Person:Francis Watkins (10)

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Capt. Francis Watkins
b.18 Jun 1824 North Carolina
d.18 Nov 1906 Lee County, Alabama
Facts and Events
Name Capt. Francis Watkins
Gender Male
Birth? 18 Jun 1824 North Carolina
Marriage 7 Oct 1863 Floyd County, Georgiato Alberta Johnston Byers
Census[1] 1880 Opelika Twp, Lee County, Alabama
Census[2] 1900 Opelika Twp, Lee County, Alabama
Death? 18 Nov 1906 Lee County, Alabama
Burial? Rosemere Cemetery, Lee County, Alabama

Lee County, Alabama, 1880 census:[1]

Wadkins, F. 54 yrs Grocery merchant b. North Carolina (parents, b. Virginia)
      A. J. Wife 39 yrs b. Kentucky (parents, b. Kentucky)
      L. H. Dau 14 yrs b. Alabama (parents, b. Kentucky [sic])
      H. B. Son 13 yrs b. Alabama (parents, b. Kentucky [sic])
      M. Dau 7 yrs b. Alabama (parents, b. Kentucky [sic])
      G. B. Son 4 yrs b. Alabama (parents, b. Kentucky [sic])
      S. J. Son 4/12 yr (b. Feb) b. Alabama (parents, b. Kentucky [sic])
Byers, A. M. Mother/law 81 yrs (wid.) (nervous prostration) b. Kentucky (parents, b. Connecticut/Massachusetts)
Wadkins, E. Sister 56 yrs (single) b. North Carolina (parents, b. Virginia)

Lee County, Alabama, 1900 census:[2]

Watkins, Frank Head 75 yrs (b. Jun 1824) (marr. 37 yrs) b. North Carolina (parents, b. North Carolina) Grocer
      Alberta J. Wife 64 yrs (b. May 1836) (4 children, 2 living) b. North Carolina (parents, b. North Carolina)
      Mary L. Dau 22 yrs (b. Oct 1878) (single) b. North Carolina (parents, b. North Carolina) School teacher
      Elizabeth Sister 78 yrs (b. Dec 1821) (single) b. North Carolina (parents, b. North Carolina)
[NOTE: Very difficult page to read because of florid handwriting, and many enumerator's errors.]
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Lee, Alabama, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 89, p. 35B, family/dwelling 381/478.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lee, Alabama, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 33, p. 23A, family/dwelling 502/516.