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Charlie McCoy WATTS

M, b. 16 April 1885, d. 27 August 1970
Charlie McCoy WATTS|b. 16 Apr 1885\nd. 27 Aug 1970|p227.htm|George Weaver WATTS|b. 14 Aug 1863\nd. 20 Jan 1938|p13.htm|Adelia Reed|b. 20 Oct 1863\nd. 11 Jun 1944|p14.htm|Daniel H. WATTS|b. 19 Oct 1829\nd. 24 Sep 1897|p163.htm|Dorothy E. WEAVER|b. 16 Dec 1837\nd. 14 Feb 1904|p164.htm|William D. WEAVER|b. 1843|p422.htm|Letisia Hudson|b. 1842|p278.htm|

Relationship=Granduncle of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Charlie Watts
     
     Charlie McCoy WATTS was born on 16 April 1885 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, son of George Weaver WATTS and Adelia Reed.1
     Charlie McCoy WATTS appeared on a census, enumerated 11 June 1900, in the household of George Weaver WATTS and Adelia Reed in Precinct 2, Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama.2
     Charlie married Martha Jane KINNARD on 12 September 1906 in the home of J. E. Kinnard, Bibb County, Alabama. L.1,3
     Charlie McCoy WATTS and Martha Jane KINNARD appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 3 May 1910 in Bibb County, Alabama. The household was listed as C. M. Watts, a 24-year-old whose occupation was hauling logs, and his 21-year-old wife, Martha. This was the first marriage for each and they had been married five years. Martha was the mother of two children, both living. Both could read and write, and were renting their home. Their children were Craythern [Crathon], 2, and Otis, 8 months old. They were mistakenly listed as female. Living next door were Martha's parents, J. E. and S. S. Kinard. Mr. Kinard operated a general store.4 They purchased small farm near Centreville in 1923. Charlie worked as a foreman for Roland Belcher Lumber Co. while his wife and children operated the farm.5
     Charlie McCoy WATTS and Martha Jane KINNARD appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 16 April 1930 in James Precinct, Bibb County, Alabama. The household was listed as C.M. Watts, 44-year-old woods forman for a saw mill; Martha, his 42-year-old wife; and their six children: Otis M., 20; Pascal, 16; Cecil, 14; Eldridge, 10; Wayne, 7; and Gesner, 1 year, 6 months. Otis ran the family farm and his brothers, Pascal and Cecil worked for him.6
     Charlie married Nora Keith Braselton on 1 September 1963 in Bibb County, Alabama. Nora, a widow, was the daughter of J. W. and Nannie Lowery Keith. She had been living in Peterson, Tuscaloosa County.7
     Charlie McCoy WATTS died on 27 August 1970 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 85.8 He was buried in Brent Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama.

Last Edited=12 May 2009

Children of Charlie McCoy WATTS and Martha Jane KINNARD

Citations

  1. [S6] George W. Watts Family Bible records copied by Randall Watts.
  2. [S132] 1900 U. S. Census, Bibb County, Alabama, George Watts household #101, ED 2, sheet 5, pg. 38-A.
  3. [S271] Bibb County Marriages: Book L, pg. 312.
  4. [S595] 1910 U. S. Census, Bibb County, Alabama, C. M. Watts household 159, Precinct 4, ED 5, pg. 8-B.
  5. [S1] From Among the Many, unknown repository.
  6. [S475] 1930 U. S. Census, Bibb County, Alabama, CM Watts household 174, ED 6, sheets 9-B & 10-A.
  7. [S271] Bibb County Marriages: Book 8, pg. 358.
  8. [S320] "SSDI," online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com, for Charley Watts, 424-01-3038, Last residence in Bessemer, AL 35020.
  9. [S320] "SSDI," online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com, for Crathon Watts, SS# 423-01-7610.
  10. [S403] George Randall Watts, "Abraham Watts", Compiler is a descendant of George and Adelia Watts.

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