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Richard Jerome Watson 1936–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1936

Birth Location: Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 2019

Death Location: Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA

Father: Orlo Watson

Mother: Dorothy Hess

Spouse(s): Sharon Mills

Children(s):

Richard Jerome Watson was born in 1936 in Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA, the child of Orlo Jerome Watson And Dorothy Lucille Hess. In 1940, Richard Jerome Watson resided in Wleatland Twp, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. In 1950, Richard Jerome Watson resided in Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Richard Jerome Watson married Sharon Jean Mills, and had children including Diane Watson, Jerry Lee Watson, Timothy Watson. Richard Jerome Watson passed away in 2019 in Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Jerome Watson was born in 1936 in Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA, the child of Orlo Jerome Watson And Dorothy Lucille Hess.
  • In 1940, Richard Jerome Watson resided in Wleatland Twp, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1950, Richard Jerome Watson resided in Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
  • Richard Jerome Watson married Sharon Jean Mills, and had children including Diane Watson, Jerry Lee Watson, Timothy Watson.
  • Richard Jerome Watson passed away in 2019 in Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Watson's Ancestors

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Richard Watson
1936–2019
Birth Place: Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Parents
Orlo Jerome Watson
1905–1997
Wessington, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
Dorothy (Lucille) Hess
1912–2014
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Leroy (Jerome) Watson
1878–1936
Volin, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Anna (D) Domsch
1873–1962
Tauer, Spree-Neisse, Brandenburg, Germany
Vernon (Charles) Hess
1888–1988
Wessington, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
Beulah (Edna) Phillips
1891–1973
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Hess
1845–1911
Mary Brown
1851–1936
Franklin Phillips
1869–1945
Fannie Pierce
1869–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Phillips
1842–1909
Mary Goodsell
1838–1898

Richard Watson's Timeline

8 Records

1936
29 Oct 1936
Birth of Richard Jerome Watson in Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Richard Jerome Watson resided here in Wleatland Twp, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Wleatland Twp, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
Richard Jerome Watson resided here in Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1953
1953
Age 17
Richard Jerome Watson resided here in Cement City, Michigan, USA
Cement City, Michigan, USA
1956
24 Nov 1956
Age 20
Richard Jerome Watson was married
None
2000
2000-2006
Age 64
Richard Jerome Watson resided here in Ironwood, Michigan, USA
Ironwood, Michigan, USA
2016
2016-2020
Age 80
Richard Jerome Watson resided here in Kingsford, Michigan, USA
Kingsford, Michigan, USA
2019
31 Aug 2019
Age 83
Death of Richard Jerome Watson in Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA
Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cement City High School; Year: 1953
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1956

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wleatland Twp, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Cement City, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cement City High School; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2006
    Event Place: Ironwood, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2016-2020
    Event Place: Kingsford, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 2019
    Event Place: Kingsford, Dickinson, Michigan, USA

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