The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-09-12
Had Relatives in Holt.


disappearance Of jeremiah Watts. an
old Atchison county resident and Of
his accumulation OF fortune and dy.
ing without an heir a. was supposed.
and the sudden appearance Of an heir
In the person Of sister. a Mrs. Eliza.
beth Stone. o. Burton. kas. Tie
dispatch comes from Chicago and
states that Mrs. stone appeared be.
fore the attorney, Thos. J. Young. In
charge Of the Inheritance tar. and
says she was sister Of the man known
as william Henry Lee, who claimed
his estate Of 500 90 for his son.
Ms. Stone asserted That Lees real
name was jeremiah Watts. She told
the attorney that her brother married
the prettiest girl in Atchison county,
Mo-, In 1879, and settled on q farm
near Watson. No. Two years later
Watts deserted his wife and son. AZ.
ter waiting a year for him TO return.
the wife also left. She aas heard
from al intervals and the news Of her
death at Livingston, Mont, finally
was received. She had . brother
there John Eastridge. and another
brother al Helena, Mont.
Watts mother received letter
from him not long after lis wife died
u was written from town IN Wis.
consin. Mrs. Watts kept It secret.
He had changed his name u william
Henry Lee and he came 10 Chicagy In
1888. Mrs. Stone said. where lie be.
came head Of the trm u Laird s. Lee,
publishers. Tile On.y time tie family
heard from him sas when he wrote
70 his mother. his letters always he.
Ing typewriter Or printed.
In 1898 Mrs. stone came 10 Chicago
and was welcomed b. Lee. although
he refused " recognize hef A. his ii.
ter. She returned 20 Missouri aud
heard nothing u hin until she saw
an Advertisement seeking claimants
10 the estate.
Mr.. stone said that lie vas
born IN Crawford county H.. ~ i.!..
she declared ,As could IDENTITY an
odd.sEapei Bible and 'in'yps which
her brother tyyk with him, and could
bring f9faafi person, q. nhgu lie
Introduces tim A. Ter brother wien
she "a, ~ CLicag
Old resident, ~ watson remember
vel tie marriage u Jeremiah watts
and MARY Ll,tfidse ticie ~ -, and
heard Viii surprise that after the
long year, - silence concerning H.
whereabouts. T.. i supposed ~ lave
been Identified with the ate william
Henry Lee wLy died H. Chicago. .ca,.
INK a iaTgs ,stst. .JppYs vG HItAyat
Claimant,
Mary Easlridsv was a beautiful
gin, said John Nyle>, proprietor q.
the Nyles hotel, al watson, ste lad
tie reputation Of b.ing ~. " the
ptettie>' sif, ~ tLat part " the
county. Size hat no relatives around
Watson, a. remember, snd lived
With the iaHil! Of jefiy YORK.
Watts ana the Esstflige gifi we're
married IN l-19, and vent 20 Ave Ufi q
farm tny miles West ~ watson, lie
deserted her Two year, aiiefWafi and
no one a. watson ever Heard - him
again. His vile waited about year
and ,hen went West, She lad
brother Ia Montana and we heard ,le
died there do no. remember that.
child va, born 20 Mr. inG M,
waits
Watts had numerous relative. at
watson ~ the -If,y dag, bg' lG.y
have died " moved away \ brother,
RyD"f' died al Watson about a Year
ago. lie said he never Heard from
the missing nan after ~, disappear.
ancr,
Riuh, Dennis and Ton watts.
brothers, former! lived In the Van
Camp nriglibJrhOJd IN tie bOteOm
northwest VI Pores, cay, and all
have moved away aud are now living
In southern Missouri
Tom, one OF these brothers, had
four sons. Fred, Robert and Elmer,
and II l. supposed tne name u the
other SON was Jeremiah, the one that
mysIerIousiy disappeared from Atchi.
son county. lie also had couple Of
daughters, II Is reported, one aas
Mrs Stone, and the other Nas mar.
ried In the NanIamp neighburAoOd
to Benny Ford, several years ago, and
they nov reside AT RulO, Neb.