Lafayette Elmore Watkins

Brief Life History of Lafayette Elmore

When Lafayette Elmore Watkins was born on 23 July 1862, in Taylor, West Virginia, United States, his father, Wilford Abel Watkins, was 24 and his mother, Marietta Marsh, was 24. He married Cansada Ritter on 10 January 1884, in West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Sardis District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 15 December 1962, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Brown, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lafayette Elmore Watkins
1862–1962
Cansada Ritter
1863–1941
Marriage: 10 January 1884
Bessie B. Watkins
1887–1887
Della Mandana Watkins
1890–1979
Otto Clinton Watkins
1892–1974
Flossie Mabel Watkins
1904–2006

Sources (33)

  • La*fette E Watkins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • L E Watkins, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Lafyette Elmore Watkins, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

West Virginia was given statehood status with the "agreement" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate.

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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