Jane Watkins Carrington

(1861-1955)

At a Glance

Jane Watkins Carrington was the daughter of Burwell School student Elizabeth Ann Watkins . She married Rev. Edmunt M. Davis in 1899. In 1915 she lived in Roanoake, VA. Jane died on January 15, 1955 and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, the same location as her mother.

Resources:

Headstone pictured on Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134243431/janie-davis

1900 US Federal Census for Buncombe Co, NC

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [1] [2]

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Jane Watkins Carrington was born on February 5, 1861 [3]. She died on January 15, 1955, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

Places of Residence

• Buncombe County, NC.
• Roanoke.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Reade Carrington [Sr.] (1835-1896) and Elizabeth Ann Watkins (1840-1912) .
• Paternal grandparents: William W. Carrington (1808-1880) and Jane W. Carrington (b. 1810).
• Maternal grandparent: Richard Venable Watkins [Sr.]. (d. 1890)
• Siblings:
  • four brothers, Thomas Reade Carrington [Jr.] (d. 1902), Richard Venable Carrington (1889-1889), William Washington Carrington (b. 1874) and Clement Venable Carrington (d. 1900).
  • six sisters, Mary Baskerville Carrington (1869-1904), Alice Baskerville Carrington (1876-1948), Elizabeth Woodson Carrington (b. 1877), Susie Morton Carrington (b. 1879), Nancy Elise Carrington (b. 1883) and Margaret Goodridge Carrington (b. 1884).
• Uncles: Charles Baskerville Watkins (b. 1838), William M. Watkins (b. 9-40), John Sims Watkins (b. 3-44), Richard Venable Watkins [Jr.] (b. 4-45), Thomas Algernon Watkins (b. 7-48), Clement Watkins and Henry Joel Watkins (1849-1930).
• Aunts: Lucy Baskerville Watkins (1842-1913) , Elizabeth Morton Carrington (1841-1898) , Margaret Watkins (b. 4-45), Virginia Douglas Watkins (b. 1849), Mary Baskerville Watkins, Henrietta Maria Watkins, Isabella Watkins, Sara Alice Watkins, Nellie Watkins (1858-1930), Clara Carrington Watkins and Julia Watkins (d. 1900).
• Cousins: John Faulkner Betts, Sallie MaGehee Betts, Richard W. Betts (1873-1936), Lucy B. Betts (1871-1935), Julia W. Betts (b. 1886), George Mumfort Betts (1878-1947), Alice W. Betts (b. 1881), Nannie O. Betts (b. 1888) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Betts (1874-1905).
• Other: Mary Elizabeth Baskerville (grandmother, 1819-1873).

References

1. http://www.findagrave.com/
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940.
3. United States Census of 1900.