Charles Henry Watts

Brief Life History of Charles Henry

When Charles Henry Watts was born on 30 June 1872, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, his father, George Marshall Watts, was 56 and his mother, Judith Ballow Shelton, was 44. He married Laura Ann Knott on 17 October 1891, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Collin, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 7 October 1959, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry Watts
1872–1959
Laura Ann Knott
1876–1936
Marriage: 17 October 1891
Chester Malcolm Watts
1892–1893
Geneva Elizabeth Watts
1894–1982
George Roland Watts
1902–1987
Velma Joy Watts
1902–1993
Robert Andrews Watts
1904–1967
Mayde Charis Watts
1906–1996
Lucy Lea Watts
1907–1995
Allie Charlene Watts
1909–1997
Alfred Watts
1910–1911
Annie Ruth Watts
1912–1988
Charles Horace Watts
1916–1986
Murray Glen Watts Sr.
1920–1986

Sources (27)

  • Charles H Watts, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • C H Watts, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Charles Henry Watts, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

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.

1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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