Etta Mae HILL^[1]

1879 - 1946  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Etta Mae HILL
  Birth	May 1879	Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	2 Jun 1880	Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina   [4]
  Residence	2 Jun 1900	Washington Township, Norfolk County, Virginia   [3]
  Death	1946	South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Burial	1946	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Address: Riverside Memorial Park
  Person ID	I5975	Watkins
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph A. HILL,   b. 1844, Portsmouth, Carteret County, North Carolina d. Aft 1900 (Age > 57 years)
  Mother	Annie UNKNOWN,   b. Jan 1850, North Carolina d. Aft 1900, Carteret County, North Carolina (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869	North Carolina   [3]
  Residence	1 Jun 1870	Portsmouth, Carteret County, North Carolina   [6]
  Residence	2 Jun 1880	Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina   [4]
  	Sailor
  	Address: Front Street
  Residence	2 Jun 1900	Washington Township, Norfolk County, Virginia   [3]
  	Sea Captain
  	Address: Liberty Street
  	Census records that they had been married for 31 years and that four of eight children were still living.
  Family ID	F2394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Decatur WATKINS,   b. 23 Jun 1875, Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States d. 2 Apr 1955, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905	Virginia or North Carolina   [2, 7]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [7]
  	Contract painter
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [8]
  	House decorator
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [9]
  	Paper hanger, own business
  Residence	9 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [10]
  	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - May 1879 - Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina Residence - 2 Jun 1880 - Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina 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 Death - 1946 - South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Burial - Address: Riverside Memorial Park - 1946 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Etta Mae Hill Watkins (1879 - 1946) Wife of William D. Watkins, Sr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins, Page 3. [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins. [S414] T, Washington Township, Norfolk County, Virginia ED 42 Pg 2A Dwelling 31. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina ED 22 Page 5 Dwelling 35. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 61914437. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Portsmouth, Carteret County, North Carolina Page 2 Dwelling 9. [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.