Dorothy Mae (Morris) Watson (1925 - 2007)

Born 15 Oct 1925 in Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of David Arthur Watson Sr — married 4 Jul 1942 in Broward, Florida, United States

Died 24 Aug 2007 at age 81 in Whittier, Swain, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Dot was born in 1925 to Alton Lewis Morris and Annie M Meeks. She may been an only child.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida
• Fact: Residence (1935) Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Area B, Miami, Election Precinct 39, Dade, Florida

She married in 1942 to David Arthur Watson Sr, son of Charles Arthur Watson and Caroline Elizabeth Groover. She was about 16 years old. They had at least 2 children together:

1. David Arthur Watson Jr

• Fact: Residence (2007) Whittier, North Carolina

Dot passed away in 2007 at the age of 81.

• Fact: Residence (2007) Parris Cemetery, Dillsboro, Jackson County, North Carolina

Links

• Servicees for Dorothy Watson, Published in the Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina, 25 Aug 2007, Sat, Page 6, Media
• Obituary for Dorothy "Dot" Watson, Courtesy of Crisp Funeral Home, Media
• FamilySearch PID: LBWN-3CK
• Find A Grave: Memorial #85758069 Headstone Photo: No

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SBQ7-H6Z : accessed 4 April 2020), Dorthy Morris in household of Alton Morris, Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 4A, line 2, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 328; FHL microfilm 2,340,063.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZ8-GNF : 1 March 2020), Dorothy Morris in household of Alton Morris, Area B, Miami, Election Precinct 39, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-20B, sheet 6B, line 69, family 126, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 628.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:234G-85H : 12 July 2019), David Arthur Watson and Dorothy M Morris, 1942; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,756.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65P-DNV : 12 July 2019), David Arthur Watson and Dorothy M Morris, 4 Jul 1942; citing Marriage, Broward, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,241,558.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBD5-43Y : 20 May 2014), Dorothy M Watson, 24 Aug 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR5-YLMX : accessed 4 April 2020), Dot Watson in entry for Annie Meeks Morris, Georgia, United States, 08 Sep 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Macon Telegraph, The, born-digital text.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYH-NTNR : accessed 4 April 2020), Dorothy Or Dot Watson, North Carolina, United States, 30 Aug 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Sylva Herald & Ruralite, The, born-digital text.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2020), memorial page for Dorothy Mae “Dot” Morris Watson (1926–24 Aug 2007), Find a Grave Memorial no. 85758069, citing Parris Cemetery, Dillsboro, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Wilkey Bunn (contributor 46813073).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 4 Apr 2020), entry for Dorothy Mae "Dot" Morris(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBWN-3CK); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240186463429/facts : accessed 4 Apr 2020), profile for Dorothy Mae "Dot" Morris.

Acknowledgement

Morris-19924 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 8 Mar 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.