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Richard Evans Watson 1881 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Jul 1954

Death Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee

Father: John Watson

Mother: Anna Evans

Spouse(s): Mattie Hodges

Children(s): Richard Watson, Harry Watson, Virginia Watson, Clyde Watson

Richard Evans Watson Sr. was born in 1881 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of John David Watson and Anna Evans. Richard Evans Watson Sr. later married Mattie Davis Hodges, and together they raised children including Richard Evans "Dic" Watson, Harry Paine Watson, Virginia L. Watson and Clyde Davis Watson. In 1954, Richard Evans Watson Sr. passed away in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee.

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Parents

John Watson
1849 – 1934
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
JW
Anna Evans
1851 – 1907
Birth Location: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Hodges
1886 – 1978
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MH

Children(s)

Richard Watson
1914 – 1984
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Harry Watson
1916 – 1934
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
HW
Virginia Watson
1917 – 1995
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
VW
Clyde Watson
1919 – 1987
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
CW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 680.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 78-6, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 250, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1596; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241596, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sevier; Roll: 1877690

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1596; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241596

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 250

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 78-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 680.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005
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