John W. Watts diary and addendum : ms, 1850-1947 (bulk 1850-1852).

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John W. Watts diary and addendum : ms, 1850-1947 (bulk 1850-1852).

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Diary of John W. Watts, recounting his overland journey from Mo. to Calif. in 1850, his brief stay in Calif., and his return home in 1851; with an inverted second half of the vol. serving as a diary of his brother, Benjamin M. Watts, documenting his overland journey from Bowling Green, Mo. to Oregon, Apr.-June 1852. Includes a handwritten addendum (1947) containing family details, contributed by Ida Watts Burns.

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Watts, John W. (John William), 1830-1901.

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John W. Watts came to Calif. from Bowling Green, Missouri, in May 1850, stayed a few months, then returned home via Panama in Jan. 1851. In 1852, he returned west to Oregon with his wife as part of his father's wagon train. His brother, Benjamin M. Watts, had come to Calif. via Fort Hall in 1849 and worked in the gold mines. In 1852, Benjamin traveled to Oregon to scout out a location for his family to settle when they arrived by wagon train. From the description of John W. Watts dia...

Watts, Benjamin M. (Benjamin Marion), 1827-1913.

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Burns, Ida Watts.

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Crocker, Templeton, 1884-1948

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Chronologies 1884 September 2 Charles Templeton Crocker is born in San Francisco, California. 1888 August 14 Charles Crocker (Templeton Crocker's grandfather and one of the "big four" who built the Central Pacific Railroad) dies. 1898 ...