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Mary Ann Watts 1831 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1831

Birth Location: Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1914

Death Location: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

Father: Rufus Watts

Mother: Rhoda Smith

Spouse(s): Jesse Woodard

Children(s): James Woodard, Talitha Woodard, Sarah Woodard, S Chambers, Henry Woodard, Carrie Woodard, Dora Woodard, Hubbard Woodard, Mary Woodard, Charles Woodard, Richard Woodard, J Woodard

In 1831, Mary Ann Watts entered the world in Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, born to Rufus Macintosh Watts and Rhoda Justine Smith. In 1870, Mary Ann Watts resided in Anderson, Texas, USA. Mary Ann Watts married Jesse Harrison Woodard, and had children including James R. Woodard, Talitha J. Woodard, Sarah Amanda Woodard, S M Chambers, Henry W. Woodard, Carrie Woodard, Dora C. Woodard, Hubbard A Woodard, Mary Rebecca 'Mollie' Woodard, Charles T. Woodard, Richard Jessie Woodard, J K Woodard. Mary Ann Watts passed away in 1914 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Mary Ann Watts entered the world in Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States, born to Rufus Macintosh Watts and Rhoda Justine Smith.
  • In 1870, Mary Ann Watts resided in Anderson, Texas, USA.
  • Mary Ann Watts married Jesse Harrison Woodard, and had children including James R. Woodard, Talitha J. Woodard, Sarah Amanda Woodard, S M Chambers, Henry W. Woodard, Carrie Woodard, Dora C. Woodard, Hubbard A Woodard, Mary Rebecca 'Mollie' Woodard, Charles T. Woodard, Richard Jessie Woodard, J K Woodard.
  • Mary Ann Watts passed away in 1914 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Watts
1809 – 1881
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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Rhoda Smith
1810 – 1878
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Woodard
1830 – 1902
Birth Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

James Woodard
1850 – 1868
Birth Location: Marengo County, Alabama, USA
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Talitha Woodard
1853 – 1885
Birth Location: Palestine Anderson county, TX USA
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Sarah Woodard
1856 – 1917
Birth Location: Palestine Anderson county, TX USA
SW
S Chambers
1857 –
Birth Location: Texas, United States
SC
Henry Woodard
1859 – 1865
Birth Location: Palestine Anderson county, TX USA
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Carrie Woodard
1860 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Dora Woodard
1862 –
Birth Location: Texas
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Hubbard Woodard
1862 – 1934
Birth Location: Palestine Anderson county, TX USA
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Mary Woodard
1864 – 1941
Birth Location: Palestine Anderson county, TX USA
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Charles Woodard
1866 – 1892
Birth Location: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States
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Richard Woodard
1869 – 1906
Birth Location: Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA
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J Woodard
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: , Anderson, Texas
JW

Mary Watts's Ancestors

Self
Mary Watts
1831 – 1914
Birth Place: Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Rufus Macintosh Watts
1809 – 1881
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Justine) Smith
1810 – 1878
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Watts's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann) Watts (24 Jan 1831 – 4 Feb 1914) m. Jesse (Harrison) Woodard (26 Oct 1830 – 2 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. James (R.) Woodard (12 January 1850 – 11 August 1868)
  2. 2. Talitha (J.) Woodard (13 January 1853 – 21 August 1885)
  3. 3. Sarah (Amanda) Woodard (28 December 1856 – 23 September 1917)
  4. 4. S (M) Chambers (1857 – )
  5. 5. Henry (W.) Woodard (21 June 1859 – 7 Nov 1865)
  6. 6. Carrie Woodard (abt 1860 – )
  7. 7. Dora (C.) Woodard (abt 1862 – )
  8. 8. Hubbard (A) Woodard (2 Jan 1862 – 26 July 1934) m. Demarious Crist (15 August 1863 – 2 February 1944)
    1. 1. Macon (Lemuel) Woodard (7 December 1881 – 29 October 1958) m. Margaret ("Maggie" Waller) McMullen (6 Jun 1884 – 8 Dec 1961)
      1. 1. Herbert (Milton) Woodard (17 Oct 1903 – 15 Feb 1970) m. Eleanor Baugh (10 Mar 1910 – 14 September 1986)
      2. 2. Mecon (Lemuel) Woodard (28 Apr 1916 – 12 Jun 1989)
    2. 2. John (Waren) Woodard (16 Aug 1883 – 20 Nov 1937) m. Katherine ("Kate") Musselmann (abt 1877 – 3 Jan 1956)
      1. 1. Howard (Lawrence) Woodard (Aug 12, 1908 – 18 Apr 1958) m. Carmen (Cornelia) Gibson (22 Nov 1912 – 12 Aug 1991)
        1. 1. Robert (Michael) Woodard (23 Sep 1936 – 10 May 2007)
      2. 2. James (Robert) Woodard (7 Nov 1909 – 16 Mar 1969) m. Lillian (Julia) Zinsmeyer (6 Jul 1913 – 16 Jun 2005)
        1. 1. Juanita Woodard (abt 1923 – )
        2. 2. Waller Woodard (abt 1924 – )
        3. 3. James (T) Woodard (abt 1927 – )
        4. 4. Charline (O) Woodard (7 Oct 1929 – ) m. Ronnie (Eugene) Hollowell (29 May 1932 – 26 December 2005)
        5. 5. Donald (Warren) Woodard (26 Sep 1936 – 10/01/1965)
        6. 6. Catherine (Louise) Woodard (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Edward Woodard (11 Feb 1887 – 23 Jan 1919) m. Cora (Irene) Graves (30 Nov 1894 – 24 Nov 1978)
      1. 1. Nell (Margaret) Woodard (23 Oct 1917 – 24 Jun 2002)
    4. 4. Edward Woodard (Feb 1887 – )
    5. 5. Claude Woodard (30 January 1889 – 5 November 1903)
    6. 6. Stephen (Crist) Woodard (Jul 1892 – 18 December 1939) m. Lillian (J.) Nemec (abt 1897 – Jan 22, 1983)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Woodard (14 Jul 1920 – 12 Mar 2014)
      2. 2. Stephen ("Steve" "SC" Crist Woodard) Jr (13 Sep 1922 – 16 Aug 1963) m. Helen Smith m. Mary (Helen "Butch") Douglas (2 Jul 1923 – 1 Nov 2008)
    7. 7. Jesse (Clarence) Woodard (28 June 1895 – 1 Jan 1938) m. Doris (Margaret) Hennig (25 Sep 1899 – 03 Apr 1955)
      1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Woodard (1924 – 1926)
      2. 2. Ethel (M) Woodard (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Mary (J) Woodard (abt 1929 – )
    8. 8. Dale (Luck) Woodard (3 Sep 1898 – 20 January 1956) m. Sarah (A) Wright (10 September 1901 – 7 March 1996)
      1. 1. Marjorie (Enola) Woodard (14 Jul 1921 – 9 May 1988)
      2. 2. Rosali Woodard (8 January 1924 – 6 April 2015)
    9. 9. Mitchell (Herman) Woodard (28 Jan 1901 – 30 May 1966) m. Ima (Isabel) Tomkins (28 Aug 1903 – 16 Feb 1977)
      1. 1. Jean Woodard (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Mitchell (Reed (Bubba)) Woodard (1 February 1934 – 30 January 2004)
    10. 10. Clyde Woodard (23 Jan 1904 – 23 Jul 1931) m. Mary (Myrtle) Nicholson (abt 1903 – 27 Jan 1963)
      1. 1. Charles (Ray) Woodard (1923 – 15 Aug 1984) m. Louise (Marie) Murray (03 Jan 1926 – 12 Sep 2011)
        1. 1. Charlotte (Marie) Woodard (18 Oct 1948 – 02 May 2015) m. George (McClure) Hendricks (1947 – ) m. Burvin (Terry) Smith (5 Feb 1949 – 5 Nov 2017)
        2. 2. Alane (Lanette) Woodard (23 May 1950 – Jun 01, 2020) m. Donald (Nelson) Cameron (Dec 29, 1931 – Jun 01, 2017)
        3. 3. Donald (Ray) Woodard (15 Sep 1953 – ) m. Melony Hodges (17 Nov 1953 – )
        4. 4. Paul (A) Woodard (9 Jan 1964 – ) m. Cheryl Herron (1 Mar 1964 – )
      2. 2. Edwin (Herbert) Woodard (8 Mar 1930 – 14 Mar 2008) m. Robbie (Jeannette) Broker (21 Apr 1935 – 24 Dec 2017)
        1. 1. Mary (Karyn) Woodard (5 Jun 1959 – ) m. Gary (Lynn) Weaver (abt 1966 – ) m. Corwyn (D) Tipton (14 Jul 1955 – )
        2. 2. Andrew (Edwin) Woodard (4 Sep 1963 – ) m. Jana (Marie) Quick (abt 1965 – )
  9. 9. Mary (Rebecca 'Mollie') Woodard (20 June 1864 – 20 Oct 1941)
  10. 10. Charles (T.) Woodard (13 December 1866 – 20 October 1892)
  11. 11. Richard (Jessie) Woodard (21 September 1869 – 8 September 1906) m. Stella (M) Deason (8-14-1877 – Sept. 24, 1953)
    1. 1. Jesse (Henry) Woodard (14 Oct 1895 – 1918)
    2. 2. Mabel Pridgen (1 Mar 1898 – 30 Dec 1968) m. George (Lewis) Darby (26 May 1898 – 11 Apr 1968) m. John (M) Wagner (24 Nov 1898 – 1 Nov 1957) m. George (Bolivar) Pridgen (18 Aug 1884 – 23 Oct 1961)
      1. 1. George Darby (28 Sep 1918 – 30 June 2015)
    3. 3. Allie (M) Kluth (27 Aug 1899 – 9 Dec 1972)
    4. 4. Alice (May) Woodard (28 Aug 1899 – 9 Dec 1972)
    5. 5. Frankie (Juanita) Bayless (9 October 1913 – 14 September 2005)
  12. 12. J (K) Woodard (1870 – 27 Feb 1932)

Mary Watts's Timeline

5 Records

1831
24 Jan 1831
Birth of Mary Ann Watts in Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1849
8 Feb 1849
Age 18
Mary Ann Watts was married in Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
Sumter District, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Mary Ann Watts resided here in Anderson, Texas, USA
Anderson, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Mary Ann Watts resided here in Douglas Station, Anderson, Texas, USA
Douglas Station, Anderson, Texas, USA
1914
4 Feb 1914
Age 83
Death of Mary Ann Watts in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States
Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Rembert Church, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas Station, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 1288; Page: 92C; Enumeration District: 003
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 1288; Page: 131A; Enumeration District: 004
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Anderson, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 68A; Family History Library Film: 553072
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Sumter District, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Anderson, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 68A; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Douglas Station, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas Station, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 1288; Page: 92C; Enumeration District: 003
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Anderson, Texas; Roll: 1288; Page: 131A; Enumeration District: 004

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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