Born in Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Fleming Nolan Bracewell
and Mamie Mae (Hartsell) Bracewell
Sister of
Warren Delano Bracewell
Wife of
Alfred Henry Watkins
— married
18 Feb 1947 in Kannapolis, NC
Mother of
Gale Watkins and John Watkins
Died
at age 88
in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2018
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Biography
Betsy was born on 3 Jun 1930 and passed away on 20 May 2019.
Sources
- North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-CWZ : 8 December 2014), Betsy Ross Bracewell, 1930; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 17, p. 457, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F899-FJK : 22 December 2016), Alfred Watkins and Betsy Bracewell, 18 Feb 1948; citing Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 466,169.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2020), memorial page for Betsy Bracewell Watkins (3 Jun 1930–20 May 2019), Find A Grave Memorial no. 199581585, citing Oakboro Cemetery, Oakboro, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Gale (contributor 49899268) .
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-YFMV?cc=2000219&wc=QZXT-K7M%3A790104901%2C791567401%2C791588701%2C951184301.
- United States 1950 Census; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-SQHW-NSG9-W?cc=4464515
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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- Gale Watkins
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