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Matilda Watson 1830 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1830

Birth Location: Wilcox, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Father: Joseph Watson

Mother: Polly Story

Spouse(s): Andrew Jay

Children(s): Robert Jaye

Early life: Matilda Watson arrived in Wilcox, Alabama, United States in 1830, born to Joseph Everett Watson and Polly Bertha Story. Over time, Matilda Watson formed a family with Andrew Jackson Jay, which included Robert Jackson Jaye. Matilda Watson concluded life in Wilcox County, Alabama, USA in 1865.

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Parents

Joseph Watson
1795 – 1857
Birth Location: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
JW
Polly Story
1802 –
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
PS

Spouses(s)

Andrew Jay
1826 – 1898
Birth Location: Conecuh, Alabama, United States
AJ

Children(s)

Robert Jaye
1860 – 1919
Birth Location: Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
RJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jun 1830
    Event Place: Wilcox, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mims, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: 35; Page: 258D; Enumeration District: 186, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 1022; Image: 264.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 1022; Image: 264.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mims, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: 35; Page: 258D; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
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