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Joseph Thornhill Watts 1895–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1895

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 25 Oct 1940

Death Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Father: John Watts

Mother: Sarah Knight

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Joseph Thornhill Watts was born in 1895 in Virginia, the child of John Albert Pomp Watts And Sarah W Knight. In 1900, Joseph Thornhill Watts resided in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Joseph Thornhill Watts resided in Lynchburg Ward 3, Lynchburg (Independent City), Vi. Joseph Thornhill Watts passed away in 1940 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Thornhill Watts was born in 1895 in Virginia, the child of John Albert Pomp Watts And Sarah W Knight.
  • In 1900, Joseph Thornhill Watts resided in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Thornhill Watts resided in Lynchburg Ward 3, Lynchburg (Independent City), Vi.
  • Joseph Thornhill Watts passed away in 1940 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Watts's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Watts
1895–1940
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Albert (Pomp) Watts
1841–1912
Amherst County, VA. USA
Sarah (W) Knight
1860–1925
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Hill) Watts
1807–1888
Amherst County, Virginia
William (Lafayette Fayette) Knight
1824–1907
Happy Hollow, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Bettie Knight
1832–1905
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Watts
1772–1866
Elizabeth Wilcox
1777–1847
William Knight
1791–1872
Richard Landrum
1797–1858
Mary Hickok
1800–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Orson Knight
1765–1817
Elizabeth Hamm
1767–1844
Thomas Landrum
1744–1840
Dorothy Allcock
1764–1839
Ebenezer Hickok
1759–1843
Jane Linn
1760–1838

Joseph Watts's Timeline

4 Records

1895
7 Aug 1895
Birth of Joseph Thornhill Watts in Virginia
Virginia
1900
1900
Age 5
Joseph Thornhill Watts resided here in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Joseph Thornhill Watts resided here in Lynchburg Ward 3, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Lynchburg Ward 3, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1940
25 Oct 1940
Age 45
Death of Joseph Thornhill Watts in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241734
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg City, Virginia; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241734

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lynchburg Ward 3, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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