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James Basil Watts 1934–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1934

Birth Location: Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA)

Death Date: 8 Jan 2014

Death Location: Tallmansville, Upshur Co, W(VA)

Father: Basil Watts

Mother: Oma Osburn

Spouse(s): Oleta Tenney

Children(s):

James Basil Watts was born in 1934 in Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA), the child of Basil Talbott Watts And Oma Frances Osburn. In 1940, James Basil Watts resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. James Basil Watts married Oleta May Tenney, and had children including Annette W Watts, Carolyn W Watts. James Basil Watts passed away in 2014 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, W(VA).

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Biography

  • James Basil Watts was born in 1934 in Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA), the child of Basil Talbott Watts And Oma Frances Osburn.
  • In 1940, James Basil Watts resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
  • James Basil Watts married Oleta May Tenney, and had children including Annette W Watts, Carolyn W Watts.
  • James Basil Watts passed away in 2014 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, W(VA).

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Children(s)

James Watts's Ancestors

Self
James Watts
1934–2014
Birth Place: Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA)
Parents
Basil Talbott Watts
1912–1950
Upshur Co, W(VA)
Oma (Frances) Osburn
1911–
West Virginia
Grandparents
Semour Osburn
1870–1923
Upshur Co, W(VA)
Louvernia (Florence) Poling
1874–1956
Middle Fork, Barbour Co, W(VA)
Great-Grandparents
Marcellus Osburn
1845–1877
Mary Linch
1843–1923
Eli Poling
1849–1924
Elizabeth Proudfoot
1851–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilson Osborne
1809–1867
Susannah Starcher
1814–1882
John Lynch
1811–1889
Catherine Barb
1809–1862
Edgar Poling
1828–1900
Mary Weaver
1830–1885
William Proudfoot
1819–1898
Julia Ellyson
1822–1900

James Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1934
1934
Birth of James Basil Watts in Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA)
Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA)
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 6
James Basil Watts resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
2014
8 Jan 2014
Age 80
Death of James Basil Watts in Evans, Columbia Co, GA
Evans, Columbia Co, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Ellamore, Upshur Co, W(VA)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4414; Page: 63B; Enumeration District: 20-55B
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4414; Page: 63B; Enumeration District: 20-55B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2014
    Event Place: Evans, Columbia Co, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tallmansville, Upshur Co, W(VA)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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