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James Robert "Jim" Watson
3 Jun 1904 – 19 Feb 1988
| Birth | 3 Jun 1904 |
| Death | 19 Feb 1988 |
| Cemetery | Tidwell Cemetery Tidwell , Hunt County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | John Armstrong on 12 Oct 2003 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7491242 |
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Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1912-1945, grooms page 220: groom: Watson, J.R. bride: Eldridge, Susie married: 25 May 1929 recorded: marriage volume Y page 468 Name: James Robert Watson Gender: Male Event Date: 19 Feb 1988 County: Hunt Event Place: Hunt, Texas, United States Citing this Record: "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVJC-X3T : 5 December 2014), James Robert Watson, Hunt, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin. Age: 84 Given Name: James Middle Name: R Surname: Watson Name Suffix: Birth Date: 03 Jun 1904 State: Texas Last Place of Residence: Hunt, Texas Previous Residence Postal Code: 75401 Event Date: 19 Feb 1988 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1L9-3ZR : 20 May 2014), James R Watson, 19 Feb 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Sat, 20 Feb 1988, page A2, Deaths, Jim Watson James Robert “Jim” Watson of Greenville died Friday afternoon at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Tidwell Cemetery with Rev. B.J. Bell officiating. Mr. Watson was born June 3, 1904, in Hunt County to William Robert and Creola Miller Watson. He married Susie Eldridge in 1929 in Wolfe City. He was a Carpenter and member of Honey Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of Greenville; a daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Price of Winnsboro; a brother, Orville Watson of Wolfe City; sisters, Rosie Mae Dobb and Mary Barker of Greenville, Juanita Walker of Paris and Lizzie Sandefer of California, and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kay Price, in 1979. Pallbearers will be Paul Watson, Arthur Watson, Ray Eldridge, Cleve Power, Mike Eldridge and Mark Eldridge. Honorary pallbearers are Ross Wallace and Ann Dunn. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of services. Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Sun, 21 Feb 1988, page A2, Deaths, Jim Watson Graveside services for James Robert “Jim” Watson, 83, of Greenville will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Tidwell Cemetery with Rev. B.J. Bell officiating. Mr. Watson died Friday afternoon at his home. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of services.
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- Cathrine Watson 1900–1900
- Bonnie Laura Watson Power 1901–1968
- William Manfred Watson 1906–1977
- Huferd Riley Watson 1908–1982
- Mack Arvil Watson 1911–1989
- Jennett Watson 1916–1934
- Juanita Marie Watson Walker 1918–2012
- Mary Ruth Watson Barker 1922–2007
- Rosey Elder Watson Dobbs 1926–2002
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