Watkins family members have been educators in America since the 1880s. The first four teachers in our family were the Darden sisters.

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 25, 2022 Map of Native Tribes of North America, Central America, and the...

This article discusses the Watkins family's Native-American heritage through the lens of my paternal grandmother, Sallie Watkins. Sallie's mother, Sallie Brown Cooper Darden, and her lineal ancestors were members of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokees were one of what white colonists called the "Five Civilized Tribes" -- Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles -- that were located in the Southern part of the United States from the East Coast to the Mississippi

Sallie Emma Darden Watkins and her Indian heritage are discussed in this article.