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Benjamin Claud Watts 1868–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1868

Birth Location: Clinton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1923

Death Location: Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA

Father: Finley Watts

Mother: Rebecca Morefield

Spouse(s): Viola Warren

Children(s): Rella Watts, Wesley Watts, Flossie Watts, Edith Watts

Benjamin Claud Watts was born in 1868 in Clinton, Illinois, USA, the child of Finley Paris Watts And Rebecca Susanna Morefield. In 1870, Benjamin Claud Watts resided in Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois, United Stat. In 1880, Benjamin Claud Watts resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, United States. Benjamin Claud Watts married Viola Warren, and had children including Edith Mae Watts, Flossie A Watts, Rella Claud Watts, Wesley Luman Watts. Benjamin Claud Watts passed away in 1923 in Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Claud Watts was born in 1868 in Clinton, Illinois, USA, the child of Finley Paris Watts And Rebecca Susanna Morefield.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Claud Watts resided in Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois, United Stat.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Claud Watts resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, United States.
  • Benjamin Claud Watts married Viola Warren, and had children including Edith Mae Watts, Flossie A Watts, Rella Claud Watts, Wesley Luman Watts.
  • Benjamin Claud Watts passed away in 1923 in Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Finley Watts
1830–1893
Birth Location: Washington County, Illinois, USA
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Rebecca Morefield
1840–1923
Birth Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Viola Warren
1871–1955
Birth Location: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA
VW

Children(s)

Rella Watts
1894–1955
Birth Location: Lamoine, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
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Wesley Watts
1903–1957
Birth Location: McDonough County, Illinois, USA
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Flossie Watts
1899–1982
Birth Location: Colchester, Mcdonough, Illinois, United States
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Edith Watts
1897–1964
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Benjamin Watts's Ancestors

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Benjamin Watts
1868–1923
Birth Place: Clinton, Illinois, USA
Parents
Finley Paris Watts
1830–1893
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Rebecca (Susanna) Morefield
1840–1923
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Key) Watts
1802–1848
Greene, Georgia, United States
Lucinda Varner
1809–1885
St Clair, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Josiah (James) Morefield
1808–1848
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Ruth Keaton
1808–1850
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Watts
1764–1840
Elizabeth Key
1766–1843
Abraham Varner
1772–1850
Elizabeth Peck
1774–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Watts
1740–1796
Elizabeth Townsend
1745–1847
John Key
1731–1790
Elizabeth Witt
1731–1778

Benjamin Watts's Descendants

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Benjamin (Claud) Watts (11 Jul 1868–10 Dec 1923) m. Viola Warren (9 Jan 1871–4 Oct 1955)
  1. 1. Rella (Claud) Watts 1894–1955 m. Lera (Jeannette) Wilson 1894–1987
    1. 1. Carroll (Morris) Watts 1919–2015
    2. 2. Nita (Marie) Watts 1918–1999 m. Delmar (K) Bloomfield 1914–2003
      1. 1. Larry (C.) Bloomfield 1944–1968
      2. 2. Keith Bloomfield 1942–2006
    3. 3. Carroll Watts 1920–
    4. 4. Neda Watts 1918–
  2. 2. Wesley (Luman) Watts 1903–1957
  3. 3. Flossie (A) Watts 1899–1982 m. John (Glen) Bartlett 1890–1960
    1. 1. Glenn (Benton) Bartlett 1929–1929
  4. 4. Edith (Mae) Watts 1897–1964 m. Fred (Amos) Hancox 1879–1959
    1. 1. Edith (Darlyene) Hancox 1922–2017 m. Howard (Maxwell) Jarvis 1920–2011
      1. 1. Judith Jarvis 1942–2011
    2. 2. Clara (Dell) Hancox 1925–1994 m. Kenneth Moran 1920–1995
    3. 3. Howard (Benjamin) Hancox 1917–1972 m. Esther (Darlene) Clark 1921–2007
      1. 1. Connie (Ruth) Hancox 1950–1953
    4. 4. Amos (Wesley) Hancox 1919–1993 m. Fern (Maxine) Knight 1921–1954 m. Doris (Mae) Zimmerman 1924–1989
      1. 1. Patricia (A.) Hancox 1946–2010 m. Larry (E) Moore 1948–2007

Benjamin Watts's Timeline

8 Records

1868
11 Jul 1868
Birth of Benjamin Claud Watts in Clinton, Illinois, USA
Clinton, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 12
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, United States
1885
1 Mar 1885
Age 17
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Lincoln, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Lincoln, Neosho, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Lamoine, McDonough, Illinois
Lamoine, McDonough, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 42
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois
Colchester, McDonough, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 52
Benjamin Claud Watts resided here in Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois
Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois
1923
10 Dec 1923
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Claud Watts in Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T624_305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 154.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lamoine, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T623_320; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 59.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T625_385; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: .
    [4] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brookside, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 182; Family History Film: 1254182; Page: 609A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 0643.
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [7] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 2, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brookside, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 182; Family History Film: 1254182; Page: 609A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 0643.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Lincoln, Neosho, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_97; Line: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lamoine, McDonough, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lamoine, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T623_320; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 59.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T624_305; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 154.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: T625_385; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee Twp.
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
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