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Henry Bascomb Watts 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1853

Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1939

Death Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Father: Alexander Watts

Mother: Martha Spann

Spouse(s): Julia McClain

Children(s): Jehu Sr.

Henry Bascomb Watts was born in 1853 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander Mcintosh Watts And Martha Dandridge Patsey Spann. Henry Bascomb Watts married Julia Ann Mcclain, and had children including Jehu Whipple Watts Sr. Henry Bascomb Watts passed away in 1939 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Bascomb Watts was born in 1853 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Alexander Mcintosh Watts And Martha Dandridge Patsey Spann.
  • Henry Bascomb Watts married Julia Ann Mcclain, and had children including Jehu Whipple Watts Sr.
  • Henry Bascomb Watts passed away in 1939 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Watts's Ancestors

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Henry Watts
1853–1939
Birth Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander McIntosh Watts
1812–1892
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Dandridge “Patsey”) Spann
1819–1886
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Julius (Alexander) Watts
1769–1852
Camden District now Sumter County, SC
Agnes Benson
1778–1871
Camden District now Sumter County, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Willis (Spann) Jr
1798–1877
Halifax,,Virginia,USA
Penelope Glover
1800–1824
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
1720–1769
Tabitha EVANS
1728–1810
Alexander Benson
1750–1806
Agnes Hampton
1755–1778
Willis Spann
1755–1802
Ann Mabry
1759–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1695–1754
Ann McPherson
1698–1754
Robert Taylor
1680–1728
Mary Hudson
1703–1748

Henry Watts's Descendants

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Henry (Bascomb) Watts (30 Sep 1853–13 Mar 1939) m. Julia (Ann) McClain (14 Jun 1858–14 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. Jehu (Whipple Watts) Sr. 1891–1961 m. Annie (Celia) Kramer 1894–1993
    1. 1. John (Jehu Whipple Watts) Jr. 1926–2000
    2. 2. Sarah (Teresa) Watts 1924–1987 m. Horace (Elzie) Conner 1927–1982

Henry Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1853
30 Sep 1853
Birth of Henry Bascomb Watts in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
1939
13 Mar 1939
Age 86
Death of Henry Bascomb Watts in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Henry Bascomb Watts 1936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Henry Bascomb Watts 29 Nov 1936

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

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