Mary Ann Watkins

Abt 1828 - 1892  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Watkins  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1828	Louisiana
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Nov 1892
  Burial	Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas
  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 d. Bef 1850 (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Mary Drucilla Kemp,   b. Abt 1805, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	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 d. Between 1861 and 1865 (Age ~ 35 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1846	Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Where were they at the time of the 1850 census?
  Children	1. Mary C. Morris,   b. Abt 1847, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alfred W. Morris,   b. Abt 1849, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   3. Drucilla Morris,   b. Abt 1852, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Morris,   b. Abt 1854, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Shadrach Morris,   b. Abt 1857, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Morris,   b. Jun 1860, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Amon Perry Morris, Jr.,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1828 - Louisiana Marriage - 18 Apr 1846 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana Burial - - Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [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.