I've inquired about this family before, but it has been awhile so I thought
it might be time to try once again. If anyone has any information on this
Watkins family, I'd sure like to hear from you. I can take the family back
a few generations - it's the descendants that are causing me headaches!
http://home.insightbb.com/~adyer/
JAMES THOMAS WATKINS was born August, 1826, in Sussex County, Delaware, a
son of WILLIAM WATKINS and MAHALA BUTLER. James married ELIZABETH VAULX,
December 26, 1844, in Kent County, Delaware. About 1849 they removed to the
Pickaway / Ross counties area of Ohio, and were in Green Hill, Warren
County, Indiana by 1860. James died 16 May 1864 in Warren Co., and after
his death, Elizabeth was remarried to John Graham. They were living in West
Point, Tippecanoe County in 1870, where descendants of James and Elizabeth
lived for many years; several are buried in the West Point Cemetery.
Elizabeth died July 15, 1871, and John Graham became the guardian of the
children of James and Elizabeth Watkins.
James Thomas Watkins was a half-brother of my ancestor, Josiah Watkins, who
settled in Green Hill, Warren County, Indiana, in 1865.
Additions and corrections are always welcome!
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Descendants of James Thomas Watkins and Elizabeth Vaulx
1-James Thomas WATKINS b. Aug 1826, Delaware, d. 16 May 1864, Poolsville,
Warren Co., IN
+Elizabeth VAULX b. 1826, Delaware, d. 15 Jul 1871, Tippecanoe Co., IN,
m. 26 Dec 1844, Kent Co., DE
|--2-Sarah WATKINS b. 1845, Delaware, d. 6 Nov 1899, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| +John A. GRAHAM m. 15 Jun 1865, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| |--3-Thomas A. GRAHAM, b. abt. Nov 1869, d. unk.
|--2-William H. WATKINS b. 1846, Delaware, d. 14 Mar 1891, Glen Hall,
Tippecanoe Co., IN
| +Mary Ann STEWART b. 17 Oct 1848, Delaware, d. 21 Nov 1926, South
Raub,
| Tippecanoe Co., IN, m. 8 Oct 1873, Tippecanoe Co., IN, par. William
STEWART and Ann WATKINS
| |--3-Carrie WATKINS b. 12 Feb 1876, Jackson Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IN, d.
22 Aug 1912, Tippecanoe Co. IN
| | +Isaac T. ANDREWS, m. 3 Jul 1895, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| | |--4-Edna ANDREWS, b. April 1896, d. bef. 1910
| | |--4-Anita ANDREWS, b. Dec. 1897, d. Unknown, m. William CARTER?
| | |--4-Lenora E. ANDREWS b. 29 Jan 1893, Tippecanoe Co., IN, d. Unknown
| | | + Ezra? Arzy? S. Macy?, m. 24 Dec 1912
| |--3-Willard WATKINS b. Sep 1876, IN, d. 14 May 1947
| | +Bertha STRIESTER b. Nov 1878, Indiana, d. 1951, Tippecanoe
County, IN, m. 12 Dec 1894
| | Tippecanoe Co., IN
| | |--4-Eva WATKINS b. May 1898, m. 1) Homer Newton, 30 Dec 1917; 2) ___
WOLF
| | |--4-Eldore WATKINS b. Dec 1900, d. 16 Feb 1901, West Point,
Tippecanoe Co., IN
| | |--4-Ruth WATKINS b. 10 Dec 1902, Tippecanoe Co., IN, d. Oct 25 1941?
| | |--4-Clifford WATKINS b. 17 Dec 1904, IN, d. 9 Mar 1959, Tippecanoe
Co., IN
| |--3-Josie WATKINS b. Sep 1878
| | +James W. BURK? BUCK? , m. 9 Mar 1904, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| | |--4-Robert W. BURK? BUCK? b. 11 Jan 1915
| |--3-Ruth Ann WATKINS b. 8 Sep 1880, d. 1 Aug 1958, buried West Point
Cemetery
| | +Martin ANDREWS b. Dec 1877
| | |--4-Clarence ANDREWS b. Jan 1899, d unk.
| | |--4-Harold ANDREWS b. abt. 1908, d unk.
| |--3-John Wesley WATKINS b. Feb 1882, d. 7 Mar 1944, Lafayette,
Tippecanoe Co., IN
| |--3-Lavina WATKINS b. 17 Nov 1885, Indiana
| | +Charles E. SHAW b. 9 Sep 1880, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Co., IN,
m. 5 Jul 1906, Tippecanoe Co. IN
| | +_? PLUMMER, m. after 1906
| |--3-Ninna WATKINS b. Sep 1886
| |--3-Benjamin Harrison WATKINS b. 12 Oct 1888, West Point, Tippecanoe
Co., IN, d. 1942, West Point,
| | Tippecanoe Co., IN
| | +Mae GROOMS b. 6 Dec 1890, Adams Co., OH, d. 1968, West Point,
Tippecanoe Co., IN, m. 8 Sep
| | 1912, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| |--4-Virgil E. WATKINS b. 23 Jan 1915, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| |--4-Benjamin H. WATKINS b. 6 Aug 1916, South Raub, Tippecanoe Co., IN
|--2-Mary E. WATKINS b. 1848, Delaware, d. 7 Nov 1908, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| +John Wesley STEWART b. 8 Aug 1842, Delaware, d. 6 Jan 1915, Battle
Ground,
| Tippecanoe Co., IN, m. 5 Feb 1865, Warren Co., IN
|--2-Mahala E. WATKINS b. Feb 1851, Ohio, d. Unknown
|--2-Martha J. WATKINS b. 20 May 1852, Pickaway Co., OH, d. 9 Jun 1898,
Soldier's Home, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| +James ALLEN b. 1844, d. Unknown, m. 24 Jun 1866, Warren Co., IN
| |--3-William ALLEN b. 1869, Illinois, d. Unknown
| |--3-Edward ALLEN b. 1879, Indiana
|--2-Louisa WATKINS b. 1855, Ohio, d. Unknown
|--2-James F. WATKINS b. 20 Aug 1855, Delaware, d. Unknown
| +Mary B. ADAMS, m. 3 Sep 1875, Warren Co., IN
|--2-Rachael WATKINS b. 1859, Indiana, d. Unknown
|--2-John Nelson WATKINS b. 1 Dec 1859, Indiana, d. After 1891?
| +Sadie PHASSAIL b. Unknown, m. 2 Nov 1881, Tippecanoe Co., IN
| +possibly married 2nd to Laura TAYLOR, b. 1866 OH, d. Unknown
| |--3-Adeline WATKINS? b. 22 May 1891, Tippecanoe Co., IN, d. Jun 1938
| +Everett JEWELL, m. 10 Feb 1915
|--2-Matilda WATKINS b. 15 Feb 1863, Indiana
| +Hiram ROBISON, m. 22 Jan 1878, Tippecanoe Co., IN
|--2-Elmer WATKINS b. 1 Nov 1864, Indiana, d. 8 Jul 1871, Tippecanoe Co., IN
1860 census, Medina Twp., Warren Co., IN, page 129
James Watkins 40 DE Farmer
Elizabeth Watkins 44 DE
Sarah Watkins 15 DE
William H. Watkins 14 DE
Mary E. Watkins 12 DE
Martha J. Watkins 9 OH
Mahala E. Watkins 9 OH
Louisa Watkins 5 OH
James F. Watkins 4 DE
John N. Watkins 2 IN
Rachael Watkins 9/12 IN
Clement Watkins 32 DE (Clement is a cousin and was quite a character,
from what I've read!)