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Robert E. Lee Watson 1870 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 26 July 1954

Death Location: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: George Watson

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Harriett Cox

Children(s): Elizabeth Watson, Nora Watson, Mary Watson, Philip Watson, Ida Watson, Esther Watson, Ruby Watson, Robert Watson

In 1870, Robert E. Lee Watson Sr entered the world in Kentucky, born to George A. McClellan Watson and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. In 1880, Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided in Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA. Robert E. Lee Watson Sr married Harriett Cellia Cox, and had children including Elizabeth Watson, Nora M Watson, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watson, Philip Fredrick Watson, Ida Frances Watson, Esther Cleo Watson, Ruby Opal Watson, Robert Watson. Robert E. Lee Watson Sr passed away in 1954 in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Robert E. Lee Watson Sr entered the world in Kentucky, born to George A. McClellan Watson and Mary Elizabeth Johnson.
  • In 1880, Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided in Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA.
  • Robert E. Lee Watson Sr married Harriett Cellia Cox, and had children including Elizabeth Watson, Nora M Watson, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watson, Philip Fredrick Watson, Ida Frances Watson, Esther Cleo Watson, Ruby Opal Watson, Robert Watson.
  • Robert E. Lee Watson Sr passed away in 1954 in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Watson
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Kentucky
GW
Mary Johnson
1849 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MJ

Spouses(s)

Harriett Cox
1870 – 1954
Birth Location: Caldwell Co, Texas
HC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1890 – 1890
Birth Location: –
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Nora Watson
1891 – 1908
Birth Location: Texas
NW
Mary Watson
1892 – 1981
Birth Location: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
MW
Philip Watson
1896 – 1984
Birth Location: Covington, Texas
PW
Ida Watson
1899 – 1989
Birth Location: Covington, Hill County, Texas, USA
IW
Esther Watson
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EW
Ruby Watson
1905 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
RW
Robert Watson
1910 – 1996
Birth Location: Texas
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Robert Watson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Watson
1870 – 1954
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
George A. McClellan Watson
1843 – 1917
Kentucky
Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson
1849 –
Kentucky
Grandparents
Robert (Clemment) Watson
1805 – 1875
Tennessee
Margaret (Ann) Price
1806 – 1875
Tennessee
John (Lucius) Johnson
1818 – 1869
Kentucky, United States of America
Rebecca (Jane) French
1821 – 1868
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1767 – 1841
Martha Martin
1779 – 1862
John Price
1783 – 1847
Catherine (Powell)
1782 – 1870
John Johnson
1785 – 1859
Sarah French
1785 – 1855
George French
1794 – 1844
Elizabeth Lee
1798 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Watson
1731 – 1810
Elizabeth McDowell
1738 – 1817
Capt MARTIN
1732 – 1836
Margaret McCurdy
1742 – 1833
"Anthony" Price
1765 – 1820
Joice CUNDIFF
1766 – 1795
Charles Howell
1760 – 1850
Jane Hunter
1770 – 1846
Absalom Johnson
1757 – 1832
Ruth Wooden
1749 – 1820
Raphael French
1743 – 1851
Mary Mead
1763 – 1820
Raphael French
1743 – 1851
Wilford Lee
1774 – 1849
Rebecca Hill
1780 – 1820

Robert Watson's Descendants

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Robert (E. Lee) Watson (4 Mar 1870 – 26 July 1954) m. Harriett (Cellia) Cox (31 Mar 1870 – 24 Sept 1954)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Watson (15 Mar 1890 – 15 Mar 1890)
  2. 2. Nora (M) Watson (29 Jan 1891 – 22 Oct 1908)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Watson (23 Apr 1892 – 22 APR 1981) m. James (Marion) Browning (2 NOV 1888 – 16 JAN 1952)
    1. 1. Robert (James) Browning (27 DEC 1914 – 3 APR 1993)
    2. 2. John (Stevens) Browning (30 JUL 1917 – 30 DEC 1990) m. Bernice Lewis (22 AUG 1917 – 18 OCT 2009)
  4. 4. Philip (Fredrick) Watson (7 Feb 1896 – 7 May 1984) m. Martha (Lou Etta) Roberts (ABT 1893 – 02 Oct 1958)
    1. 1. Robert (Lowell) Watson (ABT 1914 – 12 January 1983) m. Hattie (Azlee) Roye (abt 1922 – 6 Jan 2013)
      1. 1. Bobby (L) Watson (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. James (William) Watson (17 September 1945 – 25 February 2017)
      3. 3. Barbara (J) Watson (abt 1948 – )
      4. 4. Nelda (D) Watson (Aug 1949 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Etta) Watson (10 May 1916 – 29 May 2007)
    3. 3. Myrtle (Ruth) Watson (2 Sep 1917 – 22 May 2006)
    4. 4. Harriett (Allean "Pat") Watson (abt 1920 – 24 Feb 2007) m. H (A) Roye (21 May 1925 – 12 March 2010)
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Roye (26 Feb 1946 – )
    5. 5. Phillip (James) Watson (8 Aug 1921 – 2 Jul 2008)
    6. 6. Joseph (Wier) Watson (26 Nov 1922 – 3 FEB 1991) m. Margie (Nell) Looper (30 September 1930 – 11 May 2014)
      1. 1. Joe (Don) Watson (6 May 1950 – 12 November 2006)
      2. 2. Jackie (Paul) Watson (28 Apr 1954 – )
      3. 3. Johnny (Wayne) Watson (5 February 1959 – 26 April 1986)
      4. 4. Freddie (Albert) Watson
    7. 7. O (P) Watson (24 Nov 1926 – 9 Jan 2013) m. Wanda (Jeane) Alford (30 Dec 1931 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Ray) Watson
      2. 2. Tommy Watson
      3. 3. Ronnie Watson
      4. 4. Lois (Jean) Watson
  5. 5. Ida (Frances) Watson (27 Jan 1899 – 26 Jun 1989) m. Joseph (Calhoun) Snell (13 Sept 1895 – 5 Dec 1918) m. Walter (Henry) Moore (22 Apr 1893 – 4 Mar 1963) m. Arthur (Gould "A G" McWhorter (Smith Adopted) Name) (24 DEC 1889 – 27 AUG 1946)
    1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Snell (24 May 1916 – 26 Feb 1932)
    2. 2. Infant (Michelle) Snell (24 May 1916 – 24 May 1916)
    3. 3. Nelwin (Mitchell) Moore (14 Nov 1920 – 20 Jan 2008)
    4. 4. Larry (Andral) Smith (16 Jun 1937 – 7 Oct 1983) m. Connie (Ann) Hayes (2 DEC 1950 – ) m. Mary (Ellen) Clyborn (20 JUL 1942 – 6 SEP 2013) m. Miriam Smith m. Sally (Jean) Wiley (13 JUL 1938 – 20 JUL 1998)
      1. 1. Robert (Lawrence) Smith (17 JUN 1972 – )
      2. 2. Suzanne (Ida) Smith (31 May 1966 – ) m. Donald (Eugene) Lewing (8 AUG 1964 – )
        1. 1. Christopher (Mitchell) Moore (19 SEP 1989 – 5 Jul 2022) m. Jessica (Lee) Ramirez (18 JAN 1988 – )
      3. 3. Fern (Michelle) Smith (21 Nov 1959 – ) m. John (A) Rodriguez (2 Apr 1957 – 2 Nov 2021)
      4. 4. Roy (James) Smith (8 JUL 1961 – 9 JUL 1961)
  6. 6. Esther (Cleo) Watson (9 Feb 1902 – 12 Nov 1992) m. John (Arthur) Burkleo (30 NOV 1891 – 28 FEB 1968)
    1. 1. Harriett (Virginia) Burkleo (30 OCT 1920 – 17 JUN 1996)
  7. 7. Ruby (Opal) Watson (1905 – 9 DEC 2001) m. Marius Jensen (13 JUL 1891 – 27 JAN 1969)
  8. 8. Robert Watson (1910 – 9 May 1996) m. Lucille Gray (4 JUN 1909 – 6 SEP 2003)
    1. 1. J (B) Watson (ABT 1935 – )
    2. 2. Betty (Louise) Watson (ABT 1939 – )

Robert Watson's Timeline

8 Records

1870
4 Mar 1870
Birth of Robert E. Lee Watson Sr in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1870
4 Mar 1870
Birth of Robert E. Lee Watson Sr in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 10
Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided here in Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
1954
Abt 1954
Age 84
Robert E. Lee Watson Sr resided here in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
1954
26 JUL 1954
Age 84
Death of Robert E. Lee Watson Sr in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
1954
26 July 1954
Age 84
Death of Robert E. Lee Watson Sr in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
Covington, Hill, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 119d; Enumeration District: 258
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Family History Film: 1254055; Page: 119D; Enumeration District: 258; Image: 0731
    [7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [8] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 2357; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 409.0; FHL microfilm: 2342091
    [10] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109-13
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1375577
    [12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1644; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241644
    [13] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 929

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 119d; Enumeration District: 258

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [4] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [5] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covington, Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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