Re: Watts family-Kansas & Indiana connection
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In reply to:
Re: Watts family-Kansas & Indiana connection
1/02/01
Sure do! :-)
Arthur Watts was born to Elias and Mary Jane (Irwin) Watts on July 12, 1857 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His siblings were: Frankie Watts m George Fesler; Sizzie Watts m Frank Fesler; Hillary Watts m 1 Denise, 2Minnie, 3Olive.
No info on Elias's parents yet, but Mary Jane Irwin was the daughter of William Irwin and Sally Ann Cottingham.
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Della Lake was the youngest child of Ellis Lake and Hannah Ann Clifton. Hannah was Ellis's second wife, his first having died with their 5 day-old daughter in 1838. Ellis and Hannah had 11 babies, but only 6 lived past infancy or early childhood. There was also an older child of Ellis and his first wife, but he died in his 20's when Della was a little over a year old.
Ellis's parents were William and Mary (Rounsavell) Lake. Hannah's parents were John and Rebecca (Peterson) Clifton. The Cliftons were Quakers.
I will send you some files with info my family has compiled about them.
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Kim