Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS

1906 - 1981  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS
  Nickname	Bennie
  Born	21 Aug 1906	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [3]
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Attended School
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Paper hanger
  Died	Sep 1981	Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Buried	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [6]
  	Address: Riverside Memorial Park
  Person ID	I5977	Watkins
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Etta Mae HILL,   b. May 1879, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina ,   d. 1946, South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	Abt 1905	Virginia or North Carolina   [3, 7]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States   [3]
  	Contract painter
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	House decorator
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Paper hanger, own business
  Residence	9 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [8]
  	Proprietor of confectionary store
  	Address: 901 Elizabeth Street
  	Listed as William D. and Etta M. Watkins
  Family ID	F1128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna HOREIS,   b. 11 Nov 1915, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 17 Jul 1999, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Bef 1934	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
  Residence	9 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States   [9]
  	Paper Hanger
  	Address: 722 Ivy Street
  Children	1. Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS, Jr.,   b. 23 Sep 1933, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States ,   d. 16 Jan 2002, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  (Age 68 years)   2. Andrew Quincy WATKINS,   b. 31 Aug 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States ,   d. 13 Jun 2008, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States  (Age 72 years)   3. Betty Raye WATKINS   4. Stephen Jacob WATKINS,   b. 6 Feb 1939, Virginia ,   d. 18 Nov 2005, Virginia  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F2409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Aug 1906 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - 16 Apr 1910 - Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Residence - Attended School - 13 Jan 1920 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Paper hanger - 4 Apr 1930 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Married - Bef 1934 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Paper Hanger,Address: 722 Ivy Street - 9 Apr 1940 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Died - Sep 1981 - Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States Buried - Address: Riverside Memorial Park - - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Benjamin Lawrence Watkins and Anna Horeis Watkins Benjamin (1906 - 1981) Anna (1915 - 1999)

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] Social Security Death Index, Source Citation: Number: 224-28-9501;Issue State: Virginia;. [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins, Page 2. [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. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 61914437. [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins. [S449] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Census., Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, ED 114-10, Page 8A, dwelling 152. [S449] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Census., Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, ED 114-10, Page 7B, Dwelling 137.