Georgia Ann Watts

Brief Life History of Georgia Ann

When Georgia Ann Watts was born on 6 March 1856, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, her father, George Marshall Watts, was 40 and her mother, Judith Ballow Shelton, was 27. She married James Lee Faires on 25 December 1875, in Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, United States for about 80 years. She died on 29 October 1948, in Pecan Grove, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lee Faires
1847–1935
Georgia Ann Watts
1856–1948
Marriage: 25 December 1875
Lula Faires
1876–1952
Frank Carroll Faires
1878–1960
Josie Dean Faires
1880–1972

Sources (21)

  • Georgia Faires, "United States, Census, 1940"
  • Georgia Watts, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Georgia Ann Faires, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

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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