Charles Marshall "Marsh" Watkins

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Death certificate names his parents as "Ben Watkins" and "Mary Black," both born in Blount County, Tennessee.

• Census: 19 Jun 1900, Civil District 2, Knox County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, James, head, white, male, October 1843, 57, married 38 years, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee, [occupation illegible], can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Mary A., wife, white, female, September 1843, 56, married 38 years, 6 children 4 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Charles M., son, white, male, June 1871, [marital status illegible], Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, [quarryman?] [blank reading/writing] 4. _____, Maggie, daughter, white, female, July 1881, 18, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 5. Robbins, Charles, grandson, white, male, August 1889, 10, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, at school, can read and write

• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Civil District 4, Blount County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, Charles M., head, male, white, 37, second marriage, married 6 years, Tennessee, [blank], [blank], quarry man, marble, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Lucy T., wife, female, white, 23, first marriage, married 6 years, 4 children 2 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Carson K., son, male, white, 3, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 4. _____, Jessie E., son, male, white, 8 months, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee

• Death of Spouse: 27 Oct 1917, District 5, Blount County, Tennessee, USA;

  Death of wife, Lucy T. (Purkey) Watkins.

• Census: 13 Jan 1920, District 5, Blount County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, Charles M., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 47, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 69 2. _____, Maude, wife, female, white, 26, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Carson, son, male, white, 13, attending school, can read and write Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm laborer, home farm 4. _____, Jessie, son, male, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 5. _____, Anna Bell, daughter, female, white, 4 5/12, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 6. _____, Diadema, daughter, female, white, 7 months, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 7. Capps, Berl, step son, male, white, 8 attending school, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 8. _____, Ruth, female, white, 3 9/12, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee

• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Civil District 5, Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, Marsh, head, owns, doesn't live on farm, male, white, 58, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, foreman, marble quarry, employed, not a veteran 2. _____, Maud, wife, female, white, 35, married, first married age 16, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Carson, son, male, white, 23, single, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, derrick operator, marble quarry, not a veteran 4. _____, Jesse, son, male, white, 20, single, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, driller, marble quarry 5. _____, Annabelle, daughter, female, white, 14, single, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 6. _____, Diadema, daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 7. _____, Rosebud, daughter, female, whtie, 8, attending school, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 8. _____, Mary, daughter, female, white, 6, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 9. _____, Charles, son, male, white, 2, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 10. Capps, Burl A., stepson, male, white, 19, single, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, signal man, marble quarry 11. _____, Ruth E., stepdaughter, female, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee

• Census: 24 Apr 1940, Civil District 5, Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, C. M., head, male, white, 68, married, completed grade 6, Tennessee, same house (1935), employed, 30 hours, farm operator, farming, own account, 52 hours, other income, farm schedule no. [illegible] 2. _____, Maud, wife, female, white, 44, married, completed grade 4, Tennessee, working at home 3. _____, Mary, daughter, female, white, 16, attending school, completed grade 8, Tennessee 4. _____, Charles M., son, male, white, 11, attending school, completed grade 5, Tennessee 5. Graves, Clifford, son in law, male, white, 32, [marital status not clear], completed 2 years high school, Tennessee, rural Blount County farm in 1935, employed, laborer, 40 hours, [industry illegible], 52 weeks, income $1100 6. _____, May Evelyn, granddaughter, female, white, 7, attending school, completed grade 1, Tennessee 7. _____, Delores, granddaughter, female, white, 5, Tennessee 8. _____, Ray, grandson, male, white, 3, Tennessee 9. _____, Ronald, grandson, male, white, 2, Tennessee

Notes:

Died:

Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage.

Charles married Lucy T. Purkey on 24 Apr 1904 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. Lucy (daughter of Mike Purkey and Foster) was born between 1885-1897 in Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Oct 1917 in Civil District 5, Blount County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Carson K. Watkins was born about 1907 in Tennessee, USA.
2. Jessie E. Watkins was born in 1909 in Tennessee, USA.

Charles married Maud Baker on 10 Aug 1918 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. Maud (daughter of Samuel A. Baker and Martha G. Wilburn) was born about 1895 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Diadema Watkins was born about 1919 in Tennessee, USA.
2. Reva Rosebud Watkins was born on 11 Sep 1921 in Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Dec 2012 in Fairpark Health Center, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Miser Station, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Mary Watkins was born about 1924 in Tennessee, USA.
4. Charles Watkins was born about 1928 in Tennessee, USA.
5. Walter James Watkins was born on 13 Dec 1930 in Friendsville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 6 Sep 1850, Sub Division 30, Floyd County,Georgia, USA;

  1. Watkins, John, 26, male, Georgia 2. _____, Margaret, 26, female, Tennessee 3. _____, James M., 9, male, [Alabama?] 4. _____, Sarah Ann, 6, female, Alabama 5. _____, John [W.?], 4, male, Alabama 6. _____, Henry C., 9 months, female, Georgia 7. Edington, Mary, 15, female, Tennessee 8. Kelly, Newton, 18, male, Tennessee

• Census: 22 Aug 1870, Civil District 10, Concord (post office), Knox County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, James, 23, male, white, farm hand, [no real estate value], personal $200, Georgia, cannot read or write 2. _____, Mary, 23, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee, can read, cannot write 3. _____, Martha, 6, female, white, at home, Tennessee 4. _____, William, 3, male, white, at home, Tennessee 5. _____, Cordelia, 8 months, female, white, Tennessee [One household between them and John Watkins household, his father; also on the page James Black, age 26, possible sibling of Mary Ann (Black) Watkins?)

• Census: 19 Jun 1900, Civil District 2, Knox County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, James, head, white, male, October 1843, 57, married 38 years, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee, [occupation illegible], can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Mary A., wife, white, female, September 1843, 56, married 38 years, 6 children 4 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Charles M., son, white, male, June 1871, [marital status illegible], Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, [quarryman?] [blank reading/writing] 4. _____, Maggie, daughter, white, female, July 1881, 18, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 5. Robbins, Charles, grandson, white, male, August 1889, 10, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, at school, can read and write

Notes:

Name:

His son's death certificate names him as "Ben" Watkins. However, the informant for that certificate was Charles Marshall Watkins' wife Maud. The informant for James Watkins' own 1924 certificate was his son Charles Marshall Watkins.

Died:

Cerebral hemorrhage.

James married Mary Ann Black about 1862. Mary was born about 1843 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Feb 1924 in District 10, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Middlesettlement Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Mary Ann's 1924 death certificate names her father only as "Black," with no birthplace; no data at all for her mother.

Notes:

Birth:

Death certificate does not offer birthdate, just age of 81, calculating to birth year of 1843.

Cause of death: Lobar pneumonia

Children: 1. Charles Marshall "Marsh" Watkins was born on 4 Jun 1871 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Feb 1945 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• Census: 6 Sep 1850, Sub Division 30, Floyd County, Georgia, USA;

  1. Watkins, John, 26, male, Georgia 2. _____, Margaret, 26, female, Tennessee 3. _____, James M., 9, male, [Alabama?] 4. _____, Sarah Ann, 6, female, Alabama 5. _____, John [W.?], 4, male, Alabama 6. _____, Henry C., 9 months, female, Georgia 7. Edington, Mary, 15, female, Tennessee 8. Kelly, Newton, 18, male, Tennessee

• Census: 15 Jun 1860, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, John, 40 male, railroad hand, Tennessee 2. _____, Margarett, 35, female, Tennessee 3. _____, James, 20, male, rail road hand, Tennessee 4. _____, John, 18 male, rail road hand, Tennessee 5. _____, Henry, [age?], male, rail road hand, Tennessee 6. _____, Mary, 15, female, Tennessee 7. Edington, J. M., 30, male, railroad hand, Tennessee

• Census: 22 Aug 1870, District 10, Concord (post office), Knox County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, John, 45, male, white, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $500, Georgia, cannot read or write 2. _____, Margaret, 47, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee, [can read], cannot write 3. _____, Henry, [21?], male, white, farm hand, Georgia, cannot read or write 4. _____, Monroe, 16, male, white, farm hand, Georgia, attending school, [can read and write, implied] 5. _____, Joseph, 14, male, white, farm hand, Georgia, attending school, [can read and write, implied] 6. _____, Margaret, 10, female, white, at home, Tennessee, attending school 7. _____, Drewery, 7, male, white, at home, Tennessee, attending school 8. _____, Mary, 4, female, white, at home, Tennessee 9. [Sinter?], Mary, 33, female, white, house keeper, Tennessee, cannot write 10. _____, John, 14, male, white, farm hand, Georgia, attending school 11. _____, Thomas, 11, male, white, at home, Georgia, attending school

• Census: 2 Jun 1880, 5th Civil District, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Watkins, John, white, male, 56, married, farmer, cannot read or write, Georgia, [blank], [blank] 2. _____, Margeret, white,female, 56, wife, married, keeping house, [can read, implied], cannot write, Tennessee, [blank], Tennessee 3. _____, Drury A., white, male, 17, son, single, no birth data [all data for Drury, including name, crossed through, and the word "misinformed" 4. _____, Mary J., white, female, 14, daughter, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee 5. Shuma[ke?], James T., white, male, 18, nephew, single, works on farm, cannot read or write, Alabama, [blank], Georgia

John married Margaret Edington. Margaret was born about 1823 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]