Watus Grunda Blakely

Rev Stephen H. Blakely
(1832-1900)

Mary Ann Buckner
(1830-1907)

Tapley Bynum Jr
(1809-1864)

Eliza Cornelius
(1815-1882)

James Allison Blakely
(1854-1941)

Martha A. Bynum
(1854-1898)

Watus Grunda Blakely
(1888-1970)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Etta Rutha Gilliland

Watus Grunda Blakely ¹ ²

Born: 2 Jul 1888, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, United States ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Etta Rutha Gilliland on 3 Feb 1907 in , Blount County, Alabama, United States
Died: 2 Jun 1970, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, United States at age 81 ⁴
Buried: Mount Carmel Baptist Cemetery, Straight Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States ⁵

General Notes:

When Watus registered for the WWI draft on 5 Jun 1917, he was farming in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama. He had a wife and 3 children and claimed an exemption on the need to support the family.

Watus married Etta Rutha Gilliland, daughter of Rev Edward Franklin Gilliland and Rutha Frances Phillips, on 3 Feb 1907 in , Blount County, Alabama, United States. (Etta Rutha Gilliland was born on 24 Feb 1890 in , St. Clair County, Alabama, United States,⁴ died on 9 Oct 1984 in , St. Clair County, Alabama, United States ⁴ and was buried in Mount Carmel Baptist Cemetery, Straight Mountain, Blount County, Alabama, United States ⁵.)

1 1900 United States Federal Census, Daileys, Blount, Alabama; Roll T623_3; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 9. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 Jan Allison, Families in the Deep South, [email protected], Rootsweb.com Gedcom Allison1. 5671 Allison Street, Orange Beach, Alabama, 251-981-3482

3 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Blount County, Alabama; Roll 1509360; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 Jan Allison, Families in the Deep South, [email protected], Rootsweb.com Gedcom Allison1.

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