arkansas.
(4. Harold Everett Ford "Son": Born 9
August 1915 in Texas. Died 3 April 1996;
interred Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.
g. George Clinton Watkins "Clint": Born 3
June 1887/88 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Died 12 February 1970; interred Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton County, Texas. Described as having blond hair and blue eyes,
like his mother. Employed as a farmer
until 1926, when he moved to Denton, Texas and worked in the dairy products
business, retiring in 1965.
At age 19 married Samatha
Elliott (b. 26 Sep 1890), age 16 and ¼ Choctaw Indian ancestry, daughter of J.
B. Elliott (b. 11 Oct 1856, d. 17 Sep 1932; interred Jackson Cem., Bennington,
OK), on 26 June 1906 and had the following children:
(1. Randall Watkins "D": Born 12 August
1907 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. BS degree in education from North Texas State
University and MA & Ed.D degrees from the
University of Southern California at Los Angeles; subsequently employed as an
educator. Veteran of World War II.
Randall Watkins married Evangeline Wilks (b. 31 May 1907 at Little Elm, Texas, daughter of Nat
and Florence (Payne) Wilks, on 29 June 1929 at
Denton, Texas. Evangeline was also
employed as an educator.
(2. Melbourne/Milburn I. Watkins: Described as 5'
8" tall and heavy set. Employed as
a school teacher. Married (1st) Aslee Nelson of Rockwell County, Texas and had the
following children:
(a. Billie Joe Watkins.
(b. Sue Ann Watkins.
(c. Marjorie Watkins.
(d. David Watkins.
Melburn Watkins married (2nd) widow Pauline (Gates) Parker
in Los Angeles County, California, who had married (1st) (?) Parker and had the
following son:
(e. Jerry Parker.
(3. J. B. Watkins: Born 12 October 1912. Described as 5' 6" tall with brown eyes
and brown, curly hair. Veteran of World
War II. Graduated from Texas State
College in 1939 and subsequently employed as a school teacher. Married Zena Q.
Veal, daughter of Jo Edwin Veal of Bridgeport, Texas, and had the following
children:
(a. George Edwin Watkins: Married Loretta Annette
Martin (b. 9 May 1933), daughter of Rogie Newton and
Eliza Gertrude (Fulmer) Martin, on 19 March 1934 in Denton County, Texas.
(4. Douglas Watkins "Billy": Born 26
February 1917. Graduated with BS (1939)
and Masters degrees from North Texas State College; subsequently employed as a
school teacher. Veteran of World War
II. Married Marguerite Miller of Fargo
Township, Ellis County, Oklahoma.
h. Joseph "Joe" Donaghey
Watkins: (photos) Born 25 October 1891 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Described as having blond hair and blue eyes, like his mother. Married Jewell Irene Dearmore
(b. Jul 1894) and had the following children:
(1. Adam Dearmore Watkins
"A. D.": Born 16 March 1911.
Married Marjorie Smith of Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas;
subsequently resided there.
(2. Joe Weldon Watkins: Born 11 December 1912. Married Margurete
Garrett of Plano, Collin County, Texas; subsequently resided at Dallas, Dallas
County, Texas.
(3. Bethlee Watkins: Born
21/22 January 1915. Married James S. Isom of Plano, Collin County, Texas; subsequently resided
at Tyler, Texas.
(4. Kenneth Dick Watkins: Born 10 June 1917. Married Martha Waites
of Plano, Collin County, Texas; subsequently resided at Dallas, Dallas County,
Texas.
(5. Bobbye/Bobbie Nell
Watkins: (female) Born 7 September 1924.
Married Charles A. Owen of Plano, Collin County, Texas, who was a
newspaper man; subsequently resided at Crescent, Oklahoma.
3 Mack Claude Watkins (photos) (more info)
(At
birth named Claude Watkins; renamed "Mack," in memory of Claude's uncle,
Mack Robert Watkins, who died 24 November 1879, about 3 months after Claude's
birth.)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 2 September 1879 near Trenton, Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas.
Died 4/6 November 1964, age 85, in Bonham Township, Fannin
County, Texas; interred Burns Cemetery, on Route 2 (abt 2 miles east of Trenton
and southwest of Bonham), Fannin County, Texas (named
for William Boyd and Margaret Jane (Squires) Burns, who donated the land). Described as having blond hair and blue eyes,
like his mother. Had a stroke Wednesday
morning, 4 November 1964. Took oath of
office for Deputy Sheriff, Fannin County, Texas on 30
November 1914 (filed 4 Dec 1914; recorded 7 Dec 1914).
2. Wife: Emma Henrietta Chadwell (photos)
Born 28 August 1880 near Trenton, Trenton Township, Fannin
County, Texas; only child of William
Weakley and Sarah Ella Frances
(Andress/Andrews) Chadwell. Died there
2 September 1943/44, age 63 years and 4 days, from complications of a heart
attack; interred there with Mack. At age
16 married Mack C. Watkins, age 17, on 11 April 1897 in Corinth Township, Fannin County, Texas, with Reverend Bart Vincent
officiating.
3. Children:
a. Josie Lee Watkins: See generation 1,
below.
b. Willie Frances Watkins "Billie":
(female) Born 3/13 July 1899 in Trenton Township, Fannin
County, Texas. Died ; interred Willow Wild
Cemetery, Bonham Township, Fannin County, Texas. Married Elmer William Morelock
(b. 30 Dec 1889), son of Samuel and Harriet (?) Morelock,
on 16 November 1920 in Bonham Township, Texas and had the following daughter:
(1. Billie Jo Morelock:
Born 14 January 1922 in Bonham Township, Fannin
County, Texas. Married (1st) Hubert Barr
(d. young) of Dallas, Texas and had the following daughter:
(a. Carolyn Barr: Born 1946.
Widow Billie Jo (Morelock)
Barr married (2nd) Russell K. Richardson of Bonham Township, Fannin County, Texas; no children.
c. Albert Laprelle
Watkins: (middle name not family related; his mother just liked it) Born 29
December 1901 in Trenton Township, Fannin County,
Texas. Died there 17 October 1902;
interred there in Burns Cemetery.
2 Josie Lee Watkins: (photos) (more info)
Born 23 January 1898 in
Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Died 30
November 1974. Likely named in honor of her grandfather's
1st wife, Josephine (?) Watkins, and Aunt Mary Josephine (Watkins) Ford. Married Bennett Zac Kennedy, generation 2 of the Kennedy Annex on 14 November 1916 in Bonham
Township, Fannin County, Texas.
See Kennedy
Annex for More Info
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