Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameGlenn Livingston Watts Sr. 
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247Birth Date4 Jun 1912
Birth PlaceMount Storm, Grant Co., WV, USA
Death Date20 Apr 1979 Age: 66
Death PlaceOakland, Garrett Co., MD, USA
Misc. Notes
Born into poverty, poorly educated and abandoned by his mother at an early age, it seems Glenn, Sr. never understood or realized his true potential to make his way in the world. He worked at farming as a kid with his father.
As a grown man he mainly worked as a coal miner. He owned his own mine at one time. At other times he worked for large mining companies. When the mines were shut down he raised his family off of his savings plus hunting, fishing and searching for wild plants to sell (ginseng and yellow root).
As a hunter he was as good as anyone. His ability to call the Eastern Wild Turkey was unequalled. Turkeys, other hunters and sometimes wild game would sneak in on him. One time he scared a hunter to no end, when he spoke to the hunter, who had stepped on Glenn's chest buried in the leaves, "I wish you would get off of my damn chest".
Glenn had lot's of health problems, some he never knew about as a child. Doctor's told him of his early problems from X-rays and other test in his later life.
-- Glenn L. Watts, Jr. 247
As a grown man he mainly worked as a coal miner. He owned his own mine at one time. At other times he worked for large mining companies. When the mines were shut down he raised his family off of his savings plus hunting, fishing and searching for wild plants to sell (ginseng and yellow root).
As a hunter he was as good as anyone. His ability to call the Eastern Wild Turkey was unequalled. Turkeys, other hunters and sometimes wild game would sneak in on him. One time he scared a hunter to no end, when he spoke to the hunter, who had stepped on Glenn's chest buried in the leaves, "I wish you would get off of my damn chest".
Glenn had lot's of health problems, some he never knew about as a child. Doctor's told him of his early problems from X-rays and other test in his later life.
-- Glenn L. Watts, Jr. 247
Spouses
Birth Date19 Aug 1919 Age: 97
Birth PlaceElk Garden, Mineral Co., WV, USA
FatherSamuel Shaden Hoopengardner (1864-1934)
MotherFlorence Alverda Willis (1884-1964)
Misc. Notes
Frances A. Hoopengarner married Glenn L. Watts, Sr. at a Young age and become the mother of six sons and two Daughters. Having a limited education, she made the most of educating and caring for the upbringing of her children.
It seems she was always caring for someone else. She and Glenn took in Lucy Ann (Kitzmiller) Watts during Lucy's later years. At the same time Frances was caring for Glenn.
Many times Glenn behaved like a child, wasn't so bad compared to Lucy. Lucy displayed her true self, being a selfish, hateful and mean spirited person. I (Glenn, Jr.) and the other children had always stated it was the Watts in us when we were stirring up trouble. We later found out the meanness came from the Kitzmiller's. 247
It seems she was always caring for someone else. She and Glenn took in Lucy Ann (Kitzmiller) Watts during Lucy's later years. At the same time Frances was caring for Glenn.
Many times Glenn behaved like a child, wasn't so bad compared to Lucy. Lucy displayed her true self, being a selfish, hateful and mean spirited person. I (Glenn, Jr.) and the other children had always stated it was the Watts in us when we were stirring up trouble. We later found out the meanness came from the Kitzmiller's. 247
Family ID250
Marr PlaceElk Garden, Mineral Co., WV, USA
Misc. Notes
FROM THE CUMBERLAND MARYLAND TIMES-NEWS SUMMER 1968.
Proud Parents
District Couple Has
Five Sons In Service
An Elk Garden couple, Mr. and Mrs Glenn L. Watts, boasts five sons serving in the military forces of the Unites States.
T/Sgt. Glenn L. Watts Jr., in the Air Force, is currently attending a radar school at Keesler Air Base, Miss. He, his wife and two Children reside at Biloxi, Miss.
T/Sgt. Watts attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Air Force in 1965. (1955) In 1966 he earned the Air Defense Command's Outstanding Educational Achievement Award while attending a non-commissioned officers school in California.
Petty Officer First Class Thomas D. Watts attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Navy in 1956. He has served in both the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and last served in the Submarine Service. He is currently attending recruiting school at Bainbridge Naval Training Station.
He, his wife and two Children will reside in Fairmont, W. Va. when he is assigned to recruiting duty.
Petty Officer Gilbert T. Watts, also in the Navy, attended Elk Garden High School and enlisted in the Navy in 1960. He has served in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. He is currently on a five month Mediterranean cruise, after which he will join his wife in Charleston, S.C.
Sp4 Daniel R. Watts entered the Army in 1962 and is serving his third tour of duty in Korea. He has also served in Germany. He attended Elk Garden High School prior to enlisting in the Army.
The fifth son, Sgt Garry M. Watts, attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Army in 1966. He formerly served in Hawaii and is presently in South Vietnam.
Mr. and Mrs Watts have three other Children. Clarence is the only boy not in the military service. He lives in Baltimore. And there are two daughters, Marlene, the younger of the two, is a freshman at Elk Garden High School. The older sister, Sheila, is a student at Potomac State College in Keyser.
Shelia leans toward the military service, too--she plans to marry an Air Force man.
Mrs. Watts said yesterday that she and her husband are "real proud of the boys. After all, we have every right to be proud."
10-27-1936
Proud Parents
District Couple Has
Five Sons In Service
An Elk Garden couple, Mr. and Mrs Glenn L. Watts, boasts five sons serving in the military forces of the Unites States.
T/Sgt. Glenn L. Watts Jr., in the Air Force, is currently attending a radar school at Keesler Air Base, Miss. He, his wife and two Children reside at Biloxi, Miss.
T/Sgt. Watts attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Air Force in 1965. (1955) In 1966 he earned the Air Defense Command's Outstanding Educational Achievement Award while attending a non-commissioned officers school in California.
Petty Officer First Class Thomas D. Watts attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Navy in 1956. He has served in both the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and last served in the Submarine Service. He is currently attending recruiting school at Bainbridge Naval Training Station.
He, his wife and two Children will reside in Fairmont, W. Va. when he is assigned to recruiting duty.
Petty Officer Gilbert T. Watts, also in the Navy, attended Elk Garden High School and enlisted in the Navy in 1960. He has served in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. He is currently on a five month Mediterranean cruise, after which he will join his wife in Charleston, S.C.
Sp4 Daniel R. Watts entered the Army in 1962 and is serving his third tour of duty in Korea. He has also served in Germany. He attended Elk Garden High School prior to enlisting in the Army.
The fifth son, Sgt Garry M. Watts, attended Elk Garden High School and entered the Army in 1966. He formerly served in Hawaii and is presently in South Vietnam.
Mr. and Mrs Watts have three other Children. Clarence is the only boy not in the military service. He lives in Baltimore. And there are two daughters, Marlene, the younger of the two, is a freshman at Elk Garden High School. The older sister, Sheila, is a student at Potomac State College in Keyser.
Shelia leans toward the military service, too--she plans to marry an Air Force man.
Mrs. Watts said yesterday that she and her husband are "real proud of the boys. After all, we have every right to be proud."
10-27-1936
ChildrenGlenn Livingston (1937-)
Thomas Dale (1939-2004)
Gilbert Theodore (1941-2004)
Clarence Dewey (1943-)
Daniel Roy (1944-)
Garry Marshall (1947-)
Sheila Jean (1949-)
Marlene Teresa (1953-)