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Fern Irene Watts 1903–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Killduff, Iowa

Death Date: 14 Apr 2008

Death Location: Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA

Father: Wilber Watts

Mother: Anna Swearinger

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Fern Irene Watts was born in 1903 in Killduff, Iowa, the child of Wilber James Watts And Anna Celene Watts Nee Swearinger. In 1910, Fern Irene Watts resided in Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA. In 1925, Fern Irene Watts resided in Dayton, Wright, Iowa, USA. Fern Irene Watts passed away in 2008 in Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Fern Irene Watts was born in 1903 in Killduff, Iowa, the child of Wilber James Watts And Anna Celene Watts Nee Swearinger.
  • In 1910, Fern Irene Watts resided in Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA.
  • In 1925, Fern Irene Watts resided in Dayton, Wright, Iowa, USA.
  • Fern Irene Watts passed away in 2008 in Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Fern Watts's Ancestors

Self
Fern Watts
1903–2008
Birth Place: Killduff, Iowa
Parents
Wilber James Watts
1877–1972
Muscatine County, IA, USA
Anna (Celene Watts née) Swearinger
1881–1933
Reasnor, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
George (Albert) Watts
1851–1932
Monteplier, Muscatine Co Iowa
Emma (Elizabeth) Porter
1854–1911
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
James (Lewis Mansville) Swearingen
1857–1941
Phyllis, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Emma (Louise Swearingen née) Lyon
1862–1936
Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fielder Swearingen
1819–1903
Nancy Stout
1829–1895
John Lyons
1835–1902
Seulner Biby
1839–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swearingen
1785–1860
Nancy Josephs
1789–1851
Leonard Stout
1799–1892
Rachel Hoff
1800–1875

Fern Watts's Timeline

4 Records

1903
21 Dec 1903
Birth of Fern Irene Watts in Killduff, Iowa
Killduff, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 7
Fern Irene Watts resided here in Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA
Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 22
Fern Irene Watts resided here in Dayton, Wright, Iowa, USA
Dayton, Wright, Iowa, USA
2008
14 Apr 2008
Age 105
Death of Fern Irene Watts in Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Killduff, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parker, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0412; FHL microfilm: 1375502

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Parker, Turner, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parker, Turner, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0412; FHL microfilm: 1375502

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Dayton, Wright, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Waterloo, Iowa
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier - 22 Feb 1930 - 6, Marriage of Watts / McKinley 22 Feb 1930

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 2008
    Event Place: Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA

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