Lincoln County NeArchives Obituaries.....Watts, Samuel F. [Judge] December 27, 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 September 14, 2018, 6:40 am Lincoln County Tribune Sat. Jan 2, 1886 page 3 Death of Samuel F. Watts Samuel F. Watts, county surveyor and one of the early pioneers of West Nebraska, died suddenly at the residence of M. H. Clifford, near Stockville, Frontier county. Mr. Watts had not been feeling in his customary good health, yet he apprehended nothing serious, and on Christmas morning he and his young friend Harry Kramph started on his customary annual visit to the home of his old friend and companion Mont. Clifford to spend the holidays. On Saturday he complained of a severe pain in the right breast and on Sunday it became so bad that a mustard draft was applied, but little if any relief resulted. At dinner, which was at 3 o'clock, he felt somewhat better and ate quite heartily. Still the pain continued and at times it was agonizing, yet he continued in his usual cheerful mood. Retiring at 9 o'clock, it was about fifteen minutes afterward Mr. Clifford heard as he supposed an unusual snoring in Watts' room and immediately went to the bedside. It was not snoring Mont. had heard but the death struggle, and a few more gasps and the breath of Samuel F. Watts forever ceased in death. The body was brough to this city, arriving Tuesday, and from the testimony of those present at death, the physicians decided that apoplexy was the cause. The funeral took placfce Wednesday from the Methodist church, under the direction of the Knights of Honor, of which deceased was a member. Mr. Watts settled in Lincoln county as early as 1861, and had resided here most of the intervening time, having represented the county in the legislature two different terms. At the time of his death he was county surveyor, a position he had filled for a long series of years. He was about 53 years old and leaves no relatives in this country, his life insurance being placed to the benefit of George McDonald. Additional Comments: Buried within the Charles McDonald Plot at North Platte Cemetery 1885 North Platte, Lincoln, NE Sam F Watts 52 Canada England Scotland boarder 1880 North Platte, Lincoln, NE Samuel F. Watts 48 Canada England Scotland surveyor b. abt 1832 1870 Lincoln, NE Samuel F. Watts 48 Canada laborer living near Charles McDonald 1870 Niles, Berrien, MI Fred Watts 67 England Harriett Watts 54 CT 1860 Elkhart Precinct, Logan, Illinois, United States Mike Madore 30 Ireland [Maddon?Madore?] Margaret Madore 24 Ireland Jane Madore 7 Ireland John Madore 5 Ireland Mike Madore 3 Ireland Saml Watts 27 O laborer [what does O stand for??Ohio/Ontario?] 1860 Yorkville, Racine, Wisconsin Name Age Fredrick Watts 55 England Harriet Watts 42 NY Sarah Watts 17 Wis Fredrich Watts 13 Wis 1850 Yorkville, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Frederick Watts 45 England Harriett Watts 32 NY Samuel Watts 19 Canada Sarah Watts 7 Wis Hellen Watts 5 Wis Frederick Watts 4 Wis U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 Name: Frederick Watts Birth Date: abt 1803 Birth Place: England Age at event: 42 Court District: Circuit Court Racine, Racine County, Wis. Year of Arrival: Sep 6, 1836 Buffalo, NY Date of Action: 6 May 1845 Witnesses: Stephen O. Bennett & Aiken Sexton Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911 Name: Frederick Watts Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Jun 1842 Event Place: Price, Wisconsin, United States Spouse's Name: Harriet Reynolds Page: 140 Submitter is not related and has no further information. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/lincoln/obits/w/watts828gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb