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Bill (Bilbo) Watson 1920–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1920

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1991

Death Location: Louisiana, USA

Father: Joe Watson

Mother: Rachel Watson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Bill (Bilbo) Watson began in 1920 in Mississippi, USA. Bill (Bilbo) Watson passed away in 1991 in Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bill (Bilbo) Watson began in 1920 in Mississippi, USA.
  • Bill (Bilbo) Watson passed away in 1991 in Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joe Watson
1896–1968
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
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Rachel Watson
1897–1985
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bill Watson's Ancestors

Self
Bill Watson
1920–1991
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Joe Watson
1896–1968
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Rachel ((Aunt Dick) Cooper) Watson
1897–1985
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Leonard (C) Cooper
1871–1914
Indiana, USA
Florence ((Francis, Fiance, France) Harrison Cooper) Lee
1882–1976
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cooper
1848–1920
Phoebe Wells
1845–1889
James Harrison
1855–1910
Lucretia Young
1859–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Cooper
1813–1880
Eva 03
1830–1880
Robert Wells
1815–1901
Amelia Cooper
1821–1905

Bill Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1920
Abt. 1920
Birth of Bill (Bilbo) Watson in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1991
25 Jan 1991
Age 71
Death of Bill (Bilbo) Watson in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1920
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
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