Person

James P. Watkins (Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1822?

Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Father of Mary A. Watkins. Married to M.A. "Emma" Ford Watkins in Trigg County, Kentucky, on October 31, 1855. Father of John B. Watkins and August H. Watkins. Married to Virginia White Watkins in Trigg County, Kentucky, on October 3, 1861. Resident of Trigg County in 1855. Owned Mariah and Frank in Trigg County in 1855. Farmer in Trigg County in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in Trigg County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, p. 101.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, pp. 376B-377A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994056, Trigg County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994056, Trigg County Marriages.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994056, Trigg County Marriages, p. 187-8.

Citation

Watkins, James P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209476 (November 12, 2026).

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