Gilmer Forest Watts

Brief Life History of Gilmer Forest

When Gilmer Forest Watts was born on 29 October 1906, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States, his father, Gilbert Allen Watts, was 34 and his mother, Emma Pamella Palmer, was 41. He lived in Cuivre Township, Pike, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Vandalia, Audrain, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 April 1972, at the age of 65, and was buried in Vandalia, Audrain, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilmer Forest Watts
1906–1972
Violet Genevieve Schroff
1913–1974

Sources (7)

  • Gilmer F Watts, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gilmer Forest Watts, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Gilmer Forrest Watts, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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