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James Calvin Watson 1894–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jul 1894

Birth Location: Lind, Adams County, Washington

Death Date: Nov 21 1954

Death Location: Paradise, Butte County, California, United States of America

Father: James Watson

Mother: Nancy Biggs

Spouse(s): Bertha MCKENZIE

Children(s): Harold WATSON, Cecil Watson

In 1894, James Calvin Watson entered the world in Lind, Adams County, Washington, born to James Watson And Nancy Jane Biggs. James Calvin Watson married Bertha Laverne Mckenzie, and had children including Cecil Carl Watson, Harold Calvin Watson. James Calvin Watson passed away in 1954 in Paradise, Butte County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1894, James Calvin Watson entered the world in Lind, Adams County, Washington, born to James Watson And Nancy Jane Biggs.
  • James Calvin Watson married Bertha Laverne Mckenzie, and had children including Cecil Carl Watson, Harold Calvin Watson.
  • James Calvin Watson passed away in 1954 in Paradise, Butte County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watson's Ancestors

Self
James Watson
1894–1954
Birth Place: Lind, Adams County, Washington
Parents
James Watson
1852–1928
Orangeville, Dufferin, Onterio, Canada
Nancy (Jane) Biggs
1856–1941
Warren County, Indiana
Grandparents
Alexander (Melville) Watson
1823–1909
Edinborough, Coledon Township, Midlothian, Scotland
Catharine (Laird) Baird
1825–1909
Edinborough, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1799–1887
Mary Melville
1803–1876
James Baird
1799–1844
Elizabeth Frazier
1800–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beveridge
1776–1810
Elizabeth Watson
1783–
James Melville
1769–1805
ELIZABETH BROWN
1785–

James Watson's Descendants

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James (Calvin) Watson (01 Jul 1894–Nov 21 1954) m. Bertha (LaVerne) MCKENZIE (27 August 1892–25 January 1969)
  1. 1. Harold (Calvin) WATSON 1918–1979
  2. 2. Cecil (Carl) Watson 1921– m. Leona (Fern) Watson 1925–2010

James Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1894
01 Jul 1894
Birth of James Calvin Watson in Lind, Adams County, Washington
Lind, Adams County, Washington
1954
Nov 21 1954
Age 60
Death of James Calvin Watson in Paradise, Butte County, California
Paradise, Butte County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Lind, Adams County, Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 21 1954
    Event Place: Paradise, Butte County, California
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paradise, Butte County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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