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Joyce Lanelle WATSON 1937–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1937

Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Death Date: 13 Nov 2001

Death Location: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Father: Leroy WATSON

Mother: Nelia McDONALD

Spouse(s): David ASTOR

Children(s):

Joyce Lanelle WATSON was born in 1937 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, the child of Leroy Nathan Watson And Nelia Odessa Dessie Mcdonald. In 1935, Joyce Lanelle WATSON established residence. In 1940, Joyce Lanelle WATSON resided in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. Joyce Lanelle WATSON married David Edward Astor, Don Johnson, and had children including Chestley Frederick Freddy Astor, David Edward Astor Jr, Dessie Denise Denise Astor. Joyce Lanelle WATSON passed away in 2001 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Joyce Lanelle WATSON was born in 1937 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, the child of Leroy Nathan Watson And Nelia Odessa Dessie Mcdonald.
  • In 1935, Joyce Lanelle WATSON established residence.
  • In 1940, Joyce Lanelle WATSON resided in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • Joyce Lanelle WATSON married David Edward Astor, Don Johnson, and had children including Chestley Frederick Freddy Astor, David Edward Astor Jr, Dessie Denise Denise Astor.
  • Joyce Lanelle WATSON passed away in 2001 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leroy WATSON
1905–1973
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
LW
Nelia McDONALD
1919–1991
Birth Location: Crandall, Clarke, Mississippi
NM

Spouses(s)

David ASTOR
1934–1999
Birth Location: Basic, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
DA

Children(s)

Joyce WATSON's Ancestors

Self
Joyce WATSON
1937–2001
Birth Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Parents
Leroy Nathan WATSON
1905–1973
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Nelia (Odessa "Dessie") McDONALD
1919–1991
Crandall, Clarke, Mississippi
Grandparents
John (Nathaniel) Watson
1874–1949
, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Laura (L) SULLIVAN
1881–1926
Mississippi
William (Henry) McDonald
1900–1966
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Fannie (Marie) JONES
1903–1959
, Wayne, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John WATSON
1836–1905
Georgia Cannady
1847–1935
Reuben Sullivan
1841–1892
Margaret HORTON
1846–1900
William Soley
1866–1914
Mary Spaulding
1872–1913
Joseph Williams
1874–1935
Lula Jones
1881–1962
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1795–1879
Manurva\Minerva MABRY
1810–1880
Cannady
1825–
Martha FOSTER
1825–1886
Elisha SULLIVAN
1794–1870
Mary JENKINS
1805–1859
John HORTON
1805–1887
Susannah HINTON
1820–
Henry Soley
1846–1926
Emily Crane
1848–1911
Isaiah Roberts
1834–1905
Mary Smith
1837–1880
Thomas Davis
1826–1903
Eliza JONES
1844–1900
Sarah McCARTY
1861–1943

Joyce WATSON's Timeline

6 Records

1935
1935
Joyce Lanelle WATSON resided here
None
1937
10 Dec 1937
Birth of Joyce Lanelle WATSON in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 3
Joyce Lanelle WATSON resided here in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Joyce Lanelle WATSON resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
2001
11 Nov 2001
Age 64
Death of Joyce Lanelle WATSON in Mossy Head, Florida
Mossy Head, Florida
2001
13 Nov 2001
Age 64
Burial of Joyce Lanelle WATSON in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 38-14
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 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: Lauderdale, Mississi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 38-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02039; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 38-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi, 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: Lauderdale, Mississi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 2001
    Event Place: Mossy Head, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 2001
    Event Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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