Jennie Watkins1

b. 5 December 1850, d. 15 July 1917
FatherThomas Watkins2
Birth5 Dec 1850 Jennie Watkins was born on 5 Dec 1850.3 
Marriage17 Feb 1875 She married James Stewart Buchanan, son of William Buchanan and Jane Keys, on 17 Feb 1875 in Washington County.2,4 
17 Feb 1875 She was 24 and he was 49. 
Cens-188026 Jun 1880 Jenny and James lived in the Glade Spring district of Washington County. The 1880 census listed James as a farmer and enumerated 3 servants in the home with them.5 
Cens-19004 Jun 1900  By 1900 James was working as an insurance agent. The couple does not appear to have had children.6 
Death15 Jul 1917 Jennie died on 15 Jul 1917 at age 66.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery Annex in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Citations

  1. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 59.
  2. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 41. James S. Buchanan, 49y, wid, b. & resid Wash. Co. VA, farmer, s/o Wm & Jean Buchanan AND Jennie E. Watkins, 24y, sgl, b. Floyd Co., res WCV, d/o Thomas & Nancy Watkins; 17 Feb. 1875.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 164. Stone reported to read: Jennie E. Buchanan, w/o Jas S. Buchanan, 5 Dec. 1850 - 15 Jul 1917.
  4. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. No marriage date given.
  5. [S165] James S. Buchanan household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 52 (78B stamped), dwelling 449, family 452, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 52 of 54. James S. Buchanan, 54, farmer; Jennie, 30, wife; also 3 servants; b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S634] James S. Buchanan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 3B, dwelling 51, family 54, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2005, image 6 of 43. Enumeration includes: James S. Buchanan, age 74, b. July 1825 VA, parents b. VA, [yrs marr overwritten], insurance agent; Jennie, wife, age 4_, b. Dec. 1850 VA, parents b. VA, marr 25 years, mother of no children.