William Arthur Watson^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1986  (90 years)

• Name	William Arthur Watson
  Born	6 Jan 1896	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	27 Apr 1986  [5]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I29968	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Brusten "Bert" Watson,   b. 20 Aug 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1919  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Rebecca McMahan,   b. 20 May 1852,   d. 28 Sep 1905  (Age 53 years)
  Marriage License	17 Dec 1874	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	20 Dec 1874	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F704	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Lillie Smelcer,   b. 5 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Children	+ 1. Roy Earl Watson,   b. 21 Aug 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 2005, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)   2. Epheram N. Watson,   b. 13 Aug 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1981  (Age 66 years) + 3. James Ray Watson,   b. 13 Mar 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Oct 1956  (Age 39 years)   4. Francis Gilbert Watson,   b. 7 Nov 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 2015  (Age 95 years) + 5. William Floyd Watson,   b. 23 Sep 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Mar 1990  (Age 69 years)   6. Valerie Watson,   b. Abt 1923, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 24 May 2005  (Age ~ 82 years) + 7. Eunice Watson,   b. 23 Jun 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 2014  (Age 89 years) + 8. Johnnie Ozell Watson,   b. 17 Apr 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Apr 2016  (Age 86 years)   9. Ruby Watson,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee  (Age ~ 93 years) + 10. Beulah Watson,   b. Abt 1932, Tennessee  (Age ~ 92 years)   11. Delmar Lee Watson,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Family ID	F17993	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Bonnie Rodgers,   b. 4 Sep 1911, Jonesboro, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Nov 1990  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F47276	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jan 1896 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 167.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Oct 1956. James Ray Watson obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 11 May 1952. John Milas Smelcer obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William A Watson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 0020 Gender: Male Age: 35 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 5 Line Number: 26 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2271 GS Film number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 004547919 Image Number: 00992 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head William A Watson M 35 Tennessee Wife Lillie M Watson F 37 Tennessee Son Roy E Watson M 16 Tennessee Son Ephram N Watson M 14 Tennessee Son James R Watson M 12 Tennessee Daughter Frances G Watson F 11 Tennessee Son William F Watson M 9 Tennessee Daughter Verlia Watson F 7 Tennessee Daughter Unice Watson F 5 Tennessee Son Ozell Watson M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: W Arthur Watson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 42 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-25 Family Number: 116 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 11 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00648 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head W Arthur Watson M 42 Tennessee Wife Lillie M Watson F 41 Tennessee Son Ray J Watson M 23 Tennessee Son F Gilbert Watson M 21 Tennessee Son W Floyd Watson M 18 Tennessee Daughter Unis Watson F 15 Tennessee Son John O Watson M 12 Tennessee Daughter Ruby Watson F 9 Tennessee Daughter Beaulah Watson F 8 Tennessee Son D Lee Watson M 4 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 Apr 1986. Watson, William Arthur Jan 6, 1896 Tn April 27, 1986 Spouse: Rogers, Bonnie Father: Watson, Bert Mother: Rebecca Sons: Roy, Francis, Floyd, Ozell, Delma Daughters: Valerie Cole, Eunice Carr, Ruby Kerr Cemetery: Shady Grove [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437. Tombstone without death date