Raymond Coke Watson (1885 - 1961)

Born 3 Apr 1885 in White Plains, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rosa Nell (Dodd) Watson — married 26 Dec 1911 in Calhoun County, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1961 at age 75 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Biography

Raymond C. Watson wed Rosa N. Dodd December 26, 1911 in Calhoun County, Alabama.^[1]

Raymond C Watson was enumerated as head of the household at 961 7th Street, Anniston Ward 4, Calhoun County, Alabama for the January 12, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1885 in Alabama and married. He was an owner and a dairyman as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Nell D Watson, son Robert D Watson and daughter Mary N Watson.^[2]

Raymond C Watson was enumerated as head of the household in Weavers, Calhoun County, Alabama for the United States Census, 1930. He is noted as born in 1885 in Alabama and married. Also included in the household are wife Nell Watson, son Robert D Watson, daughter Mary N Watson and son Raymond C Watson Jr..^[3]

On April 1, 1935, he lived in Calhoun County, Alabama.^[4]

Raymond Cike Watson is the father of record in the marriage of his daughter Mary N Watson to Lewis P Jones in Calhoun County as recorded of her April 9, 1939 Alabama Marriage. Her place of birth was listed as Anniston, Alabama and she was working as a cashier. She was living at Brick Pike, Anniston, Alabama as seen in the image of the marriage records. The mother was listed as Rosa Nell Dodd. The groom's parents were father Lewis B Jones and mother Mettie B Sullivan.^[5]

Ramon F Watson was enumerated as head of the household at Pelham Road, Election Precinct 20, Calhoun County, Alabama for the April 16, United States Census, 1940. He is noted to be born in 1885 in Alabama and a farmer as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Nell Watson, daughter Mary Jones and son Ramond Watson.^[4]

Raymond C Watson was the father of record in the marriage of his son Robert Dodd Watson to Lovis Reaves in Calhoun County as recorded of the June 8, 1941 Alabama Marriage. This was his second marriage (the first ending in divorce). His place of birth was listed as Oxford, Alabama and he was a farmer. He was living at RFD #1, Anniston, Alabama as seen in the image of the marriage records. The listed mother was Rosa Nell Dodd. The bride's parents were father T E Reaves and mother Julie Hill.^[6]

Raymond Coke Watson is buried at Edgemont Cemetery in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWX-2BS : accessed 15 June 2015), Raymond C. Watson and Rosa N. Dodd, 26 Dec 1911; citing reference P318; FHL microfilm 1,035,497.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCB-BVQ : accessed 15 June 2015), Raymond C Watson, Anniston Ward 4, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,005.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:367H-83Z : accessed 15 June 2015), Raymond C Watson, Weavers, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0005, sheet 5A, family 88, line 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 5; FHL microfilm 2,339,740.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1LD-TRV : accessed 15 June 2015), Ramon F Watson, Election Precinct 20, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-52, sheet 8B, family 156, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 9.
5. ↑ "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMY-Z6JJ : accessed 15 June 2015), Raymond Cike Watson in entry for Lewis P Jones and Mary Nell Watson, 09 Apr 1939; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NL-6ZN : accessed 15 June 2015), Raymond C Watson in entry for Robert Dodd Watson and Lovis Reaves, 08 Jun 1941; citing Calhoun, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ Find A Grave website

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