Watkins Family Bible

Subject: KY-F: BIBLE: Watkins, Trigg Co

Hezekian B Watkins Family Bible [Trigg County?]

The Holy bible containing the Old and New Testaments.
Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the Former
Translation Diligently Compared and Revised.
New York American Bible Society.
Instituted in the yead MDCCCXVI. 1871

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Hezekiah B Watkins was born Nov. the 1, 1806
Dianah Wade his wife was born Nov. 27, 1807
John R. Watkins was born June the 1, 1828
Samuel J. Watkins was born June th 22, 1830
Eupheme E Watkins was born June th 19, 1831
Judieth Ann Watkins was born Oct. th 25, 1832
Martha J. Watkins was born March th 12, 1834
Hezekiah T Watkins was born Sept. th 11, 1835
Charles J Watkins was born May th 27, 1837
Mary C. Watkins was born Nov th 27th, 1838
Wiley L. Watkins was born June th 5, 1840
George W. Watkins was born Mar. th 11, 1842  )twins
Francis M. Watkins was born Mar. th 11, 1842 )twins
Susan V. Watkins was born April 4, 1844
Jesse M. Watkins was born May 3, 1847

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Hezekiah B. Watkins died Nov. th 14, 1874. Age 68 years & 14 days.
Dianah Wade his wife died April 2, 1868. Age 60 years 4 months & 5 days.
John R. Watkins died September 8th 1904
Euphemia E. Watkins died July th 30, 1866. Age 35 years 1 month 21 days.
Judiethann Watkins died July 3, 1852
M.A. Watkins died July 23, 1908
Charles J. Watkins died Aug 13th at 11:30, 1899
Mary C. Watkins died May th 16, 1853
Wiley L. Watkins died Dec. 25, 1861 in the Confederate Army at Hopkinsville.
Francis M. Watkins died Nov.2, 1862 in the Confederate Army at Hallo 
    Springs, Miss.
Jesse M. Watkins died January 22nd 1877

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Hezekiah B. Watkins and Dianah Wade was married May th 22, 1827
Samuel J. Watkins and Martha A. Boyd was married Dec th 15, 1858
Thomas W. Bourne and Euphema E. Watkins was married Aug. th 9, 1859
W. M. Plemmons and Martha J. Watkins was married Oct 16th 1861
Charles J. Watkins and Minerva A. Bourne was married Oct 16, 1861
J. M. Tayloe and Susan V. Watkins was married Nov th 10, 1863
Jesse M. Watkins and Mollie E. Bourne was married Dec. th 25, 1865

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Hezekiah B. Watkins and Dianah F. Walls was married Aug. th 25, 1868
George W. Watkins and Luceretia Brandon was married Jan th 12, 1870
Jesse M. Watkins and Nannie M. Bourne was married Oct. th 26, 1871
E. W. Banister and Annie Watkins were married Dec 8th, 1898
J. M. Tayloe died Feb. 18th 1900
Molie Watkins wife J. M. Watkins died August 31st 1863 (3 crossed out and
     6 made over it) at 4 o'clock A.M.

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J. W. Watkins was born May th 3, 1847
Nannie M. Bourns his wife was born Jan th 31, 1851
Virginia Ann Watkins was born September th 3, 1872
Thomas Hezekiah Watkins was born Aprl. th 30, 1875
Children's Baptism
Annie Watkins was babtised at Cadiz, Trigg County Kentucky July 19th 1880
    by Rev. W. T. Moore of the Louisville Conference.
Thomas Hezekiah Watkins was babtized at Cadiz, Trigg County Kentucky
    July 19th 1880 by Rev. W. T. Moore of the Louisville Conf.

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J. M. Watkins died January 22nd at 10 o'clock 1877 age 29 years 8 months
    and 13 days
Nannie M. Bourne his wife died April 15th 1877 at 5 o'clock A.M. age
    26 years 2 months and 16 days.

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Sarah C. Watkins was born May th 10, 1849
Caroline E. Watkins was born Oct. th 15, 1851
Ambrose Bourne son of T. W. Bourne was borned May 2nd, 1862
Marion Bourne son of T. W. Bourne was borned Nov. 10, 1863
Infant daughter of E. W. Banister and wife was born Sept 6th 1899 was
    buried Sept. 7th 1899

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Caroline E. Watkins died Marth th 10, 1871 at John Tayloe's, Wallonia, 
    Kentucky
Ambrose Bourne died Marth 30th 1891 at 1:15 o'clock P.M.
Marion Bourne died May 5th 1894 at about 8 o'clock A.M. He fell dead 
    in his plant bed. Rev. E. Smith preached his funeral from the 
    24th chapter of Job 22nd verse. And no man is sure of life.
Jesse Rouble Watkins was born Nov. 21, 1904


[The above bible entries were copied by Mrs. James (Kathleen) Bryant,
Madisonville, Kentucky. Note by Kathleen Bryant: There were several
different handwritings in this Bible.]


>From Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Yesterdays Tuckaways, Volume IX, Issue 2, April 1976


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