Daniel Gunn Watkins

1857 - 1937  (79 years)

• Name	Daniel Gunn Watkins  [1]
  Born	25 Sep 1857	Caswell County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	03 Jan 1937
  Notes	Daniel Gunn Watkins (1857-1937) (for larger image, click on photograph, then click "Actions/View all Sizes") _______________ See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 380-381. Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina) Name: David G Watkins [Daniel G. Watkins] Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 42 Estimated birth year: 1858 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Daniel G Watkins Age in 1910: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Virginia Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's Name: Lydia A Home in 1910: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Daniel G Watkins 52 Lydia A Watkins 45 Edna E Watkins 25 Welbur L Watkins 24 Loucille N Watkins 20 Henry T Watkins 18 Katie C Watkins 16 Dee G Watkins 14 Maggie E Watkins 13 Sallie A Watkins 11 Elizabeth Watkins 9 Mabel Watkins 6 James B Watkins 3 See Also: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King Watkins). At page 163 of An Inventory of Historic Architecture: Caswell County, North Carolina, Ruth Little-Stokes (1979) is a photograph of the Daniel G. Watkins House accompanied by the following commentary: Photo 258. Daniel G. Watkins House. indeterminate age. 1.5-story log structure which is now the rear wing of a 2-story frame late 19th or early 20th century house. Original structure has been stuccoed and considerably altered. Whether this was the home of the Daniel Gunn Watkins who married Lydia Ann Powell has not been confirmed. _______________ "I was about to give the same guess [as to the person for whom Blanch, North Carolina was named], although I didn't know that Blanche Moore's father had run the post office. Blanche Moore was a cousin of my grandmother's, Lydia Anne Watkins, and they were very close. I remember visiting "Cousin Blanche" as a child when she lived in the house the Moorefields own now. She was quite a lady, and Blanch can be proud to be named for her! My grandparents built the house in Blanch that Wayne and Linda Bray now own, and they raised a family of 11 children. After he turned his dairy farm over to a son, my grandfather also ran the post office and train station there. It was before my day, but have heard many stories of the "hobos" who road the trains during and after the depression and stopped in the area. My grandfather bought some beautiful pieces from peddlers who rode through (former shop owners who had lost all but their merchandise). Some of those things have been handed down through the family." Source: JoAnn Watkins Warn Post to CCHA Facebook Wall 30 June 2010.
  Person ID	I21563	Devin Timber
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Powell,   b. 13 Apr 1865, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 02 May 1960  (Age 95 years)
  Married	Abt 1883
  Children	+ 1. Edna Earl Watkins,   b. 27 Feb 1885, Danville, Virginia ,   d. 21 Oct 1988, Cobb County, Georgia  (Age 103 years)  [Natural]   2. Wilbur Lawrence Watkins,   b. 10 Apr 1886, Danville, Virginia ,   d. 02 Dec 1975  (Age 89 years)  [Natural]   3. Annie Louise Watkins,   b. 23 Jun 1888, Danville, Virginia ,   d. 14 Jul 1889  (Age 1 years)  [Natural]   4. Lucille A. Watkins,   b. Mar 1890, North Carolina  [Natural]   5. Henry Thomas Watkins,   b. Dec 1891, North Carolina ,   d. 1981  (Age 89 years)  [Natural]   6. Kate C. Watkins,   b. Dec 1893, North Carolina  [Natural]   7. Dee Gee Watkins,   b. 26 Apr 1895, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 05 Nov 1969, Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years)  [Natural]   8. Margaret Watkins,   b. Feb 1897, North Carolina  [Natural]   9. Sallie Watkins,   b. Nov 1898, North Carolina  [Natural]   10. Martha Elizabeth Watkins,   b. 1901, North Carolina  [Natural]   11. Living + 12. James Burton Watkins,   b. 19 Sep 1906, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Dec 1988, Virginia  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F6215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L.