Mary Lavinia WatsonAge: 75 years1919–1994
- Name
- Mary Lavinia Watson
- Given names
- Mary Lavinia
- Surname
- Watson
- Married name
- Mary Lavinia Minser
 Birth | May 26, 1919 38 28 |
 Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 8 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William Monroe Selby August 30, 1926 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | Douglas Columbus Watson April 24, 1934 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ernest L “Ernie” Minser Jr. August 10, 1939 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Emily Hyder August 5, 1942 (Age 23 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a mother | Effie Mae Selby August 8, 1977 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | June 15, 1994 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
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Douglas Columbus Watson Birth: September 27, 1880 — Georgia, United States Death: April 24, 1934 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
| mother |
Effie Mae Selby Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1977 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 1915 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Mary Lavinia Watson Birth: May 26, 1919 38 28 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 15, 1994 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Ernest L Minser |
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Ernest L Minser Birth: June 2, 1905 — Orange, Texas, United States Death: October 4, 1998 — Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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Mary Lavinia Watson Birth: May 26, 1919 38 28 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 15, 1994 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
| son |
Ernest L “Ernie” Minser Jr. Birth: August 10, 1939 34 20 — Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States Death: April 25, 2011 — Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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Mary Lavinia Watson has 21 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (21)
Parents Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby + Josephine “Josie” Fields
Parents William Bernice “Willie” Boniol + Eva Vandever Selby
Parents Ustis M Coco + Eva Vandever Selby
Parents Fred Clyde Selby + Lelia Beniel
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Parents Edward Casto Selby + Ruby Pearl Knott
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household
372 Jefferson Highway - Lee St Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household
Jefferson Highway Rapides, Louisiana
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ernest L Minser - Household
1503 Eighth Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana
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