Born in Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Abner Watkins Sr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Watkins) Godfrey, William Henry Watkins, George Washington Watkins, Nancy (Watkins) Searcy, Emeline (Watkins) Reid, Abner Murray Watkins Jr, Joshua Watkins, Margaret L. (Watkins) Parham, Martha Jane (Watkins) Holt, Andrew D Watkins and Esther C (Watkins) Jones
Died
at age 100
in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
Profile managers:
Keven Watkins 
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1810 Georgia to unknown parents. She married Abner Watkins Sr about 1830. They had 9 children together. Nancy died in 1910 Gilmer County, Georgia.
Although Nancy's tombstone shows her date of death as March 1, 1910, her obituary was published in the Jan 27, 1910 edition of the Atlanta Constitution, giving her date of death as Jan 26, 1910.
Sources
- 1830 United States Federal Census Year: 1830; Census Place: Habersham, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 0007038
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: M432_70; Page: 376A; Image: 282
- 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: M653_124; Page: 53; Image: 53; Family History Library Film: 803124
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 55, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: M593_152; Page: 53B; Image: 110; Family History Library Film: 545651
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3S-BPH : 12 April 2016), Abner Watkins, Georgia, United States; citing p. 106, family 766, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,651
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: 148; Family History Film: 1254148; Page: 605B; Enumeration District: 108; Image: 0853
- 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240200
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56229389/nancy-watkins
- Find A Grave Memorial 56229389 Created by: Busy Bee Added: 6 Aug 2010
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Julie Lane for creating WikiTree profile Smith-49883 through the import of Lane Family Tree (1).ged on Aug 13, 2013. Thanks to Keven Watkins for updating this profile on Jan 3 2022. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Julie and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~3.12%
Sherry Godfrey
:
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Smith-49883 and Smith-173063 appear to represent the same person because: I adopted orphan profile Smith-49883 (Nancy Smith Watkins)). These appear to be the same person. They match at husband Abner Watkins and daughter Nancy Watkins Searcy.
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