Wilson Daily Times, 17 July 1897.
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In the 1900 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farmer Joe Batts, 35; wife Francis, 39; and children Thomas, 18, Oliver, 15, Martha, 11, Mary, 8, Luther, 3, Nora, 2, and Corda, 8 months.
Wilson Daily Times, 17 July 1897.
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In the 1900 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farmer Joe Batts, 35; wife Francis, 39; and children Thomas, 18, Oliver, 15, Martha, 11, Mary, 8, Luther, 3, Nora, 2, and Corda, 8 months.