Life History

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• Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Felix Watson, Age 21 (born abt 1901)
  Residence DeLuce, Arkansas, Arkansas
  Annie Simpson, Age 18 (born abt 1904
  Residence DeLuce, Arkansas, Arkansas
  Marriage 3 Feb 1922 Arkansas County
  Marriage License Date 3 Feb 1922
  
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  Watson, Buzz Obit
  Half-Brother of Nila Black Dumond
  
  W.H. Watson
  
  W.H. "Buzz" Watson died July 27 at his home in Hobbs, NM. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Point DeLuce and was married to Lois Inman Watson Oct. 18, 1946, in Stuttgart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy in World War II, and was employed by X-Pert Well Service for many years.
  
  He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Watson and Mary Ann Watson Black; his wife; a son, Jerry Watson; and two brothers, Felix (Tinker) Watson and Jimmy Black.
  
  Survivors include a son, William Watson and his wife, Marilyn, of Palestine, TX; a daughter, Dianne Scott and her husband, Raul, of Hobbs, NM; two brothers, Marvin Lee Watson of St. Charles and Charles Black of DeWitt; a sister, Nila Dumond of DeWitt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
  
  Memorials may be made to Lea County Humane Society, 1018 W Alabama, Hobbs, NM 88240 or the donor's favorite charity.
  --  DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 10 August 2005, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2005/08/10/news/news09.txt
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  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Willie Holman Watson
  White Male
  Birth 13 Feb 1925 Dewitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  Death Date 27 Jul 2005
  Father Felix Watson
  ** Mother Mary A Simpson **
  SSN 430309552
  Jan 1942 Name listed as WILLIE HOLMAN WATSON; 30 Jul 2005 Name listed as WILLIE H WATSON
  
  1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3
  Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901]
  Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903]
  Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923]
  Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925]
  Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927]
  Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935]
  Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936]
  Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924]
  Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923]
  Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925]
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Mary Black
  Born 12 Jan 1903
  Died Dec 1984
  Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
  SSN 429-21-6394 issued Arkansas (1973)
  
  Mary A Black
  BIRTH 12 Jan 1903
  DEATH 8 Dec 1984 (aged 81)
  BURIAL Hearns Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  Parents:
  Billy Simpson 1868-1939
  Fannie B Simpson 1872-1909
  Spouse Jesse M Black 1900-1969
  Siblings:
  James Marvin Simpson 1890-1933
  Thomas Melvin Simpson 1893-1965
  Created by Dale Houghton 16 Aug 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 75001799, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75001799

Sources

• 1. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3
• 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 5. Obituaries from Arkansas
• 6. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 7. Social Security Death Index
• 8. Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
• 9. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947