Gerald John Espland Watson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

1911 - 1969  (58 years)

• Name	Gerald John Espland Watson  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	24 Apr 1911	Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	15 Sep 1918	Hoboken, New Jersey   [8]
  Residence	Clarksburg, W VA   [8]
  Residence	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio   [2]
  Residence	El Cerrito   [4]
  Residence	1920	Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
  Residence	1935	Los Angeles, California   [3]
  Residence	1936	Los Angeles, California, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Engineer
  Residence	1940	, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Residence	1 May 1952	Los Angeles, California, USA   [6]
  Death	23 May 1969	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [4, 13]
  Person ID	I422394286059	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Espland Watson,   b. 12 Dec 1884, Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Jun 1953, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Loretta Weimer,   b. 28 Apr 1888, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio d. 20 Mar 1931, Los Angeles, California (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1906	Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio   [9]
  Family ID	F675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sara mae Ewing,   b. 18 Dec 1910, Florala, Covington, Alabama, USA d. 10 Dec 2004, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1931	Los Angeles, California, USA   [12, 14]
  Children	1. David Lionel Watson, Sr,   b. 26 Apr 1932, Los Angeles, California d. 8 Nov 2024 (Age 92 years)   2. Kenneth Lowell Watson,   b. 10 Jun 1936, Los Angeles, California d. 13 Mar 1964, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Roberta Evelynne Davey,   b. About 1915, Illinois, USA
  Marriage	26 November 1949	Los Angeles, California, USA
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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