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Roy Watson 1915–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1917

Death Location: New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Lily Smith

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Roy Watson was born in 1915 in Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA, the child of Robert Watson And Lily Smith. Roy Watson passed away in 1917 in New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Roy Watson was born in 1915 in Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA, the child of Robert Watson And Lily Smith.
  • Roy Watson passed away in 1917 in New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA.

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Roy Watson's Ancestors

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Roy Watson
1915–1917
Birth Place: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Parents
Robert Watson
1889–1944
Wheatley Hill, Durham, England
Lily Smith
1890–1959
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (Purvis) Watson
1856–1917
Northumberland, England
Hannah Turnbull
1861–1947
Gateshead, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Watson
1813–1875
Sarah Ovington
1814–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1915
12 Mar 1915
Birth of Roy Watson in Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1917
23 May 1917
Age 2
Death of Roy Watson in New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA
New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1917
    Event Place: New Baden, Clinton, Illinois, USA

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