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Basil Watson 1858–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Warren, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

Father: Maylon Watson

Mother: Minerva Maxwell

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Basil Watson was born in 1858 in Warren, Illinois, United States, the child of Maylon S Watson And Minerva Jane Maxwell. Basil Watson passed away in 1870 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Basil Watson was born in 1858 in Warren, Illinois, United States, the child of Maylon S Watson And Minerva Jane Maxwell.
  • Basil Watson passed away in 1870 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States.

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Basil Watson's Ancestors

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Basil Watson
1858–1870
Birth Place: Warren, Illinois, United States
Parents
Maylon S Watson
1827–1867
Harrison, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Minerva (Jane) Maxwell
1829–1878
Harrison, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Basil Watson
1804–1865
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Matilda Paddock
1804–1888
Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Paddock
1779–1865
Mary Gilliland
1781–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gilliland
1750–1831
Priscilla Huff
1769–1824

Basil Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1858
Birth of Basil Watson in Warren, Illinois, United States
Warren, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 12
Death of Basil Watson in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

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