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Ray Elwood Watson 1937–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1937

Birth Location: Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA

Death Date: 08 May 1986

Death Location: Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: James Watson

Mother: Mary Martin

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In 1937, Ray Elwood Watson entered the world in Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA, born to James Wilford Watson And Mary Lee Martin. Ray Elwood Watson passed away in 1986 in Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Ray Elwood Watson entered the world in Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA, born to James Wilford Watson And Mary Lee Martin.
  • Ray Elwood Watson passed away in 1986 in Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Ray Watson's Ancestors

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Ray Watson
1937–1986
Birth Place: Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA
Parents
James Wilford Watson
1894–1973
Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Mary (Lee) Martin
1900–1996
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John ((Jack) Thomas) Watson
1859–1904
Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA
Beadie (Eleanor) Edwards
1859–1921
Randolph, Bibb, Alabama, USA
John (W) Martin
1855–
Alabama, USA
Sarah (A) Glasscock
1866–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1823–1922
Martha Shaw
1825–1890
William Edwards
1804–
Huldah Scott
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Watson
1795–1860
Elizabeth
1802–1885
Henry Sr.
1775–1856
Dorothy Barnett
1794–1878

Ray Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1937
01 May 1937
Birth of Ray Elwood Watson in Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA
Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA
1986
08 May 1986
Age 49
Death of Ray Elwood Watson in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1937
    Event Place: Kerens, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1986
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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