MG
Numa
Augustin
Watson
Sr.
Born in Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Bernice (Tippitt) Watson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mildred (Poff) Watson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Numa Augustin Watson Jr
Died
at age 82
in Pinellas, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2015
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Biography
Numa Augustin Watson, son of Frank Bingley Watson and Sarah Dunn, was born on the 6th September 1899 in Salem, New Jersey.[1]
Numa married Mildred L. Poff.
Children of Numa and Mildred:
- Numa Augustin Watson Jr. 1928-1953
Numa married last, (Deceased) Tippit.
Numa passed away on the 18th November 1981 in Pinellas, Florida.[1]
Obituary
USMA Class of 1922. He was the son of Captain and Mrs. Frank B. Watson. His father, USMA Class of 1895, named him after a classmate, Joseph Numa Augustin, who lost his life in Cuba at the battle of San Juan Hill. In 1937 her married Mildred Poff of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the 1920 Census, Numa was a cadet at West Point. At the time of the 1930 Census, Numa was living with his wife in his father-in-law's household in Saint Paul, Ramsey Co., MN.
During World War II, Numa was a Colonel in command of the 13 Infantry of the 8th Infantry Division. The troops he commanded fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. (Mark Smith)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County New York, USA
Death
- Date: 18 NOV 1981
- Place: Pinellas Co., FL
- Cause: War Wounds
Education
- Place: West Point
Occupation
- Place: Military Officer
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/128997429/numa-augustin-watson : accessed 13 July 2021), memorial page for MG Numa Augustin Watson Sr. (6 Sep 1899–18 Nov 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128997429, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959)
Acknowledgements
Special Thanks to: Naomi Koehn and Alice Soller
- WikiTree profile created through the import of Thomas Sheffield Descendants.ged on Dec 21, 2011 by Michael Sheffield
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Numa by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Numa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Numa by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Numa:
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~0.78%
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