Malinda Travelute was my great-great-great-grandmother. She was born March 20 1846 in Havana, Illinois, USA, to Carl Heinrich (Charles Henry) Travelute and Margaretha Spielman, both from Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
William Washington Watson was my great-great-great-grandfather. He was born March 1837 in Carlisle, Ohio, USA, to John Watson (from England) and Elizabeth Sweeney.
William and Malinda married on January 26 1865 in Winnebago, Illinois, USA. William was 27 years old and Malinda was 18. They had three children over eight years – one son (Franklin) and two daughters (Cora and Henrietta).
William died November 10 1924 in Victoria, BC. He was 87 years old and he and Malinda had been married 59 years. Malinda died May 20 1937 in Langley, BC at the age of 91.
Malinda, Charles F, Sarah, Effie, Mariam, May & Andrew J Travelute, Marysville Kansas, 1860-70sMalinda Travelute, Henrietta, Franklin, William Washington & Cora Watson, Victoria BC, 1880sCora, William Washington & Henrietta Watson, Malinda Travelute (middle right), 1894William & Malinda Watson, March 26, 1921Malinda Watson, Fort Langley BCMalinda Travelute & Cora Jones?Malinda Travelute, August 1925Malinda & William Watson
Great-great-grandparents
Cora and Frank Jones were my great-great-grandparents.
Cora Watson was born August 6 1872 in Marysville, Kansas, USA, to William and Malinda. Frank Jones was born January 11 1862 in Conventry, England, and arrived in Canada at the age of 10 in 1872.
Cora and Frank married November 4 1891 in Victoria, BC when Cora was 19 and Frank was 29. They had 11 children over 21 years, including 6 sons (Joseph, Gordon – died age 21 in France during WWI, Victor, Francis, Harold, and Donald) and 5 daughters (Elsie, Dorothy, Alice or Maude, Henrietta, and Cora).
Frank Jones died September 25 1946 in New Westminster, BC, at the age of 84. He and Cora had been married for 54 years. Cora died April 6 1966 in Victoria, BC, at the age of 93.
Cora, Franklin & Henrietta WatsonCora Mary JonesCora & Frank Jones Wedding, Victoria BC, November 4 1891Cora & Maude Jones, 1899Maude Jones, 1900Maude Jones, 1901Maude Jones, 1901Gordon Pierce JonesGordon Pierce Jones, 1914Postcard from Gordon to Maude JonesPostcard from Gordon to Maude JonesMaude Jones & siblingsFrancis Jones, Fort Langley BC, 1920sCora Jones, Fort Langley BC, 1920sCora Jones, Malinda Travelute, Maude, Evelyn & Bob Bagnall, Fort Langley, 1930sFrank Jones, ??, Cora & Maude Jones, ??, ??, Evelyn Bagnall, Malinda Travelute, Bob Bagnall, 1930s??, ??, Evelyn & Maude Bagnall, Cora Watson, Bob Bagnall, Malinda Travelute, ??, 1930sFrank & Cora Jones, Fort Langley BC, 1930sCora Watson, Qualicum Beach BC, 1940s??, Cora JonesFrank & Cora Jones, Fort Langley, September 1943??, ??, Evelyn Mitchell, ??, Maud Bagnall, Cora & Frank Jones, ??, Bob & Fred Bagnall, ????, ??, ??, Cora WatsonCora Watson, ??, ??Cora Jones, ??Cora Jones, Grandma ParkerHenrietta, Cora & Franklin WatsonCora JonesCora Jones (middle), Qualicum Beach BC, 1952Pioneer Ladies Group?, Grandma Parker, Cora WatsonCora Jones, 1950Cora Jones, 1960sCora & Frank Jones 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1941
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