Edna Margaret Watts

Female15 December 1907–11 March 1996

Brief Life History of Edna Margaret

When Edna Margaret Watts was born on 15 December 1907, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, her father, James Asher Watts, was 50 and her mother, Alice Almira Marvin, was 41. She married Raymond Orville Byington on 3 June 1933, in Nebraska, United States. She died on 11 March 1996, in her hometown, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Orville Byington
1910–1991
Edna Margaret Watts
1907–1996
Marriage: 3 June 1933

Sources (6)

  • Edna Byington in household of Alice A Watts, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Edna M. Byington in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  • Edna M Watts in household of Joseph A Watts, "United States Census, 1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1933Nebraska, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 1

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    1909 · The NAACP is formed

    Age 2

    Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

    1931

    Age 24

    The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Watt , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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