James Harrison Watkins (1837 - 1885)

Born 1 Feb 1837 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Louisa (Steers) Watkins — married 1 May 1861 in Alexandria, Virginia, Confederate States

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1885 at age 48 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Watkins has Welsh ancestors.

James Watkins has German Roots.

James Watkins served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 17th Virginia; 50th Virginia Infantry;36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry;37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry

James was born 1 Feb 1837, the son of David Griffith Watkins and Elizabeth Ann Tresler.^[1][2][3][4] He fought on the side for independence in the War of Northern Aggression.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} He married Ida Louise Steers on 1 May 1861 in Alexandria. James died on 20 Oct 1885.^[10][11][12]

Research Notes

References show him in 2 Infantry and 2 Cavalry units

Note three different years of death, 1885, 1886, and 1887.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M881-QBL : 9 November 2014), James H Watkins in household of David G Watkins, Fairfax county, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing family 76, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M417-C79 : 30 December 2015), James Watkins, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLT-TNR : 17 October 2014), James H Watkins, Virginia, United States; citing p. 38, family 279, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,144.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5M-J7B : 11 August 2016), James H Watkins, Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 37, sheet 322D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1364; FHL microfilm 1,255,364.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3HQ-1HC : 5 December 2014), James H Watkins, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirty-sixth Battalion AND Thirty-seventh Battalion, Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers), NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 195. Less
6. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F9LD-6P2 : 4 December 2014), James H. Watkins, Private, Company I, 15th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M382 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 881,452.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J378-1J1 : 5 December 2014), James H Watkins, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventeenth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 596.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3W7-2HW : 5 December 2014), James H Watkins, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Fifteenth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 569.
9. ↑ William Page Johnson, II, compiler, Brothers and Cousins: Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Fairfax County, Virginia (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Company, 1995); page 169, "Watkins, James H.: Pvt., Co. H, 17th Va. Inf; b. 2/1/37; son of David G. & Elizabeth Ann (Tresler) Watkins; occ. butcher; vtd. for secession at West End 4/23/61; enl. 4/17/61; m. Ida Louise Steers, Christ Ch., Alex., Va., 5/1/61; absent sick 9/61 - 10/61; on det. ser. 11/62 - 2/63; 5;63 - 4/64, 9/64 - 10/64 as brigade butcher; weded. (breast) & captured 4/3/65 at Five Forks, Va.; confined Jackson Hosp., Richmond 4/3/65 - 4/20/65; paroled 4/20/65 in Richmond; mbr. R.E. Lee Camp U.C.V., Alex.; d. 10/20/86 in Alex.; bur. Union Cem., Alex."
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #23400904 James H. Watkins / FEB. 1, 1837 / OCT. 20, 1885 / C. S. A."
11. ↑ Wesley E. Pippenger Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia, Vol. 2 (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1992), page 83.
12. ↑ Index Entry. Watkins, Jas. H. Date of death: October 20, 1887. Fairfax County, 1887, page 3. Part of the Death Records Indexing Project which is sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society.

DNA

• MRCA: Thomas Watkins/Mary Williams

Paternal relationship is suggested with an AncestryDNA test match between Jane (Bailey) Weidenboerner and Jimmy Anderson, fourth cousins once removed. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th to 8th Cousins based on sharing 17 centimorgans shared across 1 DNA segment