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Gertrude Watson 1855–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Blanco, TX

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: John Watson

Mother: Serena Johnson

Spouse(s): Rector Hope

Children(s): Richard Hope, Emmett Hope, Annie Hope

In 1855, Gertrude Watson entered the world in Blanco, TX, born to John Marion Watson And Serena Anne Johnson. In 1880, Gertrude Watson resided in Hills Boro, Hill, Texas, USA. Gertrude Watson married Rector Chriesman Hope, and had children including Annie Hope, Emmett Hope, Richard Hope. Gertrude Watson passed away in 1882 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Gertrude Watson entered the world in Blanco, TX, born to John Marion Watson And Serena Anne Johnson.
  • In 1880, Gertrude Watson resided in Hills Boro, Hill, Texas, USA.
  • Gertrude Watson married Rector Chriesman Hope, and had children including Annie Hope, Emmett Hope, Richard Hope.
  • Gertrude Watson passed away in 1882 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Gertrude Watson's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Watson
1855–1882
Birth Place: Blanco, TX
Parents
John Marion Watson
1829–1904
Dyer Co., Tennessee
Serena (Anne) Johnson
1833–1908
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Beverly (Buck) Watson
1798–1873
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Locke
1801–1845
North Carolina, USA
Samuel Johnson
1804–1882
Knox, Tennessee, USA
Hannah (Douglas) Harrison
1806–1877
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Watson
1763–1826
Frances Browne
1771–1820
William JOHNSON
1771–1850
Sarah CLAREN
1755–1835
Joseph Harrison
1780–1833
Rachel Lockhart
1784–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1740–1807
ann randolph
1765–1806
Beverly Browne
1748–1791
Frances Parham
1750–1783
John Johnson
1746–1812
Sarah Riley
1749–1805

Gertrude Watson's Descendants

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Gertrude Watson (1855–1882) m. Rector (Chriesman) Hope (September 1851–16 October 1915)
  1. 1. Richard Hope 1876–
  2. 2. Emmett Hope 1878–
  3. 3. Annie Hope 1873–1962

Gertrude Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1855
About 1855
Birth of Gertrude Watson in Blanco, Texas
Blanco, Texas
1855
1855
Birth of Gertrude Watson in Blanco, TX
Blanco, TX
1880
1880
Age 25
Gertrude Watson resided here in Hills Boro, Hill, Texas, USA
Hills Boro, Hill, Texas, USA
1882
1882
Age 27
Death of Gertrude Watson in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1855
    Event Place: Blanco, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hills Boro, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 261C; Enumeration District: 070
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Blanco, TX

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hills Boro, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hills Boro, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 261C; Enumeration District: 070

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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