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Jesse Wilber Watts 1907–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1907

Birth Location: Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1985

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Father: Jesse Watts

Mother: Mary Mathews

Spouse(s): Emily Menard

Children(s): Jerry Watts, Bernard Watts, Marvin Watts, Pauline Watts, Robert Watts, Sharone Nichols

Jesse Wilber Watts was born in 1907 in Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA, the child of Jesse Wilmer Watts And Mary Elizabeth Mathews. In 1950, Jesse Wilber Watts resided in Carter Lake, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Jesse Wilber Watts married Emily Pauline Menard, and had children including Bernard Wilmer Watts, Jerry R Watts, Marvin Wilber Watts, Pauline Bernadette Watts, Robert Edwin Watts, Sharone P Watts Nichols. Jesse Wilber Watts passed away in 1985 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Wilber Watts was born in 1907 in Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA, the child of Jesse Wilmer Watts And Mary Elizabeth Mathews.
  • In 1950, Jesse Wilber Watts resided in Carter Lake, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • Jesse Wilber Watts married Emily Pauline Menard, and had children including Bernard Wilmer Watts, Jerry R Watts, Marvin Wilber Watts, Pauline Bernadette Watts, Robert Edwin Watts, Sharone P Watts Nichols.
  • Jesse Wilber Watts passed away in 1985 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Watts's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Watts
1907–1985
Birth Place: Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Jesse Wilmer Watts
1877–1942
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Mathews
1889–1979
Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Horatio (Nelson Nate) Watts
1852–1908
Miltonville, Ohio, USA
Harriett (Delphine Sarah) McCullough
1856–1883
Illinois, USA
Henry (Wilson) Mathews
1867–1952
Iowa, USA
Dorethea (Jane) Campbell
1871–1930
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1815–1880
Elizabeth Burtch
1820–1872
George Cullough
1805–1889
Eleanor Lowry
1808–1863
George Campbell
1849–1920
Elizabeth Proffitt
1850–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philinda Ashley
1780–1857
John McCullough
1777–1850
Jane Richey
1781–1854
Elijah Lowry
1764–1838
Elizabeth Mills
1764–
Audley Campbell
1808–1865
Mariah Brinegar
1814–1881
John I
1806–1856
Eliza Seal
1828–1873

Jesse Watts's Descendants

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Jesse (Wilber) Watts (26 Aug 1907–20 Feb 1985) m. Emily (Pauline) Menard (26 Mar 1912–20 Oct 1986)
  1. 1. Jerry (R) Watts 1944–2019
  2. 2. Bernard (Wilmer) Watts 1929–1929
  3. 3. Marvin (Wilber) Watts 1935–2000 m. Lovina (May Thorp) ❌ 1938–2010
  4. 4. Pauline (Bernadette) Watts 1947–1992 m. Donald (Joseph) Tompkins 1945–2016
  5. 5. Robert (Edwin) Watts 1932–2016
  6. 6. Sharone (P Watts) Nichols 1940–2014

Jesse Watts's Timeline

3 Records

1907
26 Aug 1907
Birth of Jesse Wilber Watts in Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Jesse Wilber Watts resided here in Carter Lake, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Carter Lake, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1985
20 Feb 1985
Age 78
Death of Jesse Wilber Watts in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Huron, Pennington, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carter Lake, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Carter Lake, Pottawa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

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