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Female Mary Lela Watson Click to view Mary Lela Watson in the family tree

Mary Lela was born on January 14th, 1911.1   Mary Lela's father is James Jessie Watson and her mother was Nancy Jane (Ginnie) Basham.  Her paternal grandparents are Marion Smith Watson and Sarah Melissa Howard; her maternal grandparents were Jonathan Reed Basham and Nancy Jane Jenkins. She had four brothers and six sisters, named James Olen, William Atwell, Ray Elwood, Bonnie, Ida Lee, Jessie Gertrude, Lucille, Sula, Treva Nell and Living.  She died at the age of 68 on October 11th, 1979 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas.1 


Mary Lela's family with Wm. L. Jeter

‌Mary Lela and Wm. L. were married in a religious ceremony on December 16th, 1939.1 

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