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Walter Franklin Watts 1897–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Walker, Alabama, USA

Death Date: Sep 1974

Death Location: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Watts

Mother: Fannie Parsons

Spouse(s): Elsie Pate, Annie Martin

Children(s): Sherman Watts, Roland Watts, William Watts, Jewell Watts

In 1897, Walter Franklin Watts entered the world in Walker, Alabama, USA, born to James Allen Monroe Watts And Fannie E Parsons. Walter Franklin Watts married Annie L Martin, Elsie Enizi Inez Pate, and had children including Donald R Watts, Dorothy Faye Watts, Doug Watts, Fannie Mae Watts, Jackie Watts, Jewell Watts, Roland Lonnie Watts, Sherman Franklin Watts, William Horace Watts. Walter Franklin Watts passed away in 1974 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Walter Franklin Watts entered the world in Walker, Alabama, USA, born to James Allen Monroe Watts And Fannie E Parsons.
  • Walter Franklin Watts married Annie L Martin, Elsie Enizi Inez Pate, and had children including Donald R Watts, Dorothy Faye Watts, Doug Watts, Fannie Mae Watts, Jackie Watts, Jewell Watts, Roland Lonnie Watts, Sherman Franklin Watts, William Horace Watts.
  • Walter Franklin Watts passed away in 1974 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Watts
1872–1946
Birth Location: AL
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Fannie Parsons
1879–1950
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Elsie Pate
1908–1990
Birth Location: , Walker, Alabama, USA
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Annie Martin
1899–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
AM

Children(s)

Sherman Watts
1926–1998
Birth Location: –
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Roland Watts
1929–2005
Birth Location: –
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William Watts
1937–2007
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
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Jewell Watts
1918–1983
Birth Location: –
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Walter Watts's Ancestors

Self
Walter Watts
1897–1974
Birth Place: Walker, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Allen Monroe Watts
1872–1946
AL
Fannie (E) Parsons
1879–1950
Alabama
Grandparents
Peter (Franklin) Watts
1840–
North Carolina
Mary Underwood
1846–1926
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Watts's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Franklin) Watts (17 Jul 1897–Sep 1974) m. Elsie (Enizi Inez) Pate (17 Aug 1908–Mar 14, 1990) m. Annie (L) Martin (abt 1899–)
  1. 1. Sherman (Franklin) Watts 1926–1998
  2. 2. Roland (Lonnie) Watts 1929–2005 m. Nettie (Jean) Boyd 1933–2007
  3. 3. William (Horace) Watts 1937–2007
  4. 4. Jewell Watts 1918–1983

Walter Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1897
17 Jul 1897
Birth of Walter Franklin Watts in Walker, Alabama, USA
Walker, Alabama, USA
1974
Sep 1974
Age 77
Death of Walter Franklin Watts in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-05-4158; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1974
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-05-4158; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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