Rev. Benjamin Utter WATKINS

1811 - 1890  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin Utter WATKINS
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	14 Sep 1811	Hamilton County, Ohio, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Jul 1870	Maine Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  	Baptist Minister
  	He was a boarder in the home of Datus and Ida Myers. His wife was not living with him. He was listed as a Baptist Minister.
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Maine Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  	Minister
  	A widower, he was boarding in the home of Datus and Ida Myers.
  Died	15 Mar 1890	Cameron, Clinton, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I13637	Watkins
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	James WATKINS,   b. 20 Jun 1768, Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British America ,   d. 4 Jan 1849, Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rachel BADGLEY,   b. 10 Oct 1770, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, British America ,   d. 13 Oct 1843, Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1798	New Jersey   [2]
  Residence	1840	Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Family ID	F3413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophronia KEELER,   b. 17 Aug 1804, Essex, Essex, New Jersey, United States ,   d. Mar 1879, Maine Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1834	Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Residence	1840	Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Listed in the family are: One male 20-30: Benjamin W. Watkins Two males <5: William and Joseph One female 30-40: Sophronia One female <5: Julia They are listed next to a James Watkins who may have been Benjamin's father
  Residence	2 Jun 1850	Paint Township, Highland, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	Minister
  Residence	21 Nov 1850	Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. William WATKINS,   b. Abt 1837, Ohio   2. Julia A WATKINS,   b. Abt 1839, Ohio   3. Joseph Ray WATKINS,   b. 21 Aug 1840, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Dec 1911, Jamaica  (Age 71 years)   4. Ida WATKINS,   b. Abt 1844, Ohio   5. Maria L. WATKINS,   b. Abt 1845, Ohio
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F3412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  WATKINS - J. R. Watkins, Founder of Watkins Products This information is included to dispel the notion that J.R. Watkins was a descendant of James and Anne White Watkins as has been documented by others of our family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Springfield, Hamilton, Ohio, Ancestry Page 84 of 88, Dwelling 586. [S86] ua, Bartlett Family Tree. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Maine Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, Page 4, Dwelling 34. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Maine Prairie Twn., Stearns, Minnesota, ED 102, Page 1, Dwelling 1. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Springfield Township, Hamilton, Ohio, Ancestry Page 17 of 28. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Paint Township, Highland, Ohio, Page 8, Dwelling 58.