Eugene Oscar Watts

Brief Life History of Eugene Oscar

When Eugene Oscar Watts was born on 11 November 1848, in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States, his father, Charles Grandison Watts, was 30 and his mother, Caroline Elizabeth Smith, was 28. He married Emma H. Redmon on 11 November 1871, in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Todd, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 January 1923, in Trenton, Christian, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Trenton, Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Oscar Watts
1848–1923
Lucy W Dickerson
1855–1937
Marriage: 20 December 1883
William Oscar Watts
1884–1970
Frank Pendelton Watts Sr
1886–1970
Polly N. Watts
1888–1892
Nellie Watts
1891–1979
Mary Ellen Watts
1893–1976
Ann Watts
1895–1981
Eugene Dickerson Watts
1897–1964

Sources (32)

  • Eugene Watts in household of Charles Watts, "United States Census, 1850"
  • E O Watts, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Eugene Oscar Watts, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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