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Josephine Mary Watts 1921–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1921

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1989

Death Location: Schiller Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Alois Drausnik

Mother: Josephine Potetz

Spouse(s): Walter Thon, George Jr

Children(s):

In 1921, Josephine Mary Watts entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, born to Alois Drausnik And Josephine Potetz. Josephine Mary Watts married George Thomas Pitt Jr, Walter E Thon, Watts, and had children including Richard Terry Thon. Josephine Mary Watts passed away in 1989 in Schiller Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Josephine Mary Watts entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, born to Alois Drausnik And Josephine Potetz.
  • Josephine Mary Watts married George Thomas Pitt Jr, Walter E Thon, Watts, and had children including Richard Terry Thon.
  • Josephine Mary Watts passed away in 1989 in Schiller Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Josephine Watts's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Watts
1921–1989
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Alois Drausnik
1876–1939
Austria
Josephine Potetz
1892–
Austria
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1921
18 Sep 1921
Birth of Josephine Mary Watts in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1989
13 Dec 1989
Age 68
Death of Josephine Mary Watts in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 335-16-5523; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Church Registers; Accession Number: VAULT BX 9225 .03 A32 v.2
    [6] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Church Registers; Book Title: Register of Baptisms and Marriages 1911-1957; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .I30647 B421

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 14 Dec 1989 - Page 63, 14 Dec 1989

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 335-16-5523; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Chicago Tribune, Obituary Index, 1988-1997
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Schiller Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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