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Sophia Amelia WATSON 1844–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1844

Birth Location: Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA)

Death Date: 4 Jul 1924

Death Location: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Father: Otho Watson

Mother: Louisa JETT

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The story of Sophia Amelia WATSON began in 1844 in Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA). Sophia Amelia WATSON passed away in 1924 in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Amelia WATSON began in 1844 in Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA).
  • Sophia Amelia WATSON passed away in 1924 in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

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Sophia WATSON's Ancestors

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Sophia WATSON
1844–1924
Birth Place: Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA)
Parents
Otho Gandy Watson
1812–1894
Barbour County, West Virginia
Louisa JETT
1812–1911
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Denton) Watson
1787–1850
Hagerstown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Gandy
1787–1813
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1765–1800
Elizabeth Jones
1763–1800
Samuel Gandy
1745–1815
Rachel Combs
1752–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1745–1809
Jane Patton
1747–1833
Jacob Jones
1742–1763
Sarah Thompkins
1743–1818

Sophia WATSON's Timeline

2 Records

1844
22 Aug 1844
Birth of Sophia Amelia WATSON in Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA)
Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA)
1924
4 Jul 1924
Age 80
Death of Sophia Amelia WATSON in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Ritchie County, Virginia, USA (now West Virginia, USA)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA

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