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William Augustus Watt 1870–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1870

Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Sep 1941

Death Location: Placer, California, USA

Father: James Watt

Mother: Catherine Foute

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William Augustus Watt was born in 1870 in Knox, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Vance Watt And Catherine Melinda Foute. In 1870, William Augustus Watt resided in District 10, Campbells Station, Knox, Tennessee, U. In 1880, William Augustus Watt resided in District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA. William Augustus Watt passed away in 1941 in Placer, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William Augustus Watt was born in 1870 in Knox, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Vance Watt And Catherine Melinda Foute.
  • In 1870, William Augustus Watt resided in District 10, Campbells Station, Knox, Tennessee, U.
  • In 1880, William Augustus Watt resided in District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Augustus Watt passed away in 1941 in Placer, California, USA.

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William Watt's Ancestors

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William Watt
1870–1941
Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Vance Watt
1830–1899
Concord, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Catherine (Melinda) Foute
1836–1912
Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Watt) ►►MRCA◄◄
1796–1876
Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Sarah ('Sallie' Vance) ►►MRCA◄◄
1805–1889
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Watt
1769–1839
Ina Hughes
1774–
Vance Sr
1773–1851
Mary Kennedy
1778–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Watt
1732–1793
Mary Clark
1715–
Dr Esq
1730–1803
Sarah Taylor
1745–1777
Dr. Kennedy
1745–1788
Rebeckah Meek
1750–1815

William Watt's Timeline

4 Records

1870
9 Jan 1870
Birth of William Augustus Watt in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
William Augustus Watt resided here in District 10, Campbells Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Campbells Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
William Augustus Watt resided here in District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1941
5 Sep 1941
Age 71
Death of William Augustus Watt in Placer, California, USA
Placer, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 10, Campbells Station, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1541; Page: 183A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1941
    Event Place: Placer, California, USA

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