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Dee Gee Watkins

Male 1895 - 1969  (74 years)


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  • Name Dee Gee Watkins 
    Born 26 Apr 1895  Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Nov 1969  Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery Caswell County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I24381  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2015 

    Father Daniel Gunn Watkins,   b. 25 Sep 1857, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1937, Caswell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Powell,   b. 13 Apr 1865, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1960  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1884  Halifac County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Dee Gee Watkins-Obit
    Dee Gee Watkins-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Nov 5, 1969

    Headstones
    Dee Gee Watkins-Headstone
    Dee Gee Watkins-Headstone
    WatkinsDeeGee.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Dee Gee Watkins (1895-1969)

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      _______________

      Group Photograph: Watkins Reunion c.1939

      Watkins Family Reunion at Dan Valley Farm c.1939

      Foreground: Lydia Ann Watkins, Spot Watkins (dog)

      Seated: Dan Patterson, Edna Mebane, Lydia Watkins, Lucille
      Watkins, Salie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

      Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane,
      Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins

      World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published
      in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service
      Records of Caswell County Men
      , George A. Anderson,
      Compiler (1921). This book shows his birth year as 1896.

      See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
      Carolina
      , Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
      560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
      Watkins).
      _______________

      Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
      North Carolina)
      Name: Dee G Watkins
      Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
      Age: 5
      Estimated birth year: 1895
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Race: White
      Relationship to head-of-house: Son

      Query whether his name really was Dee Gee Watkins or
      whether he was Daniel Gunn Watkins, Jr. and called "D. G."
      There was a Mr. D. G. Watkins who served in World War I,
      was poisoned by nerve gas (mustard gas), was thereby
      disabled, and lived on Main Street in Yanceyville in the
      1950's with the John Lewis Satterfield, Jr. family. Whether
      this is the same person has not been confirmed, but it is
      likely. Note, however, that one source states that Dee Gee
      Watkins "luckily escaped [World War I] without being
      wounded or gassed." See: Caswell County in the World
      War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men
      ,
      George A. Anderson (1921) at 182.

      1900 US Census
      Name: Dee G Watkins
      Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
      Age: 5
      Estimated birth year: 1895
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Race: White
      Relationship to head-of-house: Son

      World War I Draft Registration Card
      Name: Dee Gee Watkins
      City: Not Stated
      County: Caswell
      State: North Carolina
      Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
      Birth Date: Apr 26 1895
      Race: Caucasian
      Roll: 1765626
      DraftBoard: 0
      Signature: D. Gee Watkins

      1920 US Census
      Name: Dee Gee Watkins
      Age: 25 years
      Estimated birth year: abt 1895
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Race: White
      Home in 1920: Danville Ward 2, Danville (Independent City),
      Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Marital status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Roomer
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

      North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
      Name: Dee Gee Watkins
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 74
      Birth Date: 26 Apr 1895
      Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
      Death Date: 5 Nov 1969
      Death Location: Rocky Mount, Nash
      Father's Name: Daniel G Watkins
      Mother's Name: Lydia Powell
      Residence: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina

      Death Record (Unconfirmed But Likely)
      Name: Dee Watkins
      SSN: 240-36-8252
      Last Residence: 27403 Greensboro, Guilford, North
      Carolina, United States of America
      Born: 26 Apr 1895
      Died: Nov 1969
      State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

      !NAME:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
      United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
      Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
      Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      !BIRTH:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
      United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
      Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
      Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      !DEATH:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
      United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
      Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
      Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      !BURIAL:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
      United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
      Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
      Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=watkins&GSfn=dee&GSmn=gee&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=58163943&df=all&.