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Below is a family biography included in The History of Washington County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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J. Watkins, one of the prominent jewelers of Fayetteville, and the son of J. and Amanda (Knight) Watkins, natives of Tennessee and Illinois, respectively, was born in Richland County, Ill., November 7, 1851. He reached his majority in his native State, and completed the jeweler’s trade at Friendsville. In 1874 he left his home in Illinois and went westward, spending four years in Pineville, Mo., and was then in Rogers, Ark., for some time, but finally, in 1887, located in Washington County, of the same State. He chose for his companion in life Miss Eliza Noel, daughter of B. S. and Irene (Dabney) Noel, who were natives of Kentucky, and the father a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are the parents of three daughters: Stella Belle, Alpha May and Ethel Irene. Mr. Watkins is one of the first-class citizens of the county, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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