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Elma W Watts 1930–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1930

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 February 2021

Death Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Edmond Watts

Mother: Annie Robinson

Spouse(s): Samuel Jr

Children(s):

The story of Elma W Watts began in 1930 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Elma W Watts resided in Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina. In 1940, Elma W Watts resided in Mayesville twp, Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina. Elma W Watts married Samuel Washington Prescott Jr, and had children including Mark Prescott, Terry Prescott Larry Prescott. Elma W Watts passed away in 2021 in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elma W Watts began in 1930 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Elma W Watts resided in Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Elma W Watts resided in Mayesville twp, Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina.
  • Elma W Watts married Samuel Washington Prescott Jr, and had children including Mark Prescott, Terry Prescott Larry Prescott.
  • Elma W Watts passed away in 2021 in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmond Watts
1887–1964
Birth Location: Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
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Annie Robinson
1900–1974
Birth Location: Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Jr
1925–2000
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elma Watts's Ancestors

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Elma Watts
1930–2021
Birth Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Edmond Bernard Watts
1887–1964
Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Annie (Belle) Robinson
1900–1974
Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Warren (Lafayette) Watts
1860–1914
Foreston, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Susan (Agnes (Watts)) Evans
1868–1956
Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Robert (Jones) Robinson
1863–1911
Clarendon, South Carolina, United States
Annie (Keene) Coker
1878–1956
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Julius Watts
1834–1864
Esther Evans
1837–1914
Wade Evans
1820–1891
Dorothy Harrington
1833–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benson Watts
1800–1847
Emily Hatfield
1802–1880
James Evans
1793–1880
Catherine Buddin
1797–1870
James Evans
1793–1880
Catherine Buddin
1797–1870
John Harrington
1780–1851
Sara Byrd
1790–1861

Elma Watts's Timeline

8 Records

1930
15 November 1930
Birth of Elma W Watts in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Elma W Watts resided here in Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina
Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 10
Elma W Watts resided here in Mayesville twp, Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Mayesville twp, Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Elma W Watts resided here in Concord, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Concord, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
1960
1960
Age 30
Elma W Watts resided here in Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
2002
2002-2020
Age 72
Elma W Watts resided here in Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
2008
2008-2017
Age 78
Elma W Watts resided here in Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
2021
28 February 2021
Age 91
Death of Elma W Watts in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1930
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Obit Tree; Publication Date: 2021
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 43-8
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Concord, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2986; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 43-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 43-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mayesville twp, Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 43-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Concord, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Concord, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: 2986; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 43-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002-2020
    Event Place: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2008-2017
    Event Place: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 2021
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Obit Tree; Publication Date: 2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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