John M. Watkins (1804 - 1876)

Born 11 Nov 1804 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 1876 at about age 71 in Wheeling Island, Ohio, West Virginia, United States

Biography

John Watkins was born on the 11th of November,1804 in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. He was the son of Thomas Watkins and Elizabeth Worley.^[1]

John married Sarah (Dillen) Hunter on the 23 January, 1834 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia.^[2]

Children;

• Charles Hamilton Watkins Sr. b. 1842
• John B. Watkins d. 20 Nov 1862^[3]

John married Margaret McGee on the 14th of January,1869 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States.^[4]

John was a steamboat engineer and river pilot until in his later years he was toll taker at the old bridge between Bridgeport and Wheeling Island.^[1]

John died at the age of 72 in Wheeling Island, Ohio, West Virginia, United States.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "The History of West Virginia, Old and New", Source: US GENWEB, online publication accessed 2022-07-27, Ohio County, West Virginia, Biography of Charles H. WATKINS,Jr., Submitted by Ann Schwirian (March 2000), Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II pgs. 282-283, Peter Watkins, who was born in Delaware, December 30, 1712, his son Thomas Watkins, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/ohio/bios/watkins.txt
2. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:939W-FQ2 : 11 February 2018), Entry for John Watkins and Sarah Dillen, 23 Jan 1834; citing Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, v 2 p 48, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 863,796.
3. ↑ "Child of the Rebellion, An Archives and History Sesquicentennial", Source: West Virginia State Archives (https://wvculture.org/agencies/archives-and-history/). Online Publication, accessed 2022-07-30, Civil War Manuscripts, Special Collections, and Archival Holdings by Terry Lowry, Bible. ca. 1862. Sc2003-074 Transcribed: Small bible presented by Pvt. William A. Steirheim, Co. D, 22nd Indiana Infantry, to his friend, Sgt. John B. Watkins, Co. D, 22nd Indiana Infantry, at Nashville, TN, November 20, 1862. Watkins, a former resident of Wheeling, (West) Virginia, carried the bible until killed in the 1864 battle of the Wilderness in Virginia. The bible, "saturated with the blood of Watkins," was later presented to his brother, Charles H. Watkins of Wheeling, who had also served in the war with the artillery., http://129.71.204.160/history/sesquicentennial/archivescwholdings.html
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MW9-B26 : 30 January 2020), Entry for John Watkins, 1869.

See Also;

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=69678446&pid=1437