William Wyatt Watts spouse, children, and location

Summary of information found on William Wyatt Watts

Found Wyatt Watts in Census records 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. Each of these records lists his wife a Roxie E.

Marriage Record:
Found marriage index for William Watts and Roxye Miller in the Indiana Marriage collections on Ancestry.com.

Death of children:
In the 1910 and 1920 they had one son, Elvin. The 1910 census said Roxie had given birth two 2 children and one was living. I searched Find a Grave and found a double headstone with Elvin's name on it (death 1921) and Doris B. Watts (b. 1906, d. 1907).

The census records do not indicate any other children.

Death of Wyatt and Roxie
* Find A Grave has a picture of double headstone for Wyatt and Roxie.
* There is an obituary for Roxie Watts in the Wabash Valley Obituaries. The obit date is Aug 16, 1961. Assume she died one or two days earlier.
* I have a copy of Wyatt's death certificate that I ordered from the Indiana State Archives.

William and Lucinda's Family and Obituaries from Vigo County Library

I'm in the process of working through William and Lucinda's children right now, looking for spouses of their children and for grandchildren.

I have found a great website, Wabash Valley Obituary Index that has many of the Watts family in their small newspaper. The index is searchable and they charge $5.00 for each obituary. They will email them or mail hard copies. Their address is:

Special Collections

Vigo County Public Library

One Library Square

Terre Haute, IN 47807

Since I'm not rich (sigh) I'm in the process of deciding the most productive obituaries to request. So far, the obits that I want are:

• William Watts; age 79; date August 26, 1921; I hope for more information about Lucinda and any children. Also, I'm hoping for information about his first wife, Jane Jinkins.
• Wyatt Watts, age 93; date September 16, 1965; Again, info about Lucinda. But, Wyatt and more information about he and Roxie's children.
• Mrs. Lillie Pennington; age 66; date February 14, 1932; Really want info about her mother.
• Mrs. Lucindy Watts; age 65; date March 25, 1909; This is Lucinda Appleton. I'd love any info about her--children, parents, and siblings.
• Mrs. Jennie L. Taylor, age 81, date March 5, 1955, Jennie had a child who died. Want more info about her children.

I'm making individual posts about each child so it will be easier to find them for future reference.

Thomas E. Watts Spouse and Death Location

19 September 2011.
I have personal correspondence that said Thomas E. Watts died in Santa Clara and was cremated. She listed his wife as Mae.

I found Thomas Watts in 1920 and 1930 census records in Santa Clara.  Wife was Mary A.

17 March 2012.

Found census 1910 Census record in New Mexico with
* Thomas E Watts, head, born 1870 in Illinois
* Mary A. Watts, wife, born 1870 in Maine
* Curtis Berry, stepson to head, born in Maine
* Luella Watts, sister to head, born in Illinois, born 1887

In the 1920 and 1930 Census records for Thomas E. Watts in Fremont, Santa Clara, his birth is 1870 in Indiana. Mary A Watts' birth is 1867 in Maine.

Found Mary A. Watts on California Death Index,
born 6/17/1867; mother: Millett; father: Craig, born: Maine; died Santa Clara, 8/13/1850

California Death Index for Thomas E. Watts
Thomas Elbert Watts, born 9/23/1870 in Indiana; father: Watts; died in Santa Clara, 4/21/1941

CONCLUSION:
I have found the correct Thomas E. Watts, son of William Watts and Lucinda Appleton.
* The names, birth dates, birth places all match
* 1910 census indicates Luella is his sister; same age as Luella who is daughter of William and Lucinda in the 1900 census.