Ralph Shirley Watson^[1]

1926 - 1980  (53 years)

• Name	Ralph Shirley Watson
  Born	9 Nov 1926	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Aug 1980  [3]
  Buried	Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I56125	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Watson,   b. 11 May 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Feb 1958  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Alcie Donne Wilson,   b. 27 Feb 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Mar 1969  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	5 Feb 1898	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F12272	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ruth Whaley,   b. 9 May 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 2013  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Don Watson,   d. Bef 9 Jan 2013   2. Bobby Watson + 3. George Watson   4. Linda Watson   5. Shirley Ruth Watson,   b. 19 Oct 1957,   d. 14 Mar 2014  (Age 56 years)   6. Helen Diane Watson
  Family ID	F40356	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Nov 1926 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Boogertown 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: Tammy Gilliam (drizztjt@earthlink.net) and Carol Ann Davis (scard99@earthlink.net), 25 July 2001.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 299. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ralph Watson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1927 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0016 Family Number: 190 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 98 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00933 Household Gender Age Parent John W Watson M 53 Parent Alsie D Watson F 49 Amos Watson M 18 Lana Watson F 16 Arley Watson M 14 Mary R Watson F 10 Margie Watson F 8 Ralph Watson M 3 [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Aug 1980. Watson, Ralph Shirley 53 b. 11-9-26 TN d. 8-6-80 St Marys Hosp machine operator automobile f. John Watson m. Alice Wilson Oldhams Creek Bapt Cem Survivors: wife Mary Ruth Whaley R2 Sev 3 sons Don Watson MI Bobby MI George Sev 3 dau Mrs Linda Reed R9 Sev Shirley Watson Sev Helen Diane Watson Sev 6 gc 3 bro Leonard Dawell Amos 6 sis Mrs Ann Barnes Rosie Cantrell Ida Ownby Luna Ogle Margie Floyd Miss Mary Ruth Watson. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 285.