William Clark WattsAge: 74 years1864–1938
- Name
- William Clark Watts
- Given names
- William Clark
- Surname
- Watts
 Birth | March 1864 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sarah Ann “Anna” Freeman — View this family June 5, 1885 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts March 26, 1888 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Claude Everett Watts September 24, 1890 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Meda Watts October 23, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Retha Meda Watts December 26, 1913 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claude Everett Watts — Philadelphia Ann “Delphia” Garrett — View this family estimated 1913 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Goldie Helen Watts May 1, 1916 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Chestene Watts June 7, 1916 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Goldie Helen Watts February 17, 1918 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Yvonne Watts March 3, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Kermit Watts December 25, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Carl Ray “Bob” Watts December 15, 1922 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bert Alford — Meda Watts — View this family estimated 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a son | Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts May 8, 1937 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | November 20, 1938 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Palmetto Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah Ann “Anna” Freeman |
| himself |
William Clark Watts Birth: March 1864 — Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 1938 — Greene, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Ann “Anna” Freeman Birth: February 1869 24 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1959 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1885 — Christian, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Edward Dillard “Dill” Watts Birth: March 26, 1888 24 19 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1937 — Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Claude Everett Watts Birth: September 24, 1890 26 21 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: June 1967 — Rogersville, Christian, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Meda Watts Birth: October 23, 1893 29 24 — Webster, Missouri, United States Death: November 10, 1962 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Clark Watts - Household
West Benton, Webster, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Clark Watts - Household
West Benton, Webster, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Clark Watts - Household
West Benton, Webster, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Clark Watts - Household
West Benton, Webster, Missouri
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