World Events

Biltmore Estate

Lumières "Moving Picture"

• Grover Cleveland was President and Charles T. O’Ferrell was Governor of Virginia.
• The first professional football game took place.
• George Vanderbilt opened his estate, Biltmore, in Asheville, NC.
• The Lumières exhibit the first “moving picture” in Paris.

Life Details

• Charles Edward Watts was born in 1842 in Virginia and was the brother of Morton Simms Watts, described two weeks ago, who served as minister from 1890-1893.
• He joined the Confederate Army at the age of 18 enlisting as a private in Company H, 19th Virginia Infantry.  He transferred to Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry and worked his was up the ranks eventually being promoted to 2nd Corporal in 1864. 
• In 1868, he married Harriet and they had 9 children, 3 sons and 6 daughters (including a set of twin girls).

• Frances Page (born about 1870)
• Gertrude (about 1871)
• Richard Nottingham (about 1873)
• Charles Wesley (about 1875)
• Carrie (1876)
• Marcus (1879)
• Twins Lexie & Eliza (1882)
• Lucy Morton (1884)

• Served as pastor of Mount Moriah 1909-1912.
• He died on June 14, 1928 in Charlottesville, VA.