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Hillery Fleming Watson (abt. 1859 - 1946)

Hillery Fleming Watson
Born about in Marion, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 86 in Lumberport, Harrison, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sgt Hillery Watson served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: Jun 25, 1898
Unit(s): Co. G, 2nd W.Va Infantry
Service Ended: Apr 10, 1899

Hillery Fleming Watson was born to John Delaney Watson and Phoebe Jane Ice Watson on 25 Jan 1859 in Marion County, Virginia. [1] Hillery married Clara B. Monroe in 1889 in Marion, Virginia. [2] Hillery enlisted in the Army on 25 June 1898 and is noted as a Sergeant in Company G of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry [3] and is cited in his service record in the War with Spain. [4] Hillery died on 16 Jan 1946 and is buried in Lumberport, Marion, West Virginia. [5]

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  1. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5P6-C52 : 12 December 2019), Hilory F. Watson, 1859.
  2. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F199-Q6N : 11 February 2018), H Fleming Watson and Clara B Monroe, 1889; citing Marion, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,626.
  3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WW7F-6HT2 : 26 October 2019), Hillery Fleming Watson, 10 Apr 1899; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  4. ↑ United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRM-9Q5X?i=1698&cc=1919583&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQK7J-1N72)
  5. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-ND5S : 26 April 2021), Hillary F Watson, .




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