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WATERHOUSE was born about 1810. Spouse: Eunice COLBY. Francis WATERHOUSE and Eunice COLBY were married on 17 DEC 1834 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury.) Spouse: Harriet N. COLBY. Francis WATERHOUSE and Harriet N. COLBY were married on 27 AUG 1835 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury.) Spouse: Mary Ann BURLEY. Francis WATERHOUSE and Mary Ann BURLEY were married on 23 SEP 1837 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Lewis Osborn WATERHOUSE died on 31 JAN 1961. He was born date unknown. Spouse: Elizabeth Alvina PEASE. Lewis Osborn WATERHOUSE and Elizabeth Alvina PEASE were married in MAY 1917. Lydia WATERHOUSE was born about 1727. She was living in 1750 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died about 1817. Spouse: Captain Spencer COLBY. Captain Spencer COLBY and Lydia WATERHOUSE were married on 23 AUG 1747 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Spouse: Ephraim DENNET. Ephraim DENNET and Lydia WATERHOUSE were married on 24 FEB 1751 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Moses S. WATERHOUSE. Parents: Charles L. WATERHOUSE and Isabel N. SARGENT. Olive Harmon WATERHOUSE has Ancestral File Number VPBZ-B3. Spouse: Rufus CARTER. Rufus CARTER and Olive Harmon WATERHOUSE were married on 28 NOV 1821 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine. Osborne WATERHOUSE. Parents: Charles L. WATERHOUSE and Isabel N. SARGENT. Lucia Elizabeth WATERMAN was born on 29 SEP 1961. Spouse: Gary Lee HAND. Gary Lee HAND and Lucia Elizabeth WATERMAN were married on 11 MAY 1996. Minnie M. WATERMAN was born on 22 JUN 1867 in Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont. She died on 8 APR 1931 at Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Spouse: Orrin Leroy SAWYER. Orrin Leroy SAWYER and Minnie M. WATERMAN were married on 19 MAR 1905 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: Infant SAWYER, Louis Edgar SAWYER. Mr. WATERMAN was born date unknown. Spouse: Susannah. Mr. WATERMAN and Susannah were married before 1631. Ernest Abbot WATERS was born on 25 NOV 1888 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: William Franklin WATERS and Jane Roberts COLBY. Ethel Roberts WATERS was born on 25 OCT 1883 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 4 DEC 1913 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: William Franklin WATERS and Jane Roberts COLBY. Mary J. WATERS was born in Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine. Spouse: Albert P. SARGENT. Albert P. SARGENT and Mary J. WATERS were married on 1 MAY 1884. Richard (Walters) WATERS Jr. was born date unknown. He has Ancestral File Number W9L4-4M. Spouse: Rebecca BROWN. Richard (Walters) WATERS Jr. and Rebecca BROWN were married in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. William Franklin WATERS was born on 13 APR 1845 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in OCT 1931 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Spouse: Jane Roberts COLBY. William Franklin WATERS and Jane Roberts COLBY were married on 4 JAN 1871 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Ethel Roberts WATERS, Ernest Abbot WATERS. Francis Maria WATKINS was born on 29 APR 1843 in Ohio. (SOURCE: George Pfeifle family bible in possession of Kenneth Arthur.) Spouse: George Adam PFEIFLE. George Adam PFEIFLE and Francis Maria WATKINS were married on 27 NOV 1875 in Michigan. (SOURCE: George Pfeifle family bible in possession of Kenneth Arthur.) Children were: Agnes Watkins PFEIFLE, George Quinton PFEIFLE, Fred Harvey PFEIFLE, Frank E. PFEIFLE, Mary Gertrude PFEIFLE. Hannah M. WATKINS was born on 15 NOV 1804 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Daughter of Jason Watkins and Sarah.) She died on 23 SEP 1883 at Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Spouse: William Gould FLANDERS. William Gould FLANDERS and Hannah M. WATKINS were married on 1 FEB 1827 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000989; FLANDERS, William G.; Marriage: Hannah WATKINS; Date: 01 Feb 1827; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: William Wallace FLANDERS, Warren C. FLANDERS, Elmira H. FLANDERS, Helen A. FLANDERS, George Clarence FLANDERS, Emma Estella FLANDERS (twin), Abbie E. FLANDERS (twin). Albert H. WATSON was born unknown. Spouse: Ellen UPTON. Albert H. WATSON and Ellen UPTON were married date unknown. Children were: Ethel WATSON. Emily WATSON was born on 16 APR 1824 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died on 2 MAR 1904. Spouse: Jesse D. CURRIER. Jesse D. CURRIER and Emily WATSON were married on 26 MAY 1844 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: Orlin H. CURRIER. Ethel WATSON was born date unknown. Parents: Albert H. WATSON and Ellen UPTON. Eunice WATSON was born in 1773 in New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. Occupants listed at this residence: Name Age/Sex Occupation Worth Birth School ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eunice Colby 77 F $150 NH David Colby 60 M None ME Pauper Abigail 58 F ME ================================================== She died on 28 JAN 1860 at Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 0011329; Town and vital records, 1795-1892 Litchfield (Maine). Town Clerk.) She appeared in the census in 1860 in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. Spouse: Thomas COLBY. Thomas COLBY and Eunice WATSON were married on 16 OCT 1796 in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. Children were: Jane COLBY, Eunice COLBY, Betsey COLBY, Stephen COLBY, Seviah COLBY. Frank L. WATSON was born about 1859 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Spouse: Philena W. SARGENT. Frank L. WATSON and Philena W. SARGENT were married on 31 DEC 1885. Kathaleen Joyce WATSON was born on 15 DEC 1919. She died on 17 JAN 2004 at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. Robey, Kathaleen Joyce (Watson) Age 84, of Greenville, NC, died January 17, 2004, beloved wife of Walter C. Robey, Jr.; mother of Walter C. (Claude) Robey, III, M.D. of Greenville, NC and Dell W. Robey of Liverpool, NY; grandmother of Pauline E. Robey, Adrian J. Robey and Benjamin S. Robey; step-grandmother of Andrew S. McChesney, Timothy McChesney and Christopher McChesney; also survived by nieces and nephews. Friends may call Wednesday from 11 AM - 1 PM at W. S. DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, INC., Arcade where Funeral Services will follow at 1 PM. Interment in Protection Cemetery, Holland, NY. ================================= Kathaleen J. Robey Kathaleen Joyce Robey, nee Watson, 84, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Funeral services were held at W.S. Davis Funeral Home, Arcade, N.Y. Interment was in Protection Cemetery, Holland, N.Y. She was the beloved wife of Walter C. Robey Jr.; mother of Dr. Walter C. "Skip" Robey III, and wife, Claude, of Greenville and Dell W. Robey of Liverpool, N.Y.; and grandmother of Pauline E. Robey, Adrian J. Robey and Benjamin S. Robey. She had Social Security Number 314-01-9753. Social Security Death Index Name: Kathaleen J. Robey SSN: 314-01-9753 Last Residence: 27858 Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States of America Born: 15 Dec 1919 Died: 17 Jan 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951 ) Spouse: Walter Claude ROBEY II. Walter Claude ROBEY II and Kathaleen Joyce WATSON were married about 1940. Children were: Walter Claude ROBEY III. Lola Harriet WATSON was born on 20 MAR 1898 in Aurora, Sevier County, Utah. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Woodrow, Millard County, Utah. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Delta, Millard County, Utah. She died on 29 MAY 1986 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. She was buried on 2 JUN 1986 in the Wasatch Lawn Cemetery at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah She has Ancestral File Number 6K0D-S5. She had Social Security Number 529-58-4349. Spouse: Frank Leo COLBY. Frank Leo COLBY and Lola Harriet WATSON were married on 5 JAN 1916 in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah. Children were: Donna COLBY, James Leo COLBY, Neil Westley COLBY, Jerald Watson COLBY. Maria Jane WATSON was born in NOV 1845 in Ohio. She appeared in the census on 16 JUN 1870 in Winfield, Lake County, Indiana. She appeared in the census in JUN 1880 in Palermo, Grundy County, Iowa. She appeared in the census on 6 JUN 1900 in Wolf Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. (4 children, 3 living.) Spouse: Ezekiel COLBY. Ezekiel COLBY and Maria Jane WATSON were married about 1866 in Lake County, Indiana. Children were: Walter L. COLBY, Muirie/Minnie COLBY, Ray Watson COLBY, Guy E. COLBY. Nancy E. WATSON was born on 30 DEC 1840 in Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine. She died on 11 JAN 1880 at Whitefield, Lincoln County, Maine. She has Ancestral File Number 12M5-X5N. Spouse: Waldo Thomas COOMBS. Waldo Thomas COOMBS and Nancy E. WATSON were married on 6 SEP 1859 in Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine. Children were: Esther Francis COOMBS. Sally WATSON was born about 1782 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Daughter of John WATSON and Martha. Spouse: Sgt. Samuel COLBY. Sgt. Samuel COLBY and Sally WATSON were married on 4 FEB 1807 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Samuel, Marriage: Sally WATSON Age: 25 years, Marriage Date: 04 Feb 1807; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Porter W. COLBY. Susetta WATSON was born on 7 MAY 1850 in Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine. She died on 19 MAY 1925 at Coopers Mills, Lincoln County, Maine. Spouse: George Gilbert COLBY. George Gilbert COLBY and Susetta WATSON were married on 24 JAN 1866 in Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine. Children were: George Edwin COLBY, Frank Leslie COLBY. William H. WATSON was born on 18 FEB 1845. He served in the military between 1864 and 1865. Name: William H Drinker / William H. Watson Enlistment Date: 30 March 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New Hampshire Unit Numbers: 1188 1188 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 March 1864 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company B, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Hampshire on 30 March 1864. Wounded on 22 September 1864 at Milford, VA (Severely) Received a disability discharge Company B, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Hampshire on 20 May 1865 in Concord, NH He appeared in the census in 1870 in Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire. He died on 10 APR 1909. Spouse: Martha E. SAWYER. William H. WATSON and Martha E. SAWYER were married about 1865. Abraham WATTS was born on 24 SEP 1872 in Springville, Utah County, Utah. He died on 29 OCT 1872 at Springville, Utah County, Utah. Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS and Emma J. TAYLOR. Anna Maria WATTS was born on 8 JAN 1777 in Radcliff Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. Parents: Joseph WATTS Jr. and Mary SHUGER.  Annie Margaret
WATTS was born on 21 SEP 1899 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah.
She died on 11 JAN 1981 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
She was buried on 14 JAN 1981 in the Redmond City Cemetery at Redmond, Sevier
County, Utah She has Ancestral File Number 2R7M-5T. She
had Social Security Number 529-16-0839. Residence: Magna, Salt Lake
County, Utah 84044.
Last Benefits: Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah 84044. Issuing State: Utah. Issued: Before 1951. Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Annie Margaret HANSEN. Spouse: Delbert Peter HANSEN. Delbert Peter HANSEN and Annie Margaret WATTS were married on 28 MAY 1919 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. Children were: Marva Ann HANSEN, Nelda HANSEN, Alvin Delard HANSEN, LaVor T. HANSEN. Betty WATTS was born in 1925. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Edwin WATTS and Thelma V. WHEELER. Bradon Leith WATTS was born on 5 OCT 1995 in Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas. Parents: Richard Leith WATTS and Tara Lee COLBY. Brodey Lee WATTS was born on 7 JUN 1997 in Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas. Parents: Richard Leith WATTS and Tara Lee COLBY. Charles F. WATTS was born on 4 DEC 1854 in New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 9 JUL 1870 in Webster, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 5 JUN 1900 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: William WATTS and Sarah E. SARGENT. Spouse: Mary Avis RION. Charles F. WATTS and Mary Avis RION were married in 1878 in New Hampshire. Children were: Ida M. WATTS, John T. WATTS, Fannie B. WATTS, Mildred E. WATTS, Etta M. WATTS.  Clara May
WATTS was born on 4 MAY 1883 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
She died on 20 MAR 1904 at Springville, Utah County, Utah. She was
buried in the Springville City Cemetery at Springville, Utah County, Utah
Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS and Emma J. TAYLOR.Spouse: Caleb HONE Jr.. Caleb HONE Jr. and Clara May WATTS were married on 22 NOV 1902 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. Children were: Calamay HONE.  Clara May
WATTS was born on 20 MAY 1904 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah.
She Blessed on 3 JUL 1904 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. She appeared
in the census in 1920 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. (living with
husband at parents home.) She died on 12 OCT 1984 at Orem, Utah County, Utah.
She was buried on 16 OCT 1984 in Provo, Utah County, Utah.
Burial Provo City Cemetery She has Ancestral File Number 2DHP-2N. Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Laura Hannah CROWTHER. Spouse: Ira Louis HANSEN. Ira Louis HANSEN and Clara May WATTS were married on 4 AUG 1919 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. They appeared in the census on 15 APR 1930 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. Children were: Chloe HANSEN, Juaneta HANSEN, Montez HANSEN, Ira Roland HANSEN, Janis Fay Clara HANSEN, LaMar HANSEN, Lowell Jay HANSEN, Lawana May HANSEN, Laura Darlene HANSEN. Spouse: Marl Wayne SNELSON. Marl Wayne SNELSON and Clara May WATTS were married on 9 JAN 1952 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. They were divorced. David Elmer WATTS was born on 27 AUG 1868 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 9 JUL 1870 in Webster, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 1 JUN 1880 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: William WATTS and Sarah E. SARGENT. Dorothy WATTS was christened/baptized on 20 APR 1729 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Haverhill.) (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Samuel WATTS and Dorothy COLBY. Edward WATTS was christened/baptized on 5 DEC 1784 in Radcliff Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. He died. Parents: Joseph WATTS Jr. and Mary SHUGER. Spouse: Ann HUTCHINSON. Edward WATTS and Ann HUTCHINSON were married on 28 DEC 1805 in England. Edwin WATTS was born on 25 NOV 1901 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. (living at home with father and mother) He appeared in the census in 1930 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. He died on 23 OCT 1962 at Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. He was buried in the Axtell City Cemetery at Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Laura Hannah CROWTHER. Spouse: Thelma V. WHEELER. Edwin WATTS and Thelma V. WHEELER were married on 26 NOV 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Children were: Betty WATTS, Jack WATTS, Jerry A. WATTS, Louise WATTS. Edwin Thomas WATTS was born on 8 OCT 1810 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England. He was christened/baptized on 29 AUG 1813 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England. He immigrated on 4 APR 1854 from England to Utah. Took 19 Months to reach Utah after leaving England. See Edwin Thomas Watts family History GERMANICUS Ship: 1167 tons: 184' x 37' x 19' Built: 1853 at Thomaston, Maine Elder Richard Cook, listed as a cabinetmaker on the passenger manifest, presided over 220 Saints who sailed from Liverpool on 4 April 1854 aboard the ship Germanicus. Captain Arthur M. Fales, a part-owner, commanded the vessel. It was a long passage of sixty-nine days, and the Germanicus had to stop twice for water. She "put in at St. George's on the Grand Caicos (an island north of Dominica) where she stayed two days and took in eight days' supply of water. She also had to stop at Tortugas (near Key West, off Florida) for a further supply on the 30th of May." From there the voyage was pleasant, and the square-rigger reached New Orleans on 12 June. During the passage there were two deaths and one birth. Elder Cook paid this tribute to the captain: "The Saints generally express their satisfaction with the quality of the provisions you furnished. Captain Fales is a very agreeable gentleman to travel with, and seeks to make the passengers comfortable." The Germanicus was a two-decker with a round stern and a figurehead. Captain Fales was from Thomaston, Maine, as were most of the other owners, and Thomaston was the ship's home port. In 1856 her registration was surrendered because the vessel had been sold to foreigners. Passenger List Sources: LDS Passenger List (Family History Library) Film: #025,690 (Item 3-6) U.S. Government Passenger List (Family History Library) Film: #200, 178 & 200,245 Identification Number on U.S. Government Passenger List: (200, 178)#246. ======================== Pioneer Companies Name: Edwin Watts Captain: C A Harper Arrival Date: 29 Oct 1855 in SLC. Comment: 2 in family ========================= Ship: Germanicus Date of Departure: 4 Apr 1854 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England LDS Immigrants: 220 Church Leader: Richard Cook Date of Arrival: 13 Jun 1854 Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana Source(s): BMR, Book #1040, pp. 82-95 (FHL #025,690); Customs #246 (FHL #200,178) Notes: "DEPARTURE. -- Two hundred and twenty souls embarked on board the Germanicus, Captain Fales, which cleared for New Orleans April 1, Elder Richard Cook, late a pastor, being in charge of the company. Elder James Works, late a travelling elder, and Elder James H. Hart, late counsellor to the president of the French Mission, sailed on this vessel." <MS, 16:15 (Apr. 15, 1854), p.240> "SEVENTY-FIFTH COMPANY -- Germanicus, 220 souls. The ship Germanicus, Captain Fales, with two hundred and twenty Saints on board, in charge of Elder Richard Cook, sailed from Liverpool, April 4th 1854. The vessel had a rather lengthy voyage, in consequence of which she had to put in at St. George's on the Grand Caicos (an island north of Dominica) where she stayed two days and took in eight days' supply of water. We also had to stop at Tortugas (near Key West, off Florida) for a further supply on the thirtieth of May. Continuing the voyage from Tortugas June 4th, the company had a pleasant voyage to New Orleans, where they arrived the twelfth of that month. One birth and two deaths occurred during the passage. Within two hours after landing at New Orleans, President Cook had made an engagement with the captain of the steamboat Uncle Sam to take the company to St. Louis for three dollars and fifty-cents each, luggage free; those under fourteen years of age half price. The next day, (the thirteenth) the Saints continued the journey from New Orleans to St. Louis where some of them remained until the next season. The rest soon afterwards reached the general place of encampment for the emigrants near Kansas City. (Millennial Star, Vol. XVI, pp.240, 270, 297, 440, 462.)" <Cont., 13:11 (Sep. 1892), pp.510-11> "Tues. 4. [Apr. 1854] -- The ship Germanicus sailed from Liverpool, England, with 220 Saints, under the direction of Richard Cook. The company arrived at New Orleans June 12th." <CC, p.51> He was naturalized on 20 MAR 1859 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. He appeared in the census on 12 SEP 1860 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. He was given a Patriartcal Blessing on 21 MAY 1861 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. In 1870 he was a Peddler in Springville, Utah County, Utah. He appeared in the census on 11 AUG 1870 in Springville, Utah County, Utah. He appeared in the census on 7 JUN 1880 in Springville, Utah County, Utah. Census Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Source: FHL Film 1255338 National Archives Film T9-1338 Page 162B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Edwin WATTS Self M M W 70 ENGL Occ: Peddlar Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Mary WATTS Wife F M W 78 ENGL Occ: Unable To Work Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Emma WATTS Wife F M W 36 ENGL Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Angelina M. WATTS Dau F S W 15 UT Occ: At School Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Edwin T. WATTS Son M S W 12 UT Occ: At Home Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Rose Anna WATTS Dau F S W 9 UT Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Harriett WATTS Dau F S W 6 UT Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Emma WATTS Dau F S W 3 UT Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL Martha WATTS Dau F S W 5M UT Fa: ENGL Mo: ENGL ========================================================= In 1880 he was a Peddler in Springville, Utah County, Utah. He died on 1 JAN 1885 at Springville, Utah County, Utah. He was buried on 3 JAN 1885 in the Springville City Cemetery at Springville, Utah County, Utah (Grave Location: Springville City Cemetery, Blk. 32 Lot 4 Pos. 2.) He was ill with Heart problems. EDWIN THOMAS WATTS FAMILY PIONEERS OF 1854 TO 1856 Written July 13, 1961 by Sarah Ina Beardall Part 1 October 8, 1810, at Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, a son was born to Thomas and Ann Foster Watts. They named him Edwin Thomas Watts. According to family records Edwin was the third child of Thomas and Ann Watts. This baby Edwin was destined to become the beginning of the Watts Family in Utah. His direct blood descendants now (1961) number between five and six hundred. Because Edwin embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his posterity has the privilege of having been born in the United States with the right to worship God in the church of their choice and enjoy the privileges of freedown and liberty granted every American Citizen. This is his constitutional right. At the age of twenty-one (21) misfortune struck Edwn when he was accidentally shot in the left arm just below the elbow. The bullet was removed but infection set in and he was told the arm had to be amputated. Edwin refused to have the operation, but when the doctor explained he must either sacrifice the arm or his life he accepted the doctors' decision as being the will of God. The arm was taken off to the elbow and after weeks of suffering, it began healing nicely. When Edwin fell and splintered the end of the remaining bone, gangrene set in and, as a final resort to save his life, his arm was removed at the shoulder. All these operations were performed without an anesthetic and, at times, the pain the young man suffered was almost unbearable. He went through life disabled without a left arm. He never lacked courage and somehow, always managed to support himself and his family. Edwin met and married Mary Staneforth. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Staneforth (or Stamford). Mary was born November 27, 1801, and was nine years older than Edwin. They were married sometime between 1829 and 1831 in England. Edwin's occupation is listed in the 1851 census as "Hawker." This means one who sells or trades his wares (merchandise) from the street or door to door. This was an accepted custom in most of Europe during this period and is still practiced. Edwin learned about the Gospel and was baptized into the LDS Church in Nottinghamshire, England. After Mary joined the LDS Church, the couple soon received the spirit of gathering and it wasn't long until they began making plans to join the saints in Zion. In the latter part of March 1854, they gathered with other saints in Liverpool and on April 4, 1854, sailed for America on the ship 'Germanicus'. The mode of conducting the immigration from Europe was as patriarchal as the Latter-day Saints Church itself. When the immigration season came around, from every branch and conference, the saints were gathered and taken to Liverpool by their Elder. He saw them board ship in vessels chartered for their transportation to America. When on board ship, the companies were divided into wards, each ward being under its President or Bishop and his two counselors. Also, each ship carried a doctor, steward, and cook, with their assistants. During the passage regular services were observed. Morning and evening prayers, preaching meetings and councils were all held daily. There were also many entertainments - concerts, dances etc. - so the trip across the Atlantic had its moments of pleasure as well as discomfort. Before the gold rush to California the church could transport immigrants from England to Utah for fifty dollars each. This included their food. The scarcities of equipment due to the increased traffic across the plains caused the price to raise. As a result the price was seventy-five dollars. This was the fare Edwin and Mary paid. Mr. Fales was the captain of the Germanicus. He was a pleasant man and did everything in his power to make the trip a pleasant one for those under his charge. Elder Richard Cook was the leader of the company Edwin and Mary joined. There were 220 souls aboard the sailing vessel this trip. The 75th ship of LDS imigrants to leave England. Brother Armstrong kept the records of the trip. He wrote in his journal the following: "During this crossing we were in an almost dead calm for twenty days (no wind to push the sails) just sitting under a blazing sun with the thermometer standing at 120° on deck. In the shade between decks 110°. When I think how little sickness we have had and the extreme heat to which we have been exposed to, my heart is filled with gratitude to God. With two or three exceptions, this company of saints conducted themselves admirably." Elder Cook wrote a letter, dated 30 May 1854, to President Richards in England as follows: "The Germanicus was at anchor near the Island of Tortugas, four hundred miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River. The vessel had made a rather lengthy vouage. She had to put in at George Town, Grand Cayman. Here she stayed for two days and took in eight days of water." "Mary Warren gave birth to a fine son on May 14. On May 21 she suddenly took sick and died. She was buried at George Town and the sea-weary saints were glad it had not been necessary to bury their friend at sea." "There weren't any provisions left from your ships stores. I had to purchase provisions for the passengers for nine days which I did as follows: 400 lbs. bixcuits, 100 lbs. Sugar, 130 lbs. pork, and 2 barrels of flour." "The people around us say that we shall be frozen to death in the mountains that we are too late to get to Salt Lake this season. We are in good faith and spirits with the hope of seeing Salt Lake in October....." This letter was completed on the journey up the Mississippi. The food list gives you some idea of what Edwin, Mary and the other saints ate crossing the Atlantic and on their trip up the Mississippi. The extra provisions had to be purchased because of the extra long time it took getting to the United States. In the Millennial Star, 1854 volume, we read a dramatic report of the trip as follows: "We have been informed that the Germanicus ran aground at Key West near Tortugas. Our information gives us to understand that the vessel has got off again without damage." It must have been a trying and terrifying experience for the ships passengers that day. Edwin and Mary were among them. The Germanicus left the Island of Tortugas June 4th and arrive at New Orleans June 12th about 12 O'clock noon. Elder Cook, within two hours after landing, had completed arrangements for the trip up the Mississippi. Captain Levenworth of the steam boat "Uncle Sam" agreed to take the immigrants to St. Louis at $3.50 per head and all children under 14 at half fare. All Baggage was free. The steamer left for St. Louis the next day with Edwin and Mary on board. The company had been ten week on the Germanicus and except for two deaths, all was well with the immigrants. By the time the travelers arrived in New Orleans they had the canvas for their tents and wagon covers made so the Customs Officers did not delay them. This was almost always completed during the crossing of the Atlantic. It saved considerable time and money, for the immigrants brought the material with them. When the steamer arrived in St. Louis the officials in charge of immigration decided it was too late in the season to begin the trip across the plains. Because of the bad weather conditions and other risks involved in such a late start, it was decided to wait until spring to start the journey. The next migration would be in the spring of 1855. The following year an article in the St. Louis Luminary, dated June 23, 1855, read as follows. "We propose to ship one more company this season. It will consist mostly of the passengers of the ship Germanicus, who arrived here about twelve months ago." Two certificates in our possession lead us to believe the Watts left St. Louis previous to this time for Atchinson, Kansas. They are dated June 21, 1855 and say "Mary and Edwin Watts are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in good standing." They are signed by John Yeats, President of the Gravois Branch of the St. Louis Conference and John Moffet, Clerk. Atchinson, Kansas is located aboout 575 miles from St. Louis and about four and one half miles from Mormon Grove. Apostle Erastus Snow was in charge of migration from St. Louis in 1855. The starting point for crossing the plains that year was Mormon Grove. Thus, 15 months after the time they left England, the Watts again made preparations for the last part of their journey, crossing the plains. They joined the company of Captain Chas. A. Harper along with 230 more souls. The company was made up as follows: 25 wagons, 304 oxen and 15 cows. An independent portion of the company had 57 people, 14 wagons, 136 oxen, 15 cows, one horse and a mule. In total there was 295 people, 39 wagons, 440 oxen, 30 cows, one horse and the mule. Leaving Mormon Grove on the 24th of July, they met some of the church officials arriving from Salt Lake City. They returned to the grove in the afternoon to take part in the proceeding of the 24th. The 24th was celebrated in grand style on this occasion. Apostle Snow and Daniel Spencer and other brethren being present to participate and give the company the news from Salt Lake. Traveling by ox-team and walking most of the way, Edwin and Mary, with Captain Harpers' company, started across the plains on the 28th of July, 1855. While on the plains the trains followed much the same procedure as on ship. They had their captains of fifty, etc. and everything was fully organized. Early each morning the company was awakened by a pre-arranged signal of short blasts from a horn or bugle. Each person in the train had a share of chores to do before starting the days' journey. Family prayers and meetings were carried on same as if they were at home. The men took turns standing night-watch over the camp, one man taking the first part of the night and another the latter. Their job was to guard the train from prowlers, Indians and other dangers that might arise. Edwin took his turn along with the others. The men spent part of each evening making repairs on the wagons, carts, or other equipment, and caring for the animals. The women cooked and did the other necessary chores with the help of the children. The children also gathered fire wood or helped carry water and tend the younger children. In the absence of fire wood or sagebrush they gathered buffalo chips which made good fuel. Ovens were made by digging hollows in the hillsides with smoke vent holes dug in the rear. They baked the dough which was often prepared as the wagons jogged and creaked along. Fires were made in the hollowed out space of the earthen ovens to heat them. When the fires died down and the bottom of the pit was covered with white hot coals. The dough was placed inside upon an iron rack or skillet above the coals. The opening was then sealed up with wet mud and the trapped heat baked the bread. Everyone that was able, walked most of the time, in order to ease the load for the oxen. The pioneers soon learned it was much easier to walk than to ride over some of the rough and torturous roads they traveled. The cows were milked to supply the pioneers with milk. They let the milk set over night so that the cream would seperate so they could make butter. One pioneer woman soon discovered that by hanging the covered churn or container of cream on the endgare of her wagon the cream would be churned to butter by nightfall from the jogging motion of the wagon. This method of churning soon became a cutom that most of the pioneers followed, even those that crossed the plains latter. This saved much time and elbow grease for other chores when the wagons stopped for the night. The pioneers often encountered dangers other than those of the night. Buffalo roamed the paries and trailed to the rivers for water and were constantly on the move. They could be dangerous if frightened for they would stampede and run blindly until exhausted. One day the wagon train guides, who always rode ahead of the train, saw a suspicious cloud of dust approaching in their direction. It was preceded by a low rumbling sound. The guides quickly rode back to the wagon train shouting directions to the migrants. Helping them to form a circle and interlocking the hind wheels of the wagons the same as they did at night. The stock were quickley driven into the circle to keep them from becoming lost in the heard of stampeding Buffalo that now was almost upon them. The women and children were told to climb into the wagons while the men tried to turn the herd away from the train. It was a terrifying experience to wait in the choking dust made by the pounding hoofs of the stampeding Buffalo until they passed and the danger was over. Such an experience meant the camp hunters would not have to go far to get fresh and good meat. The several animals the men killed turning the herd would keep the train supplied for a couple of days. Everyone was thankful the threatened disaster had passed without doing any harm. One of the orders all companies were given by their leaders before beginning such a journey was "Shoot only what game you can use." These orders were strictly observed by this train, and enforced by all the camp hunters. This was a day the saints had an extra blessing in the fresh meat supply. Because of the many people going west, the game wasn't as plentiful as it had been. So it was quite an event to see a buffalo stampede, and yet escape without losing an animal and with no injuries or loss of life. Whenever the women rode in the wagons they knitted or made repairs on their clothing and did whatever chores they could do while traveling. 1855 was a dry year and the roads were very dusty. By the time evening came the lips and eyelashes of the weary travelers were often so encrusted with dust it was a great relief to camp near water where they could wash and refresh themselves. A guide always traveled ahead of the train to pick out a campsite for the day. During this trip they found it expecially hard to find enough good grass nearby for the oxen to graze upon because of the long dry spell and the many trains that had gone ahead of theirs. The trip was made without serious mishap. Captain Harper's train finally arrived in Salt Lake City on the 29th day of October, 1855. The journey of about 1000 miles across the plains had taken three months and a day to complete. Almost nineteen (19) months from the time they left their home in England, the Watts reached their destination. Their desire to be with the saints in Zion had been realized. Their trials weren't over and their faith was yet to be tried in many more ways before they were actually settled. 1855 was a hard year for the settlers. The grasshoppers had destroyed a large part of the early crops and they could swarm in great numbers and alight anywhere. On one occasion, the grasshoppers swarmed over the Great Salt Lake and a large number of them dropped or were blown into the salt water and drowned. They were washed ashore by the wind. For a distance of two miles the lay piled up in a row that in places was two feet deep. Their fish like stench was almost unbearable. The people were grateful that so many of the pests had been destroyed before they could lay their eggs. Not to be defeated by the failure of the earlier crops, the settlers planted again. The potatoes didn't get much larger than marbles but they helped the food situation. Food really became critical that winter and reached the proportions of a famine the next year (1856). Heber C. Kiball wrote the following to his son in England: "There was a famine in Utah in 1856. The crops were an almost complete failure because of the grasshoppers and drought which has plagued us. In some of the settlements the winter was very severe. The cattle ranging in the valleys died in great numbers. Grain was scarce and money would not buy flour. For some months some families knew not the taste of bread. Most of the people resorted to the old practice of digging sego and thistle roots for food. They were grateful when Spring arrived so they could vary their menu with red-root and dandelion greens." Arriving in Utah at such a time as this must have been very discouraging to Edwin and Mary. As new pioneers in a strange land that demanded such sacrifices of those who would conquer it, having cast their lot with the saints, they did not complain but did all they could to better conditions and earn their way. In 1857 things began to improve for the saints. The crops were maturing and new hope ran high in every home when Brigham Young received the news of Johnston's Army. At the time the saints and their families had all traveled up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Silver Lake to celebrate the 24th of July. Almost all the saints in the valley had made the outing when the horsemen carrying the messege arrived. Brigham Young, the ever capable leader, kept the news from his people until after they returned to the valley. Brigham's reply was: "This outing and celebration of their 10th anniversary in the valley must not be spoiled for them." Later, at a special meeting called for the purpose, he told them: "President Buchanan was sending the army to 'civilize' us because of the lies that has been told him. Before we will again suffer as we have in times gone by there shall not be one building, not one foot of lumber, not a fence, not a tree or a particle of grass or hay that will burn be left in reach of our enemies. I am sworn, if driven to extremity, to utterly lay waste to this land in the name of Isreal's God, and our enemies shall find it as barren as when we came here." The saints were terribly upset for many of them had heard such words as 'civilize them' before. Many had lived through the troubles at Nauvoo, and had seen their Prophet slain. The winter of 1857 was spent making preparations for a scorched earth policy and the migration south, should it become necessary. The saints knew Johnston's Army had been forced to winter camp because of the weather and the guerilla work of the Navoo Legion Calvery (some of the members were known as "The Avenging Angels"). The people were prparing for any eventuality, hoping for the best, but expection anything. There had been a meeting and discussions with promises made to Brigham Young by the Army leader. In March of 1858 Colonel Thomas L. Kane had intervened in behalf of the saints. He was welcomed as their friend from Nauvoo, from the Mormon Battalion Days. But President Young wasn't taking any chances of another Hauns Mill tragedy, if he coould help it. As a result, before the 26th of June, 1858, the people had deserted all the northern settlements. All the provisions that they did not need, they cashed securely. For many days an almost continuous train of wagons could be seen going southward toward Provo and even farther. There was great suffering entailed in this move. We read of poorly dressed and bare-footed men, women and children trudging through the rains that suddenly descended upon them. Edwin and Mary were among those saints going in obedience to the command of their leader, as they thought, to preserve their lives. Only enough men were left in the northern settlements to set fire to the houses and fields should it become necessary. In the latter part of June (25 June 1858), Johnston's Army marched into Salt Lake City. It was a dead city through which they passed. The houses were deserted, the barns and granaries were empty, the fruit hung ripening on the trees, water ran rippling down the streets gutters. There was no sign of life anywhere, not even a dog barked. Not a sound was heard except for the regular tramp of the soldiery. On went the troops, awe-stricken at the sight, till they got beyound the seemingly dead city and encamped on the banks of the Jordan River. This is how Johnston's troops found Salt Lake City when they entered it. Had they remained it would have been one of the greatest conflagration in the history of any people. It seems a just God had touched the heart of the General, and the silent city that echoed only the tramping feet of his army was left as found. After the Army established itself at "Camp Floyd" (which is located about 30 miles southwest of Salt Lake City). Many of the people that left Salt Lake and the northern settlements returned to their homes. Edwin and Mary went as far as Provo during this move south and did not return to their former home. On March 20, 1859, Edwin took out his citizenship papers in the Third District Court at Provo, Utah. On May 21, 1861, Edwin received his Patriarchal Blessing fro Patriarch John Young who was a brother of Brigham Young. The reporter was L. O. Littlefield of Provo. Edwin was told in this blessing: "You shall have a numerous posterity upon the earth." He was 51 years old at the time he received the blessing and his wife Mary was nearing 60. They must have wondered and thought a great deal about that promise because of their age. They both lived to see the promise fulfilled. Three years later, with Mary's approval and blessing Edwin took a second wife, her name was Emma J. Taylor. On April 9, 1864, he had Emma and Mary sealed to him in the Endowment House at Salt Lake City. On July 3, 1880, at the age of 79, Mary died. She lived a good and wothy life and she was the kind of companion that was missed by all the family. See more on the family under Edwin and Emma. 2. Utah County, Utah Cemetery Index. Edwin Watts, b. 8 October 1810. d. 1 January 1885, Burial: Springville City Cemetery. 3. Naturalization: Family history shows: 20 March 1859, Third District Court, Provo, Utah Utah State Archives Shows: Intent filed 12 March 1859 but can't find any record of actual completion. Provo was in the First District Court until statehood. 4. TIB card Endowment House, #276, Book E, Page 14 Parents: Thomas WATTS and Ann FOSTER. Spouse: Mary STANEFORTH. Edwin Thomas WATTS and Mary STANEFORTH were married about 1830 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England. Spouse: Emma J. TAYLOR. Edwin Thomas WATTS and Emma J. TAYLOR were married on 9 APR 1864 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Children were: Mary Angelina WATTS, Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr., Rose Hannah WATTS, Abraham WATTS, Harriet Mahaleth WATTS, Hyrum James WATTS, Emma Jamima WATTS, Martha Ann WATTS, Lucy WATTS, Clara May WATTS.  Edwin Thomas
WATTS Jr. was born on 13 JUL 1867 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
He appeared in the census on 11 AUG 1870 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
(living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 7 JUN
1880 in Springville, Utah County, Utah. (living at home with father
and mother.) He appeared in the census in 1920 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah.
Census Place: Vermillion, Sevier, Utah Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Edwin T. WATTS Self M M W 53 UT Occ: Farmer Fa: Eng Mo: Eng Laura WATTS Wife F M W 36 UT Occ: Keeps House Fa: Eng Mo: Den Edwin WATTS Son M S W 18 UT Fa: UT Mo: UT Mable WATTS Dau F S W 14 UT Fa: UT Mo: UT Rosella WATTS Dau F S W 9 UT Fa: UT Mo: UT Lawrence WATTS Son M S W 7 UT Fa: UT Mo: UT Ira Hansen SonL M M W 23 UT Fa: UT Mo: Den Clara Hansen Dau F M W 15 UT Fa: UT Mo: UT ============================================================ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Fayette, Sanpete County, Utah. He died on 13 JUN 1947 at Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. He was buried on 17 JUN 1947 in the Axtell Cemetery at Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah He has Ancestral File Number 1TVZ-7M. He was a Farmer & bricklayer in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. EDWIN THOMAS WATTS, Jr. By Lilly W. Mellor After the death of his first wife he married Laura Hannah Crowther, a young girl of 15. Laura had worked for the family and about four months later they were married. Edwin and Laura had 6 children. Edwin Watts, born 25 Nov 1901. Clara May Watts (Hansen), born 20 May 1904. Mable Leona Watts (Simpson), born 10 Jan 1906. Rosezella Watts (Christensen), born 19 Jul 1910. Lawrence Richard Watts, born 29 Oct 1912. Moral Watts, born 14 Sep 1921. Laura died from childbirth when Moral was just 4 days old. The oldest daughter, Clara, was married and had a child of her own at 17. Mable approx 15 years old. Rosezella 9 or 10. Lawrence was 8 years old. They were all left motherless when they needed the influence of a mother the most. For those who read this, that are the decedents of this posterity, I'd say there has been a lot of sorrow and heart ache in this family caused by the abuse of alcohol. Alcohol has brought poverty and sorrow to all that it has touched and has hurt all of us directly or indirectly. After the loss of his wives, Ed's life started to take a turn for the worse because of his abuse of alcohol in his latter years. Ed Watts bought a 30 acre farm and built for him and his wives and family a lovely and very good house in Axtell, and later going to Fayette and buying 40 acres where he lived 8 or 10 years. Edwin sold his home and farm in Axtell for $2500.00. He drank the money up with the help of his in-laws and friends. He gave away his Fayette land for $150.00, it now has a value of over $5000.00. He never did get paid all the $150.00. He then sold his house for $50.00. And then he went on the old age pension and moved to Gunnison. With the help of a son-in-law he built a small home on the east side. Where I belive he was fairly happy with his younger children and friends of our age. Until the time of his death, he lived nearly 3 months with Lilly at Fayette. After he became old and unable to care for himself. But he was restless and when he felt a little better he went to Redmond with Rosezella for 10 days and then to Axtell where he died at Emma's home. Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS and Emma J. TAYLOR. Spouse: Annie Margaret HANSEN. Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Annie Margaret HANSEN were married on 29 MAY 1895 in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah. Children were: Emma WATTS, Lilly WATTS, Annie Margaret WATTS. Spouse: Laura Hannah CROWTHER. Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Laura Hannah CROWTHER were married on 2 FEB 1900 in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah. Children were: Edwin WATTS, Clara May WATTS, Mable Leona WATTS, Rozella WATTS, Lawrence Richard WATTS, Moral 'C' WATTS. Spouse: Margaret Melverda (Rish) LANGSTON. Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Margaret Melverda (Rish) LANGSTON were married on 19 JAN 1923 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. Elizabeth WATTS was christened/baptized on 9 APR 1794 in Radcliff Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. Parents: Joseph WATTS Jr. and Mary SHUGER.  Emma WATTS
was born on 10 MAR 1896 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. She appeared
in the census in 1920 in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah. She died on
31 JAN 1971 at Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah. She was buried on 3
FEB 1971 in the Axtell Cemetery at Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah She
has Ancestral File Number 2R7M-3H. EMMA
WATTS DUFFIN
1896 - 1971 Taken from Memories of Lois Margaret Duffin Larson Our Mother ........ I remember she would rarely buy new clothes for herself. She did one time buy herself two dresses - they were satin or silk in purple or navy blue. To me they were beautiful dresses. I remember that at one time we didn't have any well water at our home. I remember mother putting two big wooden barrels on a sleigh pulled by horses. She would go a half mile away to a stream where she dipped water to fill the barrels and then haul them back home. This was our drinking water, wash water and everything else water. When we had our weekly bath in a round galvanized tub everyone used the same water. Mother worked very hard for all of us. When I was small I remember our mother was a Primary teacher. Later she became a visiting Relief Society teacher for many many years. This she enjoyed, it gave her a chance to get away and to visit other people. She was always doing for or taking something to people who were ill. She always had a garden and always wanted a lawn in front of her house, which she finally had in later years after Edna and I left home. My first recollections of travel with my parents was in a buggy. We would go to Centerfield or Gunnison to the stores. I remember always being so excited. We always got some candy on these trips. Mother canned hundreds & hundreds of quarts of fruits and vegetables every year. In the fall of the year our parents took a trailer and drove as far as Provo and bought lots of fruits for canning; peaches, pears, cherries, berries, apples and anything else available such as melons. Then the canning would begin for the year's supply. I remember many times they hauled back fruit for others. Most of them paid for it. We especially liked it when she canned meats. She had a pressure cooker. She would first brown the meat before putting it in the jars. We loved to "sop" a slice of home made bread into the delicious meat juices and eat it. Mother was an excellent cook. Dad had a few more simple tastes - though he loved her cooking - he liked fried onions and also toasted bread in hot milk, buttered and with salt and pepper. The bread was toasted right on top of the wood range. I too loved this food. Our father would haul the wood from the mountains every year. He chopped it and loaded it on the wagon. One year a load tipped over on him and broke some ribs. He also had a very bad back and required surgery at a later date. That could be one reason why mother did so much of the heavy work on the farm. At times they hired workers. Mother broke her arm but I don't remember how. A relative helped us out for a while, possibly Aunt Jennie Crowther. I also remember one time she got laryngitis and could hardly talk! I was so glad as she was great to yell at us and that time she couldn't. She worked much too hard and was an unhappy person around her children and husband. So she would take her frustrations out on Laura and later on Irene. Irene is 13 years younger. In later years she mellowed a lot and gradually lost a lot of her antagonism. She was a firm believer in education. Before her death she was able to attend the college graduations of two of her grandchildren, Julie and Roger. She was extremely proud of them. Every time she went to Provo she would take them some of her canned goods to help with their groceries and visited and encouraged them. She was always thrilled in later years when any of her grandchildren remembered her in a special way. Roger and his wife, Jo Ann, stopped to visit her once at the Gunnison Hospital. She was of course extremely proud when Irene graduated from BYU. In later years she loved driving to Ephraim and visiting Edna and Sue Ann and her family. She always had a great love for her great grandchildren as well. Mother and Dad were avid readers. Mother read any good book she could get. They were very well informed. Neither of them were able to go to high school as there wasn't one close enough and their parents thought, as so many did, that if one could read and write and do arithmetic, everything was all right. Given the opportunities of today, or their children's day, both of them could have had very rewarding careers. As both of them were of above intelligence with a great desire to learn. They kept learning all of their lives. Mother never talked about her childhood or of being a teenager and of course children never related to their parents as having been young. Mother never learned to show her love as she never had any as a small child. Her mother died when she was 3 years old and her step mother - age 15 - just wasn't able to cope with three babies so she would take her frustrations out on our mother. Mother kept a close relationship with all her family. Even though she may have been unable to express it she loved them all and talked about each of them and their families when she wrote or visited us. She was very upset when her half-brother Edwin joined the Jehovah Witness. It would have been the same with any other church. However she had to admit that he became a better and more thoughtful person as he quit his drinking and in time, Mother accepted the fact that it was for the best. Dad had a very good job as yard foreman at the Gunnison Sugar Factory. Mother always wanted improvements made to the house. He wanted other to move into a better house in town. She refused to leave the farm or her cows and so they stayed where they were and a few big improvements were never made, though they could have afforded them. Dad worked all through the depression, though the factory laid off man men, the key men remained at half time as sort of custodians or watchmen. Most people had to accept government food, but we never did. Mother was continually helping those who had less than we did, that was almost everyone. We went to almost every change of movie as a family could go for about $1.00 or $1.50. Most families couldn't even afford that. I remember what a great event it was when my father bought his firs car! He went into Salt Lake and drove it home late at night. It was either a Ford or a Star. It had curtains we could snap on in the winter time to keep the cold out. I believe it cost about $300 and it was brand new. When I was 8 years old they got their first radio that you didn't need to use ear phones with. What a great event it was when we got our first electricity! It made life much easier. They could have an electric washer! Prior to that they had one with a gasoline motor. And before that one with a lever you had to pull back and forth by hand. They had a new well driven with and electric pump which made it possible to pump water to the live stock. Mother chopped most of the wood for her stove until she started using coal. Even then you needed wood to get the coal started burning. The coal burned longer without replenishing. Mother was the early riser that got the fires burning. She was always an early riser. In her later years Mother liked to come to California and spend her winters. BUT, come spring she would head back to Axtell to plant her garden. Of course she had many friends and family she was anxious to visit and catch up with. She and her circle of friends always cooked big dinners on their respective birthdays. They would all get together to visit, work on hand work and visit. They did the same thing when some one had a quilt to be quilted. This was the social life the women loved. When we, Lois and her family, moved back to Utah for five years she was very thrilled. My parents were always dropping in to visit in Gunnison. They loved the grandchildren. They and my sister Edna cried when we moved again, back to Los Angeles. Our mother was always bringing the children some little treat. They especially loved her big sugar cookies. On time my parents bought a goat. I really don't know why because he would chew up the clothes hanging on the clothes line and anything else he could get. We also had guinea hens for a while and ducks. There were always milking cows and range cattle. Never a lot, but enough to have extra money. They eventually had a dairy barn with electric milkers which was really a work saver!!! When we were small Mother always made sure that our Grandparents knew us. We had a step grandmother at that time. We would visit them often. Our Grandpa Watts lived in Axtell so everyone visited back and forth. The Duffin grandparents lived in Gunnison. Mother always seemed afraid to ever have a really good time. She seldom joined Dad and we three older girls on camping and fishing trips or into Salt Lake. Our father wanted us to enjoy so many things. Mother refused to join us to Bryce or Zions or the Grand Canyon. She said she couldn't find anyone to do the chores. That wasn't so as there were always fellows anxious to earn extra money. Perhaps she felt she needed time by herself. In those years the children of families were forever herding cows and they had to be herded in certain areas. It was probably necessary in order to preserve hay and grain during the drought and depression years. The children felt it was an imposition! Later when milk was sold to the dairies the milk cows ere expected to eat certain feed so the milk would have a better flavor. Still later we raised turkeys. Some years there were 2,000 to 3, 000. Some years they made money and others a serious loss. It was always a gamble. Farming and livestock raising is usually a big gamble, especially on a small farm. Eventually mother had modern chicken coops and better equipment for farming. The crops all had to be irrigated. My parents were thrilled to have two boys born to them after three girls! The second little boy died from a throat infection they called "thrush" at about six months. He also had exema very bad. Our father loved dogs and cats but mother didn't have much use for them as pets. She was very upset if one came inside the house. She changed her mind somewhat about house pets when she visited her married daughters and we all had house pets. One time Mother had some shortening heating in a pan on the stove. She forgot about it and went to the Post Office to pick up the mail. By the time she drove the mile back home it had started to burn and the kitchen was black with smoke. She got home before it burst into flames and her insurance paid for the cleanup. In her later years she had arthritis and fell down easily. She suffered many painful bruises. She had misshapen painful feet. Probably from wearing Dad's old shoes and all the heavy lifting and carrying that she did. She later had surgery on her feet in Los Angeles and was so thrilled to be free of the pain and be able to wear more stylish shoes. I remember how thrilled she was when Roger and Jo Ann were married and she was given a special corsage. She was the only grandmother there. During one of her stays in the hospital I had a bouquet sent to her. She later said it was the first tie she had ever received a bouquet of flowers. So after that I always had a bouquet sent when she was hospitalized. After our father died she went to Los Angeles and worked in rest homes for a while. Later she worked in Dr. Judd's home. She also worked in the turkey processing plant. The plant didn't pay much but she was able to socialize more with other people working there. She always had a car and drove all the time. I know the Lord or her Guardian Angel got in the car with her every time she went some place, as she didn't look out for anything. Everyone had to guess what she was going to do. She frequently drove into Salt Lake. I believe she enjoyed her years of being single or widowed. It was the first time in her whole life that she could go where she wanted to go and do what she wanted to do without considering others depending on her. She lived a very clean life and would never do anything to have it otherwise. Many times she took one of her sisters or a friend with her to Salt Lake. If no one else could go, she would go alone. She liked to go stay with her sister Margaret. When her sister Lilly was very ill with cancer she went to her home and cared for her until her death. She dearly loved all of her sisters and was always wanting to do little things for them. As we older girls matured in later years we learned to understand some of Mother's inner turmoils. She had a very sad young life as a girl. I eventually was able to convey to her my love and understanding of her sad young live which most of us now realize from the little things she did and didn't do. She dearly loved the Relief Society and being with her friends. Our father didn't help mother very much with the heavy work. He was born at the wrong time and hated farming. Had he been born at a later time he could have been a very successful business man. Our mother wouldn't leave Axtell to live any where else. I think she was afraid of living in a community where there were too many people. Fundamentally she was very shy and had no confidence in her abilities. Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS Jr. and Annie Margaret HANSEN. Spouse: James William DUFFIN Jr. James William DUFFIN Jr and Emma WATTS were married on 1 MAR 1916 in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah. Children were: Lois Margeret DUFFIN, Edna DUFFIN, Laura DUFFIN, Boyd Lee DUFFIN, Jay Orris DUFFIN, Irene DUFFIN.  Emma Jamima
WATTS was born on 28 FEB 1876 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
She appeared in the census on 7 JUN 1880 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
(living at home with father and mother.) She died on 11 JAN 1918 at Springville,
Utah County, Utah. She was buried on 15 JAN 1918 in the Evergreen
Cemetery at Springville, Utah County, Utah Parents: Edwin Thomas WATTS and Emma
J. TAYLOR.Spouse: Frank BEARDALL. Frank BEARDALL and Emma Jamima WATTS were married on 20 DEC 1893 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Children were: Edwin Reed BEARDALL, Blanche BEARDALL, Alta BEARDALL, Charlotte BEARDALL, Rose BEARDALL, Vada BEARDALL, Clifton LaVon BEARDALL, Lucile BEARDALL, Reha Bessie BEARDALL. Etta M. WATTS was born in SEP 1898 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 5 JUN 1900 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Charles F. WATTS and Mary Avis RION. Faith WATTS was born about 1745 in England. Spouse: Benjamin BRADSHAW. Benjamin BRADSHAW and Faith WATTS were married on 29 SEP 1766 in Old Brampton, Derbyshire, England. Children were: William BRADSHAW. Fannie B. WATTS was born in FEB 1893 in New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 5 JUN 1900 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Charles F. WATTS and Mary Avis RION.  Harriet Mahaleth
WATTS was born on 23 NOV 1873 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
She appeared in the census on 7 JUN 1880 in Springville, Utah County, Utah.
(living at home with father and mother.) She died on 8 DEC 1964 at Yacolt,
Clark County, Washington. She was buried on 12 DEC 1964 in Yacolt,
Clark County, Washington. Parents: Edwin
Thomas WATTS and Emma J. TAYLOR.Spouse: Joseph Sterling SPENCE. Joseph Sterling SPENCE and Harriet Mahaleth WATTS were married on 27 APR 1891 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. Spouse: Frank HOPPER. Frank HOPPER and Harriet Mahaleth WATTS were married on 31 JAN 1924.
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