James Ray Watson

1917 - 1956  (39 years)

• Name	James Ray Watson
  Born	13 Mar 1917	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	15 Oct 1956  [3]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I38245	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Arthur Watson,   b. 6 Jan 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 1986  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Lillie Smelcer,   b. 5 Jun 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F17993	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucille McMahan,   b. 1 Aug 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Oct 2015  (Age 93 years)
  Children	+ 1. James Ray Watson, Jr.,   b. 8 May 1941  (Age 83 years)   2. Doyle William Watson,   b. 19 Jan 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Mar 1946  (Age 3 years)   3. Ronnie McKinley Watson,   b. 28 Aug 1950, Georgia ,   d. 3 Jul 1974  (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F14011	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Mar 1917 - 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
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 36.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: James R Watson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 0020 Gender: Male Age: 12 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 5 Line Number: 30 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: Ray J Watson Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 23 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-25 Family Number: 116 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 13 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 [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Oct 1956. Watson, James Ray 39 b. 3-13-17 TN d. 10-16-56 Broady Hosp truck driver veteran WW II Pfc 3626 Quartermaster Truck Co Trans Corps inducted 12-29-43 Ft Oglethorpe GA dis 2-22-46 Moore Gen Hosp Swannanoa NC f. Arthur Watson m. Lillie Smelcer Shady Grove Cem Survivors: widow Lucille McMahan Sev 2 sons Ray Jr Ronnie parents 6 bro Roy Epheram France Floyd Ozell Delmar 4 sis Mrs Ed Cole Mrs Melvin Carr Mrs Ernest Kerr Mrs Dwight McMahan. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437.