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William Hiram Watson

William Hiram Watson

Male 1885 - 1971  (85 years)

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  • Name William Hiram Watson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born 13 Oct 1885  Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    • 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
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    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 
    William Hiram Watson - WWI Draft Registration - 9 Sep 1918    		 William Hiram Watson - WWI Draft Registration - 9 Sep 1918
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    4423 Langley - Pullamn Porter for Railroad Company - across the alley from his mother Mollie (Suggs Watson) Lucas 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    6810 Langley Ave - lived same place in 1935 - Porter for Steam Railroad 
    Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    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 
    Died 16 Mar 1971  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I262  Lucy's Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 

    Father Thomas W Watson,   b. Abt 1860, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mollie Suggs,   b. Abt 1867, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1948, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 Jan 1883  Wilson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    • 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
    T. W. Watson-Mollie Suggs - Marriage 18 Jan 1883 in Wilson County, North Carolina    		 T. W. Watson-Mollie Suggs - Marriage 18 Jan 1883 in Wilson County, North Carolina
    == "Indexed Register of Marriages - Wilson County, N. C. - 1855-1903" made by the Cott Index Company, Columbus, Ohio
    T. W. Watson-Mollie Suggs - Marriage 18 Jan 1883 at Wilson County, North Carolina    		 T. W. Watson-Mollie Suggs - Marriage 18 Jan 1883 at Wilson County, North Carolina
    Family ID F66  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 - First wife of William H Watson -,   d. Bef 18 Mar 1910 
    Married Bef 19 Mar 1910 
    • He was going to medical school when he met a woman and dropped out of school - married in North Carolina, where wife died, after which he moved north to Chicago
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F79  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Verda Leona Stewart,   b. 16 Sep 1884, Calvin, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 14] 
    Verda Stewart & Hiram S Watson Marriage 1910    		 Verda Stewart & Hiram S Watson Marriage 1910
    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. Kenneth Cordell Watson,   b. 9 Feb 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Lucy Elizabeth Dyer,   b. 21 Apr 1890, Point Edward, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1951, Ventura County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1912  Point Edward, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 15] 
    • he 27, widower - she 22, spinster - both Methodist
    William Hiram Watson-Lucy Elizabeth Dyer - Marriage - 18 Jun 1912    		 William Hiram Watson-Lucy Elizabeth Dyer - Marriage - 18 Jun 1912
    both Methodist - he 27; widower; born Wilson, NC, USA; resides 3622 Rhodes Ave, Chicago; lived in Chicago past 9 years; US Citizen; father Thomas Watson, carpenter; mother Mollie Suggs - she 22; spinster; born Sarnia, Ont; resides Point Edward, Ont; Canadian citizen; father James Dyer, laborer; mother Mary Ellen Trumbull - witnesses: Mrs. Bella Johnson of 2314 23rd St in Port Huron, Ont; Jessie Matilda Berg/Bony? of Point Edward, Ont - by Arthur Hugh Rhodes of Point Edward, Ont - license 18 Jun 1912 at Sarnia - marriage same day at Point Edward == http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7921&path=Lambton.1912.1046
    Children 
     1. Catherine - Kay - Watson,   b. 21 Apr 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 2009, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
     2. Living
    +3. Morris Watson,   b. 22 Oct 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1993, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     4. Mary Ellen Watson,   b. 29 May 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2009  (Age < 86 years)  [natural]
    +5. Earl Eugene Watson,   b. 1 Jan 1925, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 2015, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
     6. Ilean Watson,   b. 15 Apr 1926, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2009  (Age < 82 years)  [natural]
     7. Living
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1885 - Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2241 W Lake St - William and "Berda" - married, he for second time, she for first time - living with her sister's family - 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Mar 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jun 1912 - Point Edward, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 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 - 9 Sep 1918 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4423 Langley - Pullamn Porter for Railroad Company - across the alley from his mother Mollie (Suggs Watson) Lucas - 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1345 107th Street - age 24 at first marriage [1913] - Pullman Porter in Railroad business - Father birthplace Unknown - Mother birthplace North Carolina - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6810 Langley Ave - lived same place in 1935 - Porter for Steam Railroad - 1 Apr 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 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 - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Mar 1971 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    William Hiram Watson-Lucy Elizabeth Dyer - Marriage - 18 Jun 1912    		William Hiram Watson-Lucy Elizabeth Dyer - Marriage - 18 Jun 1912
    both Methodist - he 27; widower; born Wilson, NC, USA; resides 3622 Rhodes Ave, Chicago; lived in Chicago past 9 years; US Citizen; father Thomas Watson, carpenter; mother Mollie Suggs - she 22; spinster; born Sarnia, Ont; resides Point Edward, Ont; Canadian citizen; father James Dyer, laborer; mother Mary Ellen Trumbull - witnesses: Mrs. Bella Johnson of 2314 23rd St in Port Huron, Ont; Jessie Matilda Berg/Bony? of Point Edward, Ont - by Arthur Hugh Rhodes of Point Edward, Ont - license 18 Jun 1912 at Sarnia - marriage same day at Point Edward == http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7921&path=Lambton.1912.1046
    William Hiram Watson - WWI Draft Registration - 9 Sep 1918    		William Hiram Watson - WWI Draft Registration - 9 Sep 1918
    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
    Verda Stewart & Hiram S Watson Marriage 1910    		Verda Stewart & Hiram S Watson Marriage 1910
    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
    William Hiram Watson - WWII Draft Registration - 1942    		William Hiram Watson - WWII Draft Registration - 1942
    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

    Histories
    Lucy Dyer's Ancestors    		Lucy Dyer's Ancestors

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: abt 1889
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 448; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 748; Image: 720.0; FHL microfilm: 2340183.


    2. [S1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_313; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 331.
      Birth date: abt 1886
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_313; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 331.


    3. [S7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_933; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 103-387.
      Birth date: abt 1882
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Residence date: 1 Apr 1940
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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      Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_933; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 103-387.


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      Birth date: abt 1885
      Birth place: Wilson N. Carolina US
      Marriage date: 18 Jun 1912
      Marriage place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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      Birth date: 1881
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_256; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0699; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374269.


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      Birth date: abt 1884
      Birth place:
      Marriage date: 22 Mar 1910
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      Birth date: 13 Oct 1883
      Birth place: North Carolina
      Death date: 16 Mar 1971
      Death place: Los Angeles

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      Birth date: 13 Oct 1885
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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      Birth date: 13 Oct 1883
      Birth place: Wilson, North Carolina
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Illinois
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      Roll: ; Local board: , Illinois.


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      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011      		 North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011


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      Birth date: abt 1886
      Birth place:
      Marriage date: 22 Mar 1910
      Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    15. [S3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. M;).
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Sarnia, Ontario
      Marriage date: 18 Jun 1912
      Marriage place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928      		 Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928