Biography of Alderson Watts, Jr. - Wayne Co. WV West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Supplement Vol. 7, Hardesty’s, Wayne County, published by Jim Comstock, Richwood, WV 1974 Alderson Watts Jr., is a son of Harrison and Sarah (Maynard) Watts, who are honored residents of Stonewall District, and he was born in Wayne County, May 30, 1863. Ambrose Watts, who was one of the first and most enterprising of the settlers in what is now Stonewall District, was the great grandfather of Alderson, Jr. In Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, March 3, 1881, were recorded the marriage vows of Alderson Watts, Jr. and Virginia S. Ferguson. The bride was a daughter of Lewis S. and Margaret (Osburn) Ferguson, of Stonewall District, and was born in this county, September 11, 1863. Willard and Willburn, twin sons, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Watts, on the 8th of October 1881; Willburn died October 29th. following. Harrison Watts, father of Alderson, Jr., was a soldier of the Confederate Army during the civil war. Alderson Watts Jr., and his wife are in the membership of the Missionary Baptist Church in their district. He owns a comfortable residence and the lot on which it is situated at the mouth of White's Creek, and has been for some time filling the appointment of deputy sheriff and is still the incumbent. His post office address is Adkins Mills, Wayne County, West Virginia. Submitted by PTyler107@aol.com **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************