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Byron Blehyl Watson 1908–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1908

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 06/11/1978

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Father: James Watson

Mother: Clara Bleyhl

Spouse(s): Marguerite Christensen

Children(s): Claire Watson, James Watson, Jolyene Baughman, Georgene Baughman

Byron Blehyl Watson was born in 1908 in Iowa, the child of James David Watson And Clara V Bleyhl. Byron Blehyl Watson married Marguerite Anna Christensen, and had children including Claire Eugene Watson, Georgene Ardith Baughman, James Carlton Watson, Jolyene Baughman. Byron Blehyl Watson passed away in 1978 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Byron Blehyl Watson was born in 1908 in Iowa, the child of James David Watson And Clara V Bleyhl.
  • Byron Blehyl Watson married Marguerite Anna Christensen, and had children including Claire Eugene Watson, Georgene Ardith Baughman, James Carlton Watson, Jolyene Baughman.
  • Byron Blehyl Watson passed away in 1978 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Byron Watson's Ancestors

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Byron Watson
1908–1978
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
James David Watson
1875–1957
Shelby, IA
Clara (V) Bleyhl
1881–1957
Wisconsin
Grandparents
Jonathan (V) Watson
1843–1915
Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Mary (Ellen) Ellis
1847–1923
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Watson
1820–1889
Margaret VanLeave
1823–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Watson
1796–1865
Phoebe Smith
1798–1856

Byron Watson's Descendants

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Byron (Blehyl) Watson (2 Dec 1908–06/11/1978) m. Marguerite (Anna) Christensen (23 Apr 1909–18 May 1998)
  1. 1. Claire (Eugene) Watson 1931–2015 m. Katherine (M (Kay)) Manzo 1930–2015 m. Lois (Mary) Poe 1927–2014
  2. 2. James (Carlton) Watson 1933–2005
  3. 3. Jolyene Baughman 1927–2009
  4. 4. Georgene (Ardith) Baughman 1928–2016

Byron Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1908
2 Dec 1908
Birth of Byron Blehyl Watson in Iowa
Iowa
1978
06/11/1978
Age 70
Death of Byron Blehyl Watson in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06111978
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

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