| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | James Gilmore Watts |
| Born | On a farm one and a half miles from Glasgow, Virginia |
| Father | Luther M. Watts |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Residence | Glasgow, Virginia |
| Principal roles | Owner of Baldwin, Echols and Company; president of the Bank of Glasgow, Inc. |
| Religious affiliation | Presbyterian Church at Falling Spring |
Genealogy of James Gilmore Watts
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James Gilmore Watts was a son of Luther M. Watts, a farmer and Confederate veteran. The biography does not name his mother or provide earlier ancestry.
James Gilmore Watts resided in Glasgow and was unmarried.
Family outline
James Gilmore Watts
- Father: Luther M. Watts
- Mother: Not named
- Marital status: Unmarried
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), page 40.
Verbatim biography
The following is a faithful transcription of the original biography. OCR errors have been corrected against the printed page images, but the original wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and factual claims have not been rewritten.
JAMES GILMORE WATTS has been, since 1940, owner of the Baldwin, Echols and Company department store in Glasgow, Virginia, and is also a prominent figure in banking in that community. He has been associated with his present store, under its various managements, for nearly fifty years, and is one of Glasgow’s most highly esteemed citizens.
Mr. Watts was born on a farm situated a mile and a half from Glasgow, so that he has lived in this locality all his life. His father was Luther M. Watts, a farmer and a veteran of the War Between the States, during which he served in the 27th Virginia Regiment. At the time of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee, Luther M. Watts was a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware.
A graduate of the Rockbridge County schools, James Gilmore Watts started as a clerk with the Mathews-Baldwin Company in Glasgow in 1902. He became a partner in 1912 at the time the Baldwin-Echols Company was organized, and so continued until 1940 when he purchased the firm. It continues in operation under the designation of Baldwin, Echols and Company. Also in 1940 was begun the construction of the present modern brick building.
Mr. Watts is president of the Bank of Glasgow, Inc. He is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and is a member of Kazim Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Roanoke. He belongs also to the chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, and to Moomaw Commandery No. 27, Knights Templar. Mr. Watts is a communicant of the Presbyterian Church at Falling Spring.
He resides in Glasgow and is unmarried.