Samuel Levi WATTS was the 6th of 9 children born to Martha WATTS and Jacob WATTS (cousins with same surname).
On December 10, 1878 in Limestone City, Limestone County, Alabama Samuel Levi WATTS married Eliza Jane THOMAS, daughter of Nancy Vasser LITTRELL and Robert J. THOMAS.

My Great Grandfather Levi WATTS was namesake for Samuel Levi WATTS, a nephew.

Together Eliza THOMAS and Samuel Levi WATTS had children:
1. Reuben Andrew WATTS, b. January 30, 1880, Athens, Alabama; d. July 11, 1963, Royalton, Illinois; m. Anna Eliza DAFFRON, April 15, 1903, Adger, Alabama.
2. James Floyd WATTS, b. March 27, 1882.
3. Robert WATTS, b. June 1884, m. Nancy Amanda "Minday" BEARDEN
4. Mary Elizabeth WATTS, b. January 26, 1886 m. Claiborne "Clabe" KEEF
5. Nancy WATTS, b. May 1888 m. PARSONS
6. John Sullivan WATTS, b. September 26, 1890 m. Verdie Lucille Nicholson
7. Julia J. WATTS, b. January 20, 1893 m. Pinkney MARTIN
8. Catherine Rosezela WATTS, b. March 10, 1897 m. Pinckney Basinger
9. Harvey WATTS, b. October 1899
10. Herbert Hearst WATTS, b. November 30, 1906.

1860 Blount County, Alabama, p. 1002B
Jacob WATTS, 41 GA, Cooper
Martha, wife, 40 GA
Housten, son, 19 AL
Rufus, son, 16 AL
Jasper, son, 14
Catharine, dau, 12
Levi, son, 7 ... this is Samuel Levi
Sarah Ann, dau, 6
Claborn, son, 4
Lurana, dau, 2
Malissa, dau, 6/12

1870 PO: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Family 43
Jacob WATTS, 55, North Carolina, Farmer, $250 Personal
Martha, wife, 47, North Carolina
Samuel (Levi),son, 18 TN, farm laborer
Sarah, dau, 16, AL
James,son, 14, AL
Lurana, dau, 12, AL
Mary, dau, 11, AL
Martha A., dau, 4
James HENRY, other, 31, $650.00 real estate/$6000.00 personal, checked is father of foreign birth, 21 m, Farmer

1880 Limestone, Alabama, E.D. 190, NARA Film T9-0020 P 464C
S. L. WATTS, M W 26 TN TN TN Farmer
Eliza J., wife M W 19 TN TN TN Keeping House
Reuben A., son S W 4mos AL TN TN
Jacob WATTS, brother S W 7 AL AL AL

1900 Pct 3, Jefferson County, Alabama, family 400
S. L. WATTS, 48, Oct 1851, TN/North Carolina/Georgia, mar 21yrs, Miner(Coal)
Liza, wife, 38, Sep 1861, Tenn/Tenn/Tenn, mar 21, mo of 10 children & 9 living
Reuben A., son, 20, Jan 1880,Alabama/Alabama/Tennessee, single
James F., son, 18, March 1882, Tennessee/Alabama/Tennessee
Robert, son, 15, June 1884, 15, AL/AL/Tenn
Mary, dau, 14, Jan 1886, AL/AL/Tenn
Nancy, dau, 12, May 1888, AL/AL/Tenn
John, son, 9, Sept 1890, AL/AL/Tenn
Julia, dau, 8, Jan 1892, AL
Katie, dau, 5March 1895, AL
Harvey, son, 7/12 mos. Oct 1899, AL