hmtl5 Frank Noble Watson b. 1 Jun 1885 Brothers Station, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 10 Nov 1969 Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Frank Noble Watson

Male 1885 - 1969  (84 years)


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  • Name Frank Noble Watson 
    Born 1 Jun 1885  Brothers Station, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Nov 1969  Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1102  Gritton
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2024 

    Family Nettie Wolfe,   b. 27 Aug 1887, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1959, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jun 1885 - Brothers Station, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1969 - Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Gifford - Frank Noble Watson, 84, Gifford, died at 1 p.m. Monday (Nov. 10, 1969) at the Champaign County Nursing Home, where he had been for one month. He had been in failing health for several years. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lux Memorial Chapel, Rantoul, with Rev. Robert Hackl officiating. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Watson was born June 1, 1885, at Brothers Station, Oakwood Township, son of Charles and Rose Noble Watson. He married Alta Trimmel Oct. 11,1911, at Chicago. He lived in Danville before moving to Gifford in 1929. He was employed by the H. I. Green Farms for 17 years and then worked for the Ellis Lumber Company until his retirement. He was Compromise Township Clerk for 12 years and a member of the Gifford Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Marlon (Wintress) Welles, Hariingen, Tex.; two sons, Charles Kenneth, E. Peoria, and James Gordon, Decatur; seven grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. One daughter preceded him in death. CHAMPAIGN NEWS-GAZETTE, 11 Nov. 1969.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.