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Mary Ann Watkins

Female Abt 1828 - 1892  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Watkins  [1
    Born Abt 1828  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Nov 1892 
    Buried Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In Kathy Casagranda's 1850 Sabine Parish Census, she cites Mary Watkins as being the daughter of Joseph W. Watkins and Mary Smith of Sabine County, Texas on page 79 of her book. Later, on page 87, she indicates that she was likely a daughter of G. B. Watkins and his wife, Elizabeth, and that Mary Ann later married into the Constable family (sic).

      Tim Willingham and Bettye Wagstaff don't think this is correct, nor does Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com). In December, 2010 he emailed that:

      "Green Berry's younger brother Alfred L, only had two daughters and no sons. The oldest daughter was Mary Ann, who married Amon P. Morris and her younger sister Drucilla Cordelia who married 1) White and 2) Partin. Both Mary Ann(s) are used back in forth between the family lines as well as William W. and Nancy. I started out to prove I was a descendant of Alfred L., only to find out I belong with Green Berry instead."

      The 1840 Natchitoches Parish census shows:
      J. B. Watkins 0111001000000 222001000000 1 3 1
      A. L. Watkins 0000010000000 002001000000
      The J. is a G. (census writers?) Both brothers are on the same page, just 10 lines apart. J. B. has 4 males and 7 females. A. L. has 1 male and 3 females. Later census shows Alfred with the same numbers and Green Berry with another daughter.

      Ann McElhaney emailed, in March 2014, that "Mary Ann Watkins Morris died on November 21, 1892 and is buried on private land in Grosebeck, Limestone Co, Tx where it appears there was a small cemetery that has been hit by a small tornado. Mary Ann's grave was the only one with the stone intact and standing, I had to stoop down under trees and step over brush to get there and as I lifted my head, she was facing me as if to say, 'I'm here, I've been waiting for you to find me.' Truly there was great rejoicing on my part. "




    Person ID I2116  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Alfred L. Watkins,   b. Bef 1808, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1850  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Mother Mary Drucilla Kemp,   b. Abt 1805, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Bef 1828  [2
    • Dale Rubel shows that he married Mary Drucilla KEMP, daughter of John Bradford CAMP/KEMP and Mary Drucilla CAMPBELL.
    Family ID F11318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amon Perry Morris,   b. Abt 1826, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1861 and 1865  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1846  Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Where were they at the time of the 1850 census?
    Children 
     1. Mary C. Morris,   b. Abt 1847, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alfred W. Morris,   b. Abt 1849, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Drucilla Morris,   b. Abt 1852, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Sarah Morris,   b. Abt 1854, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Shadrach Morris,   b. Abt 1857, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Morris,   b. Jun 1860, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Amon Perry Morris, Jr.,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F1385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1828 - Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Apr 1846 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 79 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S739] Rubel, Dale (dalerubel@msn.com)"Charles Earl CHANCE Ancestors" Updated 2008-01-19 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=susanrubel.