William Decatur WATKINS^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1955  (79 years)

• Name	William Decatur WATKINS
  Birth	23 Jun 1875	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Listed as W. D. Watkins
  Residence	30 Jun 1900	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Painter
  Death	2 Apr 1955	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [1, 6]
  	Address: Leigh Memorial Hospital
  	Nephrosclerosis
  Burial	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [7]
  	Address: Riverside Memorial Park
  Person ID	I5969	Watkins
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Quincy Adams WATKINS,   b. May 1843, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 4 Aug 1911, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Vandelia DELOACH,   b. Apr 1850, Virginia d. 1925, Virginia (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1865	Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States   [5, 8]
  Residence	17 Aug 1870	Windsor Twn, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [9]
  	Gunsmith
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	30 Jun 1900	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Lock and gunsmith
  	Census recorded that only six of their eight children were still living and listed five of them: William D., George T., Charles L., Blanche, and Melzor.
  Residence	27 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [10]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F1127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Etta Mae HILL,   b. May 1879, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina d. 1946, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905	Virginia or North Carolina   [1, 11]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [11]
  	Contract painter
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [12]
  	House decorator
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [13]
  	Paper hanger, own business
  Residence	9 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [14]
  	Proprietor of confectionary store
  	Address: 901 Elizabeth Street
  	Listed as William D. and Etta M. Watkins
  Children	1. William Decatur WATKINS, Jr.,   b. 11 Aug 1904, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. 12 Jul 1964, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS,   b. 21 Aug 1906, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. Sep 1981, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States (Age 75 years)   3. Etta Mae WATKINS,   b. 8 May 1909, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. 27 Jun 1990, Chesapeake, Chesapeake, Virginia, United States (Age 81 years)   4. Lettie E. WATKINS,   b. 16 Nov 1911, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. 12 Jul 1988, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States (Age 76 years)   5. Melzar Leander WATKINS,   b. 23 Jan 1914, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States d. 14 Jun 1938, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F1128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Eula Edith DAIL,   b. Abt 1887, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Nov 1947	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [15]
  Family ID	F4591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jun 1875 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - 1 Jun 1880 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - Painter - 30 Jun 1900 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - Contract painter - 16 Apr 1910 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - House decorator - 13 Jan 1920 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Paper hanger, own business - 4 Apr 1930 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Proprietor of confectionary store,Address: 901 Elizabeth Street - 9 Apr 1940 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Marriage - 22 Nov 1947 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Death - Address: Leigh Memorial Hospital - 2 Apr 1955 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Burial - Address: Riverside Memorial Park - - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  William D. Watkins, Sr. (1875 - 1955) Husband of Etta Mae Hill Watkins

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XY-LF2. [S86] ua, Source Information:Fridley, Beth, comp.. Isle of Wight County Virginia Birth Records, 1867-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data: Frederick County, Virginia. Library of Virginia. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia ED 33 Pg 4 Dwelling 28. [S414] T, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia ED 18 Page 18A Dwelling 325. [S472] Ancestry.com, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 61914513. [S86] ua, Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Windsor Twn, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Page 56, Dwelling 433. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia ED 6 Pg 11A Dwelling 212. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia ED 6 Pg 2B Dwelling 43. [S415] A, Dwe, Norfolk Washington Ward, Virginia ED 244 Pg 3B Dwelling 60. [S86] ua, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia ED 112-6 Pg. 6B Dwelling 73. [S449] Find a Grave, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, ED 114-10, Page 8A, dwelling 152, 1940 United States Census. [S472] Ancestry.com, Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Clerk No. 2551, No. 33949, Ancestry.com.