Person:William Watkins (38)

William W. Watkins, portrait painter, was listed in the 1851 Rochester, New York city directory.

1860 United States Federal Census Record Name: William W Watkins Age in 1860: 38 Birthplace: Vermont Home in 1860: Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, Indiana Gender: Male Head of Household: Robert Renick (His wife's sister, Louisa's husband) Household Post Office: Greencastle

1860 United States Federal Census Household of Robert Renick Robert Renick Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, IN 38 1821 Indiana Male Louisa Renick Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, IN 28 1831 Kentucky Female Henry L Renick Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, IN 2 1857 Indiana Male William W Watkins Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, IN 38 1821 Vermont Male Elizabeth Watkins Greencastle Ward 4, Putnam, IN 22 1837 Kentucky Female

1880 Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana Census Name: W. W. Watkins Age: 50 Estimated birth year: <1830> Birthplace: Connecticut Occupation: Publishing Relationship to head-of-household: Self Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: E. Watkins Father's birthplace: CT Mother's birthplace: CT

William W. Watkins, father of Margaret (Watkins) Cameron, was a 2nd great-granduncle of mine. His parents were William A. Watkins and Temperance Hulbert. William was born in Rutland County, Vermont circa 1812 and removed with his parents to Genesee County New York in 1817. However, his father died shortly after moving to New York and his mother Temperance married William Sullings on 19 Oct 1819. William had two full sisters Louisa and Susan and five half siblings Ruth, Adelia, Julius, Harvey and David Sullings. Julius married Sarah Douglass in Hendricks County Indiana and was my 2nd great-granfather. My great grandmother Adeline (Sullings) Sherer was born in Greencastle on 12 Mar 1857. I believe that Julius worked with William Watkins as a carriage painter, a trade they both shared, in Greencastle. Julius moved his family back Plainfield, Hendricks County Indiana in circa 1818 and he died of Typhoid fever on 3 February 1859. I would be interested in connecting with any interested researchers working this family. I have more information on the Hulbert line and the siblings of William W. Watkins. https://www.ancientfaces.com/site/member/messages/read/972

1. ↑ Handwritten Note.

   Handwritten Note. Photocopy of note in Laura's Moore Black's handwriting, given to Brenda by Janie Black Scheutz (2001)

2. ↑ 1880 IN Census.
3. ↑ Raymond Finley Hughes and Howard Clift Black. William Black and his Descendents A Genealogy of the Descendents of William Black of Augusta County, VA and la. (Unpublished. Copyrighted 1973 by Hughes).
4. ↑ 1860 IN Census.
5. ↑ Mike Brickner.