82yrs. D/O John Sebree & Mildred (Johnson) Sebree.
Fannie and Judge John Watts were married in December 1788. They were both members of the Baptist Church. She's described as "an exemplary, pious woman".
At 13 years of age she was orphaned. Her father, John Sebree, was a private in the Virginia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed during the last battle of the War at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Then, in 1785, her mother, Mildred Johnson also died. Young Fannie was raised to womanhood by her uncle Colonel Robert Johnson, who was the father of Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United State under Martin Van Buren.
Refer to the publication, "History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement: containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the Northwest Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians" (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885)
Fannie and Judge John Watts were married in December 1788. They were both members of the Baptist Church. She's described as "an exemplary, pious woman".
At 13 years of age she was orphaned. Her father, John Sebree, was a private in the Virginia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed during the last battle of the War at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Then, in 1785, her mother, Mildred Johnson also died. Young Fannie was raised to womanhood by her uncle Colonel Robert Johnson, who was the father of Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United State under Martin Van Buren.
Refer to the publication, "History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement: containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the Northwest Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians" (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885)
82yrs. D/O John Sebree & Mildred (Johnson) Sebree.
Fannie and Judge John Watts were married in December 1788. They were both members of the Baptist Church. She's described as "an exemplary, pious woman".
At 13 years of age she was orphaned. Her father, John Sebree, was a private in the Virginia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed during the last battle of the War at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Then, in 1785, her mother, Mildred Johnson also died. Young Fannie was raised to womanhood by her uncle Colonel Robert Johnson, who was the father of Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United State under Martin Van Buren.
Refer to the publication, "History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement: containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the Northwest Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians" (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885)
Fannie and Judge John Watts were married in December 1788. They were both members of the Baptist Church. She's described as "an exemplary, pious woman".
At 13 years of age she was orphaned. Her father, John Sebree, was a private in the Virginia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed during the last battle of the War at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Then, in 1785, her mother, Mildred Johnson also died. Young Fannie was raised to womanhood by her uncle Colonel Robert Johnson, who was the father of Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President of the United State under Martin Van Buren.
Refer to the publication, "History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: from their earliest settlement: containing a history of the counties, their cities, townships, towns villages, schools, and churches, reminiscences, extracts, etc., local statistics, portraits of early settlers prominent men, biographies, preliminary chapters on the history of the Northwest Territory, the state of Indiana, and the Indians" (Chicago: F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885)
Inscription
FRANCES WATTS
Wife of
JOHN WATTS
died
Sep 5th 1854
Aged 82 Years & 8 months
Family Members
Siblings
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