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Henry (Harvey) P. Watkins (1842-1914)
Born in Lima, Livingston Co. N.Y., carpenter & joiner business in Bay City, Mich.

1883 biography. (Added Feb., 2012)

History of Bay County, Michigan – 1883

HARVEY P. WATKINS,
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was born in Lima, N.Y., December 28, 1842. In 1848 he moved with his parents to Grand Blanc, Mich..; remained there six years and moved to Flint, Genesee Co.; remained there until 1862, during which time he learned the carpenter and joiner's trade. He came to Bay City and entered into a co-partnership with his brother, George Watkins. In 1871 opened a livery stable on Saginaw Street, where he remained for five years, then selling out he went West, where he remained for a time, visiting California, Oregon, and other states. In 1876 he returned to Bay City and entered into a co-partnership with J. W. Shearer. The firm continue the business. They have a large factory on Eleventh Street, and employ a number of men.

Additional Notes.

1850 – Census: Flint, Genesee, Mich.

• Watkins, Nathan – b. 1801, New York.
• Fanny, wife – b. 1806, New Hampshire.
• George, son – b. 1830, New York.
• Fanny S., daughter – b. 1833, New York.
• Lucy E., daughter – b. 1836, New York
• Henry P., son – b. 1842, New York

  1870 – Census: Bay City, Bay, Mich.

• Watkins, George – b. 1830, New York.
• Fidelia, wife – b. 1833, New York. (Miles)
• Kate, daughter – b. 1860, Mich.
• Myron, son – b. 1868, Mich.
• Nathan, father - b. 1801, New York.
• Harvey, brother – b. 1842, New York
• Lucy, sister, - b. 1837, New York

  1875 – Michigan Marriages: Saginaw.

• Harvey P. Watkins, married Nov. 5, 1875, Mary E. Deforest.

  1886 - Directory: Bay City, Mich.

• Watkins, Harvey P. - carpenter, res 238 N. Van Buren.

  1900 – Census: Bay City, Bay, Mich.

• Watkins, H. P. - b. Dec., 1843, New York.
• Mary E., wife – b. Mar., 1847, Canada – marriaged 1875.
• Burien, Mertie, niece – b. Oct. 1877, Mich.

  1914 - Alabama Deaths: Mobile, Mobile Co.

• Harvey Pierce Watkins, died Aug. 25, 1914, son of Nathan and Fanny Pierce Watkins.