William was born in 1803. He was the son of John Watkins and Mary Swarens. He was first married to Jane Denton in 1824. After her death he married Ailey Jones Armstrong, on Sept 18th, 1849, in Menard Co. Illinois. He passed away in 1876, and was buried at Hash Cemetery, Menard County, Illinois.[1]
Sources
↑Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 May 2019), memorial page for William G Watkins (14 Jul 1803–30 Sep 1876), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27963950, citing Hash Cemetery, Menard County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Debra (contributor 47324320).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: