Watts, Texie
by Julia Munro
JUEL ID/KEY: P48255
"Texie Watts," a photograph by Rufus W. Holsinger taken on November 28, 1917.
From Family Photo Day, 9 March 2019:
"This was my fourth-grade teacher's mother." - Mr. Melvin Flannagan Jr., participant at Family Photo Day.
Additional information about Texie Watts will be added as it is researched.
NOTE that the name with which the portrait is labelled (or, labelled "untitled") is not necessarily the name of the sitter(s) photographed, but rather the name of the person who paid for it when it was taken (the date and name associated with each photograph is from the business ledgers of R. W. Holsinger).
Sources
- "Texie Watts," 1917-11-28 photograph in UVA Catalogue (X05766A)
- printed notes, flipbook vol. 6.2
- comments from Family Photo Day courtesy Mr. Melvin Flannagan, Jr.
- Possibly related: "Papers of Texie Watts 1845-1874," "Confederate Graves in Charlottesville Cemeteries 1947 January 29" (Mrs. Virginia Guinn and Texie Watts)
SEE ALSO:
Holsinger Image Gallery of African Americans
J. F. Bell Funeral Home Records
Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 [Hathi Trust]
1870 & 1910 U. S. Census - Charlottesville & Esmont Communities
Cite This Entry
- APA Citation:
Munro, J.F. (2022, February 28). Texie Watts. Holsinger Portrait Project. https://juel.iath.virginia.edu/node/1212
- MLA Citation:
Munro, Julia F. "Texie Watts." Holsinger Portrait Project. Univ. Virginia (2022, February 28). Web. [Date accessed].
First published: January 30, 2019
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