Toni, There are at least five MAJOR Watts lines in early MS. Most of them can be identified by region. Do you know in what county your William was born? You should be able to determine his father's name from the 1850 census. A very brief summary of these lines: Josiah Watts moved to Wayne County MS in 1810-1812. His children tended to be in Wayne, Clarke and Jones counties. Later descendants move north to Lauderdale, Newton and Neshoba counties. Jehu (John) Evans Watts moved to Copiah County, MS after 1820. Some of his children stayed in that area but many moved to LA. John Evans Watts was probably the brother of Josiah Watts. Descendants of John A. Watts lived in and around Covington County. His son Thomas moved to Texas. William Watts of Anson, NC moved to Pike County, MS. While some of his descendants stayed there. others moved to LA. Josiah Watts of Tishomingo County moved there from TN somewhat later. There are William Watts spread through nearly all these families. E.g., John A. Watts father was a William, so many descendants are named for him in that family. rriter@micron.net wrote: > searching for info on William Watts,born abt 1844,Ms? He was married to > Mary Crabtree,they had atleast 5 children including Clem C. born 1880,AL > and Joan born 1885,AL. William died 19 Jun 1917,Hunt Co, TX. Any info > would be great. > Toni > Boise