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Oliver D Watson 1823–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUN 1823

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 30 SEP 1897

Death Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA

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Spouse(s): Polly Fenner

Children(s): Holden Watson, Betsey Watson, Maria Watson, Hulda Watson

In 1823, Oliver D Watson entered the world in New York, USA, born to David Watson And Merza Smith. In 1860, Oliver D Watson was recorded in the census in The Town Of Davison, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Oliver D Watson married Polly Fenner, and had children including Betsey Watson, Holden P Watson, Hulda Watson, Maria Watson. Oliver D Watson passed away in 1897 in Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Oliver D Watson entered the world in New York, USA, born to David Watson And Merza Smith.
  • In 1860, Oliver D Watson was recorded in the census in The Town Of Davison, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
  • Oliver D Watson married Polly Fenner, and had children including Betsey Watson, Holden P Watson, Hulda Watson, Maria Watson.
  • Oliver D Watson passed away in 1897 in Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA.

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Oliver Watson
1823–1897
Birth Place: New York, USA
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Oliver Watson's Descendants

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Oliver (D) Watson (11 JUN 1823–30 SEP 1897) m. Polly Fenner (ABT 1827–)
  1. 1. Holden (P) Watson 1859–1935 m. Theresa (A) Payne 1860–1930
    1. 1. Jennie (Armina) Watson 1886–1934 m. Oscar (Wyan) Milks 1883–1953
      1. 1. Thonon (Wayne) Milks 1909–1982 m. Edna (Sarah Marie) Hunt 1911–2001
        1. 1. Jannett (Armay) Milks 1939–2015 m. Byron (Edward) Blakeslee 1941–2020
        2. 2. Theron (William) Milks 1946–2006
        3. 3. Wyan (Wesley) Milks 1936–2014 m. Lavina (Ann) Eldridge 1938–2006
        4. 4. Warren (Lee) Milks 1949–2005
      2. 2. Orville (Walter) Milks 1913–1995 m. Leila (Clara) Hamann 1919–2004
        1. 1. Owen (W) Milks 1941–2011 m. Mary (Jane) Premo 1942–2015
      3. 3. Dorothea (L) Milks 1906–1991 m. Charles (William) Emans 1902–1967
        1. 1. Betty (Jean) Emans 1924–2010
        2. 2. Charles (James William) Emans 1926–2013
        3. 3. Walter (Wayne) Emans 1928–2005
        4. 4. Gerald (Everett) Emans 1932–1999
        5. 5. Alice (Loraine) Emans 1934–2020
        6. 6. Kathryn (Ann) Emans 1936–2019
        7. 7. Diane (Lynn) Emans 1944–2002
    2. 2. Elsie (May) Watson 1885–1953 m. Ira (Leslie) Yorks 1878–1953
      1. 1. LeRoy (Milton) Yorks 1904–1977
      2. 2. Iva (T) Yorks 1905–1986
      3. 3. Dolly (May) Yorks 1907–1986
      4. 4. Holden (Herman) Yorks 1911–1911
      5. 5. Ray (Jasper) Yorks 1913–1913
  2. 2. Betsey Watson 1846–
  3. 3. Maria Watson 1856–
  4. 4. Hulda Watson 1860–

Oliver Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1823
11 JUN 1823
Birth of Oliver D Watson in New York, USA
New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Oliver D Watson appeared in census in The Town Of Davison, Genesee, Michigan, USA
The Town Of Davison, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1897
30 SEP 1897
Age 74
Death of Oliver D Watson in Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA
Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1823
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1897
    Event Place: Fife Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: The Town Of Davison, Genesee, Michigan, USA

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