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William Earnest Watson 1903–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1903

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 3 Mar 1980

Death Location: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA

Father: William Watson

Mother: Mittie Watson

Spouse(s): Fannie Bell

Children(s): Billie Watson, Richard Watson, Hazel Watson

William Earnest Watson was born in 1903 in Texas, the child of William Henry Watson And Mittie Jane Watson. In 1935, William Earnest Watson resided in Rural, Navarro, Texas. In 1940, William Earnest Watson resided in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA. William Earnest Watson married Fannie Bell, and had children including Billie Elmer Watson, Hazel Watson, Patricia Lynne Watson, Richard Watson. William Earnest Watson passed away in 1980 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Earnest Watson was born in 1903 in Texas, the child of William Henry Watson And Mittie Jane Watson.
  • In 1935, William Earnest Watson resided in Rural, Navarro, Texas.
  • In 1940, William Earnest Watson resided in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • William Earnest Watson married Fannie Bell, and had children including Billie Elmer Watson, Hazel Watson, Patricia Lynne Watson, Richard Watson.
  • William Earnest Watson passed away in 1980 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Watson's Ancestors

Self
William Watson
1903–1980
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Henry Watson
1880–1967
Arkansas
Mittie (Jane) Watson
1880–1948
Georgia
Grandparents
John (Fredrick) Watson
1853–1942
Licking, Licking, Ohio, United States
Nancy (Jane) Simmons
1854–
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watson's Descendants

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William (Earnest) Watson (30 Aug 1903–3 Mar 1980) m. Fannie Bell (abt 1907–19 Mar 2002)
  1. 1. Billie (Elmer) Watson 1928–1978 m. Billio (Dell) McGraw 1928–2006
  2. 2. Richard Watson 1935–1992 m. Myra (Lee) Downey 1935–2014
  3. 3. Hazel Watson 1936–2017 m. Noel (Douglas) Furra 1925–1992

William Watson's Timeline

5 Records

1903
30 Aug 1903
Birth of William Earnest Watson in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 32
William Earnest Watson resided here in Rural, Navarro, Texas
Rural, Navarro, Texas
1940
1940
Age 37
William Earnest Watson resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
1980
Abt 1980
Age 77
William Earnest Watson resided here in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
1980
3 Mar 1980
Age 77
Death of William Earnest Watson in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Navarro, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1980
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1980
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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