Husband: William Calvin WATKINS
Birthdate: Sept. 5, 1833
Birthplace: Claiborne Co. TN
Death date: Jan. 27, 1890
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Father: John Watkins
Mother: Mahala McFarland

Marriage date: Aug. 19, 1855
Marriage place: KY

Wife: Sarah Ann SURGENER
Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1833
Birthplace: Whitley Co. KY
Death date: Nov. 1889
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Father: Abraham Surgener
Mother: ukn

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: James Buchanan Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: Aug. 15, 1857
Birthplace: KY.
Death date: Jan. 20, 1929
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: Bef. 1883
Marriage place: KS
Spouse's name: Laura ukn

Child No. 2: David Franklin Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: June 6, 1858
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: May 28, 1925
Place of death: Escondido, San Diego Co. CA.
Marriage date: Oct. 25, 1882
Marriage place: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Nara Louise Harer

Child No. 3: William Douglas Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: July 23, 1860
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: April 26, 1879
Place of death: Elgin, Chautauqua Co. KS.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn

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:
Birthdate: abt. 1868
Birthplace: KS.
Death date: Jan. 11, 1937
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn

Child No. 6: Ezra Monroe Watkins
Sex: M.
Birthdate: Sept. 14, 1870
Birthplace: KS
Death date: July 12, 1939
Place of death: Buckeye, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: AZ.
Spouse's name: Lotus Fuel

Child No. 7: Letitia Jane Watkins
Sex: F
Birthdate: April 7, 1872
Birthplace: Osage Ind. Terr. OK
Death date: Aug. 10, 1964
Place of death: Los Angeles, LA co. CA.
Marriage date: Brawley bef. 1896 AZ. 3. Mayhew, March 25, 1921
Marriage place: 1. AZ. 2. AZ. 3. Tucson, Pima Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: 1. ukn Brawley, 2. ukn Stanley, 3. Elmer Mayhew

Child No. 8: Laura Ellen Watkins
Sex: F
Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1874
Birthplace: Sipes Springs, Comanche Co. TX..
Death date: Feb. 12, 1935
Place of death: Los Angeles, LA. Co. CA.
Marriage date: Oct. 27, 1890
Marriage place: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Ebenezer Dickey Harding
 
 
Documentation:
Information on William Calvin Watkins (W.C.) and his family came from
* His Civil War Pension file,
* John Watkins will,
* Marriage record found in KYgenweb.
* Death certs. obtained from AZ. archives
* Researchers Shirley Bogart Harper, Sherry Claxton and many other researchers that have been helpful and generous though the years.

Notes:
* I have found quite a bit of information on the Labette and Chautauqua County KSgenweb sites that has helped me learn so much about W.C. Watkins and I thank the people that have contributed their time and research to those sites. I have only found W.C. and Sarah in one census record (1860) and if it weren't for the Labette and Chautauqua KSgenweb sites I wouldn't have any information on them during the years they lived in KS. W.C. was an early pioneer to those two counties and was very active in organizing the counties and local politics so he was mentioned in Cutler's History of KS and Nelson Case's History of Labette Co. KS. Bless the folks that have taken the time to put those two books online.