This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gFB.2ACE/76.1.3.2 Message Board Post: Jason R. WATKINS Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Elon G. Reynolds ed. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical (1903) and Largely Biographical (1903)p 204 Jason R. WATKINS Born: 8 Dec 1830 - New York Parents: Johnson WATKINS & Eunice RANDALL Married: Margaret FELTIS 15 Jan 1852 Montgomery Co NY Died: after 1903 Children: Josiah WATKINS, Nancy J. WATKINS (married J.R. PRICE) John H. WATKINS, Ira WATKINS, Judson WATKINS, Carrie WATKINS (married Theron DURYEA). Other Info: worked on Erie Canal & Michigan Southern & Indiana Northern Railroad ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David J WATKINS Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Elon G. Reynolds ed. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical (1903) and Largely Biographical (1903)p 195 David J WATKINS Born: 6 Mar 1835 - Glenville Twp (Schnectady) NY Parents: Johnson WATKINS (d. 1873) Eunice RANDALL (d. 1877) Married: Minerva VINCENT (parents John VINCENT & Mary REYNOLDS) 8 Mar 1857 Cambria Twp (Hillsdale) MI Died: after 1903 Children: Edmund J. WATKINS, Chauncey E. WATKINS, George E. WATKINS, Edith E WATKINS(married F.E. DAILEY) Other Info: mentions grandfather, Hezekiah WATKINS: Wales>US - Rev War Vet. Came to Hillsdale Co in 1849. David = Civil War Vet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 census Cambria, Hillsdale county, michigan page 239 187 David Watkins 35 Farmer New York Minnie? 32 Michigan Edmond 12 Mi Chancy 9 Mi George 2 MI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Co. D WATKINS David J. Cambria 27 must. out June 26, 1865. Co. D WATKINS James Hillsdale 27 killed by "Sultana," explosion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are some of the things I have found on the net about the Johnson Watkins family. Also there is a man who has some photos of John Watkins and Alta Watkins. I tried to email him, bobking@northlink.com, about them and haven't recieved a reply yet. If I get a reply I will let you know, because it looks like John is the son of Johnson Watkins and Alta is John's daughter. So, I guess if your husband descends through the brother David those pics should go to your family. I am not sure yet if this James Watkins is part of our family or not yet. Thanks again for your help, Nevada