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Columbus Franklin Watson 1854–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1854

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 16 November 1933

Death Location: Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Evaline Cottrell

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Columbus Franklin Watson was born in 1854 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Robert Asberry Watson And Evaline Cottrell. In 1870, Columbus Franklin Watson resided in Big Creek, Sheltonville Milton, Forsyth, Georgia, . Columbus Franklin Watson passed away in 1933 in Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Columbus Franklin Watson was born in 1854 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Robert Asberry Watson And Evaline Cottrell.
  • In 1870, Columbus Franklin Watson resided in Big Creek, Sheltonville Milton, Forsyth, Georgia, .
  • Columbus Franklin Watson passed away in 1933 in Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Columbus Watson's Ancestors

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Columbus Watson
1854–1933
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Robert Asberry Watson
1828–1910
Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Evaline Cottrell
1833–1910
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Anne (Pinson) Stinson
1805–1850
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Columbus Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1854
2 February 1854
Birth of Columbus Franklin Watson in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 16
Columbus Franklin Watson resided here in Big Creek, Sheltonville Milton, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Big Creek, Sheltonville Milton, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1933
16 November 1933
Age 79
Death of Columbus Franklin Watson in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1854
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Big Creek, Sheltonville Milton, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1933
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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