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Lindsey Arnett Watkins

Lindsey Arnett Watkins was born on September 3, 1859 in Henry County, Kentucky. Arnett, as he was called by family and friends, was the eighth child of Willis Lindsey and Susan Stivers
Watkins. He married Margaret "Maggie" Harrod, daughter of Elijah Harrod and Louisa Harp, on December 25, 1878 in Franklin County, Kentucky and they became the parents of eleven children.
Margaret Harrod Watkins died on July 9, 1938 in Franklin County, Kentucky almost ten years before Arnett. Lindsey Arnett Watkins died on May 15, 1929 in Franklin County, Kentucky and is
buried beside his wife, Maggie, in the Mt. Carmel Baptist Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky.

handwritten on back
Left back row: Arnett Watkins, Mrs. Watkins, Zella Mae O'Nan, Stella W. O'Nan, Willis Watkins
Left front row: Floyd Carr, Julia Watkins, Elinor Watkins, Ruth Watkins

Children of Lindsey Arnett Watkins and Margaret Harrod

Oscar Watkins, was born on March 8, 1880 in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married Lizzie M. Carr in
Franklin County, Kentucky on October 24, 1905. Lizzie was born April 10, 1887 and died January 10, 1960
in Franklin County, Kentucky. Both are buried at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County,
Kentucky.

Ernest B. Watkins, was born on October 18, 1882 in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married Elnora North in
Franklin County, Kentucky on December 29, 1904. Elnora was born December 15, 1881 in Franklin County,
Kentucky and died August 7, 1935 in Shelby County, Kentucky. Ernest and Elnora North Watkins are
buried at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky.

Lula Watkins, was born October 1885 in Franklin County, Kentucky. She married first on February 1, 1905 to
Luther C. "Floyd" Webb and second on January 27, 1926 to William "Willie" Penn. The death and burial place
of Lula Penn is unknown.

Luther Watkins, was born on January 8, 1887 in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married America Durman on
December 16, 1908. America was born about 1887 in Kentucky and died on May 3, 1955 in Fayette County,
Kentucky. Luther and America Durman Watkins are buried at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery,
Franklin County, Kentucky.

Zella Mae "Zellie" Watkins, was born on January 9, 1889 in Franklin County, Kentucky. She married on
January 3, 1906 to Ambrose O'Nan. Ambrose was born October 28, 1882 and died on November 29, 1946.
Both Zellie and Ambrose are buried at the Mt Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky.

Ollie Watkins, was born on February 15, 1891 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died on March 3, 1893 in
Franklin County, Kentucky. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Kentucky.

Willis Watkins, was born on June 21, 1893 in Franklin County, Kentucky. He married first on May 1, 1912 in
Jefferson County, Kentucky to Mary Frances Johnson.

Mary Frances Johnson the daughter, of William
Henry Johnson and his wife Julia Bondurant, was born July 1884 in Henry County, Kentucky and died on
January 26, 1923. She is buried at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Willis
married second on January 27, 1926 in Franklin County, Kentucky to Geraldine Penn. Geraldine was born in
1905 and died in childbirth on May 15, 1927. She is buried at Harvieland Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin
County, Kentucky. Willis married for the third time on June 20, 1931 in Franklin County, Kentucky to Mina
Sanford Metts. Mina was born on January 21, 1897 in Franklin County, Kentucky. Willis Watkins died in
Boyle County, Kentucky on July 1, 1950 and is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky. The name
and birth date of his third wife Mina appears on the double tombstone, however, she is not buried there. The
death of Mina Sanford Metts Watkins is unknown.

Erma "Ermie" Watkins, was born on December 27, 1896 and died on May 15, 1917. She married
Lewis W. Carr, Sr. on January 29, 1913. Lewis was born on January 10, 1894 in Kentucky and died on
May 6, 1956 in Franklin County, Kentucky. Lewis Carr is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.
The burial place of Erma Watkins Carr is unknown.

Lindsey Watkins, was born on May 2, 1900 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died sometime after 1950. He
married Mary LaFoe on March 9, 1924. No further information is known.

Nellie Mae Watkins, was born on September 27, 1903 in Franklin County, Kentucky. In Franklin County,
Kentucky on December 24, 1923, she married Gorman Thomas Penn. Gorman, the son of Edmon T. Penn and
Emma Roseland Young, was born on June 11, 1904 in Franklin County, Kentucky. Nellie Watkins Penn died on
August 2, 1944 and Gorman on January 7, 1957. Both are buried in the Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Martha Ashley "Myrtle" Watkins, was born on June 18, 1907 in Franklin County, Kentucky and died on
April 12, 1978. She married Scott Brown Moore on November 3, 1924. Scott was born in 1907 and died on
November 21, 1984. Both are buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky.

Source:
Franklin County, Kentucky Marriage records
Franklin County, Kentucky census records
Bible records of William T. and Sarah Land Watkins
Church and family Graveyards of Franklin County, Kentucky, by KGS
Kentucky Death Certificate #21179 - August 1929

Personal research submitted by: Steven Penn and Anne H. Lee

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