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Francis Watson 1912–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1978

Death Location: Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA

Father: Richard Watson

Mother: Rose Wiley

Spouse(s): Lavanchalee Gates

Children(s):

Francis Watson was born in 1912 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard Hezekiah Watson And Rose Ann Wiley. Francis Watson married Lavanchalee Gates, and had children including Larry Watson Watson. Francis Watson passed away in 1978 in Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Watson was born in 1912 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard Hezekiah Watson And Rose Ann Wiley.
  • Francis Watson married Lavanchalee Gates, and had children including Larry Watson Watson.
  • Francis Watson passed away in 1978 in Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA.

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Children(s)

Francis Watson's Ancestors

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Francis Watson
1912–1978
Birth Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richard Hezekiah Watson
1875–1943
Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA
Rose (Ann) Wiley
1881–1945
Leando, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
William (Arthur) Wiley
1853–1923
Leando, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Nancy (B) Snelling
1855–
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Wiley
1832–1906
Rebecca Crawford
1832–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wiley
1790–1874
Jemima Lowe
1800–1878

Francis Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1912
13 Sep 1912
Birth of Francis Watson in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
1978
9 Dec 1978
Age 66
Death of Francis Watson in Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA
Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Place: Ventura; Date: 9 Dec 1978; Social Security: 480100705

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1978
    Event Place: Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Place: Ventura; Date: 9 Dec 1978; Social Security: 480100705

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