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Duane M. Watts 1928–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1928

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1994

Death Location: Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Father: Lester Watts

Mother: Beatrice Papworth

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In 1928, Duane M. Watts entered the world in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Lester Morris Watts And Beatrice Lavon Papworth. Duane M. Watts passed away in 1994 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1928, Duane M. Watts entered the world in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, born to Lester Morris Watts And Beatrice Lavon Papworth.
  • Duane M. Watts passed away in 1994 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Duane Watts's Ancestors

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Duane Watts
1928–1994
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Parents
Lester Morris Watts
1905–1989
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Beatrice (Lavon) Papworth
1909–1999
Ogden, Weber County, UT, Utah, USA
Grandparents
David (John) Watts
1869–1956
Swansea, Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Pritchard
1873–1963
Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Raymond (Earl) Papworth
1881–1968
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT, Utah, USA
Bertha (Ada) King
1881–1966
Kaysville, Davis County, UT, Utah, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alma Watts
1844–1913
Jane Parry
1848–1902
George Pritchard
1835–1898
Ann Morris
1837–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Pritchard
1801–
Martha Suff
1797–

Duane Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1928
25 Feb 1928
Birth of Duane M. Watts in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1994
22 Jun 1994
Age 66
Death of Duane M. Watts in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1928
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1994
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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