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Bessie Loretta Watson 1894–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1979

Death Location: Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Thomas Watson

Mother: Annie Rocket

Spouse(s): Milton Lawrence

Children(s): Joseph Lawrence

Bessie Loretta Watson was born in 1894 in Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA, the child of Thomas Edgar Watson And Annie Elizabeth Rocket. In 1900, Bessie Loretta Watson resided in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, Bessie Loretta Watson resided in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA. Bessie Loretta Watson married Milton Holder Lawrence, and had children including Joseph Carl Lawrence. Bessie Loretta Watson passed away in 1979 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Loretta Watson was born in 1894 in Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA, the child of Thomas Edgar Watson And Annie Elizabeth Rocket.
  • In 1900, Bessie Loretta Watson resided in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Loretta Watson resided in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA.
  • Bessie Loretta Watson married Milton Holder Lawrence, and had children including Joseph Carl Lawrence.
  • Bessie Loretta Watson passed away in 1979 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Watson
1867–1942
Birth Location: Union, Arkansas, United States
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Annie Rocket
1871–1953
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Milton Lawrence
1892–1974
Birth Location: Shady, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Lawrence
1916–1998
Birth Location: Shady, Polk County, Arkansas
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Bessie Watson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Watson
1894–1979
Birth Place: Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Thomas Edgar Watson
1867–1942
Union, Arkansas, United States
Annie (Elizabeth) Rocket
1871–1953
Arkansas
Grandparents
Finis (Marshall) Watson
1814–1875
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Harriett (E) Hilderbrand
1838–1897
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Robert Watson
1782–1842
Catherine Brown
1786–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1730–1810
Elizabeth McDowell
1738–1817

Bessie Watson's Descendants

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Bessie (Loretta) Watson (14 Aug 1894–2 Jan 1979) m. Milton (Holder) Lawrence (22 Mar 1892–8 Apr 1974)
  1. 1. Joseph (Carl) Lawrence 1916–1998 m. Marjorie Bell 1918–1995
    1. 1. Joseph (Carl) Lawrence 1944–2001

Bessie Watson's Timeline

7 Records

1894
14 Aug 1894
Birth of Bessie Loretta Watson in Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Bessie Loretta Watson resided here in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Bessie Loretta Watson resided here in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Bessie Loretta Watson resided here in Faulkner, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Faulkner, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Bessie Loretta Watson resided here in Gap Springs, Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Gap Springs, Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Bessie Loretta Watson resided here in Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1979
2 Jan 1979
Age 85
Death of Bessie Loretta Watson in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Hartley, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1894
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: 1575; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 57-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Faulkner, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gap Springs, Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gap Springs, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: 1575; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 57-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vandervoort, Polk, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
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