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Horry J Watts 1906 - 1991

Horry James Watts of Whiteville, Columbus County, NC was born on February 16, 1906 in Columbus, Polk County, and died at age 85 years old on July 26, 1991 in Whiteville, Columbus County.

Horry James Watts
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Whiteville, Columbus County, NC 28472
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February 16, 1906
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina, 28722, United States
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Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, 28472, United States
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    Horry James Watts was born to Calvin Ceymore Watts (1869 - 1926) and Mary Ann Fisher (1869 - 1932). He had siblings Nola, Leeta, Flora, Bertha, and Fred Watts. Horry Watts married Ora Goodwin (1909 - 1987) on December 1, 1925 in Columbus, North Carolina and they had five children: James Oneil, Pearl, Bobby Dale, Rosa Gertrude, and Lee Watts. See Horry J Watts: Obituary.
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    February 16, 1906
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    Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina 28722, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Horry was Caucasian. Both of his parents were born in North Carolina.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Born and raised in North Carolina, Horry was a lifelong resident of the state and died in North Carolina at the age of 85. He is buried in Columbus Memorial Park in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina.

  • Early Life & Education

    When he was 34 years old, he said that he had completed the 8th grade.

  • Professional Career

    In his mid 30's, Horry was a farmer in North Carolina and owned his own farm. A decade later, he said that he was a truck famer who bought and peddled vegetables.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Horry married Ora Goodwin (1909 - 1987) on December 1, 1925 in Columbus, North Carolina and they had five children: James Oneil, Pearl, Bobby Dale, Rosa Gertrude, and Lee Watts.
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    July 26, 1991
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    Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina 28472, United States
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  • Obituary

    WHITEVILLE - Horry J. Watts, 85, July 26. Arrangements by Peacock Funeral Home. - The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Sunday, July 28, 1991 on page 46.
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In 1906, in the year that Horry J Watts was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1915, when he was only 9 years old, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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Hall, Lillian (Born 1879) Watts, Elisha (c. 1840 - 1906) Carlyle, Lucy (Born Mar 1874) Watts Jewell, Laura  (Born Sep 4, 1878) Watts, Arthur Watts, Benjamin (Born 1848) Watts, Emma (Born 1880) Watts, John (Born Feb 5, 1871) Watts, Sarepta (Born Feb 24, 1920) Watts, Wanda (Born Jul 22, 1930)
Watts, Cora Watts, Hazel (Feb 6, 1907 - Jan 1985) Watts, Wesley (Jan 27, 1915 - Feb 7, 2001) Watts, Logan (Jun 22, 2004 - Mar 23, 2007) Watts, Donald (Jan 21, 1912 - Nov 13, 2010) Watts, Winfield (Oct 26, 1908 - Mar 1983) Watts, Caleb (May 6, 1914 - May 5, 1994) Watts, Stephen (Nov 1, 1882 - Apr 1968) Watts, James (Feb 20, 1915 - Jan 1979) Watts, Marie (Mar 23, 1912 - Jan 1989)
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