Individual Details

Mary Watkins

(14 Feb 1817 - 1 Jan 1908)

According to Clifton W. Culp, her grandson, Mary and her first husband immigrated to the United States with their three children (Rachel Delves, age 4, Ruth Delves, age 2, and Sarah Delves, age 1) in 1848. Her husband became sick four weeks after departing England. He became progressively worse for the remainder of the three weeks it took to reach Staten Island on August the 28th. He died on the 30th. Mary stayed in New York three weeks and then made her way mostly by boat to Union County, Illinois, and settled near Jonesboro. She purchased forty acres of land a few miles South of Jonesboro, built a log cabin on it, and lived there until marrying William. She established membership at the Regular Baptist Church in Rich Creek. Mary was a contributing writer to the Regular Baptist Magazine (Vol. XIII, #3, Feb. 1, 1888 and Vol. XIV, #5, March 1, 1889). She and William preferred to be called "Primitive" Baptists.

Events

Birth14 Feb 1817Sandbrook, Shrewsbury Co., England
Baptism16 Mar 1817Hinstock, Shropshire, England
MarriageJul 1843Market Drayton, Shropshire, England -
Marriage11 Oct 1849Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, USA - William Columbus Eaves
Residence1850District 2, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence1860Residence Post Office: Anna - Township 12 S Range 1 W, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence1870Residence Post Office: Anna - Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence1880Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence1900Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Death1 Jan 1908Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
MarriageUnknownWilliam Delves
BurialAnna, Union, Illinois, USA

Families

SpouseWilliam Delves ( - 1848)
ChildRachel Delves (1844 - )
ChildRuth Delves (1845 - 1934)
ChildSarah Delves (1847 - )
SpouseWilliam Columbus Eaves (1815 - 1898)
ChildMartha Ann Eaves (1850 - 1927)
ChildMary Jennie Eaves (1852 - 1932)
ChildSusan Clementine Eaves (1854 - 1923)
ChildWilliam F. Eaves (1855 - )
FatherThomas Watkin ( - )
MotherJane Yardsley ( - )

Endnotes

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2. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 12 S Range 1 W, Union, Illinois; Roll: M653_231; Page: 915; Family History Library Film: 803231.

3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 28D; Enumeration District: 113.

4. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: M593_284; Page: 380A.

5. Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

6. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Union, Illinois; Roll: 130; Page: 203a.

7. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA.

8. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: 346; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240346.

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11. Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

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13. Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

14. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Union, Illinois; Roll: 130; Page: 203a.

15. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 12 S Range 1 W, Union, Illinois; Roll: M653_231; Page: 915; Family History Library Film: 803231.

16. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: M593_284; Page: 380A.

17. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: 254; Page: 28D; Enumeration District: 113.

18. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Anna, Union, Illinois; Roll: 346; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240346.

19. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

20. Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

21. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).