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Caswell County Genealogy
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1895 - 1969 (74 years)
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Name |
Watkins, Dee Gee [1, 2] |
Birth |
26 Apr 1895 |
Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
10221 |
_MILT |
World War I Veteran |
Death |
5 Nov 1969 |
Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina [1] |
Burial |
New Hope United Methodist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina [1] |
Person ID |
I10036 |
Caswell County |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
Father |
Watkins, Daniel Gunn, b. 25 Sep 1857, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 3 Jan 1937 (Age 79 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Powell, Lydia Ann, b. 13 Apr 1865, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 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 d. 17 May 1953, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
25 Sep 1935 |
Reference Number |
101355 |
Family ID |
F5140 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
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Notes |
- Dee Gee Watkins (1895-1969)
(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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