William Octavius Watts

Brief Life History of William Octavius

When William Octavius Watts was born on 30 August 1859, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, his father, George Marshall Watts, was 43 and his mother, Judith Ballow Shelton, was 31. He married Mary Caroline Lagow about 1893, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1900 and Dallas Texas Temple, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 26 December 1911, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Octavius Watts
1859–1911
Mary Caroline Lagow
1873–1956
Marriage: about 1893
Clint Harrison Watts
1893–1988
Susie Shelton Watts
1897–1980
Lottie Watts
1899–1977
Willie Mae Watts
1903–1965
Richard George Watts
1909–2004

Sources (10)

  • William Watts in household of George Watts, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: WILLIAM OSCAR WATTS - Published information: birth-name: WILLIAM OSCAR WATTS
  • W. O. Watts, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Watt , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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