William G. Watts

1845 - 1927  (81 years)

• Name	William G. Watts  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 May 1845	Mississippi   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1927	Mississippi   [2]
  Burial	New Palestine Cemetery, Pearl River County, Mississippi   [2]
  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
  Person ID	I2538	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Watts,   b. Bef 1826   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Penelope Lott,   b. Bef 1827   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary J. "Mollie" McGrew,   b. Abt 1845, Mississippi d. Bef 1892, Mississippi (Age ~ 46 years)
  Marriage	1867	Perry County, Mississippi
  Children	1. Thomas H. Watts,   b. 1 Mar 1868, Covington County, Mississippi d. 27 Oct 1948 (Age 80 years)   2. Susannah Artamicha "Artimiti" "Susie" Watts,   b. 12 Feb 1869, Covington County, Mississippi d. 6 Apr 1965, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi (Age 96 years)   3. William Walter Watts,   b. 14 Jul 1872, Covington County, Mississippi d. 25 May 1944, Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi (Age 71 years)   4. Martha Annie Watts,   b. 1 Jun 1874, Covington County, Mississippi d. 16 Sep 1975, Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi (Age 101 years)   5. Bobbie Watts,   b. Abt 1878, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1845 - Mississippi Marriage - 1867 - Perry County, Mississippi Death - 27 Apr 1927 - Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] Wagstaff, Bettye Bragg-Family Researcher [bfwag@jas.net], Correspondence and Family Group Sheets dated August 1995 exchanged between Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, Texas and Mary Frances Smith Fisher of Jackson, Mississippi, copies in files of Melinda McLemore Strong of San Antonio, Texas. (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 195 (Reliability: 3).