Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: day was January i, 1892, and who passed away on the I2th of January of the following year; Louisa Mabel, who was born September 13, 1894, and is at home; Wallace and William, twins, who were born June 5, 1897, and died on the same day; one who was born and died September 20, 1900; and John Perry, who first opened his eyes to the light of day on the 315! of July, 1907. Where national questions and issues are involved Mr. Nabb supports the men and measures of the republican party but at local elections casts an independent ballot, voting as his judgment dictates. He held the office of township assessor for three terms and acted as trustee for two years, while for three years he served on the school board. He was likewise elected to the position of road supervisor. Both he and his wife belong to the Church of the Latter Day Saints. They are people of genuine personal worth and gained an extensive circle of friends during the long period of their residence here. ROBERT E. WATTS. Robert E. Watts has lived upon the same farm in Van Buren township for the past fifty-seven years and the success which he has gained from the careful conduct of his agricultural and stock-raising interests places him among the substantial and representative citizens of Jackson county. He was born on the place whereon he is now living June 9, 1853, a son of John and Hannah (Ashcroft) Watts. The former was born in England, August 18, 1810, his parents being James and Sarah (Pierce) Watts, who were also natives of the merrie isle. At the age of ten he emigrated to Canada and after living for a short time in Ontario came into the States. For a time he traveled through the west in the employ of the Chouteau Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, and then returned to Canada, where he married Miss Hannah Ashcro…