A history of Texas and Texans . of twenty rooms for the housing of youngmen studving for the ministry. Rev. Watkins preachedall over the inhabited part of Texas, and was active inthe work for forty-five years. While the war between thestates was in progress, he carried on his ministerial du-ties, and at the same time showed his loyalty to his southby his active advocacy of its cause, and through theservice of his own sons. He fed the wives of thosefighting under the Stars and Bars and was a friendand counselor during the dark hours of trouble. He dida splendid work in every field of intellectu
A history of Texas and Texans . of twenty rooms for the housing of youngmen studving for the ministry. Rev. Watkins preachedall over the inhabited part of Texas, and was active inthe work for forty-five years. While the war between thestates was in progress, he carried on his ministerial du-ties, and at the same time showed his loyalty to his southby his active advocacy of its cause, and through theservice of his own sons. He fed the wives of thosefighting under the Stars and Bars and was a friendand counselor during the dark hours of trouble. He dida splendid work in every field of intellectual activity, andpassed on the sceptre of the church to those who cameup under some influences he had set in motion. In 1855, Rev. R. 0. Watkins followed his brother toKaufman county, and there maintained his home. Ofhis familv of six sons two served in the Confederacy assoldiers and are now deceased, while four are active andsuccessful men of business or of professions. Rev. Wat-kins married Miss Amanda Polk, a daughter of John. TEXAS AND TEXANS 2121 Polk of Memphis, Tennessee. They were married atSan Augustine, Texas, where the Polk family has beenamong the most prominent in that section of the Watkins died at Kemp in 1912 at the age ofninety-two, having survived her husband for many chihlren were: John P., who belonged to Col. Par-sons Twelfth Texas Cavalry, lived the life as a farmer,and died at Kemp at the age of sixty-nine; Jesse A., whoserved in the same command with his brotlier, was afarmer and died at the age of sixty-iMylit; O.,a successful farmer near Kemp; Willi:iiii A.: S.,who lives retired at Waxahachie, ^^, ini^l wlm-,. his-tory is given in greater detail, elsewlicie; aud Judge , of Athens, Texas, who was born in 1S5S. Dr. William A. Watkins was born at Nacogdoches,June 4, 1849. Since his home has been at Kemp,and he grew up on a farm, received probably more thanordinary educational .idvantages, and gra
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