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Benjamin Jacob Watts 1877 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1877

Birth Location: Farmingdale, Sangamon Co., IL (was Watts, IL)

Death Date: 20 Feb 1951

Death Location: Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Watts

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Ada Cox

Children(s): Russell Watts, Franklin Watts, Marie Watts, Elizabeth Watts

Born in 1877 in Farmingdale, Sangamon Co., IL (was Watts, IL), Benjamin Jacob Watts was the child of Benjamin N Watts and Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Brown. In time, Benjamin Jacob Watts married Ada Dell Cox, and they raised a family that included Russell Watts, Franklin Watts, Marie Watts and Elizabeth Watts. Benjamin Jacob Watts died in Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois, USA in 1951.

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Parents

Benjamin Watts
1851 – 1882
Birth Location: Farmingdale, Sangamon Co., IL
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Mary Brown
1858 – 1930
Birth Location: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ada Cox
– 1952
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Russell Watts
Birth Location: –
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Franklin Watts
Birth Location: –
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Marie Watts
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Watts
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Farmingdale, Sangamon Co., IL (was Watts, IL)
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240343

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240343

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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