Biographical Sketch of George W. Watkins, Johnson County, Missouri Post Oak Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 GEORGE W. WATKINS, was born in Madison county, New York. His father, Caleb Warren Watkins, was born in 1812, in the same state. George remained at home, clerking in his father's store, until he reached the age of nineteen years, when he came west, stopping first in Illinois for about two years, then he went to Arkansas. Returned to Illinois in 1873, and was married to Miss A. Johnson, who was born in Johnson county, Missouri. By this union they have three children living: Clifton, Rettie and Claude. In 1877 they moved to Kansas, and in 1880 to Missouri, settling on a farm in Post Oak township. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Pennington ====================================================================