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Elijah Jentle Brown Watson 1843–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1843

Birth Location: Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1912

Death Location: VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA

Father: John Watson

Mother: Mary Keen

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In 1843, Elijah Jentle Brown Watson entered the world in Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA, born to John M Watson And Mary Martha Polly Keen. Elijah Jentle Brown Watson passed away in 1912 in VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Elijah Jentle Brown Watson entered the world in Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA, born to John M Watson And Mary Martha Polly Keen.
  • Elijah Jentle Brown Watson passed away in 1912 in VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA.

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Elijah Watson's Ancestors

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Elijah Watson
1843–1912
Birth Place: Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John M Watson
1806–1872
Greenville, Spartanburg, SC, USA
Mary (Martha 'Polly') Keen
1803–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Arthur) Watson
1785–1865
Winchester, Frederick, VA, USA
Mary ('Polly') Walker
1783–1862
Greenville, Spartanburg, SC, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1749–1823
Mary BRANNON
1743–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph WATSON
1731–1798
Elizabeth HENRY
1737–1804
James Brannan
1720–1752
Wilmouth McCANN
1721–1803

Elijah Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1843
27 Jul 1843
Birth of Elijah Jentle Brown Watson in Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
1912
19 Aug 1912
Age 69
Death of Elijah Jentle Brown Watson in VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA
VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1843
    Event Place: Harlan, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1912
    Event Place: VanAlstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA

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