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Josiah James Watts 1863–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1863

Birth Location: Clinton County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1864

Death Location: Clinton County, Illinois, USA

Father: Finley Watts

Mother: Rebecca Morefield

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Josiah James Watts was born in 1863 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA, the child of Finley Paris Watts And Rebecca Susanna Morefield. Josiah James Watts passed away in 1864 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah James Watts was born in 1863 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA, the child of Finley Paris Watts And Rebecca Susanna Morefield.
  • Josiah James Watts passed away in 1864 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA.

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Josiah Watts's Ancestors

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Josiah Watts
1863–1864
Birth Place: Clinton County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Finley Paris Watts
1830–1893
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Rebecca (Susanna) Morefield
1840–1923
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Key) Watts
1802–1848
Greene, Georgia, United States
Lucinda Varner
1809–1885
St Clair, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Josiah (James) Morefield
1808–1848
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Ruth Keaton
1808–1850
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Watts
1764–1840
Elizabeth Key
1766–1843
Abraham Varner
1772–1850
Elizabeth Peck
1774–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Watts
1740–1796
Elizabeth Townsend
1745–1847
John Key
1731–1790
Elizabeth Witt
1731–1778

Josiah Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1863
15 Dec 1863
Birth of Josiah James Watts in Clinton County, Illinois, USA
Clinton County, Illinois, USA
1864
1 Aug 1864
Age 1
Death of Josiah James Watts in Clinton County, Illinois, USA
Clinton County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Clinton County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Clinton County, Illinois, USA

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