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Elbert "Eb" Watson 1830–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1830

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1887

Death Location: Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Watson

Mother: Grace Hodges

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The story of Elbert "Eb" Watson began in 1830 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Elbert "Eb" Watson passed away in 1887 in Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elbert "Eb" Watson began in 1830 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elbert "Eb" Watson passed away in 1887 in Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Elbert Watson's Ancestors

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Elbert Watson
1830–1887
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Watson
1795–1860
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Grace (Sally) Hodges
1796–1880
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David (Otto) Watson
1760–1821
Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Mary (Obedience “Beda”) Hamby
1759–1830
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1735–1800
Lydia Honer
1745–1838
Samuel Hamby
1713–1780
Mary Sympson
1715–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1692–1763
Mary Freeman
1708–1798
George (Honer)
1700–1749
Elizabeth Grant
1710–
Francis Hamby**
1680–1738
Elizabeth Walker
1680–1743

Elbert Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1830
abt 1830
Birth of Elbert "Eb" Watson in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1887
16 Apr 1887
Age 57
Death of Elbert "Eb" Watson in Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1830
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Watson, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

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