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Kenneth Cordell Watson

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Kenneth Cordell Watson was born on 9 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (son of William Hiram Watson and Verda Leona Stewart); died on 13 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Feb 1912 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    3622 Rhodes Avenue - first child of mother - father born Salisbury, NC - mother born Calvin, MI == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11739-80828-63

    Died:
    died at hom at 3622 Rhodes Avenue of Inanition - burial Cassopolis, MI == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12455-13328-28 == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11026-160655-8


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Hiram WatsonWilliam Hiram Watson was born on 13 Oct 1885 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas W Watson and Mollie Suggs); died on 16 Mar 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2241 W Lake St - William and "Berda" - married, he for second time, she for first time - living with her sister's family
    • Residence: 9 Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; WWI Draft Registration: 4783 Langley Ave - born 13 Oct 1885 - Train Porter fro Grand Trunk RR at 228 Dearborn St - nearest relative Lucy Watson 4423 Langley - medium height & build, brown eyes, black hair
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 4423 Langley - Pullamn Porter for Railroad Company - across the alley from his mother Mollie (Suggs Watson) Lucas
    • Residence: 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 1345 107th Street - age 24 at first marriage [1913] - Pullman Porter in Railroad business - Father birthplace Unknown - Mother birthplace North Carolina
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 6810 Langley Ave - lived same place in 1935 - Porter for Steam Railroad
    • Residence: 1942, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; WWII Draft Registration: 6810 Langley Ave - born 13 Oct 1883 at Wilson, NC - Contact person C. H. Shircliffe at 400 W Madison - Employer Chicago Northwestern RR at 400 W Madison

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthplace from son William and daughter Mary Ellen birth records - death record & WWII draft: 13 Oct 1883 - WWI draft: 13 Oct 1885 - porter service card: 12 Oct 1885 - Soc Sec App shows 12 Oct 1889 Wilson NC to Thomas Watson & Molle Suggs

    William married Verda Leona Stewart on 22 Mar 1910 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Verda (daughter of James Stewart and Lisa Lawson) was born on 16 Sep 1884 in Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA; died on 28 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1912 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Verda Leona Stewart was born on 16 Sep 1884 in Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA (daughter of James Stewart and Lisa Lawson); died on 28 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1912 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1910, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Bethel Cemetery

    Died:
    Died at Provident Hospital pf puerperal sepsis in childbirth - Residence 3622 Rhodes - Informant W H Watson == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12455-13072-65 == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11010-83512-8

    Notes:

    Married:
    he 26, she 24 - License issued 18 Mar; Marriage 22 Mar by Rev. S. L. M. Francis of 302 N Leavit St == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11554-63104-25

    Children:
    1. 1. Kenneth Cordell Watson was born on 9 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Feb 1912 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas W Watson was born about 1860 in North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: North Carolina, USA; Pharmacist - Had a drug store

    Notes:

    Birth:
    age 23 at 1883 marriage == maybe him in 1910 (line 19): http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4450094_00366/20333808 == maybe 1880 (18): http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4243412-00022/19771731

    Thomas married Mollie Suggs on 18 Jan 1883 in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA. Mollie (daughter of George Washington Suggs and Esther Best) was born about 1867 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1948 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mollie Suggs was born about 1867 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of George Washington Suggs and Esther Best); died about 1948 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 9 Jul 1870, Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; as "Mary" - age 2, Mulatto, born North Carolina - Washington with children Serena, Mary [Mollie], Decatur [D. Cato] and also in home Richard Hasper/Harper (17, farm laborer, born NC)
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; age 12, Black, single, At Home, Attended school, born North Carolina to North Carolina Parents - Washington & Esther with children Nicy, Sarena, Cator, Molly, Edmonia, Juda [Julia], James
    • Residence: 10 Jan 1920, 4432 Champlain Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 49, married, can read and write, born North Carolina to North Carolina parents, Dress Maker for private families on own account - Luther & Mollie - across the alley from her son William Hiram Watson
    • Residence: 1932, 4848 Evans Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; "In 1932, we moved in with my grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Watson Lucas who resided at 4848 Evans Avenue in Chicago." Earl Watson autobiography, p 8 == https://books.google.com/books?id=gp-DAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT15&lpg=8
    • Residence: 1935, 4848 Evans Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; In 1930, 4848 Evans was rented to David & Bertha McTorrance == http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4584346_00787/84182956 (But 1922 newspaper shows Luther Lucas at 4848 Evans and so does 1940 Census. So where was he in 1930?)
    • Residence: 6 Apr 1940, 4848 Evans Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; surname as LUSKER, age 68, married completed 3 years of high school, born North Carolina, same house in 1935, unemployed - Luther & Mollie (as Molly) with lodgers Dailue Page (48, married. seamstress on own account) & Bishop Jones (48, single, unemployed

    Notes:

    Birth:
    age 12 in 1880 census, 16 at 1883 marriage

    Notes:

    Married:
    License issued 18 Jan 1883 - he 23 colored, she 16 colored, performed by E. H. Ward, Min. B. C., on Jan. 18, 1883 at W. Suggs. Witnessed by: C. Forbes, June Tyson and George Forbes

    Children:
    1. 2. William Hiram Watson was born on 13 Oct 1885 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Mar 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

  3. 6.  James Stewart was born between 1854 and 1864.

    James married Lisa Lawson. Lisa was born between 1854 and 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lisa Lawson was born between 1854 and 1864.
    Children:
    1. Edna Alice Stewart was born about 1883 in Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA; died on 19 Feb 1913 in Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA.
    2. 3. Verda Leona Stewart was born on 16 Sep 1884 in Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA; died on 28 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Feb 1912 in Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  George Washington SuggsGeorge Washington Suggs was born on 16 Jan 1836 in Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA (son of Luke - Lu - Suggs and Susan Edwards); died on 19 Feb 1914 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 22 Feb 1914 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • _MILT: 1864, USA; Private in Company H, 111th Regiment, US Colored Infantry == NARA Film Number M589 Roll 84 == African American Civil War Memorial, Plaque D-109 - 111th 1 Mar 1864-30 Apr 1866 Battles: 25 Sep 1864 Sulphur Branch Trestle, AL, 27 Sep 1864, 1 Oct 1864
    • _MILT: 1 Mar 1864, USA; Date of first Muster of 111th Regiment, US Colored Infantry - not sure when he joined the regiment (he joined Company H as a Private)
    • Residence: 9 Jul 1870, Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; as Washington - age 42, Black, Brick Mason, born North Carolina - Washington with children Serena, Mary [Mollie], Decatur [D. Cato] and also in home Richard Hasper/Harper (17, farm laborer, born NC)
    • Residence: 14 Jun 1880, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; age 51, Black, married, Brick Mason, cannot read nor write, born North Carolina to North Carolina Parents - Washington & Esther with children Nicy, Sarena, Cator, Molly, Edmonia, Juda [Julia], James
    • Newspaper Article: 26 May 1911, Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; "The Daily Times" (Wilson, NC) - Friday, 26 May 1911 - p 3
    • Probate: 20 Feb 1914, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA; Wilson County, North Carolina - Administrators Accounts, Vol 3, 1908-1916 - Case 487 - p 224

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthdate is from grave stone

    Buried:
    Masonic Cemetery - undertaker Rob? H. Danders? & Son of Wilson

    Died:
    6 PM of Lobar Pneumonia - Informant C. C. Suggs of Savannah, Georgia [probably actually D. C. Suggs]

    George married Esther Best about 1860. Esther (daughter of ? McKinney and Jane Best) was born on 17 Jan 1839 in Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Jul 1902 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; was buried after 6 Jul 1902 in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Esther BestEsther Best was born on 17 Jan 1839 in Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA (daughter of ? McKinney and Jane Best); died on 6 Jul 1902 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; was buried after 6 Jul 1902 in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 9 Jul 1870, Stantonsburg, Wilson, North Carolina; age 29, Mulatto, Keeping House in home of Lindsy & Jane Moye, born North Carolina -- husband Washington Sugg and children at bottom of page and top of next
    • Residence: 14 Jun 1880, Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; age 38, Mulatto, married, Keeping House, cannot read nor write, born North Carolina to North Carolina Parents - Washington & Esther with children Nicy, Sarena, Cator, Molly, Edmonia, Juda [Julia], James

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birthdate is from grave stone

    Buried:
    Masonic Cemetery

    Notes:

    Married:
    married 40 years in 1900 census

    Children:
    1. Nicy Suggs was born in 1860 in Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Daniel Cato Suggs, Ph.D. was born on 11 Apr 1865 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Nov 1936 in Greenboro,Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Serena Letitia Suggs was born on 11 Nov 1865 in Snow Hill, Greene, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Aug 1930 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 5. Mollie Suggs was born about 1867 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1948 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. Edmonia Suggs was born on 11 Apr 1870 in Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jul 1915 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.
    6. James Thomas Suggs, M.D. was born on 13 Sep 1876 in Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Aug 1934 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
    7. Julia Suggs was born on 23 Sep 1878 in Wilson Township, Wilson, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Jan 1929 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA.