John Wesley WATKINS

1853 - 1896  (42 years)

• Name	John Wesley WATKINS
  Birth	25 Nov 1853	Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8F95C06150704D1FA5623E9743FBAF6FA9C8
  Death	15 Nov 1896	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Copied from findagrave.com, Jan 2015: Father: William Joseph WATKINS Mother: Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" CREASY Spouse: Sarah Ann MINTER _______________________________________ 1860 United States Federal Census Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia 1062/1088 Household Members: Wm Watkins 33 VA -Laborer Eliza Watkins 33 VA Martha Watkins 9 VA Jno Watkins 7 VA *** Rebecca Watkins 1 VA _____________________________ 1870 United States Federal Census Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia 97/97 Household Members: Wm Watkins 43 VA -Farm Labor Elizabeth Watkins 43 VA Martha J. Watkins 17 VA John W. Watkins 15 VA *** Nannie Watkins 7 VA James G. Watkins 4 VA _______________________________ John Wesley WATKINS is a 3rd cousin, 3 generations distant, to Arthur Allen MOORE III via his grand father: John "Jack" WATKINS who married Nancy MOORE who was the granddaughter of our Revolutionary War Vet: William (and Elizabeth) MOORE II who purchased 240 acres on Marrowbone Creek (Henry County, Virginia) from Peter LEAK in 1790. William MOORE II was a private in James Tarrant's Company, under command of Major George Waller, of Colonel Abram Penn's Regiment of the Henry County, Virginia, Militia in the American Revolution.
  Person ID	I805	America
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Minter,   b. 28 Feb 1857, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Jul 1936, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1877	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	1. William Joseph WATKINS,   b. 18 May 1879, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Carrie WATKINS,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Oct 1952, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)   3. Betty Jane WATKINS,   b. 3 Jun 1882, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Nov 1980, Salem, Salem County, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years)   4. John Henry WATKINS,   b. 1 Nov 1884, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 10 May 1971, Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)   5. Mary Frances "Fannie" WATKINS,   b. Nov 1886, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hattie Lou WATKINS,   b. 11 Mar 1890, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Aug 1942, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)   7. Mattie Correlle WATKINS,   b. 11 Oct 1892, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Nov 1853 - Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, USA Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.