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James Clarence Watts 1903–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1903

Birth Location: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 25 August 1987

Death Location: Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato Blue Earth County, MN

Father: Lafayette Watts

Mother: Agnes Pearson

Spouse(s): Barbara Watts

Children(s): Quentin Watts, Caroline Watts, Betty Watts, Baby Watts, Janice Watts, James Watts, Lannel Watts

The story of James Clarence Watts began in 1903 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA. In 1905, James Clarence Watts resided in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA. In 1910, James Clarence Watts resided in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota. James Clarence Watts married Barbara Louise Watts, and had children including Baby Boy Watts, Betty Faye Watts, Caroline June Watts, James Clyde Watts, Janice Agnes Watts, Lannel Watts, Quentin Raymond Barney Watts. James Clarence Watts passed away in 1987 in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato Blue Earth County, MN.

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Biography

  • The story of James Clarence Watts began in 1903 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1905, James Clarence Watts resided in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1910, James Clarence Watts resided in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota.
  • James Clarence Watts married Barbara Louise Watts, and had children including Baby Boy Watts, Betty Faye Watts, Caroline June Watts, James Clyde Watts, Janice Agnes Watts, Lannel Watts, Quentin Raymond Barney Watts.
  • James Clarence Watts passed away in 1987 in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato Blue Earth County, MN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lafayette Watts
1869–1913
Birth Location: Illinois
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Agnes Pearson
1871–1960
Birth Location: Minnesota
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Watts
1903–1975
Birth Location: Richmond, Winona, MN
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Children(s)

Quentin Watts
1920–1993
Birth Location: Fridley, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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Caroline Watts
1924–2006
Birth Location: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
CW
Betty Watts
1926–1983
Birth Location: Minnesota
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Baby Watts
1935–1935
Birth Location: Blue Earth, Minnesota
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Janice Watts
1931–1960
Birth Location: Le Sueur County, Minnesota
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James Watts
1935–2006
Birth Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA
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Lannel Watts
1938–2015
Birth Location: Blue Earth, Minnesota
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James Watts's Ancestors

Self
James Watts
1903–1987
Birth Place: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Lafayette Beatty "Laugtell" And "Fay" Watts
1869–1913
Illinois
Agnes (or Agnus "Aggie") Pearson
1871–1960
Minnesota
Grandparents
William (Henry) Watts
1834–1913
Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, USA
Anne (Osulson Or) Torrison
1843–1907
Christiania, Norway
Frank Pearson
1845–
New York, USA
Elizabeth
1842–
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1798–1875
Miranda Hall\Hull
1809–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Watts
1746–1830
Eleanor Hildreth
1761–1853

James Watts's Descendants

1.
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James (Clarence) Watts (20 December 1903–25 August 1987) m. Barbara (Louise) Watts (21 May 1903–06 September 1975)
  1. 1. Quentin (Raymond "Barney") Watts 1920–1993 m. De (Etta) Kapphahn 1936–1993
  2. 2. Caroline (June) Watts 1924–2006 m. Emil (or Amil Hugo) Becker 1921–1984
    1. 1. Martin (William) Becker 1944–1963
  3. 3. Betty (Faye) Watts 1926–1983 m. Donald (David) Swedberg 1926–2007
  4. 4. Baby (Boy) Watts 1935–1935
  5. 5. Janice (Agnes) Watts 1931–1960
  6. 6. James (Clyde) Watts 1935–2006
  7. 7. Lannel Watts 1938–2015 m. Martin (Joseph) Beil 1938–2011

James Watts's Timeline

10 Records

1903
20 December 1903
Birth of James Clarence Watts in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
1905
13 Jun 1905
Age 2
James Clarence Watts resided here in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
James Clarence Watts resided here in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1920
1920
Age 17
James Clarence Watts resided here in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1930
1930
Age 27
James Clarence Watts resided here in Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota
Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 37
James Clarence Watts resided here in Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
1942
1942
Age 39
James Clarence Watts resided here in Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
1945
Abt 1945
Age 42
James Clarence Watts resided here in Lake Crystal , Minn.
Lake Crystal , Minn.
1950
1950
Age 47
James Clarence Watts resided here in Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
1987
25 August 1987
Age 84
Death of James Clarence Watts in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States of America
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1903
    Event Place: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 247
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 471-42-2844; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1955.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T625_825; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: .
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] Minnesota Death Index
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rapidan, Blue Earth

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T625_825; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kasota, Le Sueur, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 247

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Lake Crystal , Minn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Winona Daily News; Publication Date: 10 Nov 1945; Publication Place: Winona, Minnesota, USA; ,0.61828464,0.379201,0.717824&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rapidan, Blue Earth

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1987
    Event Place: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 471-42-2844; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1955.
    [2] Minnesota Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato Blue Earth County, MN
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