WATKINS, Joseph Emerson
1863 - 1929 (66 years)-
Name WATKINS, Joseph Emerson Birth 18 Mar 1863 Pulaski Twn, Oconee County, South Carolina [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Residence 1 Sep 1870 Pulaski Twn, Oconee County, South Carolina [1] Attended School Residence 20 Jan 1920 Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia [4] Marble agent - Widower
He was listed as Joe E. Watkins, and his age was given as 66 which was ten years older than he would have been, but the list of children is consistent with his family.
Death 24 Jul 1929 Cherokee County, Georgia, United States [3] Burial Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States [3] Address:
Shiloh Methodist Church South CemeteryPerson ID I3705 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 15 Jun 2018
Father WATKINS, Joseph, b. 4 Jun 1820, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States d. 2 Sep 1862, Tennessee, United States (Age 42 years) Mother BROWN, Mary Elizabeth, b. 16 Feb 1824, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States d. 11 Apr 1915, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States (Age 91 years) Marriage 2 Nov 1843 Lumpkin County, Georgia [5] Residence 20 Aug 1850 Western Division, Pickens District, South Carolina [6] Farmer Residence 10 Jul 1860 2nd Reg., Pickens County, South Carolina [7] Farmer - This citation is somewhat speculative since the surname was spelled "Wadkey", but his age, the list of his children, and the fact that he was listed just before his father and mother (as they were in the 1850 census), makes it reasonable that this Joseph and Mary E. Wadkey were, in fact, Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Watkins.
Family ID F1114 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KENNETT, Laura Palestine, b. 25 Jan 1868, Georgia d. 18 Aug 1915, Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia (Age 47 years) Marriage 17 Oct 1886 Georgia [8] Residence 4 Jun 1900 Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia [8] Farmer - Census reported that all seven of their children were still living
Residence 16 Apr 1910 Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia [9] Farmer - Listed as J.E. Watkins and L.P. Watkins
Children 1. WATKINS, James M., b. 31 Jul 1886, Georgia d. 21 Feb 1971, Fulton County, Georgia, United States (Age 84 years) 2. WATKINS, John Francis, b. 23 Jan 1889, Georgia d. 17 Apr 1965, De Kalb County, Georgia, United States (Age 76 years) 3. WATKINS, Minnie S., b. Sep 1890, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown 4. WATKINS, Lillie B., b. Nov 1891, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown 5. WATKINS, Joseph Emerson Jr., b. 20 Aug 1893, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 18 Jun 1974, Cobb County, Georgia, United States (Age 80 years) 6. WATKINS, Charles H., b. Feb 1897, Georgia d. 21 Sep 1974, De Kalb County, Georgia, United States (Age 77 years) 7. WATKINS, Nancy E., b. Nov 1898, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown 8. WATKINS, Naoma, b. Abt 1902, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown 9. WATKINS, Sallie, b. Abt 1904, Georgia 10. WATKINS, Earl B, b. Abt 1906, Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia d. 4 Nov 1991, Clayton County, Georgia (Age 85 years) Family ID F1625 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Notes - Named after his mother's brother, Joseph Emerson Brown.
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Sources - [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Pulaski Twn, Oconee County, South Carolina Page 2 Dwelling 12.
- [S345] Descendants of Joseph and Fanny Watkins.
- [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID: 11055055.
- [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia ED 33 Page 15 A Dwelling 300.
- [S114] Miscellaneous, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~oldpend/porter/porg04.htm#152751.
- [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Western Divn., Pickens District, South Carolina Dwelling 337.
- [S316] 1860 Federal Census, 2nd Regt., Pickens District, South Carolina Page 127 Dwelling 978.
- [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia ED 10 Page 14A Dwelling 201.
- [S74] Ancestry.com, Ball Ground District, Cherokee County, Georgia ED 22 Page 2A Dwelling 23.
- [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Pulaski Twn, Oconee County, South Carolina Page 2 Dwelling 12.