Our Family Tree - Watkins, Richard

Narrative

Richard immigrated from the UK in 1847. He was raised in a large family in England and had 12 siblings.
In 1845 Richard married Catherine Russell they had 4 children by 1865.
Richard joined the army in 1863 during the civil war.
John and Catherine had 12 children and farmed in Manhattan, Illinois.
In 1887 their youngest daughter became pregnant, she was only 10 years old. It was thought that the Minister of the church was the father. Richard and Catherine moved to Fillmore County Nebraska where their grand daughter Edith was born.
Richard and Catherine raised Edith in Grace Nebraska.
Richard lived until he was 74 years old when he died. Edith was 16 when her grand father died.

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description
Birth	1826-02-12	Fayre Oake, Herefordshire, England
	Event Note Fairyre Oake, Herefordshire, England Civic Parish was St. Margarets A historic church on the western fringe of Herefordshire's Golden Valley, in the foothills of the Black Mountains of Wales, the parish church of St Margaret gives its name to the village.
Christening	1826-03-05	St Margaret, Herefordshire, England
	Event Note Name Richard Watkins Gender Male Christening Date 05 Mar 1826 Christening Date (Original) 05 MAR 1826 Christening Place SAINT MARGARET,HEREFORD,ENGLAND Father's Name James Watkins Mother's Name Ann
Census	1841	St Margaret, Herefordshire, England
	Event Note Name Richard Watkins Event Type Census Event Date 1841 Event Place St Margaret, Herefordshire, England Residence Note Fair Oak Gender Male Age 15-19 Age (Original) 15 Birth Year (Estimated) 1822-1826 Birthplace Herefordshire Registration District Hereford & Dore Parish St Margaret County Herefordshire Page Number 7 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 420/13 Affiliate Record Type Household Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Watkins M 65-69 Herefordshire Ann Watkins F 51-55 Herefordshire Henry Watkins M 26-30 Herefordshire Richard Watkins M 15-19 Herefordshire Elizabeth Watkins F 13 Herefordshire Peter Watkins M 9 Herefordshire Ann Watkins F 5 Herefordshire John Watkins M 8 Herefordshire Ann Vaughan F 19-23 Herefordshire Peter Greenaway M 14 Herefordshire
Immigration	1847	USA

Occupation	1860		Farmer

Military Service	1863-07-30		Manhattan, Illinois, United States
	Event Note Name Richard Watkins Resisdence Manhattan, Illinois Calss 2 Congressional District 6th Age on 1 July 1863 37 Estimated birth year abt 1826 Race White Place of Birth England
Death	1904-11-15	Venango, Perkins County, Nebraska, USA

Burial	1904	Vanango Cemetery, Venango, Perkins, Nebraska, USA

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Watkins, James	1775-10-06	1848-02-09
Mother	Watkins, Ann	1784	1865
Brother	Watkins, David	1809-10-06	1882-10-09
Brother	Watkins, James	1809	1879
Brother	Watkins, Matthew	1813-11-29	1882
Brother	Watkins, William	1814-07-24
Sister	Watkins, Eliza	1815	1899-06-00
Brother	Watkins, Thomas	1816-06-09	1838-03-15
Brother	Watkins, Henry	1820
Sister	Watkins, Louisa	1823	1894-12-00
	Watkins, Richard	1826-02-12	1904-11-15
Sister	Watkins, Elizabeth	1828-05-11	1905-02-22
Brother	Watkins, Peter	1832-10-27	1881-02-14
Brother	Watkins, John	1833
Sister	Watkins, Ann	1836	1891
Brother	Watkins, Seth	1839

Families

Family of Watkins, Richard and Russell, Catherine

Married

Wife

Russell, Catherine ( * 1830-10-03 + 1909-02-23 )

Event	Date	Place
Marriage	1854-10-10	Canadaigua, Ontario, New York, USA

Census	1860	Manhattan, Illinois, USA
	Event Note AncestryLibrary.com - 1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Watkins Age in 1860: 34 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Manhattan, Will, Illinois Gender: Male Post Office: Joliet Value of real estate:View Image Household Members: Name Age Richard Watkins 34 Catharine Watkins 29 Wm Watkins 3 Rosella Watkins 1 Peter Watkins 29
Census	1865	Manhattan, Illinois, USA
	Event Note Richard was head of the house and there was Catherine (wife) and 4 children under 10 (2 boys and 2 girls)
Census	1870	Manhattan, Illinois, USA
	Event Note AncestryLibrary.com - 1870 United States Federal Census 1870 United States Federal Census 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Watkins Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Age in 1870: 44 Birthplace: England Home in 1870: Manhattan, Will, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate:View Image Post Office:New Lenox Household Members: Name Age Richard Watkins 44 Catharine Watkins 40 William Watkins 13 Rosella Watkins 11 Rachel Watkins 9 Anna Watkins 5 Frank Watkins 2
Residence	1880	Manhattan, Illinois, USA

Census	1880	Manhattan, Illinois, USA
	Event Note AncestryLibrary.com - 1880 United States Federal Census 1880 United States Federal Census 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Watkins Home in 1880: Manhattan, Will, Illinois Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: England Relation to Head of Household:Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Catherine Father's birthplace: England Mother's birthplace: England Neighbors:View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:View Image Household Members: Name Age Richard Watkins 54 Catherine Watkins 49 Richard Watkins 19 Annie Watkins 17 Frank Watkins 11 Lillie Watkins 9 Ellen Watkins 7 John Watkins 5 Clara Watkins 2
Residence	1900	Lisbon, Perkins, Nebraska, USA

Census	1900	Venango, Perkins County, Nebraska, USA
	Event Note AncestryLibrary.com - 1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Watkins Home in 1900: Grace, Perkins, Nebraska Age: 74 Birth Date: Feb 1826 Birthplace: England Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1847 Relationship to head-of-house:Head Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Spouse's Name: Katherine Marriage Year: 1855 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 45 Residence : Grace & Lisbon Precincts, Perkins, Nebraska Occupation:View on Image Neighbors:View others on page Household Members: Name Age Richard Watkins 74 Katherine Watkins 69 Clara M Watkins 22 Edith G Watkins 12

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Watkins, Roseabella	1855-08-23	1889-10-07
Watkins, William James	1857-03-29	1943-11-19
Watkins, Rosella	1859-01-07	1889-10-07
Watkins, Richard E.	1861-03-25	1952-01-20
Watkins, Elizabeth	1863-05-12	1866-05-02
Watkins, Annie Isabella	1866-05-27	1934-11-13
Watkins, Frank E.	1869-08-15	1941-07-06
Watkins, Lillian “Lillie” Jane	1870-10-23	1944-03-17
Watkins, Ellen “Ella” Kate	1872-12-12	1950-12-05
Watkins, John Arnold	1875-05-18	1949-05-02
Watkins, Clara Malissa	1878-01-07	1945-07-19