Benjamin Watkins1864–
- Name
- Benjamin Watkins
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Watkins
 Birth | about 1864 21 20 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a half-brother | Charles S Case 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Jackson Case Sr — Lucinda Thurman — View this family March 7, 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a parent | Richard Henderson Hood — Lucinda Thurman — View this family August 10, 1879 (Age 15 years) |
 Census | June 22, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Margaret Ellen Hood February 5, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucinda Thurman February 1886 (Age 22 years) Note: Death information provided by a direct, living descendent (ie, grandson) of William Clayton Case (1880-1953) who was the son of Lucinda. |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Margaret Ellen Hood May 17, 1912 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles S Case September 15, 1927 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Monroe Watkins Birth: about 1843 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1863 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years himself |
Benjamin Watkins Birth: about 1864 21 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Richard Henderson Hood |
| step-father |
Richard Henderson Hood Birth: about 1838 20 17 — Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: August 15, 1899 — Viola, Stone, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 10, 1879 — Stone, Missouri, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Margaret Ellen Hood Birth: February 5, 1885 47 41 — Missouri, United States Death: May 17, 1912 — White River, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Jackson Case Sr |
| step-father |
Andrew Jackson Case Sr Birth: June 15, 1830 — Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: September 20, 1901 — Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Lucinda Thurman Birth: about 1844 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1886 — Little Buffalo, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 7, 1870 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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-2 months half-brother |
Charles S Case Birth: 1869 38 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 15, 1927 — Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States |
Benjamin Watkins has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lucinda Thurman - Household
ED 26 Polo, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
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