Photos of Mary Jane Brees Watts and her family
The Family of Squire Brees & Ellen Rutan
 | Ed & Mary Brees Watts Family | 1903 | Daughter Elsie was born July 6,1902. People in photo are Edward Watts, Mary Jane Brees Watts, and children (in age order) Merton, Earl, Jesse & Elsie. |
 | Ed Watts Family | 1914 approx | Parents in front are Edward & Mary Jane (Brees) Watts. Daughter is Elsie Watts, born in 1902. Sons L-R are Merton (1894), Earl (1895) & Jesse (1896). ID's from Dorothy Watts. Guessing that daughter Elsie is about age 12. From descendant Vicky Clark: "Earl died in 1918 in France from either the "spanish flu" (The Pandemic Flu of 1917-18) or of pneumonia. He was waiting to be shipped out after his stint during World War II. The picture looks like it had been taken on the edge of the lake (which we call "The Big Lake") in the LaSalle Valley about 15 miles from the now Itasca State Park. My Dad (Howard, son of Merton) grew up in this area on a homestead about a mile from this lake. After the house was abandoned, and 40 yrs. later, my Dad (Howard) and Grandfather Merton made it into a summer cabin at which my siblings and I spent many a happy summers there. It is still being used. The land is still owned by the Watts family." |
 | Earl Watts | abt 1917 | Earl Watts, son of Ed & Mary Jane Brees Watts. Earl was killed in France in 1918 in WWI |
 | Brees Siblings | Sept 1919 | Children of Squire & Ellen Rutan Brees. Probably taken at the time of Ellen's death in September 1919. Left to Right: Philena "Linnie" Breese-Allen, Inman Brees, Mary Brees-Watts, Luther Daniel Brees, Kitty Alice Brees-Dix, Fredrick Melvin "Fred" Brees. Not pictured: Sylvester "Vet" Brees. He may have taken the photo. |
 | Elsie & Jesse Watts | 1922 approx | Children of Ed & Mary Jane Brees Watts. Elsie Watts & Jesse Watts. Guessing on year. |
 | Merton Watts Family | 1938 approx | Familes
of Ed & Mary Jane's sons Merton & Jesse Watts. ID's by Dorothy Watts. |
 | Watts Family | 1944 approx | Descendants of Edward & Mary Jane (Brees) Watts. Ed died in 1932 and Mary Jane died in 1942. |
| Jesse Watts Family | |||
 | Jesse & (wife) Hildur Watts & Elsie Watts Hall |
