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Catherine Younger Watts 1808 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States,

Death Date: 2 Dec 1884

Death Location: Bush, Laurel, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Watts

Mother: Martha Canaday

Spouse(s): Ephraim Bruner

Children(s): Andrew Bruner, Reuben Bruner, Henrietta Bruner, George Bruner, Martha Bruner, William Bruner, James Bruner

According to available records, Catherine Younger Watts was born in 1808 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States,, the child of Joseph Watts and Martha Patsy Canaday. Following those early years, Catherine Younger Watts married Ephraim Bruner, and their family grew to include Andrew J Bruner, Reuben Bruner, Henrietta Elizabeth Bruner, George W Bruner, Martha Ann Bruner, William Watts Bruner and James Bruner. In the later years of life, Catherine Younger Watts died in 1884 in Bush, Laurel, Kentucky.

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Parents

Joseph Watts
1776 – 1843
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
JW
Martha Canaday
1780 – 1820
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Ephraim Bruner
1803 – 1892
Birth Location: Scott Co VA
EB

Children(s)

Andrew Bruner
1825 – 1924
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
AB
Reuben Bruner
1826 – 1913
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
RB
Henrietta Bruner
1827 – 1865
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
HB
George Bruner
1829 – 1870
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
GB
Martha Bruner
1830 – 1900
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
MB
William Bruner
1830 – 1912
Birth Location: Scott Co.,Virginia
WB
James Bruner
1835 – 1875
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
JB

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1808
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Dec 1884
    Event Place: Bush, Laurel, Kentucky

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