Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS

1906 - 1981  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Lawrence WATKINS
  Nickname	Bennie
  Birth	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
  Death	Sep 1981	Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States   [2]
  Burial	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)
  Marriage	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)
  Marriage	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)
  Family ID	F2409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 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 Marriage - Bef 1934 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Residence - Paper Hanger,Address: 722 Ivy Street - 9 Apr 1940 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Death - Sep 1981 - Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, United States Burial - 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] 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. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 61914437. [S374] The Ancestors of Barbara Faye Watkins. [S449] Find a Grave, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, ED 114-10, Page 8A, dwelling 152, 1940 United States Census. [S449] Find a Grave, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, ED 114-10, Page 7B, Dwelling 137, 1940 United States Census.