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Robert Edward, Lee Watson 1870 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 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

The birth of Robert Edward Lee Watson took place in 1870 in Missouri, USA, to George A. McClellan Watson and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Robert Edward Lee Watson married Harriett Cellia Hattie Cox, and together they had Elizabeth Watson, Nora M Watson, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Watson, Philip Fred Watson, Ida Frances Watson, Esther Cleo Watson, Ruby Opal Watson and Robert Lee Watson. Robert Edward Lee Watson's death occurred in 1954 in Covington, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Harriett Cox
1870 – 1954
Birth Location: 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, Texas, USA
IW
Esther Watson
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Hill County, Texas, United States of America
EW
Ruby Watson
1904 – 2001
Birth Location: Covington, Hill County, Texas, USA
RW
Robert Watson
1909 – 1996
Birth Location: Covington, 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, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109-13, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 923., Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 2357; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 409.0., Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: T9_55; Family History Film: 1254055; Page: 119.4000; Enumeration District: 258; Image: 0731., Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T623_1644; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 41., Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 300., National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: 4666; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 109-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Demun, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: T9_55; Family History Film: 1254055; Page: 119.4000; Enumeration District: 258; Image: 0731.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T623_1644; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 41.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T624_1564; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 300.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 923.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hill, Texas; Roll: 2357; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 409.0.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hill, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109-13

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: 4666; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 109-29

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Covington, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 13
    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, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Covington, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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