Waltus Lockett WATKINS

1806 - 1884  (77 years)

• Name	Waltus Lockett WATKINS
  Birth	30 Oct 1806	Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DAB2926695694B59A43B2CB467FF6FBB7541
  Death	21 Jan 1884	Clay County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	Watkins Mill Cemetery, Clay County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Notes	1850 US Federal Census: in Washington, Clay, Missouri (all WATKINS), Waltus L (44, farmer, born Kentucky), John (9, born Missouri), Mary A (33, born Kentucky), George S(?) (13, born Kentucky), Katherine (6, born Kentucky), Martha A (3, born Kentucky), Mary C (1, born Kentucky)) and Jane (69, born Virginia). Findagrave.com: Watkins was born near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. He later became interested in steam engines, and applied his knowledge to large equipment in several factories back east. In 1830 Waltus and his brother, James, traveled to Liberty, MO, where he later built a cotton carding mill in town. He later added a spinning machine, the first one in the west. Later, Watkins built a large woolen mill north of Liberty and east of Kearney, MO. He became a very prosperous businessman with an estate of some 3400 acres that he called "Bethany." In the 20th century, after the woolen mill had been closed for many years, it ended up as the property of the Missouri State Parks Dept. Of the 2400 operating woolen mills in the U.S. in the 19th century, Watkins' mill was the only one left with the original machinery intact and in place. It is now one of the premier tourist sites in Clay County, MO.
  Person ID	I8689	America
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin WATKINS,   b. 1775   d. 1830, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Jane Minter,   b. 6 Mar 1781, Virginia, USA d. 20 Aug 1862, Clay County, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann HOLLOWAY,   b. 5 Jan 1817, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Sep 1896, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1834	Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Martha A WATKINS,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Lawson, Ray County, Missouri, USA d. 30 May 1929, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age 82 years)   2. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" WATKINS,   b. 19 Sep 1849, Clay County, Missouri, USA d. 24 Oct 1898, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F3528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.