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Jennie (Janie) May Hill 1894–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1894

Birth Location: Coleman, Michigan. USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1960

Death Location: Avoca, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Henry Hill

Mother: Clara Streeter

Spouse(s): William Watson

Children(s): Eleanor Watson, Elsie Watson, Irene Watson, Helen Watson, Ethel Watson, Joyce Watson, William Watson, Robert Watson, Margaret Watson

In 1894, Jennie (Janie) May Hill entered the world in Coleman, Michigan. USA, born to Henry Hill And Clara Isabel Clarrissa Streeter. In 1935, Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided in Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan. In 1940, Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided in Kenockee Twp, Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA. Jennie (Janie) May Hill married William George Watson, and had children including Eleanor Mariam Watson, Elsie L Watson, Ethel May Watson, Helen Grace Watson, Irene Elizabeth Watson, Janet Marie Watson, Joyce Arlene Watson, Margaret Ann Watson, Robert Douglas Bob Watson, William Charles Watson. Jennie (Janie) May Hill passed away in 1960 in Avoca, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Jennie (Janie) May Hill entered the world in Coleman, Michigan. USA, born to Henry Hill And Clara Isabel Clarrissa Streeter.
  • In 1935, Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided in Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided in Kenockee Twp, Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA.
  • Jennie (Janie) May Hill married William George Watson, and had children including Eleanor Mariam Watson, Elsie L Watson, Ethel May Watson, Helen Grace Watson, Irene Elizabeth Watson, Janet Marie Watson, Joyce Arlene Watson, Margaret Ann Watson, Robert Douglas Bob Watson, William Charles Watson.
  • Jennie (Janie) May Hill passed away in 1960 in Avoca, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jennie Hill's Ancestors

Self
Jennie Hill
1894–1960
Birth Place: Coleman, Michigan. USA
Parents
Henry Hill
1849–1942
Arcone, Ontario, Canada
Clara (Isabel (Clarrissa)) Streeter
1852–1897
Burtchville, St Clair County, Michigan
Grandparents
James (Bisset) Hill
1820–1890
Chatham, Quebec, Canada
Almeda Schagel
1823–1901
Chatham, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hill
1789–1880
Dorothy Smith
1802–1846
Aaron Schagel
1783–1848
Jennit Smith
1787–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hill
1769–1858
Sarah Parcher?
1775–
Jacob Schagel
1758–1826
Elizabeth Dalton
1763–1832
Johnson Smith
1760–1857
Martha Mills
1767–1850

Jennie Hill's Descendants

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Jennie ((Janie) May) Hill (1 May 1894–18 Feb 1960) m. William (George) Watson (28 Aug 1892–Feb 1973)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Mariam) Watson 1922–1999 m. Emerson (Amos) Overholt 1919–2002
    1. 1. Gary (Allan) Overholt 1947–2009
  2. 2. Elsie (L) Watson 1916–1990 m. Thomas (Edward) Coggan 1915–1992 m. Lester (John) Glyshaw 1915–1976
  3. 3. Irene (Elizabeth) Watson 1919–2005 m. Francis (Charles) Fuller 1921–2007
  4. 4. Helen (Grace) Watson 1917–1986 m. Donald (Leslie) Collins 1918–2008
  5. 5. Ethel (May) Watson 1934–1998 m. Donald (Roy) Mericle 1928–1996
  6. 6. Joyce (Arlene) Watson 1930–2013 m. Verdun (Wayne) Bailey 1926–
  7. 7. William (Charles) Watson 1925–2015 m. Donna (Mae) Hazzard 1929–2007
    1. 1. Lon (William "Lonnie") Watson 1947–2022
  8. 8. Robert (Douglas (Bob)) Watson 1927–2016 m. Marjorie (Doris) Armstrong 1925–2019
  9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Watson 1932–2020

Jennie Hill's Timeline

5 Records

1894
1 May 1894
Birth of Jennie (Janie) May Hill in Coleman, Michigan. USA
Coleman, Michigan. USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided here in Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan
Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 46
Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided here in Kenockee Twp, Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Kenockee Twp, Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Jennie (Janie) May Hill resided here in Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1960
18 Feb 1960
Age 66
Death of Jennie (Janie) May Hill in Yale, Brockway Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan USA
Yale, Brockway Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1894
    Event Place: Coleman, Michigan. USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kenockee, St Clair

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 74-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kenockee Twp, Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 74-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kenockee, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kenockee, St Clair

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1960
    Event Place: Yale, Brockway Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avoca, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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