Elisha Pinson Watkins
Born: 1826
Birthplace: Coweta County, Georgia
Father: James Ransom Watkins 1787 – 1880
(Buried: Watkins Burying Ground, Newnan, Georgia)
Mother: Emelia “Millie” Pinson 1794 – 1882
(Buried: Watkins Burying Ground, Newnan, Georgia)
Wife: Martha E. Watts 1835 –
Married: November 12, 1846 in Coweta County, Georgia
Children:
Mahondro Leander Watkins 1852 - 1903
(Buried: Yantis Cemetery, Yantis, Wood County, Texas)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Coweta County, Georgia
1853 – 1861: Georgia State Secretary of State
Civil War Career:
1861: Quartermaster for 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd Georgia State Troops
1862: Colonel of 3rd Georgia State Troops
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 56th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Post Commander during the Summer in Atlanta, Georgia
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Champion Hill
1863: Captured and Paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi
1865: Resigned as Colonel of 56th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia State Senator
Died: June 13, 1868
Place of Death: Watkins Plantation in Coweta County, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 42 years old
Cause of Death: Consumption
Burial Place: Watkins Burying Ground, Newnan, Georgia
(You can't visit this one without permission I was only able to get a picture of the field where he is buried)
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