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    Edna Earl Watkins

    Female 1885 - 1988  (103 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Edna Earl Watkins was born on 27 Feb 1885 in Danville, Virginia (daughter of Daniel Gunn Watkins and Lydia Ann Powell); died on 21 Oct 1988 in Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Edna married Giles Mebane on 14 Oct 1920. Giles was born on 08 Jul 1880 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina; died on 30 Nov 1969; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Daniel Gunn Watkins was born on 25 Sep 1857 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 03 Jan 1937.

      Daniel married Lydia Ann Powell about 1883. Lydia (daughter of Henry Alexander Powell and Martha Ann Walters) was born on 13 Apr 1865 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 02 May 1960. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Lydia Ann Powell was born on 13 Apr 1865 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina (daughter of Henry Alexander Powell and Martha Ann Walters); died on 02 May 1960.
      Children:
      1. 1. Edna Earl Watkins was born on 27 Feb 1885 in Danville, Virginia; died on 21 Oct 1988 in Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. Wilbur Lawrence Watkins was born on 10 Apr 1886 in Danville, Virginia; died on 02 Dec 1975.
      3. Annie Louise Watkins was born on 23 Jun 1888 in Danville, Virginia; died on 14 Jul 1889; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. Lucille A. Watkins was born in Mar 1890 in North Carolina.
      5. Henry Thomas Watkins was born in Dec 1891 in North Carolina; died in 1981.
      6. Kate C. Watkins was born in Dec 1893 in North Carolina.
      7. Dee Gee Watkins was born on 26 Apr 1895 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Nov 1969 in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).
      8. Margaret Watkins was born in Feb 1897 in North Carolina.
      9. Sallie Watkins was born in Nov 1898 in North Carolina.
      10. Martha Elizabeth Watkins was born in 1901 in North Carolina.
      11. Living
      12. James Burton Watkins was born on 19 Sep 1906 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1988 in Virginia; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina).


    Generation: 3

    1. 6.  Henry Alexander Powell was born on 16 Dec 1824 in Caswell County, North Carolina (son of Carter Glass Powell and Sarah Bates Moore); died on 14 Jun 1866; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Henry married Martha Ann Walters on 29 Oct 1846 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Martha was born on 24 Sep 1825 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 26 May 1892 in Sutherlin, Virginia; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]


    2. 7.  Martha Ann Walters was born on 24 Sep 1825 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 26 May 1892 in Sutherlin, Virginia; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      Children:
      1. Mary Catherine Powell was born on 24 Sep 1847 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1850; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. Bettie Margaret Powell was born on 20 Dec 1851 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jul 1938; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      3. Rufus Edwin Powell was born on 22 Jan 1856 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Dec 1924 in Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. Felix Banks Powell was born on 24 Apr 1859 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 07 Sep 1893; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      5. Arthur Henry Powell was born on 04 Jan 1863 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina.
      6. 3. Lydia Ann Powell was born on 13 Apr 1865 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 02 May 1960.


    Generation: 4

    1. 12.  Carter Glass Powell was born on 6 May 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. (son of Mastin J. Powell, Sr. and Mary O. "Polly" Carter); died on 26 Oct 1857.

      Carter married Sarah Bates Moore in 28 Jul 1822 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. Sarah was born in c 1800; died on 21 Oct 1877. [Group Sheet]


    2. 13.  Sarah Bates Moore was born in c 1800; died on 21 Oct 1877.
      Children:
      1. Sidney Armstead Powell, M.D. was born in c 1820.
      2. Edwin Moore Powell, M.D. was born in c 1822.
      3. 6. Henry Alexander Powell was born on 16 Dec 1824 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jun 1866; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. Ann Catherine Powell was born in 1827; died on 20 Nov 1922 in Danville, Virginia.
      5. Margaret Elizabeth Powell was born in 1832; died in 1907.
      6. Emily Caroline Powell was born in 1834.
      7. Ashby Banks Powell was born in 1837; died in 1876.
      8. Nicholas Van Burean Powell was born in 1840.


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