William G. Watts

Notes:

"William's middle name is disputed. Some family oral tradition has his middle name as George, yet others suggest that it was Green. Most records simply used the initial G. as his middle name.

In his Confederate Pension Application, William G. stated that his parents were Penelope (Lott) and John Watts, both born in Georgia. He first married Mary McGrew, and she apparently died. In about 1892, he married Lizzie MOORE. He further stated that he had twelve sons and two daughters. His pension application was dated 20 Aug 1912.

The name of three sons and two daughters were indentified in the 1880 census. Aileen Watts Thames, a great-granddaughter of William and Mary, recalled the brothers and sisters of her father (Thomas H.) as Will, Annie, Susie, and a yonger brother who died young. The 1880 census listed Bobbie as two years old, yet in the 1900 census a Robert who was 18 years old was enumerated with William G. Whether these two names refer to the same person is unknown, but probably does. No other children were cited with William and Lizzie in 1900 and none in 1910, but they were living with the W. W. Watts family in Pearl River County, Mississippi in 1920. All of the known children were probably Mary Ann's, because Lizzie and William had been married eight years and had no children according to the 1900 census. The nine unknown children could have been either Lizzie's from a previous marriage, an error by the Covington County clerk who took orally and/or transcribed William G.'s Confederate Pension application, or an unintentional error by William G. when he completed his Pension application." (Wynema McGrew, p. 195)


(Research):
Census Informaton:

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Wm. G. WATTS Self M Male W 35 MS Teaching School GA GA
Mary A. WATTS Wife M Female W 31 MS Keeping House GA GA
Thomas L. [H.] WATTS Son S Male W 11 MS At School MS MS
Artimiti WATTS Dau S Female W 9 MS MS MS
Willis WATTS Son S Male W 7 MS MS MS
Annie WATTS Dau S Female W 4 MS MS MS
Bobbie WATTS Son S Male W 2 MS MS MS

Source Information:
Census Place District 2, Covington, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254646
NA Film Number T9-0646
Page Number 299C

William married Mary J. "Mollie" McGrew in 1867 in Perry County, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of William McGrew and Dorinda "Rendy" Lott) was born about 1845 in Mississippi; died before 1892 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas H. Watts was born on 1 Mar 1868 in Covington County, Mississippi; died on 27 Oct 1948; was buried in Covington County, Mississippi.
2. Susannah Artamicha "Artimiti" "Susie" Watts was born on 12 Feb 1869 in Covington County, Mississippi; died on 6 Apr 1965 in Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi; was buried in New Palestine Cemetery, Pearl River County, Mississippi.
3. William Walter Watts was born on 14 Jul 1872 in Covington County, Mississippi; died on 25 May 1944 in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi; was buried in New Palestine Cemetery, Pearl River County, Mississippi.
4. Martha Annie Watts was born on 1 Jun 1874 in Covington County, Mississippi; died on 16 Sep 1975 in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi.
5. Bobbie Watts was born about 1878 in Mississippi; and died.

John married Penelope Lott. Penelope was born before 1827; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]