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Jacob Thomas WATTS 1833–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1833

Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1916

Death Location: Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA

Father: Isaac WATTS

Mother: Jane Watts

Spouse(s): Clara Watts

Children(s): Dovie Gilley, Sicero WATTS, Isaac WATTS, Mary Sprayberry

Jacob Thomas WATTS was born in 1833 in Jones County, Georgia, USA, the child of Isaac Watts And Jane Champion Watts. In 1850, Jacob Thomas WATTS resided in Bibb County, Georgia, USA. In 1870, Jacob Thomas WATTS resided in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA. Jacob Thomas WATTS married Clara Elizabeth Watson Watts, and had children including Dovie Watts Haynes Gilley, Isaac Hollingsworth Watts, Mary Jane Watts Sprayberry, Sicero W Watts. Jacob Thomas WATTS passed away in 1916 in Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Thomas WATTS was born in 1833 in Jones County, Georgia, USA, the child of Isaac Watts And Jane Champion Watts.
  • In 1850, Jacob Thomas WATTS resided in Bibb County, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Jacob Thomas WATTS resided in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.
  • Jacob Thomas WATTS married Clara Elizabeth Watson Watts, and had children including Dovie Watts Haynes Gilley, Isaac Hollingsworth Watts, Mary Jane Watts Sprayberry, Sicero W Watts.
  • Jacob Thomas WATTS passed away in 1916 in Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac WATTS
1804–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Jane Watts
1805–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Watts
1843–1910
Birth Location: Putnam County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Dovie Gilley
1877–1939
Birth Location: –
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Sicero WATTS
1867–1956
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Isaac WATTS
1876–1922
Birth Location: –
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Mary Sprayberry
1873–1945
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Jacob WATTS's Ancestors

Self
Jacob WATTS
1833–1916
Birth Place: Jones County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Isaac WATTS
1804–1882
Georgia, USA
Jane (CHAMPION) Watts
1805–
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (WATTS) Jr
1784–1850
South Carolina, USA
Permillia (HOLLINGSWORTH) Watts
1785–1860
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob WATTS's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Thomas) WATTS (28 Feb 1833–13 Jul 1916) m. Clara (Elizabeth WATSON) Watts (1843–20 Nov 1910)
  1. 1. Dovie (WATTS Haynes) Gilley 1877–1939 m. George (A) HAYNES 1869–1923
  2. 2. Sicero (W) WATTS 1867–1956 m. Mary (D HAYNES) Watts 1867–1957
  3. 3. Isaac (Hollingsworth) WATTS 1876–1922 m. Columbia (Louvonia HAYNES) Watts 1875–1917
  4. 4. Mary (Jane WATTS) Sprayberry 1873–1945 m. William (Tillman) SPRAYBERRY 1872–1948
    1. 1. James (Woody) SPRAYBERRY 1905–1981 m. Euna (Pearl KING Nimon Sprayberry) Jeffers 1907–1998

Jacob WATTS's Timeline

7 Records

1833
28 Feb 1833
Birth of Jacob Thomas WATTS in Jones County, Georgia, USA
Jones County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Jacob Thomas WATTS resided here in Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Jacob Thomas WATTS resided here in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 67
Jacob Thomas WATTS resided here in Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
1907
1907
Age 74
Jacob Thomas WATTS resided here in Clay County, Alabama, USA
Clay County, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 77
Jacob Thomas WATTS resided here in Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
1916
13 Jul 1916
Age 83
Death of Jacob Thomas WATTS in Clay County, Alabama, USA
Clay County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1833
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: Multiple Regiments (Clay County #14); Roll Number: 178
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 8, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: M593_136; Page: 731A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Coppermines, Clay, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374020
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Militia District 514, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: 61; Page: 178a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Militia District 514, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: 61; Page: 178a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 8, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: M593_136; Page: 731A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Clay County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: Multiple Regiments (Clay County #14); Roll Number: 178

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Copper Mine, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Coppermines, Clay, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374020

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Clay County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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