John Thomas Watkins

Brief Life History of John Thomas

When John Thomas Watkins was born on 29 October 1854, in Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Watkins, was 20 and his mother, Margaret Ackhurst, was 23. He married Mary Maria Clift on 31 May 1878, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 October 1922, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Watkins
1854–1922
Mary Maria Clift
1861–1912
Marriage: 31 May 1878
John Edward Watkins
1880–1957
Mary Ellen Watkins
1882–1974
George Washington Watkins
1884–1963
Dorothea Jane Watkins
1886–1956
Francis David Frank Watkins
1888–1958
Ira Oray Watkins
1891–1973
Joseph Earl Watkins
1893–1925
Amanda Claretta Watkins
1895–1955
Vera Alzina Watkins
1901–1903

Sources (41)

  • Jno T Watkins in household of Jno Watkins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Thomas Watkins, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • John Thomas Watkins, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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