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Marcus Lafayette Watson 1878–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 FEB 1878

Birth Location: Collin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 6 DEC 1965

Death Location: Collin, Texas, USA

Father: Alexander Watson

Mother: Rachel Lawrence

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Marcus Lafayette Watson was born in 1878 in Collin, Texas, USA, the child of Alexander Benjamin Watson And Rachel J Lawrence. Marcus Lafayette Watson passed away in 1965 in Collin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Marcus Lafayette Watson was born in 1878 in Collin, Texas, USA, the child of Alexander Benjamin Watson And Rachel J Lawrence.
  • Marcus Lafayette Watson passed away in 1965 in Collin, Texas, USA.

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Marcus Watson's Ancestors

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Marcus Watson
1878–1965
Birth Place: Collin, Texas, USA
Parents
Alexander Benjamin Watson
1855–1906
Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
Rachel (J.) Lawrence
1858–1942
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Presley (Benjamin) Lawrence
1830–1890
North Carolina, USA
Leah (G.) King
1827–1884
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John King
1805–1861
Jane McCarson
1807–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph King
1770–1849
Leodicia Morgan
1772–1849

Marcus Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
18 FEB 1878
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Watson in Collin, Texas, USA
Collin, Texas, USA
1965
6 DEC 1965
Age 87
Death of Marcus Lafayette Watson in Collin, Texas, USA
Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1878
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1965
    Event Place: Collin, Texas, USA

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