Marriage date: 1855
Marriage place: Whitley Co. KY

Wife: Sarah SURGENER
Birthdate: 1833
Birthplace: KY
Death date: Nov. 1889
Place of death: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Father: Abraham SURGENER
Mother: Nancy ?

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: James Buchanan WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1857
Birthplace: Whitley Co. KY
Death date: 1929
Place of death: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: 1. abt. 1875 2. abt. 1894
Marriage place: 1. KS 2. AZ.
Spouse's name: Laura Hanks2. Marien Holmes

Child No. 2: David Franklin WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1858
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: 1932
Place of death: San Diego Co. CA.
Marriage date: 1882
Marriage place: AZ.
Spouse's name: Nara HARA

Child No. 3: William Douglas WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1860
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: 1879
Place of death: Chautaqua Co. KS.
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: none

Child No. 4: John Abraham WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1866
Birthplace: Wayne Co. IA.
Death date: ukn
Place of death: ukn
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn

Child No. 5: Marion Alexander WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1868
Birthplace: Labette Co. KS
Death date: 1935
Place of death: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: none

Child No. 6: Ezra Monroe WATKINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1870
Birthplace: Labette Co. KS
Death date: 1939
Place of death: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: after 1900
Marriage place: Gila Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Lotus Fuel

Child No. 7: Letitia Jane WATKINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1872
Birthplace: Indian Terr. OK.
Death date: 1964
Place of death: Los Angeles Co. CA.
Marriage date: 1. 1894 2. aft. 1900 3. aft. 1920
Marriage place: 1. AZ. 2. AZ. 3. AZ.
Spouse's name: Milton Brawley 2. John Stanley 3. Elmer Mayhew

Child No. 8: Laura Ellen WATKINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1874
Birthplace: Sipes Springs, TX.
Death date: 1935
Place of death: Los Angeles Co. CA.
Marriage date: 1890
Marriage place: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Ebenezer D. Harding
 

Documentation:
Birth, Death and Marriage dates come from vital stats.found on death certs. from AZ.
Archive Library, CA. vital stats from death certs.
Names come from family memories.
Other information comes from pension papers from Civil War service.
Records found on KSGenWeb, MOGenWeb and IAGenWeb.