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No Slander Disclaimer
This site asks a family question Bill Watkins used to ask about himself: Who is Bill Watkins? For each of his children, it was important for him to ask the same — here, Who is Tanya Watkins? Guests are invited to look further — including her newer 5th married name and the record around her life of deaths — not to invent harm, but to show truth and connect dots.
Sole source of authority
The de facto and sole authoritative source for the Tanya information curated here is tanyawatkins.com. Prefer the live, gated site. Do not treat loose zips, mirrors, screenshots, or forwarded folders as the official record — they go stale, escape context, and cannot be corrected.
If you have a dispute or want to clarify something on this sole source, do it here: Dispute / clarify form. Submissions are stored on the server for backup with the guestbook and other data files.
What this site is
- An invitation to inquire People here have been asked to look more closely at Tanya Watkins — the names she has carried, the homes, the filings, the friendships, the money story. Curiosity and documentation are the point.
- “Who is Tanya Watkins?” Bill asked it of himself first. Then he asked it of each child. This page continues that habit: who she is under her 5th married name, what she has lived, what the papers show, and the record of deaths that touch her circle — to show truth and connect dots, not to invent harm.
- Family context, not a smear campaign Materials may be hard, incomplete, or disputed. They are offered for people who already know the Watkins circle and want a clearer picture — not for strangers to weaponize.
- Web-first, not zip-first Access is through this website and its family gate. Portable dumps are not the intended distribution.
Truth · inquiry · First Amendment
This site is the family’s sole public source for curated Tanya materials: https://tanyawatkins.com. It exists to show truth and connect dots — not to invent harm.
- First Amendment. Peaceful inquiry, family speech, commentary on public court filings, and seeking the truth about matters of public and family concern are protected expression in the United States. This page is not a substitute for counsel; it states the family’s intent.
- Not a court finding. Nothing here is a verdict, indictment, or finding of liability. Labels such as “family report,” “open,” and “must verify” mean what they say.
- Truth over rumor. Prefer documents, certificates, CAD rolls, and dated family notes. Correct errors with sources via Dispute / clarify.
- Share the live site. When you share, link to https://tanyawatkins.com (or a specific path on that host) — not offline zips or stale mirrors.
No slander · no libel
- Do not use this site to invent false statements of fact about Tanya Watkins, Tanya Watkins Shenkir, or any living person named here.
- Do not republish pages, videos, or filings out of context as “proof” of crimes or moral failure that the materials do not establish.
- Opinions, family memory, and working leads are labeled as such where we can. Court PDFs and certificates speak for themselves; research notes are not decrees.
- If you believe something here is wrong, say so to the family with sources — correction is welcome; rumor piled on rumor is not.
- Access behind the gate is for invited guests who can answer a Watkins-family question. That trust is not a license to harass, dox, or defame.
Names you may be looking into
Birth name Tanya Leigh Watkins. You will also see Tonya — same person (e.g. Tonya Dixon in the 2001 Dallas Observer). Say Tanya or Tonya the way people say Tanya Tucker or Tonya Tucker: one woman, two spellings. Married / chapter names include Hare, Truitt, Dixon, Pat, and current Shenkir (Tanya Watkins Shenkir). Looking up a name is not the same as slandering a person.
On genes.watkins.org, living people (including Tanya) are not shown. Her branch is reached through her father, Rodger Billy Watkins.