Watson was born about 1890. He passed away in 1957.
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I personally saw the tombstone, at a cemetery on Smoot Creek, in Van rural Letcher County, KY. The military marker says he was born in 1890, the tombstone has 1892.
He served in World War II, and was around 49-50 years of age.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-JFDD : 9 April 2016), Watson Adams, 02 May 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
I was there at his home.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Watson 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 Watson: