James Joseph WATT¹ {M} = Joyce Sallyers LOOPER {F}

Married 22 July 1944, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
Divorced ABT 1970, Oakland Co, MI

James Joseph WATT:

Born 16 February 1925, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Providence Hospital²
Christened 8 March 1925, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at St Catherine's Catholic Church³
Died 16 June 1997, Royal Oak, Oakland Co, MI at Beaumont Hospital
Occupation: worker
Birth: At the time Jim's parents lived at 3045 Blaine in Detroit. He was born at 9:18 a.m., weighed 7 lbs 12-1/2 oz. He had Detroit Branch Reg #3919.
Death: Jim's death was the result of a perforated gastric ulcer. He also had cirrhosis of the liver.
Christening: St. Catherine's was located at Sylvester between Maxwell and Seminole. His sponsors were Raymond J. Watt, his uncle, and Catherine Engstler, his great Grandmother.
Cremation Date: 18 JUN 1997
Cremation Place: Auburn Hills, Oakland Co, MI at Suburban Crematory
A Memorial Service was held at Crown of Life Lutheran Church in Rochester, MI on Friday, June 20, 1997.
Occupation Date: 30 NOV 1945
Occupation Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Swedish Gage Co. of America and earned $50.00 a week.
Residence: 27265 Berkshire
Residence Date: FROM 1960 TO 1997
Residence Place: Southfield, Oakland Co, MI
Residence: 5003 Whitfield Ave.
Residence Date: 1935
Residence Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
Residence: 8500 Northlawn St.
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
Jim entered the service in 1943. This address was listed in the 44-I cadet yearbook, p. 23, while Jim was at Enid Army Air Field - Basic Flying School in Enid, OK. Jim took his Pre-flight training at Michigan State College. He completed his courses 16 Oct 1943. He was with the U.S. Army Air Forces - 310th College Training Detachment (Aircrew). His dogtag number was 2079887-T43-44-AB
Misc. event Type: Military
Misc. event Date: MAR 1945
Misc. event Place: Vernon, Wilbarger Co, TX
Jim was in Flight School at Victory Field.
Misc. event Type: Misc
Misc. event Date: BET 1936 AND 1937
Misc. event Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Rothruff Elementary School
He received a Certificate of Honor dated 28 Jan 1937.
Misc. event Type: Misc
Misc. event Date: MAR 1935
Misc. event Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Rothruff Elementary School
L. Lewandowsky was his teacher.
Misc. event Type: Misc
Misc. event Date: 1965
Misc. event Place: Southfield, Oakland Co, MI
He was Major James Watt at this time.
Misc. event Type: Contest
Misc. event Date: 3 NOV 1935
Misc. event Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Rothruff Elementary School
Ten year old Jimmy Watt's essay was: "Why I want a dog." As a result he was able to choose a thoroughbred dog at the dog show held at the State Fairgrounds.


Joyce Sallyers LOOPER:

Born 20 September 1925, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at 4743 Brandon St.
Died 17 March 1974, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI⁴
Buried 20 March 1974, Plymouth, Wayne Co, MI at United Memorial Gardens
Death: Joyce died of barbituate overdose by ingesting sleeping pills. An autopsy was performed.
Burial: Joyce's daughter, Sheree, and her cousin, Laurie, visited Joyce's grave on Sunday, 3 Nov 1996. It is a beautiful setting. There is a marker: Garden of Love, Section 116A, Gr 1.
Residence: 8210 Whitcomb
Residence Date: 22 AUG 1945
Residence Place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
Joyce lived with her mother and stepfather while Jim was in the service.

Kim James WATT {M} = Lynette Anne RICE {F} > Family

Married 11 August 1985, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI
Divorced 7 October 1987, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI

Kim James WATT:

Born 15 November 1952, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Grace Hospital
Occupation: Computer Programmer
Occupation Date: BET 1990 AND 1999
Occupation Place: WI
Occupation: Kim is/was a computer programmer by trade and is responsible for putting all Family Tree information currently available on CD ROM. Included are photos, historically relevant documents and movies made from family videotapes, which themselves were taken from 8 mm films.
Residence: W142n5235 Thornhill Dr.
Residence Date: 1990-present
Residence Place: Menomonee Falls, Waukesha Co, WI 53051
Kim Watt was a partner in the Delafield Brehaus in Delafield, WI from 1999 to 2001. As of Mar 2001, he is "semi-retired" and working on his Real Estate Broker license. Kim plans to buy and renovate homes before placing them for resale.


Lynette Anne RICE:

Born 11 April 1962, Sturgis, St Joseph Co, MI

= Mary Ann KORZILIUS {F} > Family

Married 6 July 1988, Las Vegas, San Miguel Co, NV

Mary Ann KORZILIUS:

Born 3 October 1955, Racine, Racine Co, WI
Occupation: Real Estate Agent
Occupation Date: as of 1996
Occupation Place: WI

Sheree Anne WATT {F} = Gari Michael SCHALTE {M} > Family

Married 16 August 1987, Birmingham, Oakland Co, MI

Sheree Anne WATT:

Born 25 August 1955, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at New Grace Hospital
Sheree and Gari and their two children lived in England from 1998 to 2000 - as part of Gari's job transfer. They returned to Rochester Hills where they sold their house, which they had rented out, and bought a new house which they are currently working on.


Gari Michael SCHALTE:

Born 17 September 1954, Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co, MI

Divorce: Joyce had two children, Kim and Sheree. After several miscarriages, the doctor told her that if she wanted her pregnancy to be full term she would have to stay in bed for the duration. This she did - twice. She was always concerned with the welfare of her children, so much in fact, that when she and Jim divorced, Joyce believed, rightly or not, that the best place for Kim and Sheree was with their father.

1 : "Detroit News"
3 Nov 1935, p. 2 and 10 Nov 1935, Sunday Rotogravure Section
2 : "State of Michigan, Birth Certificate"; Page Birth Reg #482-116290
3 : "Baby book"; Page Baby book found after his death.
4 : "Dept. of Vital Statistics, State of Michigan, Death Certific"; Page State of Michigan