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Rachel Watts 1844–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Crawford County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1872

Death Location: Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA

Father: James Watts

Mother: Martha Wilson

Spouse(s): Homer Howell

Children(s): Martha Howell, Mary Turney, William +

In 1844, Rachel Watts entered the world in Crawford County, Illinois, USA, born to James Watts And Martha Jane Wilson. Rachel Watts married Homer Melton Howell, and had children including Martha Frances Mattie Howell, Mary Ellen Ella Turney, William Franklin Frank Howell. Rachel Watts passed away in 1872 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Rachel Watts entered the world in Crawford County, Illinois, USA, born to James Watts And Martha Jane Wilson.
  • Rachel Watts married Homer Melton Howell, and had children including Martha Frances Mattie Howell, Mary Ellen Ella Turney, William Franklin Frank Howell.
  • Rachel Watts passed away in 1872 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Watts
1817–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Martha Wilson
1824–1860
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Homer Howell
1843–1887
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Martha Howell
1867–1949
Birth Location: Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA
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Mary Turney
1863–1957
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kansas, USA
MT
William +
1869–1956
Birth Location: Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States of America
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Rachel Watts's Ancestors

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Rachel Watts
1844–1872
Birth Place: Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Watts
1817–1860
Tennessee, USA
Martha (Jane) Wilson
1824–1860
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Watts's Descendants

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Rachel Watts (1844–Abt. 1872) m. Homer (Melton) Howell (abt 1843–Bef. 1 Oct 1887)
  1. 1. Martha (Frances "Mattie") Howell 1867–1949 m. Thomas (E.) Ryan 1863–1938
    1. 1. Grace (Belle) Ryan 1890–1973 m. Benjamin (Melvin) Skaggs 1884–1967
      1. 1. William (Thomas "Bill") Skaggs 1922–2007 m. Carol (Mae) Wyman 1925–2019
        1. 1. William (Thomas Skaggs) Jr 1947–2005
      2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Skaggs 1921–1995
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen "Ella") Turney 1863–1957
  3. 3. William (Franklin "Frank" Howell) + 1869–1956

Rachel Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Rachel Watts in Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Crawford County, Illinois, USA
1872
Abt. 1872
Age 28
Death of Rachel Watts in Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Crawford County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1872
    Event Place: Girard, Crawford, Kansas, USA
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