RECORDED FACTS BIOGRAPHY
"HISTORY OF KENTUCKY"
Dr. Samuel Shelton Watkins, one of the prominent physicians of western Kentucky, has practiced for thirty years in Owensboro, his native city, and worthily follows in the professional footsteps of his father. He is a scion of one of the aristocratic families of the south and traces his ancestry to the colonial epoch in American history. He was born June 20, 1863. His father, Dr. Samuel S. Watkins,Sr., was a native of Breckinridge county, Kentucky, born in 1824, and after the completion of his medical course located in Texas, where he followed his profession for several years. He then returned to Kentucky and practiced in Owensboro until his death in 1883. With a deep understanding of human nature as well as the scientific principles of medicine and surgery, he inspired confidence in those to whom he ministered and was very successful in his efforts to combat disease. He was devoted to his patients, never failing to respond to the call of duty, and his sympathetic nature, courteous manner and unselfish spirit made him greatly beloved by his fellow citizens. He was a stanch adherent of the democratic party and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a surgeon in the Confederate army, serving under General Simon Bolivar Bucknet, and was taken prisoner.
He was the son of Anselm and Maria (McClanahan) Watkins, who were married in 1820. The latter was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1800 and died in Breckinridge County, this state. She was a Baptist in religious faith and an earnest worker in the church. She was a daughter of Thoomas Strother and Elizabeth (Field) McClanahan, the latter of whom waas the donor of a chapel to the Baptist church near Paris, Kentucky. Mrs. McClanahan was buried in Elizabeth Chapel graveyard, which chapel was named in her honor, and the building is still standing. Her first husband, Ezekiel Field, was killed in an Indian war. She was a direct descendant of three soldiers of the Revolutionary War, namely: Henry Field, Sr., Henry Field, Jr., and Thomas Field (II). Anselm Watkins was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1795, and passed away at Owensboro, Kentucky in 1865. He was a well-to-do planter, and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was an adherent of the whig party and served in the Kentucky legislature. His father, William Watkins, was a son of John Watkins of Virginia and also devoted his energies to the cultivation of the soil. He was a whig and confirmed his life to the teachings of the Baptist Church. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1757, and reached the age of sixty-nine years, passing away in Breckinridge conty, Kentucky in 1826.
"HISTORY OF DAVIESS COUNTY"
Samuel S. Watkins, M. D., one of the first members of the medical profession of Daviess County, has been a resident of Owensboro since 1855. His ancestors were in Virginia, early in the history of that colony. Three brothers emigrated from England, one settling in Maryland, another in Virginia, and a third in North Carolina. From the Virginia branch is Dr. Watkins descended. The home of the family in Virginia was Albermarle County. Dr. Watkins is the son of Absalom Watkins. His mother's maiden name was Maria McClanahan. His father emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky about 1816, when twenty years of age. He settled first in Bourbon County, and about 1818 was married, and soon after removed to Breckenridge County. Absalom Watkins was here a man of prominence and influence, twice a Representative in the Legislature from the county of Breckenridge, and once in the Senate of Kentucky. He died in Owensboro in 1865. Samuel S. Watkins. the third in a family of seven children, was born in Breckenridge County, Ky., the fourth of December, 1824. At the age of ten his father sent him to seminary at Hardinsburg. Remaining here three years, he attended Mount Merino, a Catholic school in Breckenridge County. At eighteen he began the study of medicine in Hardinsburg, with Drs. Hardin and Thomas. He attended lectures in Louisville University in the winter of 1844-'45, and began practice in Hardinsburg in 1845. In 1846 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of Dr. J. H. Thomas, with whom he was there engaged in the practice of medicine. Dr. Watkins moved to Texas in 1848, where Mrs. Watkins died, in 1852, and in 1854 he returned to Kentucky, spending the following year in the University of Louisville. In May, 1855, the Doctor returned to Owensboro, having been married the April preceding to Susan M. Thomas of Breckenridge County, a sister of his former wife. He at once gained a good practice, and maintains a leading rank in his profession at the present time. His reputation as a skillful practitioner is merited by the marked success that has attended his efforts. Seven of his nine children are living. In politics Dr. Watkins was formerly a Whig and is now a Democrate, though he mingles but little in political affairs, except to discharge his duties at the polls when he deems it necessary as a citizen.
He is a Methodist in his religious convictions. As a citizen and physician Dr. Watkins enjoys the esteem and confidence of the people of Daviess County in high degree. |
MARRIAGE BONDS
Kentucky Marriage Bonds
Early Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Kentucky
Register, May 1909
1800 - 1801 - 1802
7th July - Benj. Brown and Betsey Watkins
Bondsman: Absalom Watkins(father of Betsy)
Teste:: Daniel Weisiger
Kentucky Marriage Bonds
Early Marriage Bonds Of Franklin County, Kentucky
1799
August 31st Thomas Saturman and Ann Watkins
Bondsman Thomas Watkins
Permission of A. Watkins, father of Ann Watkins
Kentucky Marriage Bonds
Early Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Kentucky
1799
December 24th Benjamn Wash and Patty Watkins
Bondsman Thomas Watkins
Permission of Abs. Watkins, father of Patty Watkins
Kentucky Marriage Bonds
Franklin County, Kentucky
September 8, 1796 William Watkins and Betsey Baker
Bondsman Samuel Hutton
Permission of Robert Baker, father of Betsey
CENSUS
***1860 Census of Daviess County, KY***
908 WATKINS, S.S (35) physician & S.M. (28) VA
dau M.C.(12); H.C.(6)Tx; Lucy(4); Fannie(2);
W.T. (6/12)
***1870 Census of Daviess County, KY***
206 WATKINS, Saml S.(45)physician & Susan M.(38)VA
Mariah C.(21)ah; Henry C.(17); Lucy (14): Fannie (11);
Wm. (9); Saml, Jr.(7); David M. (3)
***1880 Census of Daviess County, KY***
425 WATKINS, Samuel W M 56 KY VA KY
Susan M. W F 49 wife VA MD VA
Manah W F 28 dau KY KY VA
Henry C W M 25 son Texas KY VA
Lucy E W F 23 dau KY KY KY
Fannie S W F 21 dau KY KY KY
William T W M 19 son KY KY KY
Samuel S W M 17 son KY KY KY
D.Morton W M 13 son KY KY KY
WEBB, Jim B M 10 servant KY KY KY
***1920 Census Henderson, Henderson County, KY
Watkins William S head W 56 M TN
Watkins Birtie C wife F W 50 M KY
Watkins Charlie son M W 17 S KY
Watkins John T son M W 14 S KY
Watkins Dora M. dau F W 9 S KY
Watkins Oscar son M W 7 S KY
FERNWOOD CEMETARY RECORDS, HENDERSON CO., KY
***Watkins Hubert
Born April 16, 1895 Died June 14, 1975
Father William Watkins Mother Bertha Condor
***Watkins Hubert R., Henderson,KY
Born March 13, 1937 Died Feb. 15, 1939
Father Hubert Watkins Mother Effie Adams
***Watkins Wilburn Bill
Born Feb. 18, 1899 Died May 16, 1982
Father William T. Watkins Mother Roberta Condor
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