Watts Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Watts Family

6,807 Watts records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,807Records in our database

1818Earliest birth

2Documented families

4Biographies

See the Watts family trees →287 Watts families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,807 Watts records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,865 of 6,807)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Elizabeth Watts, born 1837, Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: Granville H. Watts, born 1818

Most common first names

James174 William168 John153 Robert150 Mary149 Charles112 George81 Richard71 Harry62 Dorothy58 Helen57 Margaret52

Documented families

Watts families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Watts family of Greene CountyMissouriStarts: James Watts and Delilah (Tabor) Watts (b. 1810)Most recent: Henry T. Watts (b. 1868)

Family records from county histories (1)

Joseph WattsFranklin County, OhioStarts: Joseph WattsMost recent: Elizabeth Watts

The earliest Wattss in the county histories

Granville H. WattsBorn 1818, Halifax countyChild of Joseph Watts and Patsey WattsGreene County, Missouri Robert WattsBorn 1828, Crawford CountyAtchison County, Missouri Thomas J. WattsBorn 1837Child of James Watts and Delilah (Tabor) WattsGreene County, Missouri W. E. WattsBorn 1842Child of Littlebury Watts and Elizabetli WattsGrundy County, Missouri Lott WattsBorn 1843, Crawford CountyAtchison County, Missouri Andrew Dwight WattsBorn 1843, Addison CountyCherokee County, Kansas

Family trees from the public record

287 Watts families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

30 Watts death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

26 Watts people in 17 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Granville H. WattsBorn 1818 · Greene County, Missouri Thomas J. WattsBorn 1837 · Greene County, Missouri J. J. WattsBorn 1847 · Union County, Ohio James W. WattsBorn 1864 · Greene County, Missouri

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Common questions

Watts genealogy: FAQ

Where were Watts ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,807 Watts records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,865), then Ohio (1,141) and Illinois (989).

How far back does the Watts family tree go?

The earliest Watts birth in our database is 1837: Elizabeth Watts, Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio. The old county histories name Granville H. Watts, born 1818. We have pieced together 287 Watts family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Watts family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Watts family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.