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Virgil WATSON

Virgil WATSON[1]

Male 1912 - 1994  (81 years)


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  • Name Virgil WATSON
    Military Between (ENLISTED 28 Mar 194 and 2)  [2] 
    TEC 5, US Army, World War II (Purple Heart) 
    Birth 23 Sep 1912  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1930  Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Death 23 Feb 1994  [2, 4] 
    Burial Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I20544  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023

    Father Francis Waitman WATSON,   b. 1 Nov 1884   d. 7 Jun 1942, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Mother Arvilla B. "Biddie" REYNOLDS,   b. 5 Jun 1893   d. Apr 1981 (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F7565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Opal ARNOLD,   b. 25 Jan 1911, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1975 (Age 64 years)
    Marriage 25 Nov 1946  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
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    Family ID F22400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1660] Barbara Watson Howard .

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S1851] Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV.

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S2240] 1930 Census, Roane County, WV.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1851] Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, MR p. 400.
      Identified as Virgil Watson, 34, b. Sep 23 1912 in Spencer WV, res. Spencer, son of F. W. (deceased) & Arvilla Watson; and Opal Arnold, 35, Jan 25 1911 in Calhoun Co, res. Orma WV, dau of Simon A. & Nancy Jane Arnold. Married Nov 25 1946 in Spencer. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Spencer in Roane County, the marriage is recorded in Calhoun County, residence of the bride.)