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Joseph Alfred Watson 1889–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1942

Death Location: Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: John Watson

Mother: Nancy Simmons

Spouse(s): Willie Morrison

Children(s): Sgt Watson, Joseph Watson, Wellington Watson

Joseph Alfred Watson was born in 1889 in Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA, the child of John Fredrick Watson And Nancy Jane Simmons. In 1910, Joseph Alfred Watson resided in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA. Joseph Alfred Watson married Willie Irene Morrison, and had children including Joseph Durward Watson, Sgt Orland J Watson, Wellington Watson. Joseph Alfred Watson passed away in 1942 in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Alfred Watson was born in 1889 in Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA, the child of John Fredrick Watson And Nancy Jane Simmons.
  • In 1910, Joseph Alfred Watson resided in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • Joseph Alfred Watson married Willie Irene Morrison, and had children including Joseph Durward Watson, Sgt Orland J Watson, Wellington Watson.
  • Joseph Alfred Watson passed away in 1942 in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1853–1942
Birth Location: Licking, Licking, Ohio, United States
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Nancy Simmons
1854–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Willie Morrison
1892–1985
Birth Location: Nash Ellis Texas
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Children(s)

Sgt Watson
1921–1944
Birth Location: Barry Navarro Texas
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Joseph Watson
1918–1981
Birth Location: Barry Navarro Texas
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Wellington Watson
1922–2001
Birth Location: Texas
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Joseph Watson's Ancestors

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Joseph Watson
1889–1942
Birth Place: Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Fredrick Watson
1853–1942
Licking, Licking, Ohio, United States
Nancy (Jane) Simmons
1854–
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Watson's Descendants

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Joseph (Alfred) Watson (3 Nov 1889–17 Aug 1942) m. Willie (Irene) Morrison (28 August 1892–22 February 1985)
  1. 1. Sgt (Orland J.) Watson 1921–1944
  2. 2. Joseph (Durward) Watson 1918–1981 m. Mary (Frances) Giles 1924–1971
  3. 3. Wellington Watson 1922–2001

Joseph Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1889
3 Nov 1889
Birth of Joseph Alfred Watson in Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA
Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Joseph Alfred Watson resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
1942
17 Aug 1942
Age 53
Death of Joseph Alfred Watson in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Wolcott, White, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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