Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Martha WATKINS

HAIRSTON.org ID#1691, b. about 1806, d. about 1875

Father*

Birth*

Martha WATKINS was born about 1806 in Virginia.¹

She was the daughter of Thomas B. WATKINS.

Marriage*

Martha WATKINS married Rev. Matthew W. WEBBER, son of William WEBBER and Mary WOOLFOLK, on 24 December 1832 in Greenbrier, Virginia.^1,2,3

Census 1850

Martha WATKINS appeared on the 1850 census of Rev. Matthew W. WEBBER on 21 November 1850 in District 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Matthew Webber 54 (clergy Christian), Martha 44, Susan 18, Thos 16, Louisa 14, Watkins 12, Mary 11, Ragland 7, Henrietta 3, Joseph Briton 24 (carpenter, b. Ind.), Henry Watkins 42 (b. VA), E M Anthony 26 (b. VA).¹

Will

Martha WATKINS was mentioned in the will of Henry WATKINS on 11 February 1853 in Will Book 2 D, Shelby, Tennessee.³

Death*

Martha WATKINS died about 1875.

Family

Rev. Matthew W. WEBBER b. a 1796, d. 27 Sep 1876

Children

Susan WEBBER b. a 1832
Thomas B. WEBBER³ b. a 1834
Louisa Ann WEBBER+³ b. 14 Oct 1835, d. 1 Jan 1885
E. Watkins WEBBER³ b. a 1838
Mary Linsey WEBBER³ b. a 1839
William Ragland WEBBER³ b. 4 May 1844, d. 10 Oct 1927
Henrietta E. WEBBER³ b. a 1847

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S110] Unknown author. Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850, Precision Indexing Publishers, Bountiful, UT. N.p.: n.pub.
[S3565] Will of Henry Watkins 11 Feb 1853, Will Book 2 D, Shelby County, Tennessee., Ancestry.com.

Last Edited

20 Apr 2021