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George Marshall Watts 1815–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1815

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 July 1904

Death Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Watts

Mother: Sarah Head

Spouse(s): Judith Shelton

Children(s): John Watts, Mary Watts, Jesse Watts, William Watts, Charles Watts, Sarah Klingler, Mattie Perry, Thomas Watts, Georgia Faires, Geneva Watts, Laura Watts

George Marshall Watts was born in 1815 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Gillum Watts And Sarah Head. George Marshall Watts married Judith Ballou Shelton, and had children including Charles Henry Watts, Geneva Watts, Georgia Ann Watts Faires, Jesse H Watts, John Shelton Watts, Laura Watts, Mary Ann Watts, Mattie Elizabeth Perry, Sarah Frances Watts Klingler, Thomas Malcolm Watts, William Oscar Watts. George Marshall Watts passed away in 1904 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • George Marshall Watts was born in 1815 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Gillum Watts And Sarah Head.
  • George Marshall Watts married Judith Ballou Shelton, and had children including Charles Henry Watts, Geneva Watts, Georgia Ann Watts Faires, Jesse H Watts, John Shelton Watts, Laura Watts, Mary Ann Watts, Mattie Elizabeth Perry, Sarah Frances Watts Klingler, Thomas Malcolm Watts, William Oscar Watts.
  • George Marshall Watts passed away in 1904 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Watts
1787–1860
Birth Location: Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Head
1790–1860
Birth Location: Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Judith Shelton
1828–1919
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JS

Children(s)

John Watts
1847–1918
Birth Location: Todd County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Watts
1849–1880
Birth Location: Todd County, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Watts
1864–1927
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
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William Watts
1859–1911
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
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Charles Watts
1872–1959
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
CW
Sarah Klingler
1853–1942
Birth Location: Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
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Mattie Perry
1851–1947
Birth Location: Todd County, Kentucky, USA
MP
Thomas Watts
1868–1939
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin County, Texas
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Georgia Faires
1856–1948
Birth Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
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Geneva Watts
1894–1974
Birth Location: Texas
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Laura Watts
1876–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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George Watts's Ancestors

Self
George Watts
1815–1904
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Gillum Watts
1787–1860
Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Sarah Head
1790–1860
Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Marshall) Head
1768–1843
Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
Mildred Rucker
1768–1826
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt SAR
1731–1803
Martha Sherman
1734–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1684–1765
Frances Spence
1695–1772
Lucy Marshall
1710–1773

George Watts's Descendants

1.
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George (Marshall) Watts (23 Dec 1815–11 July 1904) m. Judith (Ballou) Shelton (4 May 1828–16 Jun 1919)
  1. 1. John (Shelton) Watts 1847–1918 m. Martha Pickett 1846–1887 m. Eliza (Augusta) Rash 1867–1964
    1. 1. Minnie (Evelyn) Watts 1868–1906 m. James (Benjamin) Roberson 1861–1925
      1. 1. Ivy (May) Roberson 1899–1965 m. Claude (Otis) Crane 1899–1998
        1. 1. Lee (Maxwell) Crane 1923–2020
        2. 2. Allen (Dee) Crane 1927–2016
        3. 3. Robert (McKenzie) Crane 1920–2020
      2. 2. Richard (Allen) Roberson 1896–1942
      3. 3. Mattie (Mirl) Roberson 1895–1970
    2. 2. Nellie (Barilla Watts) Bell 1866–1905
    3. 3. Elmo (Dallas) Watts 1877–1945
    4. 4. Johnnie (Ella) Watts 1876–1896
    5. 5. Joseph (Clinton) Watts 1873–
    6. 6. Malcom (Ozie) Watts 1906–1976
    7. 7. Annie (Estie) Watts 1895–1977
    8. 8. Johnnie (Richard) Watts 1901–1994
    9. 9. Lillian (Vesta) Watts 1893–1989
    10. 10. Georgia Watts 1905–
    11. 11. Charles Watts 1890–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Watts 1849–1880 m. Edmond (Wilson) Allmond 1845–1912
    1. 1. Willie (V "Jessie") Allmond 1876–1966 m. Charles (Perry) Bryant 1875–1941
      1. 1. Carroll (Perry) Bryant 1910–1998 m. Willie (Griselda) Miller 1910–1981
        1. 1. Jean (Carol Bryant) Brown 1937–2020 m. Joseph (Downing) Wells 1933–2020
  3. 3. Jesse (H) Watts 1864–1927
  4. 4. William (Oscar) Watts 1859–1911
  5. 5. Charles (Henry) Watts 1872–1959
  6. 6. Sarah (Frances Watts) Klingler 1853–1942
  7. 7. Mattie (Elizabeth) Perry 1851–1947
  8. 8. Thomas (Malcolm) Watts 1868–1939
  9. 9. Georgia (Ann Watts) Faires 1856–1948
  10. 10. Geneva Watts 1894–1974
  11. 11. Laura Watts 1876–

George Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1815
23 Dec 1815
Birth of George Marshall Watts in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
1904
11 July 1904
Age 89
Death of George Marshall Watts in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, McKinney Daily Courier; Publication Date: 11 Jul 1904; Publication Place: Mckinney, Texas, USA; ,0.11625202,0.5019562,0.7403916&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1904
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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