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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #36 on: Monday 10 May 21 10:06 BST (UK) »
California Voters List - 1950/1952/1954 -   Mrs Virginia M Gee - 683 N Ramona av Los Angeles California.
John G Spencer listed at same address.

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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #37 on: Monday 10 May 21 10:17 BST (UK) »


John G Spencer - Birth Date 11 Jan 1883 - Death Date 4 Jan 1966 Los Angeles.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:VP45-7M7

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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #38 on: Monday 10 May 21 10:19 BST (UK) »


FIND A GRAVE

John George Spencer -

Pacific Crest Cemetery Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California
PLOT   9 618 3

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160508434/john-george-spencer

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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #39 on: Monday 10 May 21 15:12 BST (UK) »
You have done an amazing job of finding this Watterson family, amondg and Sandra. I believe you have found the right people despite the age differences and name differences and place differences.
Great to have the dates of death for Benjamin and Virginia, also Julia.
I wonder who Lillian gave as parents when she married Charles Hallowell or Julia when she married Mr. Roche. Also Benjamin.
Interesting that when Virginia married John G. Spencer, she gave her mother as Elizabeth White nee Averill but when she died her mother's maiden name was Watterman which obviously would be Watterson.
Thanks ever so much,
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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #40 on: Tuesday 11 May 21 20:26 BST (UK) »
I found a  marriage of Benj. Watterson to Lizzie Averell in Camden, Camden, NJ on June 8, 1895 and I have ordered the marriage record although I am prepared to find no additional information on the record such as parents, ages, church, etc. But one can always hope.
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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #41 on: Thursday 13 May 21 05:39 BST (UK) »
Good luck Peggy.  Would love to hear an update if you make further progress.

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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #42 on: Sunday 04 July 21 07:54 BST (UK) »
I have not yet received the marriage record of Benjamin Watterson in Camden New Jersey in 1895 to see what it might reveal. Hoping to  see the names of Benjamin‘s parents among other things to see if we have two Benjamin Wattersons at the same time in Philadelphia or one. I had hoped the death certificate for the Benjamin who died in 1952 would clarify that but it didn’t so so.
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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #43 on: Thursday 26 August 21 22:35 BST (UK) »
Thinking of Virginia Margaret Gee's death Oct 24, 1980 in Long Beach, California. Do we know where she is buried? She is nee Watterson, last husband John George Spencer, but she doesn't seem to be buried with John. Wondering if her mother might be buried with her and we would finally find out Lizzie's date of death.
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Re: Benjamin Watterson, 1895, emigration to Philadelphia
« Reply #44 on: Tuesday 13 September 22 03:31 BST (UK) »
I have learned that Virginia and John George Spencer were divorced before the 1950 census, and John states that he is divorced and was just visiting his daughters at the time of the census and that is why they are in the same household. This partially explains why Virginia is using her first husband's surname of Gee in 1950 and in 1962, and at time of death in Long Beach, Oct 24, 1980. I wonder if she might be buried with her mother. I still haven't found her mother Lizzie's death aka Elizabeth White in 1934 but nee Averell.
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