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1. Descendents of Edward Watts and Elizabeth Breckinridge - 1984-1999

   3 typed pages documenting the descendents of Edward Watts and Elizabeth Breckinridge going as far as the birth of Amma Wber in 1984. Going as deep as seven generations.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Description of items in Watts box

   Not given in 2019 but no information can be found at present for the actual date that these items were given. List of items in both boxes of Watts Allen Collection

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. John Allen Watts House - A black and white photograph of the John Allen Watts House located 116 Mountain Avenue SE, in the Orchard Hill area of Roanoke, Virginia. The photograph was taken around 1913. The house was later owned by Abram P. Staples, who married Jean Watts, the daughter of J. Allen Watts. The house was also known as the Watts-Staples House. The house was razed in the 1960s to make way for the Roanoke Community Hospital located on Elm Street.

   1977.21.1

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Letter from William Watts to John Allen Watts - May 27, 1868

   Letter from William Watts, at his residence at Oaklands, Roanoke County, Virginia, to his son John Allen Watts, at school in Charlottesville, Virginia, commenting on his improved report card and giving news of the farm and family visitors. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document.

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Mrs. John Allen Watts - A black and white photograph of Mrs. John Allen Watts in fancy dress and hairstyle for some unknown occasion. Her maiden name was Gertrude Lee, and she was born in Staunton, Virginia, on October 15, 1862, a product of the marriage of Hugh Holmes and Mary Criss Lee. Her grandfather, George Hay Lee, served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of the Commonwealth of Virginia until the war broke out. After the war Gertrude resided in Salem with her family. Following her father's death in 1869 she resided in Baltimore, Maryland with her mother and grandfather, until her marriage to Mr. Watts in 1880 which brought her back to the Roanoke Valley. Mr. Watts, a lawyer by profession, became Counsel for the Norfolk and Western Railway Company in 1881 and he and his wife Gertrude became prominent members of the Roanoke community. Gertrude was active in the women's suffrage movement and served as first vice-president of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia in 1914.

   1970.18.01

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. "Oaklands" Was Hospitable Seat of Watts Family for Generations; Needed Big Staff - May 21, 1958

   Reprint of article from the Roanoke World News by Raymond P. Barnes, dated May 21, 1958, titled "'Oaklands' Was Hospitable Seat of the Watts Family for Generations; Needed Big Staff."

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. The Roanoke Valley and the Watts family - June 1984

   Booklet compiled by Jean Staples Showalter consisting of articles which are titled - "The Roanoke Valley and the Watts Family," by Katherine Watts, "The Roanoke Valley - An Historical Sketch," by Jean Staples Showalter, "St. Mark's Episcopal Church - A Brief History," by Frances J. Niederer, "The Watts Family at 'Oaklands'," by Helen R. Prilliman, "Oaklands - A Reminiscence," by Jean Watts Staples, and "The First Wedding at Oaklands," by Claire W...

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Typed Records of Watts Family Tree - 1932-1999

   Typed records of the Watts family tree typed by the son of English Showalter. Family tree starts with the first known Watts, Arthur Watts who came to America and settled in the Portsmouth area before 1774, for he served in the Indian Wars. Edward Watts, who married Elizabeth Breckinridge, is mentioned as long with his many accolades including serving as the first Commonwealth's Attorney of Roanoke Co. Together the two had ten children. The family...

   Record Type: Archive