Lester Monroe Watts^{[1, 2]}

1903 - 1961  (57 years)

• Name	Lester Monroe Watts
  Born	15 Aug 1903	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	8 Mar 1961  [4]
  Buried	Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I166734	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jake Watts,   b. 30 Apr 1876, Madison, North Carolina ,   d. 22 May 1948  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Victoria Maples,   b. 6 Sep 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 1954  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F48041	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Francis Leona Christopher,   b. 18 Apr 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1952  (Age 47 years)
  Children	+ 1. Charles Pierce Watts,   b. 5 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Sep 1989  (Age 65 years)   2. Elbert Lantz Watts,   b. 25 Aug 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jun 1953  (Age 27 years) + 3. Jake Lafayette Watts,   b. 13 Oct 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jul 2013, Sevier County Health Care Center  (Age 85 years) + 4. Ola Victoria Watts,   b. 9 Nov 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jan 2012, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida  (Age 82 years) + 5. Ester F. Watts,   b. 12 May 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 2008  (Age 76 years) + 6. Theodore Roosevelt Watts,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Family ID	F62832	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Aug 1903 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Red Bank Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Jan 1954. Joyce Gail Watts obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Jul 1954. Mary Victoria Watts obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lester Watts Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1904 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-5 Family Number: 125 Sheet Number and Letter: 7B Line Number: 78 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00129 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Lester Watts M 36 Tennessee Wife Leona Watts F 36 Tennessee Son Charles Watts M 16 Tennessee Son Elbert Watts M 14 Tennessee Son Jake Watts M 12 Tennessee Daughter Victoria Watts F 10 Tennessee Daughter Esther Watts F 7 Tennessee Son Roosevelt Watts M 5 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Mar 1961. Watts, Lester Monroe 58 widowed by Leona Christopher b. 8-15-02 Knox Bapt res R9 Sev farmer veteran f. Jake Watts m. Mary Maples Red Bank Cem Survivors: 3 sons Charles Jake Roosevelt 2 dau Mrs Ola Cook Mrs Bill Parton 1 bro Bart Watts 2 sis Mrs Arlie Messer Miss Odie Watts 9 gc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 424.