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Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson 1906–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1906

Birth Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1997

Death Location: Escondido, San Diego, California, USA

Father: Harry Watson

Mother: Beatrice Hinman

Spouse(s): Berniece Norton

Children(s):

Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson was born in 1906 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA, the child of Harry Fearnley Watson And Beatrice Bessie Benedict Hinman. In 1910, Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided in Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California, USA. In 1935, Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California. Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson married Berniece Alvira Norton, and had children including Kathleen Joanne Watson, Lawrence Kent Watson, Patricia Louise Watson. Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson passed away in 1997 in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson was born in 1906 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA, the child of Harry Fearnley Watson And Beatrice Bessie Benedict Hinman.
  • In 1910, Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided in Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • In 1935, Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California.
  • Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson married Berniece Alvira Norton, and had children including Kathleen Joanne Watson, Lawrence Kent Watson, Patricia Louise Watson.
  • Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson passed away in 1997 in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA.

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Wilfred Watson's Ancestors

Self
Wilfred Watson
1906–1997
Birth Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents
Harry Fearnley Watson
1874–1959
Redwood Falls Township, Redwood, Minnesota
Beatrice (Bessie Benedict) Hinman
1884–1973
Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Bullis) Hinman
1860–1945
Racine, Mower Co., Minnesota.
Aretta (Mae) Benedict
1866–1957
Le Grand, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Seymour Hinman
1832–1914
Rhoda Hull
1835–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hull
1807–1889
Drusilla Hoagland
1808–1850

Wilfred Watson's Timeline

5 Records

1906
11 Sep 1906
Birth of Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided here in Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided here in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California
San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 34
Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson resided here in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1997
11 Mar 1997
Age 91
Death of Wilfred Willis "Bill" Watson in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
Escondido, San Diego, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_251; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19-670
    [2] California Death Index, Date: 1997-03-11
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0314; FHL microfilm: 1374099

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pasadena Ward 5, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0314; FHL microfilm: 1374099

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_251; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19-670

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_251; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19-670

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1997
    Event Place: Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: California Death Index, Date: 1997-03-11

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