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The Watts On-line
Issue No. 46
June 19, 1998
The past two weeks have added twenty-two new Watts researchers! We are now over 200 people strong researching the surname of Watts. I have been busy working on a every name index for the newsletters but this is going to take some time. I also put together a index of contents of the past newsletters since we started in 1996. I will print portions of this in newsletters so we can see what records have been covered and what we still need to cover. Without your help of contribution, this newsletter would not be possible. Congratulate yourselves!.
Lori

Contents:
1. Members Lines
2. Queries
3. Clues From the Names of Deed Witnesses
4. Garrett Z. Watts
5. Issac Watts
6. Newsletter Contents - Land Records
7. Desecendants of Thomas Watts of Virginia

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Members Lines

From: warrior32@juno.com (Mary L. Watts)

John William Watts born in Alabama on Jan 24 1870 or 1871, He was married at least 3 times (as far as I know) Wife #1 was Annie J. Reynolds His Children from this marriage was Jessie Washington Watts born 1895, Annie D. Watts born around 1896-97 and Lucy D. Watts born 1899. Wife #2 was Jennie Harper children are unknown at this time. Wife #3 was a Minnie L. ???. Maiden name is unknown at this time as well. There were more children but I am now sure which woman is there mother. Other Children are as follows: Nealy Watts, Charles Watts, James Watts, Annie Watts Leverette, Lillian Watts Young, Margie Watts Rogers, Mary Watts Harper.

John Watts fathers name was listed as J. W. Watts and his mothers name was not listed on Death Certificate. His brothers are Joe Watts and George Watts. That is all of the information I have to date. I hope someone recognizes it.
Mary

From: high@thegrid.net (Karen High)
Most of my information came from my gg-aunt's diary. Her name was Cecilia Letitia WATTS, born 1870, died 1953, lived in New York City/Brooklyn, New York all her life. My uncle has the entire original diary along with a family bible from which some of the earlier information came. I have a smaller copy of the diary which Auntie wrote for me and mailed to my parents in 1948 when I was born, giving the family tree portion.

Hugh Stuart WATTS, nee WATT, son of John WATT of Grennock, Scotland was born in 1805 on a ship off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey while his parents were returning to Grennock, Scotland from a visit to America.
Hugh was raised and educated in Scotland. At some point, Hugh Stuart and one of his three brothers came to America (Hugh settled in New York City, NY, eventually moving to Savannah, Georgia, and his brother settled "in the South".). The two boys' father, John WATT admonished them, "Dinna came hame with an "S" on your name." As this advice was disregarded, the name became "WATT" instead of "WATT". I don't know what Hugh's brother's name was and I haven't yet determined which of the
John WATT's of Scotland is their father.

Hugh Stuart WATT/ WATTS married Rhoda DORSET aka DORSETT on July 29, 1827 in New York City. I have many newspaper articles from the Savannah Daily Georgian about Hugh, his relatives and partners while he was in Savannah, GA. He and Rhoda eventually died there, Rhoda on April 26,
1840 at the age of 32 (suicide) and Hugh about 7 years later ( I can't locate the date at the moment but have it somewhere - I know, you've heard of people like me!) .

Children of Hugh Stuart WATT/WATTS and Rhoda DORSET/DORSETT were taken back to NYC and raised by their maternal grandparents, Joseph Isaac DORSETT and Maria SCHENCK DORSETT in New York City, after their mother, Rhoda's death. The children are as follows:

John WATTS, b. August 16, 1831 in New York City, NY, d. June 7, 1907 in
NYC. SEE INFORMATION ON JOHN WATTS BELOW.

Henry WATTS, b. August 14, 1833, New York City, NY.

Catherine Maria (Kate) WATTS, b. May 1, 1837, New York, NY. Married Franklin ELDREDGE. Their children were John Henry, Rhoda (married name Moxham), Kitty and Minerva ELDREDGE.

Baby boy WATTS, was one month and 8 days old when mother, Rhoda DORSET WATTS died on April 26, 1840. Baby died when he was one year and 3 days old. Copied verbatim from bible of Rhoda SCHENCK, (bought October 9, 1806 - price 4 dollars). My uncle's footnote: "Copied verbatim but
math doesn't check out."

John WATTS, b. August 16, 1831 in New York City, NY, d. June 7, 1907 in NYC, married Fannie MACDONALD on May 8, 1860 in NYC. Their children were as follows:

Cecilia Letitia WATTS, born May12, 1861 in New York, NY, died November 15, 1953, never married.

John Henry WATTS I (Harry), born August 2, 1864, d. March 14, 1952 in Miami, Florida., married Florence CAREW on April 27, 1891 in NY. The couple moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey, not far from NYC, and then to Teaneck, New Jersey, prior to moving to Miami, Florida about 1920. SEE BELOW FOR CHILDREN

Abram Macdonald WATTS (Don), born June 4, 1867 d. Nov. 24(?), 1950 in Miami, Florida, married Mary Eady? and/or Georgia (?)(I have it somewhere in the diary). Children were John Edmund WATTS, b. 1895 or 1896, d. July 1897 in NY, and Alice Millicent WATTS, b. Nov. 1897.

Florence Letitia WATTS, b. September 19, 1875 in NY and d. July 1887 in NY.

CHILDREN OF JOHN HENRY WATTS I AND FLORENCE CAREW:

John Henry (Jackie or Jack) WATTS II, born and lived in NJ and NY, d. Miami, FL m. Audrey CORNWALL in 1934, no children.

Cecil Francis WATTS I, b. 1891 in NJ, d. Miami, FL, m. Eliza Magueretta Anna Elsie STELTER. Children: Elizabeth (Betty), Florence, Cecil (Sonny), Harry, Richard and Alice.

Please let me know if this helps. I have lots more detailed information.

Karen Watts High
From: Kathy Barns Barnes Kat@aol.com

I believe this to be my direct line Kathy, parents Ross Shannon and Mary Hogg. Ross parents are James H Shannon and Mattie Pauline Watts. Pauline parents are Joel Buyan Watts and Nancy Rebecca Tharp. Ben parents are James Coleman Cowart Watts and Ida Cresanndra Rabb. James parents are Joseph Mc Connell Watts and Mary Winn. Joseph Watts parents are Hope Hull Watts and Mary Mc Connell. Hope parents are Benjamin Watts and Elizabeth Key. Ben parents are Richard Watts and Elizabeth Townsend. Not sure past Hope if correct.

From: Pat Lundy Pat48084@aol.com

My Watts connection is:
Susanna George b. 13 Sept 1758 Goochland Co., Va.; living 1831 Edmonson Co., KY.
She married first, George Holland Jr. and second William Johnson 18 Aug 1788 Goochland Co., Va. Her parents were James George b. About 1710 in Middlesex Co., Va; died 18 May 1781 in Goochland Co., Va. He married Agatha Watts b. 12 Jan 1707 Middlesex Co., Va; died 20 June 1784 Goochland Co., Va. Her parents were Hugh Watts who married Johanna Marye(Mayre) 29 Jan 1683/4 New Kent Co., Va. Listed in Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800 An LDS record says that his parents are William and Charity Watts but I don't have anything more on them.
Pat

From: JamCrock@aol.com

I have very scant information on my Watts. Perhaps someone out there can
help me. Cynthia A. Watts was born about 1830 in Kentucky, according to the
census. She married William Asbury. Cynthia's mother's name may have been
Jane, born 1802 in VA. That's all I have and, again, it's not much.
I look forward to hearing from anyone about her.

James A. Crockett

From: rlwatts@webtv.net Richard Watts

In America, my family line starts in Boston, MA and goes to St. George, ME. Most of the relatives are still in the New England area, except for a branch with the HOPE name that is now in the mid-west. I haven't found many people with information on my WATTS branch.

I started doing research two years ago as a Winter project for early retirement. Spent the first year looking at microfilm, etc, at the National Archives Branch in the Boston area and the Massachusetts Archives in Boston (Maine was part of Mass in the early days). All I had was a few hand-written notes from a deceased relative. This past Winter I gained access to the internet and have been collecting data on my
simple web page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3380 should anyone be interested. The page also contains other info besides WATTS.
Currently I am trying to connect from my 5g grandparents back to Ireland/Scotland prior to about 1740. They were William Watts and Margaret (McLellan) Watts. It appears that Margaret my have been born
while her parents were in transit to America 1717-1720.

Regards,
Dick Watts
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Queries

Subj: CREEL/WATTS Fauquier County, Virginia 1800-1850
From: hsknight@clsp.uswest.net (Glenn A. Knight)

My g-g-grandfather, Sylvester Hughlett CREEL, was born 26 July 1830 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Unfortunately, by 1850 Sylvester had moved on, so he doesn't appear in the 1850 census for Fauquier County.

According to the 1830 census (microfilm at the Rocky Mountain Region National Archives branch, Denver, drawer 17/8, #194, extracted 23 July 1997 by the author) there were three CREEL families in Fauquier County in 1830: William, Elijah, and George. It would appear that William was 60-70 (his son William also have been in this household) and his wife was 40-50. Elijah was between 30-40, as was the oldest female in the household. There were six children under 10 in Elijah's household. George was 50-60 years of age, but there were some young children in the household.

According to information I have received, William was the father of George and Elijah. William would have been born between 1760 and 1770, and he married Rachel GRIFFITH.

George would have been born between 1780 and 1790, and he married Molly BALL. Elijah would have been born between 1790 and 1800, and he married Susannah HUGHLETT. Sylvester CREEL came to Kansas in 1853, according to family materials, and was accompanied by his brother, Hedgeman CREEL, his sister Rachel, and her husband, Peyton WATTS, as well as his sister Marjorie, and her husband John WATTS.
Apparently Sylvester had an older brother, George, who was born between 1820 and 1825, who married Catherine JEFFRIES, and who may still have been alive in 1879.

I would greatly appreciate any information on which CREEL family was Sylvester's, as well as any information on the WATTS family, which apparently married into the CREEL family twice.

Glen

From: WLWMEGAWAT@aol.com

Could you please put this query in the WATTS ONLINE?

People have speculated that my Susannah _?_ d. 1818 Smith Co TN who married Daniel Witcher b. 1746 (Pittsylvania Co area) VA could have been a WATTS. Many also believe she was a KEY. I believe she was the daughter of Robert DALTON & Mary KEY. Dr. Marcus Key, renoun Key family researcher can find no Susannah KEY or Susannah WATTS who could have been my Susannah. Susannah was probably b. around 1745-1750. Would any one know of a Susannah Watts who could have married Daniel Witcher and where was she from? Who were her parents?

Carmelita
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Clues From the Names of Deed Witnesses

The following is from a Minnesota Genealogical Newsletter. "In the lower left corner of most old deeds you will find two to four witnesses. The first one is always from the husband's side, the next two from the wife's side. That is to protect her one-half dower rights under the law - Nothing you will ever use will give greater clues to maiden names."

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Subj: Garrett Z. Watts

GARRETT Z. WATTS was born Jan. 8 1756 Caroline, Bowling Green, Va.
CHIEF JOHN WATTS was born 1750 AL. This is from the book OLD FRONTIERS by JOHN P. BROWN
I'm sending this so that all the researchers who attribute CHIEF JOHN WATTS also known as CHIEF
YOUNG TASSEL can finally get their research correct.
Virginia microfiche from the LDS files state that GARRETT Z.WATTS fasther is CHIEF"LITTLE"(LITTLE)
TASSEL. LITTLE and YOUNG are NOT the same name!!!!!!!
Please look it up for yourselves.
From: artgranny@worldnet.att.net (Phyllis Stovall)

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Isaac Watts 1674-1748
(I have had several people over the years ask about Isaac Watts,the famous Watts who wrote hymns. Below is a article I found while searching the net. It is printed for your benefit by permission)

Born: July 17, 1674, Southampton, England. Died: November 25, 1748.

Isaac Watts wrote some 600 hymns in his lifetime.

Buried: Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, England. Hymnist John Bunyan is buried nearby.

The Father of English Hymnody

PICK UP ALMOST ANY modern hymnal, look in the index listing the composers of the hymns, and the name "Watts, Isaac" has a long list of hymns beside it. In his long life, Watts wrote over 600 hymns, and many of them continue to be used by English-speaking Christians to worship and praise the same Saviour Watts loved and served.

Isaac was born July 27, 1674 at Southampton, England, the eldest of nine children. His father was a Dissenter from the Anglican Church and on at least one occasion was thrown in jail for not following the Church of England. Isaac followed his father's strongly biblical faith. Isaac was a very intelligent child who loved books and learned to read early. He began learning Latin at age four and went on to learn Greek, Hebrew, and French as well. From an early age Isaac had a propensity to rhyming, and often even his conversation was in rhyme. His father became quite annoyed at this and told him to stop. When the rhyming persisted, the father started to whip the boy, and little Isaac cried out:

"O father, do some pity take
And I will no more verses make."

When he was seven, Isaac wrote an acrostic poem on his name which reflected his theological training:

I am a vile polluted lump of earth
So I've continued ever since my birth;
Although Jehovah grace does give me,
As sure this monster Satan will deceive me.
Come therefore, Lord, from Satan's claws relieve me.


Because Isaac would not follow the national Church of England, he could not attend the Universities of Cambridge or Oxford. Instead, he attended an academy sponsored by Independent Christians. Af ter completing his formal schooling, Watts spent five years as a tutor. During those years he began to devote himself more diligently than before to the study of the Scriptures. In 1707 he published his first edition of Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Ugly Isaac Though he had a beautiful soul, apparently Isaac Watts was not much to look at. He was frail and often sickly. His head seemed too large for his five foot tall body; his small, piercing eyes and hooked nose did not enhance his appearance any. A lady one fell in love with Isaac by reading his poetry and a correspondence ensued. Whe she met his face to face, however, she was very disillusioned, though he fell in love with her. He asked her to marry him, but her reply was, "Mr. Watts, I only wish I could admire the casket (jewelry box) as much as I admire the jewel." Watts never married, though the two remained good friends for over 30 years.

Fever Forces New Direction
For a few years Watts served as an assistant and then pastor to an Independent congregation in London. A violent and continual fever from which he never recovered forced him to leave the pastorate. Sir Thomas Abney received Watts into his home, and Sir Thomas' family continued to provide a home and serve as Watts' patrons for the next 36 years!

Though naturally quick to resentment and anger, the Lord used Watts' sufferings to produce a gentle, modest, and charitable spirit. Out of his compassion, one-third of his small allowance was given to the poor. Watts' tenderness to children can be seen reflected in his lovely Divine Songs for Children, published in 1715.

Beholding the "Brighter Discoveries"
Watts' most published book was his Psalms of David, first published in 1719. In his poetic paraphrases of the psalms, Watts adapted the psalms for use by the Church and made David speak "the language of a Christian." Watts explained his method,

. . . Where the Psalmist describes religion by the fear of God, I have often joined faith and love to it. Where he speaks of the pardon of sin through the mercies of God, I have added the merits of a Savior. Where he talks of sacrificing goats or bullocks, I rather choose to mention the sacrifice of Christ, the lamb of God . . Where he promises abundance of wealth, honor, and long life, I have changed some of these typical blessings for grace, glory, and life eternal, which are brought to light by the Gospel, and promised in the New Testament. And I am fully satisfied, that more honor is done to our blessed Saviour by speaking his name, his graces, his actions, in his own language, according to the brighter discoveries he hath now made, than by going back again to the Jewish forms of worship, and the language of types and figures.

Examples of Watts' method can be seen in his paraphrases of Psalm 72 into the hymn "Jesus Shall Reign Wher'er the Sun," Psalm 90 into "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," and Psalm 98 into "Joy to the World."

Many Thanks, Ben!
Benjamin Franklin first published Watts' psalm paraphrases in America in 1729. His hymns were first published in Boston in 1739. Watts' hymns gloried in the power, wisdom, and goodness of his majestic God. During the American revivals of 1735-1739, known as the Great Awakening, George Whitefield used Watts' hymns and songs in his meetings. They were well-loved by those Americans of the Revolutionary period.

Multi-Talented Man
Besides over 600 hymns, Watts published 52 other works, including a book of logic used in the universities, books on grammar, pedagogy, ethics, psychology, astronomy, geography, three volumes of sermons, and 29 treatises on theology. After his death on November 25, 1748, a monument to Watts was erected in Westminster Abbey. His greatest monument, however, are the hymns to his God still used by Christ's church. Why not look in your hymnal's index and notice how many familiar hymns were penned by the Father of English hymns?

GLIMPSES is published 12 times per year by Christian History Institute, Box 540, Worcester, PA 19490. Telephone 610-584-1893 Fax 610-584-4610. Ken Curtis, Editor. Writer, Diana Severance, Klein,TX I.S.D. Copyright 1992 by Christian History Institute. All rights reserved.
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Newsletter Contents - Land Records
Land - Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants - Issue 18
Land - Headright & Bounty Grants - GA - Issue 11
Land - 1805 Land Lottery - GA - Issue 13
Land - 1807 Land Lottery -Green Co., GA - Issue 14
Land - Watts,Levi - Habersham Co. GA - Issue 37
Land - 1807 Land Lottery - Tattnall Co., GA - Issue 14
Land - 1807 Land Lottery - Washington Co., GA - Issue 14
Land - Deed Transfers - Anson Co., SC - Issue 33
Land - Watts,Thomas - Elizabeth City Co., VA - Issue 06
Land - Watts,Richard - Fairfax Co., VA - Issue 02
Land - Watts,John - Henico Co., VA - Issue 06
Land - Watts,William - New Kent Co., VA - Issue 06
Land - Land Patents - Orange Co., VA - Issue 38
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Descendants of Thomas Watts

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 WATTS died 1764. He married ELIZABETH.

Children of THOMAS WATTS and ELIZABETH are:
2. i. THOMAS2 WATTS.
ii. WILLIAM WATTS.
iii. ELINOR WATTS.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 WATTS (THOMAS1). He married (1) SARAH. He married (2) ELIZABETH.

Children of THOMAS WATTS and SARAH are:
3. i. CAPTAIN STEPHEN3 WATTS, b. January 12, 1750; d. September 13, 1832.
ii. WILLIAM WATTS, b. 1750.
iii. ORANY WATTS, b. 1760.
iv. CALEB WATTS, b. 1765; d. 1826; m. SUSAN.


Generation No. 3

3. CAPTAIN STEPHEN3 WATTS (THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born January 12, 17501, and died September 13, 1832. He married (1) ELIZABETH FARRAR June 30, 1772 in William Spencer, surety2. He married (2) MARTHA CHRISTIAN January 24, 17903.

More About CAPTAIN STEPHEN WATTS:
Fact 1: Planter

Children of CAPTAIN WATTS and ELIZABETH FARRAR are:
4. i. WILLIAM LAWSON4 WATTS, b. November 11, 1777; d. Aft. 1850.
ii. CORDELIA WATTS, b. 1775; d. 1848; m. JAMES CHRISTIAN, December 28, 1795, Amherst Co., VA4.
iii. ELIZABETH WATTS, m. SAMUEL LOVING, December 05, 1800, Amherst Co., VA.
iv. MARY WATTS, m. RICHARD CLARK, October 25, 1809, Amherst Co., VA5,6.
v. SARAH WATTS, m. WILLIAM JORDAN, February 04, 1792, Amherst Co., VA.
vi. HENRY H. WATTS.
vii. BENJAMIN WATTS, b. Abt. 1780; m. (1) FANNIE LEE, March 24, 1800, Amherst Co., VA; m. (2) NANCY ADAIR, December 22, 1845.

Generation No. 4

4. WILLIAM LAWSON4 WATTS (CAPTAIN STEPHEN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1)6 was born November 11, 1777, and died Aft. 1850. He married MARY ANN DILLARD March 17, 1800 in Amherst Co., VA7.

Children of WILLIAM WATTS and MARY DILLARD are:
5. i. JAMES DILLARD5 WATTS, b. February 26, 1801; d. December 1864, Amherst Co., VA.
ii. MARY ANN WATTS.
iii. EMILY F. WATTS.
iv. ANN WATTS.
v. AMERICA WATTS.
vi. DAUGHTER WATTS.
vii. DAUGHTER WATTS.
viii. WILLIAM HENRY WATTS, b. December 11, 1821.
ix. LUCINDA WATTS, b. 1824.
x. STEPHEN RICHARD WATTS, b. September 02, 1826.


Generation No. 5

5. JAMES DILLARD5 WATTS (WILLIAM LAWSON4, CAPTAIN STEPHEN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born February 26, 18018, and died December 1864 in Amherst Co., VA. He married (1) JANE SHANNON HIGGINBOTHAM December 09, 1820 in Amherst Co., VA--Maybe at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, daughter of WILLIAM HIGGINBOTHAM and MARY SHANNON. He married (2) ELIZA GOODMAN December 19, 1833 in Albemarle Co., VA8. He married (3) LUCY ANN SIMMS8 1834, daughter of RICHARD SIMMS and ELIZABETH CLARKSON.

More About JAMES DILLARD WATTS:
Fact 1: Maybe Private Co. D 30th Infantry

Children of JAMES WATTS and JANE HIGGINBOTHAM are:
i. SHANNON THALES6 WATTS.
ii. ROBERT WILLIAM WATTS.
iii. JAMES M. WATTS.
6. iv. JUDGE STERLING FLETCHER SR. WATTS, b. 1823, Amherst, Virginia; d. 1891, Tazewell County, Virginia.


Generation No. 6

6. JUDGE STERLING FLETCHER SR.6 WATTS (JAMES DILLARD5, WILLIAM LAWSON4, CAPTAIN STEPHEN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1823 in Amherst, Virginia9, and died 1891 in Tazewell County, Virginia. He married JANE MATILDA GEORGE10 July 03, 1845 in Tazewell County, Virginia, daughter of COL. GEORGE and RHODA PEARIS.

Children of JUDGE WATTS and JANE GEORGE are:
7. i. JOHN GEORGE7 WATTS, b. May 07, 1848; d. November 29, 1901, Tazewell Co., VA.
ii. SALLIE WATTS PORTER, b. 1855.
8. iii. STERLING FLETCHER WATTSII, b. September 30, 1860, Tazewell County, Virginia; d. March 13, 1932, Wythe County, Virginia at Walton Furnace.
iv. RHODA JANE WATTS10, b. June 19, 1851.


Generation No. 7

7. JOHN GEORGE7 WATTS (JUDGE STERLING FLETCHER SR.6, JAMES DILLARD5, WILLIAM LAWSON4, CAPTAIN STEPHEN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1)10 was born May 07, 1848, and died November 29, 1901 in Tazewell Co., VA. He married HARRIET (HATTIE) BOWEN10.

Notes for JOHN GEORGE WATTS:
Twice the Marshall of the US for the Western District of Virginia under 2 administrations.

Children of JOHN WATTS and HARRIET BOWEN are:
9. i. REESE BOWEN8 WATTS, b. March 13, 1880, Tazewell Co., VA; d. March 13, 1942, Richmond, VA.
ii. EDWARD GEORGE WATTS10, d. February 02, 189210.
iii. WILLIE WATTS10.

8. STERLING FLETCHER7 WATTSII (JUDGE STERLING FLETCHER SR.6, JAMES DILLARD5, WILLIAM LAWSON4, CAPTAIN STEPHEN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born September 30, 1860 in Tazewell County, Virginia, and died March 13, 1932 in Wythe County, Virginia at Walton Furnace. He married (1) VIRGINIA SIMMERMAN 1879. He married (2) LALLA MAY REDD November 15, 1892 in Prince Edward Co, VA11, daughter of CHARLES REDD and SARAH SCOTT. He married (3) MARRY WILLIE AMBURN12 October 20, 1909, daughter of WILLIAM AMBURN and MARY E..

Notes for STERLING FLETCHER WATTSII:
Was 19 at the time of his first marriage to Virginia Willie Simmerman (she was 18). Virginia was born in December 1860. Was a farmer according to the 1880 Census of Tazewell County, VA.

Notes for LALLA MAY REDD:
Lalla was a nurse from Prince Edward County, Virginia. She is buried behind the barn at the old "Geek Summers" place in Walton Furnace, Virginia, with her husband, Sterling, and his third wife, Marry Willie Amburn. She died because of complications with an eighth pregnancy. Virginia Redd Watts, Lalla's oldest child and daughter, raised her brothers and sisters. I e-mailed Longwood College to verify that Lalla had been a student there. No record was found of her attendence, but the registrar verified that her sister, Emma Virginia, and her niece, Mamie, both attended Longwood.

Children of STERLING WATTS and VIRGINIA SIMMERMAN are:
10. i. JOHN SIMMERMAN8 WATTS, SR., b. December 19, 1888, Walton Furnace, Wythe Co., Virginia; d. March 25, 1950.
ii. NAN WATTS, b. May 188612.
11. iii. MARY LOU WATTS, b. March 1881.
iv. MINNIE WATTS, b. March 188512.

Children of STERLING WATTS and LALLA REDD are:
12. v. JAMES HAMPTON MCGAVOCK8 WATTS, b. September 06, 1893.
13. vi. VIRGINIA REDD WATTS, b. March 17, 1894, Walton Furnace, VA; d. June 09, 1973, Max Meadows, Virginia, buried at West End Cemetary on Rt 11 South.
14. vii. STERLING FLETCHER WATTSIII, b. June 27, 1895, Walton Furnace, VA; d. December 08, 1966, Draper, Virginia.
viii. SALLIE SCOTT WATTS13,14, b. January 30, 1899; d. April 1980, Tampa, Florida; m. G. D. LOWE.
15. ix. KATE WATTS, b. August 14, 1900; d. November 1986, Alexandria, Virginia.
16. x. REESE BOWEN WATTS, b. July 23, 1902, Wythe County, Virginia; d. October 23, 1975, Fluvanna County, Virginia (Palmyra).
17. xi. CHARLES BERNARD WATTS, b. June 10, 1904, Walton Furnace, VA; d. December 1986, Brick Township, New Jersey.

Child of STERLING WATTS and MARRY AMBURN is:
xii. MARY WILLIE8 WATTS.

Contributed by: pruffner@erols.com (Pam Ruffner)
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Watts' On-Line:  Compiled from E-mail and other sources
Distributed by Lori Watts Linnell    lorlin@aol.com
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