Georgia:  Coweta County: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP - CHILDREN OF THE 
CONFEDERACY, Colonel Elihu Pinson Watkins


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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP - CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDERACY
To the Officers and Members of the Children of the Confederacy:
I, the undersigned, would respectfully petition to become a
member of the Children of the Confederacy, Georgia Division,
Vesta S. Brown, C. of C. Chapter Auxiliary to Francis S. Barton
Chapter located at Waycross, Georgia, County of Ware, and if
accepted, do hereby promise a strict compliance with the laws
and usages of this Organization.

The Confederate Patriot through which I claim membership, and
who adhered to the cause of the Confederate States of America
was my Great Great Great Uncle whose name was Colonel Elihu
Pinson Watkins, of Coweta County.
Barbara-Anne Walker


The said Colonel Elihu Pinson Watkins was the son of James
Watkins died 1880 where Coweta County, GA
and his wife
Mildred Pinson born --- where S.C.

Colonel Elihu Pinson Watkins
Confederate Service:
The Legislature [1857-58] had elected house officers - E. P.
Watkins, Secretary of State - Secretary of State 1861.
Ref: Page 71 - L. W. Avery's HISTORY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
1881, Brown & Derby, Pub.

56th Georgia Infantry Volunteers - Col. E. P. Watkins
Ref: Page 677 - Avery's HISTORY OF GEORGIA, [IBID]

9th Georgia Volunteeres, Infantry A. Q. M. E. P. Watkins
Ref: Page 664, Avery's HISTORY OF GEORGIA [IBID]

1862 - 56th Georgia Regiment [Already in field] - Colonel E. P.
Watkins
Ref: Page 247, Avery's HISTORY OF GEORGIA [IBID]

Said applicant is a grand daughter of Jessie Boyd Walker, who
is listed as #208, U.D.C. [6/25/1923] Francis S. Bartow Chapter
#83, Waycross, GA - Also a great great great grandniece of Col.
Elihu Pinson Watkins. Said applicant's great grandfather,
William Leander Elihu Boyd was paroled at Greensboro, N.C., May
01, 1865 - Company F 39th Georgia Infantry.

HISTORICAL PROOF:
Elihu P. Watkins was appointed Quarter Master of the 9th Reg.
GA. Inf, July 11, 1861. Resigned Aug 20, 1861. Elected Lieut.
Colonel 3d Reg. GA State Troops, Oct 15, 1861, appointed Colonel
P.A.C.S. & assigned to 56th Reg. GA Inf., May 15, 1862. 
Resigned, having been elected Senator of the 35th Senatorial
District of Georgia, February 21, 1865.
[Signed] Lillian Henderson
Director of Pensions & Records
Atlanta, GA.

State of Georgia
County of Ware
On this 14th day of Sept. personally appeared before me
Barbara-Anne Walker, who signed the foregoing statement in my
presence and made oath to the truth therein contained.
J.A. Kellam Notary Public
Ware County
My Commission Expries Jan. 19, 1950.

Date application accepted by Chapter, July 13, 1948.
Date entered on Roll Book of the State
Sept. 17, 1948
State Roll No. 40, 910 Division
Registered 9-22, 1948
Mrs. Belmont Dennis
3rd Vice-President General