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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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N. B. WATTS was born May 15, 1837, in Missouri. He is a son of Wesley and Mary C. (Bressie) Watts. The father was born in middle Tennessee; he died in 1841, aged thirty-six years. The mother was born in 1801 in Virginia and is now living with her son in Mayfield. The family came to Graves County, in 1838 and engaged in farming; this business he continued until 1880, when the Watts Brothers opened a general family grocery and have since been successfully engaged at this business. N. B. Watts was married in December, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth Pritchard of Graves County. They have six children—five daughters and one son, John W., now express agent at this place. Mr. Watts is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the Graves County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1

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