James I Watkins

Brief Life History of James I

When James I Watkins was born on 2 January 1872, in Newark, Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, his father, Isaac Watkins, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann "Polly" Livingston, was 31. He married Lillie Ann Martindale on 5 January 1898. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 15 February 1939, in Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Newark Cemetery, Newark, Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

James I Watkins
1872–1939
Lillie Ann Martindale
1878–1936
Marriage: 5 January 1898
Willard Watkins
1899–1899
Millard Watkins
1900–1982
Emma Watkins
1906–1993
Helen Watkins
1913–1990

Sources (7)

  • James Watkins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • James I Watkins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • James I Watkins in entry for Emma Watkins, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Watkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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