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Alpha Jean Martin 1882 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1882

Birth Location: Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1955

Death Location: Iowa, USA

Father: Franklin Martin

Mother: Emma Haight

Spouse(s): John Watterson

Children(s): Glen Watterson, Dale Watterson, Bernard Watterson

Alpha Jean Martin was born in 1882 in Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA, the child of Franklin Wood Martin and Emma Estella Haight. Alpha Jean Martin married John Henry Watterson, and had children including Glen Burdette Watterson, Dale Frankliin Watterson, Bernard Eugene Watterson. Alpha Jean Martin passed away in 1955 in Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Alpha Jean Martin was born in 1882 in Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA, the child of Franklin Wood Martin and Emma Estella Haight.
  • Alpha Jean Martin married John Henry Watterson, and had children including Glen Burdette Watterson, Dale Frankliin Watterson, Bernard Eugene Watterson.
  • Alpha Jean Martin passed away in 1955 in Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Martin
1852 – 1923
Birth Location: Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
FM
Emma Haight
1861 – 1923
Birth Location: Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

John Watterson
1888 – 1955
Birth Location: Charleston, Clark, Indiana,USA
JW

Children(s)

Glen Watterson
1917 – 2001
Birth Location: Highland, O'Brien,Iowa, USA
GW
Dale Watterson
1920 – 1945
Birth Location: Highland, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
DW
Bernard Watterson
1922 – 1998
Birth Location: Highland, O'Brien,Iowa, USA
BW

Alpha Martin's Ancestors

Self
Alpha Martin
1882 – 1955
Birth Place: Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Parents
Franklin Wood Martin
1852 – 1923
Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA
Emma (Estella) Haight
1861 – 1923
Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William (James) Haight
1826 – 1897
Orange, New York, USA
Rebecca (Wood) Blackman
1829 – 1909
Sandusky,Erie,Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Haight
1801 – 1857
Deidemia Haight
1804 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Haight
1776 – 1839
Rebecca Slater
1774 – 1859

Alpha Martin's Descendants

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Alpha (Jean) Martin (5 Sep 1882 – 8 Oct 1955) m. John (Henry) Watterson (10 Nov 1888 – 8 Oct 1955)
  1. 1. Glen (Burdette) Watterson (26 Jan 1917 – 22 Mar 2001) m. Mertice (June) Forbes (22 Jun 1915 – 1 Aug 1988)
    1. 1. Joy (Koree) Watterson (18 Sep 1941 – )
    2. 2. Galen (Burdette) Watterson (21 Dec 1944 – )
  2. 2. Dale (Frankliin) Watterson (18 Dec 1920 – 31 Mar 1945)
  3. 3. Bernard (Eugene) Watterson (25 Jan 1922 – 3 Jun 1998) m. Ellen (Mae) Steckel (16 Dec 1930 – )

Alpha Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1882
5 Sep 1882
Birth of Alpha Jean Martin in Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
1955
8 Oct 1955
Age 73
Death of Alpha Jean Martin in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1955
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
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