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James Richard Watts 1799–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 2 SEP 1862

Death Location: Athens, Ohio, United States

Father: Richard Watts

Mother: Elizabeth Gayther

Spouse(s): Cassandra Grimsley

Children(s): Hannah Watts

In 1799, James Richard Watts entered the world in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, born to Richard Watts And Elizabeth Gayther. In 1850, James Richard Watts resided in Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States. James Richard Watts married Cassandra Sarah Grimsley, and had children including Hannah Marie Watts. James Richard Watts passed away in 1862 in Athens, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1799, James Richard Watts entered the world in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, born to Richard Watts And Elizabeth Gayther.
  • In 1850, James Richard Watts resided in Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States.
  • James Richard Watts married Cassandra Sarah Grimsley, and had children including Hannah Marie Watts.
  • James Richard Watts passed away in 1862 in Athens, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watts's Ancestors

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James Watts
1799–1862
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Richard Watts
1754–1793
Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Gayther
1758–1844
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Watts
1735–1771
Workington, Cumberland, England
Sarah Ward
1723–
Earleville, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Watts's Descendants

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James (Richard) Watts (1799–2 SEP 1862) m. Cassandra (Sarah) Grimsley (1811–29 MAR 1887)
  1. 1. Hannah (Marie) Watts 1851–1929 m. McDonald (C. "Mack") Howard 1848–1927
    1. 1. Mistie (Mae) Howard 1881–1951 m. Anderson Boggs 1868–1960
      1. 1. Maggie (L.) Boggs 1908–1927 m. Earl Lowry 1896–1940
        1. 1. James (Lewis) Lowry 1924–

James Watts's Timeline

6 Records

1799
27 JUN 1799
James Richard Watts was christened in William and Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
William and Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
1799
1799
Birth of James Richard Watts in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1850
1850
Age 51
James Richard Watts resided here in Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States
Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States
1860
1860
Age 61
James Richard Watts resided here in Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
1860
1860
Age 61
James Richard Watts resided here in Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
1862
2 SEP 1862
Age 63
Death of James Richard Watts in Athens, Ohio, United States
Athens, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1799
    Event Place: William and Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2019, 02:55), entry for James Richard Watts(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8SH-2LF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Images 559-560 of 757, Newton Twp., pp. 201-202, 1834
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 546 of 757, Newton Twp., p. 188, 1834
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 187 of 757, Newton Twp., Personal Property Tax, p. 183, 1833
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 173 of 757, Newton Twp, p. 169, 1833
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 530 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 176, 1832
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 543 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 189, 1832
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 187 of 705, Newton Twp, Personal Property, 1831, p. 169
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 174 of 705, Newton Township, 1831, p. 148
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911." James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2018. <
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), James Richard Watts, 1799; citing Christening, Valley Lee, St. Mary'S, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 13,206.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Richard Watts, ; citing SAINT GEORGE OR POPLAR HILL CHURCH,WILLIAM AND MARY PARISH,SAINT MARYS,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,206.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2019, 02:55), entry for James Richard Watts(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8SH-2LF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Images 559-560 of 757, Newton Twp., pp. 201-202, 1834
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 546 of 757, Newton Twp., p. 188, 1834
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 187 of 757, Newton Twp., Personal Property Tax, p. 183, 1833
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 173 of 757, Newton Twp, p. 169, 1833
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 530 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 176, 1832
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 543 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 189, 1832
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 187 of 705, Newton Twp, Personal Property, 1831, p. 169
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 174 of 705, Newton Township, 1831, p. 148
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911." James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2018. <
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2018), Richard Watts in entry for John Richard Watts, 11 Feb 1929; citing Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, reference cn 13911; FHL microfilm 1,991,763.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Richard Watts, Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States; citing family 2281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2017), Richard Watts, 1860.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), James Richard Watts, 1799; citing Christening, Valley Lee, St. Mary'S, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 13,206.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Richard Watts, ; citing SAINT GEORGE OR POPLAR HILL CHURCH,WILLIAM AND MARY PARISH,SAINT MARYS,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,206.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lodi, Athens, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2019, 02:55), entry for James Richard Watts(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8SH-2LF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Images 559-560 of 757, Newton Twp., pp. 201-202, 1834
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 546 of 757, Newton Twp., p. 188, 1834
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 187 of 757, Newton Twp., Personal Property Tax, p. 183, 1833
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 173 of 757, Newton Twp, p. 169, 1833
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 530 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 176, 1832
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 543 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 189, 1832
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 187 of 705, Newton Twp, Personal Property, 1831, p. 169
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 174 of 705, Newton Township, 1831, p. 148
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911." James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2018. <
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Richard Watts, ; citing SAINT GEORGE OR POPLAR HILL CHURCH,WILLIAM AND MARY PARISH,SAINT MARYS,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,206.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1862
    Event Place: Athens, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2019, 02:55), entry for James Richard Watts(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8SH-2LF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Images 559-560 of 757, Newton Twp., pp. 201-202, 1834
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 546 of 757, Newton Twp., p. 188, 1834
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 187 of 757, Newton Twp., Personal Property Tax, p. 183, 1833
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 173 of 757, Newton Twp, p. 169, 1833
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 530 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 176, 1832
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 543 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 189, 1832
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 187 of 705, Newton Twp, Personal Property, 1831, p. 169
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 174 of 705, Newton Township, 1831, p. 148
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911." James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2018. <
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Richard Watts, ; citing SAINT GEORGE OR POPLAR HILL CHURCH,WILLIAM AND MARY PARISH,SAINT MARYS,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,206.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2019, 02:55), entry for James Richard Watts(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8SH-2LF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Images 559-560 of 757, Newton Twp., pp. 201-202, 1834
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 546 of 757, Newton Twp., p. 188, 1834
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 187 of 757, Newton Twp., Personal Property Tax, p. 183, 1833
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, V. 1011-1012, 1833-1834, FHL Film #532981, FHL Digitized Film #4849268, Image 173 of 757, Newton Twp, p. 169, 1833
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 530 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 176, 1832
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 543 of 705, Newton Twp, p. 189, 1832
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 187 of 705, Newton Twp, Personal Property, 1831, p. 169
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, familysearch.org (website) Muskingum, Ohio, Tax Records, v. 1009-1010, 1831-1832, FHL Film #532980, FHL Digitized Film #4849267, Image 174 of 705, Newton Township, 1831, p. 148
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911." James Richard Watts in the Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2018. <
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Richard Watts, ; citing SAINT GEORGE OR POPLAR HILL CHURCH,WILLIAM AND MARY PARISH,SAINT MARYS,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,206.

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