Charles R. Watkins
Charles R. Watkins, a prominent agriculturist of Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio, was born in this township in 1863. son of Edward and Sarah (Evans) Watkins. His paternal grandparents, Evan and Margaret (Davis ) Watkins, were natives of Wales, in which country the grandfather died, his widow subsequently coming to America with her children and settling in Radnor, Delaware County, Ohio. One of her sons. William, had come to America previously and was already settled here. He married Mary Jones, and among their children was Sarah Jane, who is now the widow of John Powell and resides in Radnor Village. On her arrival, Mrs. Margaret Davis Watkins built a small house in which she and her family took up their residence, and her sons soon acquired and set to work to clear a tract of land.
Edward Watkins, father of Charles K., was but seven years of age when he accompanied his widowed mother to America. He resided in Radnor Township for the rest of his life, and at the time of his death, after eighteen years of retirement, he owned 195 acres of land. He passed the years of his retirement on a tract of ten acres in Radnor Village. As already noted, he married Sarah Evans.
Charles R. Watkins was reared in Radnor Township, of which he is now one of the leading men. He served on the School Board frequently, has been assessor for eight years, and supervisor for fifteen years. He is the owner of the ten-acre tract in Radnor Village already mentioned, on which his father spent his last years. He married Grace Maugans of Ostrander, and they have three children—Edward J., Wallace, and Elizabeth. Mr. Watkins is a member of the Congregational Church.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens by James R. Lytle