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Richard Evans Watson 1881 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Jul 1954

Death Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee

Father: John Watson

Mother: Anna Evans

Spouse(s): Mattie Hodges

Children(s): Richard Watson, Harry Watson, Virginia Watson, Clyde Watson

Richard Evans Watson Sr. was born in 1881 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of John David Watson and Anna Evans. In 1900, Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee. In 1920, Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee. Richard Evans Watson Sr. married Mattie Davis Hodges, and had children including Richard Evans "Dic" Watson, Harry Paine Watson, Virginia L. Watson, Clyde Davis Watson. Richard Evans Watson Sr. passed away in 1954 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Richard Evans Watson Sr. was born in 1881 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of John David Watson and Anna Evans.
  • In 1900, Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • In 1920, Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • Richard Evans Watson Sr. married Mattie Davis Hodges, and had children including Richard Evans "Dic" Watson, Harry Paine Watson, Virginia L. Watson, Clyde Davis Watson.
  • Richard Evans Watson Sr. passed away in 1954 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1849 – 1934
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Anna Evans
1851 – 1907
Birth Location: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Hodges
1886 – 1978
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MH

Children(s)

Richard Watson
1914 – 1984
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Harry Watson
1916 – 1934
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Virginia Watson
1917 – 1995
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Clyde Watson
1919 – 1987
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Richard Watson's Ancestors

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Richard Watson
1881 – 1954
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
John David Watson
1849 – 1934
Sevier, Tennessee
Anna Evans
1851 – 1907
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
David (Corn) Watson
1825 – 1913
Haywood, North Carolina
Rachel (B.) Ogle
1828 – 1859
Sevier, Tennessee
Richard (E. "Preacher Dick") Evans
1824 – 1901
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Olief "Olive") Ownbey
1821 – 1908
Buncombe, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Watson's Descendants

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Richard (Evans) Watson (7 Mar 1881 – 13 Jul 1954) m. Mattie (Davis) Hodges (10 May 1886 – 2 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Richard (Evans "Dic") Watson (13 Sep 1914 – 16 Jul 1984)
    1. 1. Ann (Britt) Watson m. Miller
  2. 2. Harry (Paine) Watson (19 Apr 1916 – 3 Dec 1934)
  3. 3. Virginia (L.) Watson (23 May 1917 – 6 Oct 1995) m. Walter (Darrell) Galyon (31 May 1913 – 19 Feb 2000)
  4. 4. Clyde (Davis) Watson (12 Mar 1919 – 21 Jul 1987) m. Eleanor ("Elaine") Mauney (9 Oct 1919 – 20 Dec 1998)

Richard Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1881
7 Mar 1881
Birth of Richard Evans Watson Sr. in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 19
Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided here in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 39
Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided here in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 49
Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided here in District 5, Sevier, Tennessee
District 5, Sevier, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Richard Evans Watson Sr. resided here in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1954
13 Jul 1954
Age 73
Death of Richard Evans Watson Sr. in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 680.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 78-6
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 250
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1596; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241596
    [5] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690
    [7] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1596; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241596

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 250

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 78-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 680.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005
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