hmtl5 George Morris Watson b. 5 Aug 1889 Tipton, Georgia d. 2 Aug 1965 LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida: Hedges Genealogy
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George Morris Watson

Male 1889 - 1965  (75 years)

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  • Name George Morris Watson 
    Birth 5 Aug 1889  Tipton, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1945  Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 2 Aug 1965  LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1401  Hedges
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2023 

    Family Anna Laura Hedges,   b. 27 Jun 1910, Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1997 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1928  LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. William Maurice Watson,   b. 14 Sep 1930, La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 2003 (Age 73 years)
    +2. Gerald Grant Watson,   b. 17 Oct 1935, La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1985, La Belle, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Aug 1889 - Tipton, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Nov 1928 - LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1945 - Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Aug 1965 - LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LKH note: in the 1945 Florida census Morris and Anna's household includes Harvey J. Watson (age 34) and Clyde J. Watson (age 27) in addition to Morris and Anna's three younger sons. I believe that Harvey and Clyde are sons from George Morris Watson's first marriage. Gerald Grant Watson's obit lists brothers William, Stanley and Harvey.
      [4]
    • George M. Watson.
      George M. Watson, 75, resident of North LaBelle, died there Monday. He had lived there for the past 35 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Anna Laura Watson; sons, C.A. Watson, Tampa; Harvey Watson, Austin, Tex.; Ira L. Watson, Asheville, N.C.; James Watson, Immokalee; Major William Watson, Germany; Gerald Watson, LaBelle; Stanley Watson, Tice; one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Corbitt, Louisiana; brother, Ed Watson, Sylvester, Ga.; sister, Mrs. J.D. Lamb, Tifton, Ga., half-sisters, Mrs. Julia Cook, Tifton, Mrs. Myrtle Giner and Mrs. Christine Cox, of Georgia; 27 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a member of Baptist church. Funeral arrangement will be announced later by Leo W. Englehardt Funeral Home.
      News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida. Wednesday, 4 August 1965, page 2.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S82] LKH.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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