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 Cemetery
  Person 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

  
  

• Notes

  Named after his mother's brother, Joseph Emerson Brown.

  
  

• 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.