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Ruby Leona Watson 1921 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1921

Birth Location: Atoka Atoka, Oklahoma

Death Date: 30 December 1985

Death Location: Orange, Texas

Father: Clarence Watson

Mother: Mary Renfro

Spouse(s): Forrest Gardner

Children(s): Mark Gardner, Curtis Gardner, Amelia Gardner, Larry Gardner

Born in 1921 in Atoka Atoka, Oklahoma, Ruby Leona Watson was the child of Clarence Watson and Mary Lou Renfro. In time, Ruby Leona Watson married Forrest Wayne Gardner, and they raised a family that included Mark Antonio Gardner, Curtis Joe Gardner, Amelia Bonita Gardner and Larry Dwayne Gardner. Ruby Leona Watson died in Orange, Texas in 1985.

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Parents

Clarence Watson
1895 – 1973
Birth Location: Rosebud, Falls, Texas, USA
CW
Mary Renfro
1897 – 1982
Birth Location: Texas
MR

Spouses(s)

Forrest Gardner
1931 – 2017
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
FG

Children(s)

Mark Gardner
1959 – 2014
Birth Location: California, United States of America
MG
Curtis Gardner
1961 –
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas, USA
CG
Amelia Gardner
1962 – 2012
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas
AG
Larry Gardner
1965 – 1983
Birth Location: Navarro, Texas
LG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 May 1921
    Event Place: Atoka Atoka, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Falls, Texas; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342064

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Falls, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Falls, Texas; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342064

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bremerton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tacoma News Tribune; Publication Date: 18/ Feb/ 1955; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; ,0.3028034,0.9796184,0.35529456&xid=

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 December 1985
    Event Place: Orange, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buna, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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