Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1885,
Hardin Co.

ALBERT WATKINS, one of the principal grocers and leading business men of
Elizabethtown, Ky., was born near the present village of Uptonville, in La
Rue [sic] County, in 1838, and is the fourth in a family of twelve children
born to Samuel and Rachel (Brashear) Watkins, two of the oldest and most
highly respected families of central Kentucky.  Their children--six sons
and six daughters--all grew to maturity, and their families are numbered
among the substantial element of Hardin and Ra [sic] Rue Counties.  The
father is deceased, but the mother is still living, at an advanced age.
After receiving the benefits of a good English education in the common
schools, Albert Watkins commenced his mercantile career in Uptonville, Ky.,
where he remained until moving to Elizabethtown, Ky., in 1883, where he now
prosecutes a very successful business.  In 1869, in Hart County, Ky., he
married Miss Alice Keith, daughter of Warren T. Keith, of that county.
They have three children, named as follows: Fannie, Amy and Boyce Watkins.
Mr. Watkins is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and both he and his esteemed
wife are honored members of the Baptist Church.

Watkins Brashear Keith
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Larue-KY Hart-KY

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