William Gilbert Watkins (1920 - 2005)

Born 4 Sep 1920 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katie Syble (Pound) Watkins — married 6 Oct 1950 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Died 29 Oct 2005 at age 85 in Bethany, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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Biography

William Gilbert Watkins was born on 4 Sep 1920 in Alabama;^[1][2] he was the son of William Watkins and Mary Virginia Springer.^[3]

In 1930,^[3] William G. Watkins (age 9, born Alabama) was living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the household of his father, William Ira Watkins (age 71, born Alabama), with his mother, M. Virginia Waktins (age 49), and his Watkins siblings, born Alabama (age, sex): i) Mary E. (14, F), Julie F. (11, F). William Ira and Virginia had been married for 15 years. William Ira Watkins owned his residence, which was a farm. He was able to read and write. He was a farmer by occupation; he was not a veteran.

On 25 Feb 1950,^[1] William Gilbert Watkins enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; he was discharged from service on 24 Apr 1952.

On 6 Oct 1950 in Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama,^[4] William Watkins (age 32) married Katie Syble Pound (age 30). William's parents were William Ira Watkins and Mary Virginia Springer. Katie's parents were James A. Pound and Mattie Lora Thompson.

William Gilbert Watkins died on 29 Oct 2005 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,^{[2] [1]} and he was buried in the Bethany Cemetery, Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11231000:2441); accessed 15 Jan 2023, citing Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; entry for William Gilbert Watkins
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5JJ-BT1 : 11 January 2021), William G Watkins, 29 Oct 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3G9W-HZM : accessed 7 April 2021), William I Watkins, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 51; FHL microfilm 2,339,786.
4. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q216-47LT : 19 February 2021), William Watkins and Katie Syble Pound, 06 Oct 1950; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,814.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63479512/william-gilbert-watkins: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for William Gilbert “Bill” Watkins (4 Sep 1920–29 Oct 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63479512, citing Bethany Cemetery, Coker, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Sherri Burroughs Kemp (contributor 47285894).

See Also

• FamilySearch profile for William Gilbert Watkins