Melvin Richard Watson^{[1, 2]}

1900 - 1979  (79 years)

• Name	Melvin Richard Watson
  Born	10 Mar 1900	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	24 Nov 1979  [4, 5]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I29984	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	David Britten Watson,   b. 20 Jul 1861, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1932  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Martha Cordelia McMahan,   b. 15 Jun 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1939  (Age 67 years)
  Marriage License	22 Feb 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	16 Mar 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11109	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Johnnie Lou Myers,   b. 10 Mar 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jun 1986  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mell Richard Watson, Jr.,   b. 5 Sep 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1994  (Age 66 years) + 2. Mary Elizabeth "Sib" Watson,   b. 28 Mar 1931  (Age 93 years) + 3. Billie Joy Watson,   b. 10 May 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jul 2014, Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R., Carthage, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F18777	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Mar 1900 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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 168.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 13 Aug 1980. Hannah Myers obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 13 Feb 1945. Emma Runion obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Mell Watson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Sevierville, Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 40 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): 1900 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Mell Watson Head M 40 Tennessee Johnnie R Watson Wife F 30 Tennessee Mell Watson Son M 12 Tennessee Mary E Watson Daughter F 9 Tennessee Billy Joy Watson Daughter F 6 Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Nov 1979. Watson, Richard Mell 79 Nov 24, 1979 227 Riverside Dr buried Shiloh Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 24 Nov 1979. Watson, Richard Mell March 10, 1900 Tn Nov 24, 1979 Spouse: Myers, Johnnie Father: Watson, Britt Mother: Mc Mahan, Cordelia Sons: Mell Richard Daughters: Mrs. Lester D. Mc Cartre, Mrs. Joe M. Epps Cemetery: Shiloh [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 374.