Biographical Sketch of Thomas J. Watts, M.D., Greene County, Missouri, Clay Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Dr. Watts is the son of James and Delilah (Tabor) Watts, and was born in Tennessee, August 10, 1837. His parents were natives of North Caro- lina. His great grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and his grandfather of the War of 1812. His parents moved to Greene County, Missouri, and settled on the James River, near the Webster County line. Thomas grew to manhood here, and was educated at the Ozark High School. He taught school for some time, and in 1858 commen- ced the study of medicine under Drs. Robinson and Barrett, and took lectures at the St. Louis Medical College. In 1861 he commenced the practice in Webster County, and in 1864 he removed to where he now lives. He enjoys a large and lucrative practice, and is one of the leading physicians of the county. He owns a fine farm of four hundred acres, and deals extensively in stock. He began life poor and has arisen to dignity and wealth by his own exertions. Dr. Watts was married in 1863 to Miss Martha A., daughter of Wiley and Charlotta (Edwards) Hedgheth, of Christian County, Missouri, formerly of Tenn. Their union has been blest with two children, James W. and Lula T., deceased. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================