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Edwin Ray Watson 1922–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1922

Birth Location: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA

Death Date: 08 Sep 1985

Death Location: Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA

Father: Edwin Watson

Mother: Alice Williams

Spouse(s): Reba L

Children(s): Terry Watson

Edwin Ray Watson was born in 1922 in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA, the child of Edwin Oliver Watson And Alice Eugenie Williams. Edwin Ray Watson married Reba L, and had children including Terry La Ray Watson. Edwin Ray Watson passed away in 1985 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Ray Watson was born in 1922 in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA, the child of Edwin Oliver Watson And Alice Eugenie Williams.
  • Edwin Ray Watson married Reba L, and had children including Terry La Ray Watson.
  • Edwin Ray Watson passed away in 1985 in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Watson's Ancestors

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Edwin Watson
1922–1985
Birth Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Parents
Edwin Oliver Watson
1880–1946
Calera, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Alice (Eugenie) Williams
1881–1961
Estelle, Dallas, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James ((Jim) Henry) Watson
1856–1936
Henry, Georgia, United States
Sallie (Sophia (Safie)) Reagin
1854–1946
De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1823–1922
Martha Shaw
1825–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Watson
1795–1860
Elizabeth
1802–1885
Henry Sr.
1775–1856
Dorothy Barnett
1794–1878

Edwin Watson's Descendants

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Edwin (Ray) Watson (25 Aug 1922–08 Sep 1985) m. Reba L (22 Nov 1922–13 Nov 2010)
  1. 1. Terry (La Ray) Watson 1944–2012

Edwin Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1922
25 Aug 1922
Birth of Edwin Ray Watson in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
1985
08 Sep 1985
Age 63
Death of Edwin Ray Watson in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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