Emmett Allen Watson

Brief Life History of Emmett Allen

When Emmett Allen Watson was born on 2 June 1893, in Pike, Missouri, United States, his father, William Benjamin F. Watson, was 47 and his mother, Mary Bell Wilsnack, was 35. He married Julia Agnes Pitzer in 1920. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cuivre Township, Pike, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 29 May 1946, in Pike, Missouri, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, United States.

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Emmett Allen Watson
1893–1946
Julia Agnes Pitzer
1896–1967
Marriage: 1920
Roy Albert Watson
1932–1990

Sources (8)

  • Ernest A Watson in household of Mary B Watson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Emmett A. Watson - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Emmett A. Watson
  • Emmett Allen Watson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .

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

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