Oscar Nelson Watson^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 2010  (98 years)

• Name	Oscar Nelson Watson
  Born	30 Apr 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	13 Apr 2010  [4]
  Buried	17 Apr 2010	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I30088	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	James Robert "Bob" Watson, Jr.,   b. 19 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1962  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Viola Elzoria Trentham,   b. 29 Feb 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1984  (Age 95 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1902
  Marriage License	15 Nov 1902	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11132	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ersa Lucille Shultz,   b. 3 May 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1999, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1938
  Children	1. Ted Watson,   b. 5 Nov 1939,   d. 10 Nov 1939  (Age 0 years) + 2. Steve Oscar Watson,   b. 25 Nov 1941, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)   3. Carolyn Lucille Watson,   b. 28 Aug 1944  (Age 80 years) + 4. Judy Kay Watson,   b. 24 Mar 1954  (Age 70 years)
  Headstones		Watson Oscar N. Apr. 30, 1911 Apr. 12, 2010 Married Dec. 16, 1935 Ersa L. May 3, 1918 Mar. 3, 1999 Gone but not forgotten
  Family ID	F11138	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Apr 1911 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Apr 2010 - Middle Creek Methodist 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

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 117, 180. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 376.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 5 Mar 1999. Ersa L. Shults Watson Obitiuary. [S84] E-Mail, Keith Watson [shaawitya@comcast.net], 6 Mar 2008. [S112] Census, 1930. name: Oscar Watson event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 18 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1912 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0016 family number: 102 sheet number and letter: 5B line number: 100 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00923 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Robert Watson M 49 Tennessee wife Viola E Watson F 42 Tennessee son Herbert C Watson M 21 Tennessee son Oscar Watson M 18 Tennessee son Samuel R Watson M 15 Tennessee son James A Watson M 12 Tennessee daughter Ruby V Watson F 10 Tennessee daughter Ita M Watson F 6 Tennessee son John B Watson M 1 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 13 Apr 2010. Oscar Nelson Watson April 30, 1911 - April 13, 2010 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: April 16, 2010 Service: April 16, 2010 Cemetery: Middle Creek Cemetery Oscar Nelson Watson, age 98 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Mr. Watson was a lifelong resident of Sevier County and was a member of Oldham’s Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Bob and Viola Watson; wife Ersa Watson; son Ted Watson; brothers Herbert, Sam R. and Albert Watson; sisters Vergie Cardwell, Willie Woodruff and Ruby Roberts. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law Steve O. and Rosie Watson; daughters and son-in-law Judy Watson, Carolyn and Jerry Reagan; five grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; brother J.B. Watson; and sister Ida Blalock; special friends Wilma Crawley, Catherine Moore and Robert Moore; special thanks to the staff of Ft. Sanders-Sevier Nursing Home. Funeral service 7 PM Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Interment 10:30 AM Saturday in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.(www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)