Family of Walter Mankins and Harriett Lynch
| NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
| Walter R. Mankins | 24 December 1834 | Washington County, Arkansas | 1908 | San Luis Obispo, California | 1) abt. 1852 2) 1860 |
1) Madison County, Arkansas 2) likely California`` |
1) Harriet Lynch [1] 2) Sarah Elizabeth Watson ? [2] |
| Margaret D. Mankins | 17 March 1853 | Arkansas |
[1] Harriett Lynch Mankins, b. abt. 1834 AR or IL (?) d. abt. 1853 on the trip west to CA from AR. Of interest is to note that John Brackin Mankins Jr. is enumerated in 1860 at Township #10, Calaveras County, California living with William Lynch... was he the brother of Emily and Harriett Lynch??? In 1870, Susan Lynch, age 14 and William Lynch, age 18 are enumerated with Peter P. & Emily Mankins in San Juan Township, Monterey County, California. Peter P Mankins is brother to Walter R. Mankins and married Emily Lynch.
[2] Sarah died in San Luis Obispo, CA in 1902
| NAME | BIRTH | LOCATION | DEATH | LOCATION | MARRIAGE | LOCATION | SPOUSE |
| Walter R. Mankins [1] | 24 December 1834 | Washington County, Arkansas | 1908 | San Luis Obispo, California | 1) abt. 1852 2) 1860 |
1) Madison County, Arkansas 2) likely California`` |
1) Harriet Lynch 2) Sarah Elizabeth Watson ? [2] |
| John F. Mankins [3] | March 1860 | likely Pajaro Towhship, Santa Cruz County, California | Amanda J. ? | ||||
| Peter Lee Mankins | 1875 | Hollister, California | |||||
| Frederick Mankins | 16 July 1879 | Walla Walla, Washington |
[1] In 1870, Walter and Sarah live in Pajaro Township, Santa Cruz County, California with Margaret, Walter's daughter from Harriet Lynch, their 4 month old son John F. Mankins and likely two of Walter's half-siblings. Listed as Amara J. and Caldwell, their ages match those of John Brackin Mankins children by Matilda Gibson; Amara J., age 14 could be Macy J. and could Caldwell, age 10 be the child listed as Abner Mankins in 1850???.
[2] Sarah Elizabeth Watson?, 2nd wife of Walter was b. abt. 1843 IL, dau. of Jacob and Phebe Baldwin Watson. Sarah died 1902, San Luis Obispo, California,
[3] John F. Mankins shows up in the 1900 census in Lompoc PO, Township #5, Santa Barbara County, California with wife, Amanda J. b. September 1864 California; son Horace E. b. August 1882 California; and daughter Lorrean D. b. May 1885 California