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Elisha Calvin Watson 1856–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1856

Birth Location: Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 16 May 1916

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern, CA

Father: John Lambert

Mother: Elizabeth Powell

Spouse(s): Catherine Morris, Nancy Criger

Children(s): Edward Watson, Lura Watson

Elisha Calvin Watson was born in 1856 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Lambert And Elizabeth Isabel Powell. Elisha Calvin Watson married Catherine Elizabeth Morris, Nancy Criger, and had children including Edward Ebenezer Claude Watson, Lura Maude Watson. Elisha Calvin Watson passed away in 1916 in Bakersfield, Kern, CA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Calvin Watson was born in 1856 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Lambert And Elizabeth Isabel Powell.
  • Elisha Calvin Watson married Catherine Elizabeth Morris, Nancy Criger, and had children including Edward Ebenezer Claude Watson, Lura Maude Watson.
  • Elisha Calvin Watson passed away in 1916 in Bakersfield, Kern, CA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lambert
1803–1850
Birth Location: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio
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Elizabeth Powell
1813–1876
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Morris
1866–1942
Birth Location: United States of America
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Nancy Criger
1859–1886
Birth Location: MO
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Children(s)

Edward Watson
1888–1960
Birth Location: Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
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Lura Watson
1882–1975
Birth Location: Silver Cliff, Custer, Colorado, United States
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Elisha Watson's Ancestors

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Elisha Watson
1856–1916
Birth Place: Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Lambert
1803–1850
Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio
Elizabeth (Isabel) Powell
1813–1876
Kentucky
Grandparents
Jacob Powell
1787–1875
Mason, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Susan) Vermillion
1791–1875
Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cader Powell
1750–1828
Hannah Foote
1763–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Sr.
1730–1789
Mary Williams
1719–1816
Henry Foote
1738–1775
Margaret Colclough
1745–1823

Elisha Watson's Descendants

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Elisha (Calvin) Watson (16 July 1856–16 May 1916) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Morris (26 Mar 1866–26 Feb 1942) m. Nancy Criger (abt 1859–20 Jun 1886)
  1. 1. Edward ((Ebenezer) Claude) Watson 1888–1960 m. Clara (Shephard) Brinkerhoff 1885– m. Henrietta Gordon 1893–1921 m. Ursula (Catherine) Rettenmeyer 1893–1970
    1. 1. Edward (Claude Watson) Jr 1924–2007 m. Esther (Marie) Henderson 1927–
    2. 2. Robert (Morris) Watson 1925–2003
    3. 3. Richard (James) Watson 1928–1993
    4. 4. Catherine (U) Watson 1923–1968
  2. 2. Lura (Maude) Watson 1882–1975

Elisha Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1856
16 July 1856
Birth of Elisha Calvin Watson in Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
1916
16 May 1916
Age 60
Death of Elisha Calvin Watson in Bakersfield, Kern, CA
Bakersfield, Kern, CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1856
    Event Place: Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1916
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, CA
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