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Edwin A. Watson 1848–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Jul 1890

Death Location: Amherst County, Virginia

Father: Wilkins Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Henley

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Edwin A. Watson was born in 1848 in Amherst County, Virginia, the child of Wilkins Thomas Watson And Elizabeth Betsy Ann Holloway Henley. In 1860, Edwin A. Watson resided in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Edwin A. Watson passed away in 1890 in Amherst County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Edwin A. Watson was born in 1848 in Amherst County, Virginia, the child of Wilkins Thomas Watson And Elizabeth Betsy Ann Holloway Henley.
  • In 1860, Edwin A. Watson resided in Amherst, Virginia, USA.
  • Edwin A. Watson passed away in 1890 in Amherst County, Virginia.

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Edwin Watson's Ancestors

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Edwin Watson
1848–1890
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia
Parents
Wilkins Thomas Watson
1785–1856
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Ann Holloway) Henley
1805–1876
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (William Charles Edward Watson Revolutionary War Service War) Soldier
1746–1839
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, Colonial America
Annie (Ann Lee Noble) Hatch
1746–1812
Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James II
1720–1780
Eva Finch
1723–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James I
1698–1745
Mary ROOKINS
1700–1740
Edward Finch
1706–1745

Edwin Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Edwin A. Watson in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 12
Edwin A. Watson resided here in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1890
22 Jul 1890
Age 42
Death of Edwin A. Watson in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia

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