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Sarah Jane Watson 1838 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1838

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1931

Death Location: Hot Spring, Arkansas

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Eleanor Watson

Spouse(s): Joseph Skates

Children(s): Thomas Skates, Mathew Skates, Riley Skates, Johana Skates, Charles Skates, Lavinia Skates, William Skates

Born in 1838 in Tennessee, USA, Sarah Jane Watson was the child of Samuel A. Watson and Eleanor Ellen Eleander Sanders Watson. In time, Sarah Jane Watson married Joseph Skates, and they raised a family that included Thomas Franklin Skates, Mathew Skates, Riley Albert Skates, Johana "Josie" Skates, Charles A Skates, Lavinia Cassie Skates and William Matthew Skates. Sarah Jane Watson died in Hot Spring, Arkansas in 1931.

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Parents

Samuel Watson
1813 –
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
SW
Eleanor Watson
1821 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
EW

Spouses(s)

Joseph Skates
1840 – 1925
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JS

Children(s)

Thomas Skates
1859 – 1937
Birth Location: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States
TS
Mathew Skates
1869 – 1880
Birth Location: Arkansas
MS
Riley Skates
1872 – 1947
Birth Location: Point Cedar, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
RS
Johana Skates
1875 – 1967
Birth Location: Clark, Arkansas, United States
JS
Charles Skates
1879 – 1945
Birth Location: Clark, Arkansas, United States
CS
Lavinia Skates
1891 – 1967
Birth Location: Arkansas
LS
William Skates
1894 – 1974
Birth Location: Arkansas
WS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Page: 530D; Enumeration District: 076

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas; Roll: 61; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1240061

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas; Roll: T624_51; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374064

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Hot Spring, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point Cedar, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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