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Otis WATSON

Otis WATSON

Male 1880 - 1947  (67 years)

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  • Name Otis WATSON 
    Born 5 Apr 1880  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Although his death record states his birth date as Apr 5 1881, and his headstone also shows the birth year 1881, he appears in the 1880 Census as a 2-month-old, with his birth occurring in April 1880.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 15 May 1947  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I21788  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2010 

    Father Wilson D. "Willis" WATSON,   b. 16 Oct 1850,   d. 8 Apr 1930, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nancy Rhuhama SOMMERVILLE,   b. 6 Feb 1852,   d. 25 Oct 1941, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F7983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Myrtle STANLEY,   b. 12 Jul 1875, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1951, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [5] 
    Married 26 Jul 1902  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Dora Irene WATSON,   b. 15 Apr 1903, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1994  (Age 91 years)
     2. Avery Lynn WATSON,   b. 14 Nov 1905,   d. 30 Apr 1990  (Age 84 years)
     3. Marvin Noel WATSON,   b. 9 Feb 1910, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1989  (Age 79 years)
     4. Oneda WATSON,   b. 7 Aug 1912, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 2003  (Age 90 years)
     5. Ollie Mae WATSON,   b. 26 Mar 1916, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Stanley WATSON,   b. 27 Dec 1919,   d. 8 Jan 1997  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F8066  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Apr 1880 - Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    21788_WATSON_Otis_1881-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg    		21788_WATSON_Otis_1881-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg
    21596_WATSON_WilsonD_1880Census_RitchieCoWV_UnionDist_11Jun1880.jpg    		21596_WATSON_WilsonD_1880Census_RitchieCoWV_UnionDist_11Jun1880.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1783] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998)).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).