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Robert E., Lee Watson 1870 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 26 July 1954

Death Location: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: George Watson

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Harriett Cox

Children(s): Elizabeth Watson, Nora Watson, Mary Watson, Philip Watson, Ida Watson, Esther Watson, Ruby Watson, Robert Watson

Robert E. Lee Watson Sr was born in Kentucky in 1870, to George A. McClellan Watson and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Later in life, Robert E. Lee Watson Sr married Harriett Cellia Cox; among their children were Elizabeth Watson, Nora M Watson, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watson, Philip Fredrick Watson, Ida Frances Watson, Esther Cleo Watson, Ruby Opal Watson and Robert Watson. Robert E. Lee Watson Sr died in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA, 1954.

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Parents

George Watson
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Kentucky
GW
Mary Johnson
1849 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MJ

Spouses(s)

Harriett Cox
1870 – 1954
Birth Location: Caldwell Co, Texas
HC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1890 – 1890
Birth Location: –
EW
Nora Watson
1891 – 1908
Birth Location: Texas
NW
Mary Watson
1892 – 1981
Birth Location: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
MW
Philip Watson
1896 – 1984
Birth Location: Covington, Texas
PW
Ida Watson
1899 – 1989
Birth Location: Covington, Hill County, Texas, USA
IW
Esther Watson
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EW
Ruby Watson
1905 – 2001
Birth Location: Texas
RW
Robert Watson
1910 – 1996
Birth Location: Texas
RW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 119d; Enumeration District: 258, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Family History Film: 1254055; Page: 119D; Enumeration District: 258; Image: 0731, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 2357; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 409.0; FHL microfilm: 2342091, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109-13, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1375577, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1644; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241644, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 929

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 119d; Enumeration District: 258

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 JUL 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 July 1954
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covington, Hill County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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