Watts, Ralph Levi

Birth Name Watts, Ralph Levi
Gender male
Age at Death 80 years, 1 month, 17 days

Narrative

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Ralph L. Watts, American horticulturist.

Member Society for Horticultural Science, Vegetable Growers Association America (ex-president), American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Delta Theta Sigma, Sigma Pi.

Background
Watts, Ralph L. was born on June 5, 1869 in Kerrmoor, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Martin Overholser and Marian Elizabeth (Hoyt) Watts.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Pennsylvania State College, 1890, Master of Science, 1899. Doctor of Agriculture, Syracuse University, 1916. Doctor of Science; Rhode Island State College, 1931.

Career
Horticulturist Tennessee Experiment Station, 1890-1899. Lecturer farmers institutes, 1899-1908. Professor horticulture, Pennsylvania State College, 1908-1912, dean and director School of Agriculture and Experiment Station, 1912-1939, dean emeritus since January 1, 1939.

Works

Author: Vegetable Gardening (college textbook), 1912. The Vegetable Garden. Vegetable Forcing, 1917.

Vegetable Growing Projects, 1921. Growing Vegetables, 1923. Rural Pennsylvania, 1925.

The Vegetable Growing Business (with Gilbert S. Watts), 1939.

Religion
presbyterian

Membership
Member Society for Horticultural Science, Vegetable Growers Association America (ex-president), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Delta Theta Sigma, Sigma Pi.

Connections

Married Hattie Searle, January 1, 1895 (died 1940).; married second, Bertha P. Myers, June 11, 1941. Children: Gilbert Searle, Curtis McClure, Grace Elizabeth.

father: Martin Overholser Watts
mother: Marian Elizabeth (Hoyt) Watts

spouses:
Hattie Searle
Bertha P. Myers

children:
Gilbert Searle Watts
Curtis McClure Watts
Grace Elizabeth Watts

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth June 5, 1869 Kerrmoor, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA    
Degree 1890 Pennsylvania State College, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA B. S., Agriculture  
Degree 1899   Master of Science  
Degree 1916 Syracuse University, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Doctor of Agriculture  
Occupation     horticulturalist  
Burial 1931 Rhode Island State College, Kingston, Southwest Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island Doctor of Science  
Death July 22, 1949      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Watts, Martin OverholserMarch 31, 1818April 6, 1899
Mother Hoyt, Elizabeth MarionMay 29, 1830November 17, 1917
    Sister     Watts, Elizabeth Caroline November 3, 1854 January 22, 1952
    Sister     Watts, Emma Margaret March 2, 1856 May 20, 1944
    Brother     Watts, Samuel Curtis November 11, 1857 March 1924
    Brother     Watts, John Pennoyer July 29, 1859 April 30, 1950
    Brother     Watts, David Hoyt May 25, 1861 1959
    Brother     Watts, Edwin March 25, 1863 August 1863
    Brother     Watts, Martin Overholser June 27, 1864 December 23, 1939
    Sister     Watts, Mary McClure June 27, 1865 December 7, 1951
    Sister     Watts, Harriet Ann April 25, 1867 September 12, 1958
         Watts, Ralph Levi June 5, 1869 July 22, 1949

Families

Family of Watts, Ralph Levi and Searle, Harriet May
Married Wife Searle, Harriet May ( * + February 18, 1940 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Watts, Gilbert SearleDecember 14, 1896September 16, 1986
Watts, Curtis McClure
Watts, Grace Elizabeth

Family of Watts, Ralph Levi and Myers, Bertha P.
Married Wife Myers, Bertha P. ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 11, 1941      

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