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Josiah P Watts Elder 1865–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1865

Birth Location: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1941

Death Location: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Josiah Watts

Mother: Elizabeth King

Spouse(s): Meggie Watts

Children(s): Russell Watts, Edgar Watts, Middleton Watts, Walter Watts, James Watts, Bessie Watts, Senna Watts

Josiah P Watts Elder was born in 1865 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Josiah Cleveland Watts And Elizabeth Eliza Jane King. In 1910, Josiah P Watts Elder resided in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA. Josiah P Watts Elder married Meggie Watts, and had children including Bessie Jane Watts, Edgar Allen Watts, James Snappy Watts, Middleton Joseph Watts, Russell A Watts, Senna Watts, Walter Lee Watts. Josiah P Watts Elder passed away in 1941 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah P Watts Elder was born in 1865 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Josiah Cleveland Watts And Elizabeth Eliza Jane King.
  • In 1910, Josiah P Watts Elder resided in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA.
  • Josiah P Watts Elder married Meggie Watts, and had children including Bessie Jane Watts, Edgar Allen Watts, James Snappy Watts, Middleton Joseph Watts, Russell A Watts, Senna Watts, Walter Lee Watts.
  • Josiah P Watts Elder passed away in 1941 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Josiah Elder's Ancestors

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Josiah Elder
1865–1941
Birth Place: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Josiah Cleveland Watts
1824–1906
Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jane) King
1843–1920
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (R.) Watts
1780–1862
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Gunter
1791–1861
South Carolina, United States
Middleton King
1799–1883
South Carolina, USA
Jane Hailes
1823–1847
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jane BOYKIN
1755–
John Watts
1754–1803
Charles II
1771–1838
Rebecca Stanley
1778–1869
Alexander Hales
1791–1855
Sarah Mercer
1792–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles King
1750–
Elizabeth Stroud
1755–1836
Silas Hales
1753–1846
Cynthia Alexander
1757–1808
Thomas Mercer
1759–1831
Sarah Windham
1772–1857

Josiah Elder's Descendants

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Josiah (P Watts) Elder (3 September 1865–22 May 1941) m. Meggie Watts (abt 1871–5 March 1940)
  1. 1. Russell (A.) Watts 1906–1996 m. Anna 1917–1996
    1. 1. Nina Watts 1934–2020 m. Grover (Layfette) Rigdon 1925–1995
    2. 2. Rachel (Lavonia) Watts 1937–1997 m. Rodney (Earl) McPhearson 1933–2011
    3. 3. Russell (Hinning) Watts 1942–2012
    4. 4. James (Elijah) Watts 1945–1997 m. Josephine (Frances Ann) Malisa 1946–1998
  2. 2. Edgar (Allen) Watts 1903–1954
  3. 3. Middleton (Joseph) Watts 1898–1980
  4. 4. Walter (Lee) Watts 1900–1969
  5. 5. James ("Snappy") Watts 1908–1946
  6. 6. Bessie (Jane) Watts 1909–1978
  7. 7. Senna Watts 1912–1936

Josiah Elder's Timeline

4 Records

1865
3 September 1865
Birth of Josiah P Watts Elder in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
1896
23 May 1896
Age 31
Josiah P Watts Elder was married in Clarke, Mississippi
Clarke, Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 45
Josiah P Watts Elder resided here in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
1941
22 May 1941
Age 76
Death of Josiah P Watts Elder in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1865
    Event Place: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 May 1896
    Event Place: Clarke, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1941
    Event Place: Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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