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Edwin Jasper Watson 1838 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1838

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 10 Aug 1864

Death Location: Galatia, Saline, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Margaret Price

Spouse(s): Lucy Sheppard

Children(s): Belle Watson

In 1838, Edwin Jasper Watson entered the world in Illinois, born to Robert Clemment Watson and Margaret Ann Price. Years later, Edwin Jasper Watson married Lucy Sheppard, and the couple became parents to Belle Watson. Edwin Jasper Watson died in 1864 in Galatia, Saline, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Robert Watson
1805 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Price
1806 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee
MP

Spouses(s)

Lucy Sheppard
1842 – 1925
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Belle Watson
1861 – 1942
Birth Location: Saline County, Illinois, USA
BW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1840
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidate, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 7 S Range 5 W, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M653_223; Page: 823; Fami, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Saline, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 127; Page: 36b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1838
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Saline, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Saline, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 127; Page: 36b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Township 7 S Range 5 W, Galatia, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 7 S Range 5 W, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M653_223; Page: 823; Fami

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidate

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Galatia, Saline, Illinois, USA
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