Etta Mae HILL^[1]

1879 - 1946  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Etta Mae HILL
  Born	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]
  Died	1946	South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Buried	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)
  Married	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)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F1128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 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 Died - 1946 - South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Buried - 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] 1900 United States Federal Census, 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] 1920 United States Federal Census, Norfolk Washington Ward, Virginia ED 244 Pg 3B Dwelling 60. [S86] ua, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia ED 112-6 Pg. 6B Dwelling 73. [S449] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Census., Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, ED 114-10, Page 8A, dwelling 152.