Re: Watts, GA, LA; Hope Watts will
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Watts, GA, LA; Hope Watts will
Kay Clark 4/09/02
I have this information on Hope Asbury Watts. I hope it will help.
Nancy R. Harvey
Hope Asbury Watts(Joseph McConnell, Hope Hull, Benjamin, Richard R.)was born 20 November 1839, and died 15 March 1876 in Vienna, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.He married Martha L. Mills 10 November 1859.She was born 28 December 1842, and died 17 December 1888 in Vienna, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
HOPE ASBURY WATTS BIBLE
Hope Asbury Watts oldest son of Joseph McConnell Wats
Joseph McConnell Wats-b-Nov. 20,1817-d-March 11, 1892 Ruston La.
the oldest son of Rev. Hope Hull Watts
Brother of Mary Garrison Watts, married Stephen King.
Brother of Sarah F. Watts Married Moses Terrell Smith-
Bible of Hope Asbury Watts and wife Martha Mills in possession of youngest daughter, Mrs. C. W. McCrary, Jonesboro, La.It was submitted to the Society through Mrs. Paul Stinson, Jonesboro, La.
Records are of people from Georgia, Alabama, Miss., and Lincoln and Jackson Parish, La.
RECORDS
Hope A. Watts was born November the 20, 1839
Martha L. Watts was born December 28, 1842
Wm. M. Watts was born September the 4th 1860
Thos. J. Watts was born September the 28, 1864
Mary P. Watts was born Sept. the 16, 1866
Joseph S. Watts was born Jan. 23, 1869
Sallie L. Watts was born Dec. 27, 1870
Viola M. Watts was born Jan. 18, 1872.
Hope A. Watts and Martha L. Mills was married 10 Nov.1859
Hope A. Watts departed this life March the 15, 1876 (buried in Unionville near Vienna, Lincoln Parish La)
Martha L. Watts departed this life Dec. 17, 1888
Children of Hope Watts and Martha Mills are:
i. William M. Watts, born 4 September 1860; died Unknown.
ii. Thomas J. Watts, born 28 September 1864; died Unknown.
iii. Mary P. Watts, born 16 September 1866; died Unknown.
iv. Joseph S. Watts, born 23 January 1869; died Unknown.
v. Sallie L. Watts, born 27 December 1870; died Unknown.
vi. Viola M. Watts, born 18 January 1872; died Unknown.
Endnotes
"Be it Known and Remembered, Bible Records",(Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society,1961: Pages 167 - 212.), "Electronic from Ancestry.Com," Vol. 2, p. 171.