Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Watts, Martha June 7, 1924
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Ashland Progress
Mrs. Martha Watts, widow of Hollingsworth Watts, who is said to have donated the 
land on which the town of Ashland was built, died Friday at the home of her 
daughter Mrs. James Arnold in the Fairview community several miles north of 
town. Her remains were interred in Poplar Spring burying ground Saturday, the 
funeral service being conducted by Elder H. H. Goodman. Mrs. Watts was one of 
the very oldest inhabitants of the county, in fact, she was the oldest so far as 
we know. We are informed that she said she was born September 29, 1822. This 
would make her near 102 years old and according to available evidence she must 
have been at least that old. Some say 103. From those who knew her well it is 
Learned that she was born in Georgia but came with her parents to Alabama while 
quite young, even before the Indians were driven from this country. She is said 
to have spun and wove woolen material for the Indian Chiefs for leggins. She 
remembered much of the Indian language, also events of the war in which they 
were driven from this part of the country. A sketch concerning her, published in 
this paper in October-1922, stated that at that time she was of reasonable good 
health, could mend clothes, was able to converse intelligently with friends, 
also that some new teeth had made their appearance in her mouth, two upper and 
two lower front. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church to which she 
was loyal and faithful. She could repeat many Bible passages.

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