Catherine supposedly had breast cancer and was cured by William. The family told of many people cured - they would come and stay in the home for a period of time. He made his own medicine (grew many plants). He had a herb room where he cured and stored the plants.

“About the beginning of the present century quite a settlement had sprung up in the vicinity of what is now Mandana... Other early settlers in the vicinity were Israel Sabins (a blacksmith), Tunis Van Houghton, James Gardner, Samuel Robertson, Edward Greenman, and William Watts...”122

1800 Census - Onondaga County, New York

1 male under 10
1 male 26-45
4 females under 10
1 female 10-16
1 female 26-45

1840 Census - Clay, Onondaga County, New York

1 male 15-20
3 males 20-30
1 male 40-50
1 female under 5
2 females 5-10
2 females 10-15
1 female 40-50

Cemetery inscription, Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga, New York: “Watts, (Dr.) William d. July 31, 1863, ae. 75th yr”