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Benjamin Franklin, "Frank" Watts 1836 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1836

Birth Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 12 Jun 1862

Death Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Father: Rufus Watts

Mother: Rhoda Smith

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It was in 1836 that Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Watts Corp\CSA was born in Marengo, Alabama, United States, a child of Rufus Macintosh Watts and Rhoda Justine Smith. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Watts Corp\CSA was deceased by 1862 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.

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Rufus Watts
1809 – 1881
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Rhoda Smith
1810 – 1878
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Marengo, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
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