Chattahoochee-Stewart-Muscogee County GaArchives Biographies.....Watkins, John Wesley unknown - unknown
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Author: N. K. Rogers
JOHN WESLEY WATKINS

    John Wesley Watkins was overseer on large plantation along the river in both
Stewart and Chattahoochee Counties. He served in Capt. Moses' Company of
Muscogee County during the War Between the States. He was a member of a Masonic
Lodge.

    He married first Eliza A. Massey, Jan. 9, 1851. She was daughter of Eli
Massey, a brother of Jerry and Hiram Massey. A son and daughter of J. W. and
Eliza A. M. Watkins lived in Chattahoochee County many years after they married.

    Their daughter Clara (Mrs. Alvah D. Thomas) lived near Cusseta; five
children viz.: Minnie (Mrs. Geo. E. White) who has one son Geo. Elbert White
Jr., student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Lottie (Mrs. A. F. Castleberry).
They reside in Columbus.

    Charlton B. lives in Alabama. Wm. Cleveland of Bainbridge, Ga. and Douglas
(dec'd.)

    Their son Charles H. Watkins who lived on river plantation m. Alice Winifred
Helms; one son Clark Hudson Watkins who was educated at Columbus Industrial High
School and at Auburn, Ala. where he finished in 1915. He married Frances Rebecca
Fox of Detroit, Mich, in 1916; 3 children viz.: Alyce Leah age 15, Clark Hudson
Jr. age 13 and Eleanor Jane Watkins age 7 (1932).



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HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
By N. K. Rogers

Dedicated to

KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C.

and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers.

Copyright 1933

by N. K. ROGERS

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