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Dorothy M Watson 1910–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1910

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Death Date: 21 Jun 2000

Death Location: Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Mable Richard

Spouse(s): Findley Brown

Children(s):

In 1910, Dorothy M Watson entered the world in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, born to Robert Stanley Watson And Mable O Richard. In 1920, Dorothy M Watson resided in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA. Dorothy M Watson married Findley Brown, and had children including Finley Webster Brown Jr, Peter W Brown. Dorothy M Watson passed away in 2000 in Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Dorothy M Watson entered the world in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, born to Robert Stanley Watson And Mable O Richard.
  • In 1920, Dorothy M Watson resided in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Dorothy M Watson married Findley Brown, and had children including Finley Webster Brown Jr, Peter W Brown.
  • Dorothy M Watson passed away in 2000 in Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Watson
1885–1962
Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois
RW
Mable Richard
1888–1926
Birth Location: Illinois
MR

Spouses(s)

Findley Brown
1908–1980
Birth Location: Illinois
FB

Children(s)

Dorothy Watson's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Watson
1910–2000
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Parents
Robert Stanley Watson
1885–1962
Chicago, Illinois
Mable (O) Richard
1888–1926
Illinois
Grandparents
Alexander Watson
1854–1926
St Mary's Ontario
Elizabeth Kelley
1860–1930
millbrook, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1811–1889
Mary Brown
1819–1882
James Kelly
1818–1907
Mary Hall
1835–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Watson's Timeline

7 Records

1910
11 Apr 1910
Birth of Dorothy M Watson in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 10
Dorothy M Watson resided here in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
1934
17 September 1934
Age 24
Dorothy M Watson was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1935
1935
Age 25
Dorothy M Watson resided here in Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 30
Dorothy M Watson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Dorothy M Watson resided here in Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
2000
21 Jun 2000
Age 90
Death of Dorothy M Watson in Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA
Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01020; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 103-3121
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_363; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 279
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 25 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.35477602,0.97768897,0.39389625&
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Riverside, Cook, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 September 1934
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_363; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 279

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sioux City, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01020; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 103-3121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01020; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 103-3121

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Riverside, Cook, Ill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 25 Jun 2000; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.35477602,0.97768897,0.39389625&
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