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Josephine (Josie) F Watson 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1870

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1957

Death Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Watson

Mother: Martha Shaw

Spouse(s): Henry Gothard

Children(s): Baby Gothard, Elizabeth Gothard, Henry Gothard, John Gothard, Lucy Gothard, Margaret Gothard, Marshall Gothard, Martha Gothard, Pearl Gothard, Walter Gothard

The story of Josephine (Josie) F Watson began in 1870 in Georgia, USA. In 1870, Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided in Newton, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided in Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama, USA. Josephine (Josie) F Watson married Henry Walter Gothard, and had children including Baby Born Dead Gothard, Elizabeth Liz Francis Gothard, Henry Grover Gothard, John Thomas Gothard, Lucy Neal Gothard, Margaret Maggie Leticia Gothard, Marshall Frank Gothard, Martha Adaline Addie Gothard, Pearl Irene Rena Gothard, Walter Kermit Gothard. Josephine (Josie) F Watson passed away in 1957 in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josephine (Josie) F Watson began in 1870 in Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided in Newton, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided in Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama, USA.
  • Josephine (Josie) F Watson married Henry Walter Gothard, and had children including Baby Born Dead Gothard, Elizabeth Liz Francis Gothard, Henry Grover Gothard, John Thomas Gothard, Lucy Neal Gothard, Margaret Maggie Leticia Gothard, Marshall Frank Gothard, Martha Adaline Addie Gothard, Pearl Irene Rena Gothard, Walter Kermit Gothard.
  • Josephine (Josie) F Watson passed away in 1957 in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Watson
1823–1922
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
TW
Martha Shaw
1825–1890
Birth Location: Morgan, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Henry Gothard
1868–1957
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
HG

Children(s)

Baby Gothard
1912–1912
Birth Location: Chilton, Alabama, USA
BG
Elizabeth Gothard
1891–1990
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
EG
Henry Gothard
1909–1990
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
HG
John Gothard
1899–1963
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
JG
Lucy Gothard
1894–1894
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
LG
Margaret Gothard
1897–1995
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
MG
Marshall Gothard
1905–1977
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
MG
Martha Gothard
1889–1981
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
MG
Pearl Gothard
1902–2003
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
PG
Walter Gothard
1914–1978
Birth Location: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
WG

Josephine Watson's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Watson
1870–1957
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas W Watson
1823–1922
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Jane) Shaw
1825–1890
Morgan, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Watson
1795–1860
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth
1802–1885
North Carolina, USA
Henry (Shaw) Sr.
1775–1856
Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Dorothy (Ann (Dolly)) Barnett
1794–1878
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Shaw
1757–1811
Polly Benson
1752–1811
Zadock Barnett
1745–1823
Mary Benson
1756–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Watson's Descendants

1.
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Josephine ((Josie) F) Watson (20 May 1870–18 Sep 1957) m. Henry ((Walter)) Gothard (07 Dec 1868–06 Jun 1957)
  1. 1. Baby (Born Dead) Gothard 1912–1912
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Liz) Francis) Gothard 1891–1990
  3. 3. Henry (Grover) Gothard 1909–1990 m. Etha (Mae) Scott 1909–1968
    1. 1. Sherman ((Odett)) Gothard 1930–1996
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Gothard 1899–1963 m. Jewell (Lee) Martin 1900–1983
    1. 1. Baby (Born Dead) Gothard 1926–1926
    2. 2. Audrey (R) Gothard 1928–2016 m. Henry ((Ford)) Hardy 1923–1975
      1. 1. Myra (Ann) Hardy 1949–2010
    3. 3. Robert (Wayne "Bobby") Gothard 1942–1974
  5. 5. Lucy (Neal) Gothard 1894–1894
  6. 6. Margaret ((Maggie) Leticia) Gothard 1897–1995 m. James (Larkin) Ervin 1891–1951
    1. 1. Dorothy (J) Ervin 1929–2011
    2. 2. Addie ((Laura)) Ervin 1921–1991 m. Willie (St.) Cyr 1925–1996
    3. 3. Gladys (Lanell (Nell)) Ervin 1924–1993 m. Thomas (Edward (Tom)) Moore 1925–2006
  7. 7. Marshall ((Frank)) Gothard 1905–1977 m. Annie ("Effie") Morrison 1910–1980
    1. 1. Charles (Frank (Chuck)) Gothard 1931–2011
    2. 2. Ansulette ((Ann) Bernice) Gothard 1940–2009 m. John (Earl) Green 1941–2021 m. Clarence ((Edwin) Horne) Jr 1941–2020
    3. 3. Douglas ((Allen)) Gothard 1942–2003
    4. 4. Ellie (Josephine (Jo)) Gothard 1935–2021 m. Charles (Benjamin (Buck)) Milam 1933–2000
    5. 5. James (Foy (Jim)) Gothard 1933–1997 m. Nancy Hendricks 1933–2011 m. Gloria (Ann) Mansmith 1944–2005
    6. 6. Frances ("Julene") Gothard 1929–1999 m. Marvin (Daniel) Crapps 1923–2007 m. Louie (Charles) Norris 1919–1977
    7. 7. Marshall ((Billy) Franklin) Gothard 1938–1985
  8. 8. Martha (Adaline (Addie)) Gothard 1889–1981 m. Claude (CleoCliffordClinton) Edwards 1885–1953
    1. 1. Cleo (Franklin) Edwards 1918–1919
    2. 2. Harlice (Douglas) Edwards 1911–1968 m. Ethel Lucas 1918–1993
      1. 1. Peggy (Joyce) Edwards 1939–2009 m. Gordon (Lee Butler) Jr 1931–2009
      2. 2. Charles (Douglas) Edwards 1945–2008
        1. 1. Michael (Ray) Edwards –2002
      3. 3. C (Franklin (Frank)) Edwards 1938–2021 m. Margaret ((Tootsie)) Frances 1941–2009
    3. 3. Howard (Clinton) Edwards 1920–1972 m. Ola (Lee) Lucas 1925–2005
      1. 1. Walter (Marshall) Edwards 1946–2007
      2. 2. Shirley (Wyonia) Edwards 1947–1984
    4. 4. Sarah ((Ione)) Edwards 1924–1987 m. Ezekial ((Zeke) Carraway. Fancher) Jr 1917–2005
    5. 5. Josie ((Irene)) Edwards 1924–1946
    6. 6. Janice ((Janie) L) Edwards 1908–1955 m. Thomas ((Tommie)) Vanderslice 1913–1997
      1. 1. Bobby (Wayne) Vanderslice 1946–1998
      2. 2. Addie (M) Vanderslice 1943– m. Bobby (Luther) Cogburn 1938–2002
      3. 3. Avonell Vanderslice 1929–2003
      4. 4. Ardna ((Lee)) Vanderslice 1937–1966 m. Herman (Lee) Moor 1935–2008
    7. 7. Herman (Curtis) Edwards 1914–1996 m. Myrtle (Lee) Lindsey 1914–1979
      1. 1. Bill (Ray) Edwards 1950–2001
      2. 2. Curtis (Herman) Edwards 1938–1957
  9. 9. Pearl (Irene (Rena)) Gothard 1902–2003 m. Thomas (Velpoe) Mims 1908–1987
    1. 1. Ernest Mimms 1924–
  10. 10. Walter ((Kermit)) Gothard 1914–1978 m. Annie (Laura) Davis 1923–2006
    1. 1. Renee (Angilette (Angie)) Gothard 1947–2020 m. Edward (John Joseph) Lang 1944–2021
    2. 2. Dovie (Annette) Gothard 1949–2011
    3. 3. Leonard (Walter) Gothard 1942–2018 m. Patricia (Lee) McDonald 1951–2017
    4. 4. Marion (Rogers) Gothard 1944–2017 m. Cheryl (Moore) Dempsey 1949–2022

Josephine Watson's Timeline

9 Records

1870
20 May 1870
Birth of Josephine (Josie) F Watson in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in Newton, Georgia, USA
Newton, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 70
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 80
Josephine (Josie) F Watson resided here in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1957
16 Sep 1957
Age 87
Death of Josephine (Josie) F Watson in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1957
18 Sep 1957
Age 87
Burial of Josephine (Josie) F Watson in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1870
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Database online. Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, ED , roll , page , image 483.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 45.
    [3] Morrison.FTW
    [4] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T627_12; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 11-3A.
    [6] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [7] Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 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: Jemison, Chilton, Al

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Newton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Database online. Subdivision 163, Newton, Georgia, post office Conyers, roll 168, page 129, image 258.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 2, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 45.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Database online. Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, ED , roll , page , image 483.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 45.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T627_12; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 11-3A.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1949
    Event Place: Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Union-Banner - 11 Aug 1949 - Page 7, 11 Aug 1949

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, 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: Jemison, Chilton, Al

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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