WATTS FAMILY BIBLE TRANSCRIPTION
Monroe County VA/WV
Submitted by Ed Smith 
huntingforsmiths@comcast.net

Bible transcription:  Watts family lived in the Sweet Springs area 
of Monroe County, Virginia/West Virginia at least until the 1880's.

First Page:

Handwritten;
Sr.(?) Richard Watts
Charlottesville, Va
March 6th ‘49

Second page:
M. S.R.Watts
Sweet Springs
Virga.

Title page:  
published by the American Bible Society
1847

Blank pages at back of bible:

Stephen Richard Watts & Kate White were married on Wednesday 
evening Dec 12th 1860 by the Revd John H. Walters at Sweet 
Springs, Monroe County, Va.

William Edward Watts was born on Thursday the 1st of October 
1863 at 2 oclock  in the evening at Sweet Springs.  Was baptised  
on Wednesday teh 7th of October 1863 by the Revd. John H. Walters 
at St. Johns Church-Sweet Springs.

Next page:

Stephen Richard Watts was born at half past 2 oclock on Monday 
morning the 23rd of October 1865.  Was baptised on Wednesday 
the 1st of November by Revd. John H. Walters at St. Johns 
Church-Sweet Springs.

Next page:

Mr S R Watts
Sweet Springs
Monroe Cy
Virginia

on the 12th of Nov in the year of our Lord 1851 departed this 
life, at Sweet Springs in the 46th year of his age:
Edward White-Senior- Requieseat in peace.

Nov 12th 1851
On the 7th of Dec (Friday 1866) departed this life near Sweet 
Springs in the 28th year of her age Maggie White.
Next page:
John James Watts was born at 9 oclock on Friday morning the 
25th of October 1867

Was baptised on Tuesday the 29th of October by the Rev J. H. 
Walters at St John’s Church Sweet Springs

Thomas Joseph Watts was born at 10 oclock on Sunday morning the 
1st of August 1869.  Was baptised on the third of the same month 
by the Rev H. P. McMinamen(?) at St Johns Church Sweet Springs.

Back cover:

Francis Xavier Watts was born Tuesday evening 26th of March at
 5 oclock  1872.  Was baptised by Father

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