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Loretta Watson 1934–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1934

Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 2 APR 2000

Death Location: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Father: Lawrence Watson

Mother: Lillie Thornton

Spouse(s): Lewis Vaughn

Children(s):

Loretta Watson was born in 1934 in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States, the child of Lawrence Watson And Lillie Thornton. Loretta Watson married Lewis Vaughn. Loretta Watson passed away in 2000 in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Loretta Watson was born in 1934 in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States, the child of Lawrence Watson And Lillie Thornton.
  • Loretta Watson married Lewis Vaughn.
  • Loretta Watson passed away in 2000 in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States.

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Loretta Watson's Ancestors

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Loretta Watson
1934–2000
Birth Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Parents
Lawrence Watson
1897–1976
Lillie Thornton
1901–1981
Boone, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Levi (Tilden) Thornton
1875–1955
St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Martha (Amelia) Binggeli
1879–1961
Callaway, Callaway, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1848–1909
Elizabeth Morton
1850–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thorton
1828–1872
Emiline Stout
1823–1903

Loretta Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1934
15 SEP 1934
Birth of Loretta Watson in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2000
2 APR 2000
Age 66
Death of Loretta Watson in Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1934
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Loretta Watson in household of Lawrence Watson, "United States Census, 1940"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 2000
    Event Place: Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri, United States

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