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Watkins, Dee Gee

Male 1895 - 1969  (74 years)


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  • Name Watkins, Dee Gee  [1, 2
    Birth 26 Apr 1895  Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 10221 
    _MILT World War I Veteran 
    Death 5 Nov 1969  Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial New Hope United Methodist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I10036  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Watkins, Daniel Gunn,   b. 25 Sep 1857, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1937 (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Powell, Lydia Ann,   b. 13 Apr 1865, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1960 (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1883 
    Reference Number 51734 
    Family ID F1780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wharton, Sarah Brooks,   b. 16 Mar 1876, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1953, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1935 
    Reference Number 101355 
    Family ID F5140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Apr 1895 - Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Nov 1969 - Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - New Hope United Methodist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Dee Gee Watkins (1895-1969)

      Caswell County in the World War_Page_183

      Watkins Reunion c.1939

      (for larger image, click on photograph)
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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, Sallie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

      Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane, Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins
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      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).
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      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.
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      He had a LOT of help from his sister, Mabel Watkins. Also. He had a wonderful part-time housekeeper named Lucille, I believe. She was also a housekeeper at the elementary school when we were in lower grades. Very kind, caring lady. Source: Joanne Watkins Warn Facebook Post 15 November 2022.
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      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

      Danville Rooming House

      At the time of the 1920 US Census, a John W. Graves and wife Lillian operated a "rooming house" on Patton Street in Danville, Virginia. Several men from Caswell County were living there, all shown as single.

      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 (Rooming House on Patton Street, Danville, Virginia)
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
      Marital Status: Single
      Occupation: Salesman/Hardware Company

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Dee Gee Watkins
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 44
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
      Street: E Main Street
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Sheet Number: 3B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 30
      House Owned or Rented: Owned
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5000
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: Yes
      Household Members: Name Age
      Dee Gee Watkins 44
      Sadie Watkins 54
      Bertha Wilson 49
      Margaret Montgomery 24
      Allen Watson 21
      Robert Standfield 22
      Burch Blaylock 30
      J E Zimmerman 31
      Clyde Rhyne 22

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

    2. Details: Anderson, George A., Compiler. Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men. Raleigh (North Carolina): Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1921.