Preston Thetford Watson (1896 - 1969)

Born 13 Apr 1896 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Jun 1969 at age 73 in Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Preston was born in 1896. He was the son of John Watson and Florence Thetford. He passed away in 1969.

Mr. Watson registered for the draft for WWI^[1] and WWII.^[2]

In 1940, Preston, his wife Gertrude and their children were living in Norphlet, Arkansas.^[3]

Preston died in 1969 in Heidelberg, Mississippi. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ88-1SL : 13 March 2018), Preston Thetford Watson, 1917-1918; citing Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,674.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4MJ-WN2 : 14 October 2017), Preston Thetford Watson, 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.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ2F-SP6 : 15 March 2018), Preston T Watson, Norphlet Township, Union, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-38, sheet 5B, line 55, family 90, 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 178.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS5Q-SQH : accessed 12 September 2018), Preston F Watson in household of John A Watson, Wards 3-4 Lamar village, Franklin, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 7A, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,564.

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2018), memorial page for Preston Thetford Watson (13 Apr 1896–30 Jun 1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #39399107, citing Heidelberg Cemetery, Heidelberg, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Marshall Parker (contributor 46498853) .