Charles Ray Watson

Male1924–28 January 1953

Brief Life History of Charles Ray

When Charles Ray Watson was born in 1924, in Texas, United States, his father, Clifford Herman Watson, was 29 and his mother, Abbie Dell Westmoreland, was 19. He lived in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 28 January 1953, in McLennan, Texas, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Siloam Cemetery, Gustine, Comanche, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clifford Herman Watson
1895–1974
Abbie Dell Westmoreland
1905–1998
Charles Ray Watson
1924–1953
Bobbie Dell Watson
1933–2019

Sources (5)

  • Charles R Watson in household of Clifford H Watson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Charles Ray Watson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Charles Watson in household of Clifford Watson, "United States Census, 1930"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1927

Age 3

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Age 5

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 11

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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