Henry Joel Watkins

(1849-1930)

At a Glance

Henry Joel Watkins was the brother of Burwell School students Elizabeth Ann Watkins  and Lucy Baskerville Watkins . He married Ruth Overby and had three children: Henry J, John, Richard, Imogene.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Henry Joel Watkins was born About 1849, in Mayo Plantation. He died About 1930.

Relatives

• Parents: Richard Venable Watkins [Sr.] (d. 1890) and Mary Elizabeth Baskerville (1819-1873).
• Siblings:
  • six brothers, 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) and Clement Watkins.
  • eleven sisters, Elizabeth Ann Watkins (1840-1912) , Lucy Baskerville Watkins (1842-1913) , 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).
• Others: Jane Watkins Carrington (niece, 1861-1955), Clement Venable Carrington (niece, d. 1900), Mary Baskerville Carrington (niece, 1869-1904), Thomas Reade Carrington [Jr.] (nephew, d. 1902), William Washington Carrington (nephew, b. 1874), Alice Baskerville Carrington (niece, 1876-1948), Elizabeth Woodson Carrington (niece, b. 1877), Susie Morton Carrington (niece, b. 1879), Nancy Elise Carrington (niece, b. 1883), Margaret Goodridge Carrington (niece, b. 1884), Richard Venable Carrington (nephew, 1889-1889), John Faulkner Betts (nephew), Sallie MaGehee Betts (niece), Richard W. Betts (nephew, 1873-1936), Lucy B. Betts (niece, 1871-1935), Mary Ann Elizabeth Betts (niece, 1874-1905), George Mumfort Betts (nephew, 1878-1947), Alice W. Betts (niece, b. 1881), Julia W. Betts (niece, b. 1886) and Nannie O. Betts (niece, b. 1888).