John P. Etts was the son of John W. Etts. [1]He was born circa 1877 in New York state. [2]
John P. Etts was aboard the USS Maine when it sustained grave damage in an explosion in Havana Harbor in Cuba. [1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Loss of the Maine Stirred People," The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 17 Feb 1898, p. 11, col. 3. Digital images. Newspapers.com, (www.newspapers.com; accessed 6 Jul 2019). Historical newspapers.clipping.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZDJ-ML6 : 17 August 2017), John Etts in entry for John W Etts, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 90, sheet 420B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0863; FHL microfilm 1,254,863.
See also:
"New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQSP-RFG : 11 March 2018), John P Etts, 1892; citing Rochester, Ward 08, E.D. 05, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 833,783.
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