Ancestry of
DuBose Heyward

Author of Porgy (Porgy & Bess)

Louisa Watkins

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• • Grandmother of DuBose Heyward — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 5 
  • Father:
  • Edwin F. Watkins 
  • Mother:
  • Mildred B. Johnson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 31 Jul 1839 
  • Birth Location:
  • Virginia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 18 Sep 1926 
  • Death Location:
  • Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina 
  • Burial Date:
  • 19 Sep 1926 
  • Burial Location:
  • St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Thomas Savage Heyward Jr.
  • Marriage Date:
  • 17 Apr 1860 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Shelby County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Edwin Watkins Heyward (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for Louisa Watkins

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A053451.
  • ² Federal Census, SC, Charleston County, 1870, Charleston Ward 2, p. 78, Image 78 of 120.
  • ³ Federal Census, SC, Charleston County, 1880, Charleston, E.D. 5, p. 31, Image 31 of 38.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, TN, Shelby County, 1850, Memphis Ward 4, Image 13 of 18.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/07/2020).
  • ⁶ South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, Death certificate for Louisa Watkins Heyward.
  • ⁷ Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Marriage record for T S Heyward Jr and Louisa Watkins.