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Herbert Gorden Watson 1916–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JAN 1916

Birth Location: Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 SEP 1990

Death Location: Vacaville, Solano, California, USA

Father: Thomas Watson

Mother: Emma Jones

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The story of Herbert Gorden Watson began in 1916 in Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Herbert Gorden Watson resided in Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Herbert Gorden Watson resided in Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA. Herbert Gorden Watson passed away in 1990 in Vacaville, Solano, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Gorden Watson began in 1916 in Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Herbert Gorden Watson resided in Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Herbert Gorden Watson resided in Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA.
  • Herbert Gorden Watson passed away in 1990 in Vacaville, Solano, California, USA.

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Herbert Watson's Ancestors

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Herbert Watson
1916–1990
Birth Place: Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Martin Watson
1877–1955
Saline, Illinois, USA
Emma (Frances) Jones
1880–1959
Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Lewis (Watson)) Thacker
1856–1941
Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States
Susan (Nanny) Gibbons
1854–1939
Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gibbons
1829–1901
Letitia Cannon
1829–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Gibbons
1798–1859
Susannah Carter
1798–1880
William Cannon
1798–1878
Elizabeth Wilkerson
1816–1881

Herbert Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1916
22 JAN 1916
Birth of Herbert Gorden Watson in Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Herbert Gorden Watson resided here in Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Herbert Gorden Watson resided here in Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
1990
08 SEP 1990
Age 74
Death of Herbert Gorden Watson in Vacaville, Solano, California, USA
Vacaville, Solano, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 SEP 1990
    Event Place: Vacaville, Solano, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1916
    Event Place: Ledbetter, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 613
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: 767; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 4.0; FHL microfilm: 2340502

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: 767; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 4.0; FHL microfilm: 2340502

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 613

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