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Mabel Esther Watson 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 29 1914

Birth Location: California

Death Date: 1 Feb 2000

Death Location: El Centro, Imperial, California, USA

Father: Lorenzo Watson

Mother: Harriet Watson

Spouse(s): Orville Hesseldahl

Children(s): Harvey Hesseldahl, Myrna Hesseldahl, Leta Hesseldahl

The story of Mabel Esther Watson began in 1914 in California. In 1920, Mabel Esther Watson resided in Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California, USA. In 1929, Mabel Esther Watson resided in Alameda, California, USA. Mabel Esther Watson married Orville Edward Burkum Hesseldahl, and had children including Arlene Hesseldahl, Harvey Roland Hesseldahl, Janet Hesseldahl, Leta Joyce Hesseldahl, Marjorie Hesseldahl, Myrna Dean Hesseldahl. Mabel Esther Watson passed away in 2000 in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mabel Esther Watson began in 1914 in California.
  • In 1920, Mabel Esther Watson resided in Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California, USA.
  • In 1929, Mabel Esther Watson resided in Alameda, California, USA.
  • Mabel Esther Watson married Orville Edward Burkum Hesseldahl, and had children including Arlene Hesseldahl, Harvey Roland Hesseldahl, Janet Hesseldahl, Leta Joyce Hesseldahl, Marjorie Hesseldahl, Myrna Dean Hesseldahl.
  • Mabel Esther Watson passed away in 2000 in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lorenzo Watson
1886–1959
Birth Location: Litchfield, Sherman County, Nebraska
LW
Harriet Watson
1888–1987
Birth Location: Chicago Cook Illinois USA
HW

Spouses(s)

Orville Hesseldahl
1908–2001
Birth Location: Topeka Kansas, USA
OH

Children(s)

Harvey Hesseldahl
1938–1956
Birth Location: Oatman, Mohave, Arizona, United States of America
HH
Myrna Hesseldahl
1936–2022
Birth Location: Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA
MH
Leta Hesseldahl
1948–2024
Birth Location: California
LH

Mabel Watson's Ancestors

Self
Mabel Watson
1914–2000
Birth Place: California
Parents
Lorenzo Dow Watson
1886–1959
Litchfield, Sherman County, Nebraska
Harriet (Bridges) Watson
1888–1987
Chicago Cook Illinois USA
Grandparents
James (M) Watson
1852–1928
Indiana
Nancy (Jane) Biggs
1856–1941
Warren, Indiana
James (Wilbur) Stokes
1857–1921
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Julia (Ann) Bridges
1857–1915
Seneca, Grundy, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Watson
1823–1909
Catharine Baird
1825–1909
James Biggs
1821–1881
Mary Mains
1834–1871
James Stokes
1813–1890
Mary McMahon
1822–1900
Charles Bridges
1833–1912
Mary McNulty
1835–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1799–1887
Mary MELVILLE
1803–1876
James Baird
1799–1844
Elizabeth Frazier
1793–1864
Josiah Jr.
1794–1844
Mahala Garrison-Porter
1791–1883
Martha Musgrove
1797–1872
Henry Mains
1794–1837
Thomas Stokes
1787–1868
Mary Griffin
1791–
Mary Hayes
1800–1893
John McMahon
1796–1864
Lyman Bridges
1811–1889
Harriet Bridges
1807–1891
James McNulty
1814–1886
Kelly Clarke
1807–

Mabel Watson's Descendants

1.
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Mabel (Esther) Watson (Jun 29 1914–1 Feb 2000) m. Orville (Edward Burkum) Hesseldahl (Dec 16 1908–22 May 2001)
  1. 1. Harvey (Roland) Hesseldahl 1938–1956
  2. 2. Myrna (Dean) Hesseldahl 1936–2022 m. James (Jasper) French 1927–1966
  3. 3. Leta (Joyce) Hesseldahl 1948–2024

Mabel Watson's Timeline

11 Records

1914
Jun 29 1914
Birth of Mabel Esther Watson in California
California
1920
1920
Age 6
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California, USA
Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California, USA
1929
1929
Age 15
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Alameda, California, USA
Alameda, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
1938
1938-1940
Age 24
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Kern, California, USA
Kern, California, USA
1938
abt 1938
Age 24
Mabel Esther Watson resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 26
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Judicial T 10, Kern, California, USA
Judicial T 10, Kern, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA
Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA
1968
1968
Age 54
Mabel Esther Watson resided here in El Centro; Brawley; Calexico; Calipatria; Heber; Holtville; Imperial; Niland; Westmoreland, California, USA
El Centro; Brawley; Calexico; Calipatria; Heber; Holtville; Imperial; Niland; Westmoreland, California, USA
2000
1 Feb 2000
Age 86
Death of Mabel Esther Watson in El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
El Centro, Imperial, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 29 1914
    Event Place: California
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Alameda High School; Year: 1929
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00215; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-69
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T625_129; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 159
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339949
    [6] Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Torrance, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 785; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 19-914

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vanderbilt, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T625_129; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 159

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Alameda High School; Year: 1929

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339949

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Santa Barbara
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00215; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-69

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938-1940
    Event Place: Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Voter Registrations, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1938
    Record Source: Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Judicial T 10, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kern, California; Roll: m-t0627-00215; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15-69

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Torrance, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 785; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 19-914

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: El Centro; Brawley; Calexico; Calipatria; Heber; Holtville; Imperial; Niland; Westmoreland, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 2000
    Event Place: El Centro, Imperial, California, USA
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