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Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson 1878 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1878

Birth Location: Borie, Potter, PA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1949

Death Location: Tiffin, Seneca, OH

Father: Lester Watson

Mother: Lillian Reed

Spouse(s): Daniel Kaphart

Children(s): William Kephart

Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson was born in 1878 in Borie, Potter, PA, the child of Lester Beriah Watson and Lillian Mary "Mary" Reed. Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson married Daniel Kline Kaphart, and had children including William Barnett Kephart. Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson passed away in 1949 in Tiffin, Seneca, OH.

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Biography

  • Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson was born in 1878 in Borie, Potter, PA, the child of Lester Beriah Watson and Lillian Mary "Mary" Reed.
  • Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson married Daniel Kline Kaphart, and had children including William Barnett Kephart.
  • Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson passed away in 1949 in Tiffin, Seneca, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lester Watson
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: West Almond, Allegany, New York, USA
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Lillian Reed
1850 – 1922
Birth Location: Greenwood, Steuben County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Daniel Kaphart
1857 – 1947
Birth Location: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

William Kephart
1898 – 1980
Birth Location: Borie, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Etta Watson's Ancestors

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Etta Watson
1878 – 1949
Birth Place: Borie, Potter, PA
Parents
Lester Beriah Watson
1844 – 1926
West Almond, Allegany, New York, USA
Lillian (Mary "Mary") Reed
1850 – 1922
Greenwood, Steuben County, New York, USA
Grandparents
MARTIN (BERIAH) WATSON
1817 – 1894
Greenwich, Washington County, New York, USA
Lydia (P Green) Watson
1822 – 1898
Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Albert (D.) Reed
1826 – 1902
Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, USA
Hannah (Melicen) Avery
1827 – 1879
Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
BERIAH WATSON
1777 – 1850
Deborah Hoxsie
1780 – 1843
Benjamin Green(e)
1794 – 1877
Hannah Greenfield
1799 – 1853
Matthias REED
1793 – 1862
Sarah (Reed)
1794 – 1866
John AVERY
1802 – 1865
Polly Avery
1803 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Perry Watson
1754 – 1832
Marcy Tefft
1758 – 1826
James Green
1757 – 1857
Lydia Greenfield
1781 – 1842
Matthias Reed
1760 – 1822
Elizabeth Dey
1770 – 1855
Obidiah Cleveland
1772 – 1845
Sarah Grice
1770 – 1850
David Lyon
1770 – 1851
Lucy Whipple
1779 – 1861

Etta Watson's Descendants

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Etta ("Ettie" Cordelia) Watson (1 Sep 1878 – 5 Nov 1949) m. Daniel (Kline) Kaphart (11 Apr 1857 – 14 Oct 1947)
  1. 1. William (Barnett) Kephart (21 Jun 1898 – 30 March 1980) m. Bessie (Louise) Clark (20 Jun 1902 – 31 December 1978)
    1. 1. Mary Kephart (8 Mar 1921 – 19 Jan 2002) m. Leo (P) Gersch (28 Oct 1918 – 13 Aug 2017)
    2. 2. Charles (Alfonso) Kephart (20 Dec 1922 – 8 Aug 2006)
    3. 3. Francis (Kline) Kephart (24 Jan 1923 – 13 Jul 1980)
    4. 4. Betty (L) Kephart (8 January 1927 – 6 May 2018) m. Edward (Paul) Cowley (29 May 1925 – 2014)
      1. 1. Paul (Edward) Cowley
        1. 1. Billy Cowley
        2. 2. Cierra Cowley
        3. 3. Kevin Cowley
      2. 2. Edward (Paul) Cowley m. Karen
      3. 3. Kathleen Cowley m. Hall m. Reich
        1. 1. Louis Hall m. Amandine
        2. 2. Brian (Patrick) Hall
        3. 3. Emily Reich
        4. 4. William Reich
      4. 4. Doris Cowley m. Sherer m. Dave Jalbert
        1. 1. Alexandra Sherer
        2. 2. Samantha Sherer m. Greg Smith
        3. 3. Jameson Sherer m. Rebecca
      5. 5. Billy Cowley
    5. 5. Howard (Willard) Kephart (22 October 1926 – 3 July 1991)
    6. 6. Stanley (Edward) Kephart (01May1929 – 21 Feb 2023) m. Elvira (Mae) Hollett (26 Mar 1932 – 30 Dec 2016)
      1. 1. James (Dale) Kephart (24 December 1952 – 23 December 2009)
    7. 7. Donny Kephart

Etta Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
1 Sep 1878
Birth of Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson in Borie, Potter, PA
Borie, Potter, PA
1949
5 Nov 1949
Age 71
Death of Etta "Ettie" Cordelia Watson in Tiffin, Seneca, OH
Tiffin, Seneca, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Borie, Potter, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, OH
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