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Rita Bernice Graham 1913–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1913

Birth Location: Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 31 May 2001

Death Location: Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Harvey Graham

Mother: Nancy Bethell

Spouse(s): George Watson

Children(s): Harvey Watson

Rita Bernice Graham was born in 1913 in Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA, the child of Harvey James Graham And Nancy Poindexter Bethell. In 1935, Rita Bernice Graham resided in Merced, Merced, California. In 1940, Rita Bernice Graham resided in Prec 31, Umatilla, Oregon, USA. Rita Bernice Graham married George V Watson, and had children including Elmer Watson, Harvey Wayne Watson. Rita Bernice Graham passed away in 2001 in Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rita Bernice Graham was born in 1913 in Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA, the child of Harvey James Graham And Nancy Poindexter Bethell.
  • In 1935, Rita Bernice Graham resided in Merced, Merced, California.
  • In 1940, Rita Bernice Graham resided in Prec 31, Umatilla, Oregon, USA.
  • Rita Bernice Graham married George V Watson, and had children including Elmer Watson, Harvey Wayne Watson.
  • Rita Bernice Graham passed away in 2001 in Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rita Graham's Ancestors

Self
Rita Graham
1913–2001
Birth Place: Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA
Parents
Harvey James Graham
1885–1957
Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA
Nancy (Poindexter) Bethell
1889–1972
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Hamilton) Graham
1857–1937
New Salem, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America
Martha (Elizabeth) Winters
1859–1948
Newton, Barton, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Graham
1816–1885
Comfort Hedger
1819–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graham
1775–1827
Elizabeth English
1791–1884

Rita Graham's Descendants

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Rita (Bernice) Graham (26 May 1913–31 May 2001) m. George (V) Watson (abt 1912–31 Oct 1986)
  1. 1. Harvey (Wayne) Watson 1943–2022

Rita Graham's Timeline

6 Records

1913
26 May 1913
Birth of Rita Bernice Graham in Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA
Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Rita Bernice Graham resided here in Merced, Merced, California
Merced, Merced, California
1940
1940
Age 27
Rita Bernice Graham resided here in Prec 31, Umatilla, Oregon, USA
Prec 31, Umatilla, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Rita Bernice Graham resided here in Skamania, Washington, USA
Skamania, Washington, USA
1954
1954
Age 41
Rita Bernice Graham resided here in Washington
Washington
2001
31 May 2001
Age 88
Death of Rita Bernice Graham in Vancover, Clark, Washington, USA
Vancover, Clark, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1913
    Event Place: Paradise, Wallawa, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Skamania, Washington

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Merced, Merced, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03380; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-48

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Prec 31, Umatilla, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03380; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-48

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Skamania, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Skamania, Washington

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clark, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pasco, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yacolt, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 2001
    Event Place: Vancover, Clark, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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