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Watrous, Adeline Ruland Watrous

 Person

Biographical History

Adeline Ruland Watrous (1887-1998) correspondend with her son, William Graydon Watrous, while he was serving in WWII.

Adeline Ruland Watrous was born February 17, 1887, in Ninevah, Broome, New York. She married Watson R. Watrous and had two sons, Charles Edward Watrous and William Graydon Watrous. Adeline died February 4, 1998.

Citation:
Ancestry, via WWW, October 14, 2022 (Adeline Ruland Watrous was born February 17, 1887, in Ninevah, Broome, New York. She married Watson R. Watrous and had two sons, Charles Edward Watrous and William Graydon Watrous. Adeline died February 4, 1998)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Graydon Watrous family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9381
Scope and Contents

Contains letters sent by WWII naval officer William Graydon Watrous to his family, while serving in the war in India and other locations. Also includes a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by his mother, Adeline Ruland Watrous, during the war. Also includes military documention and research collected by his son, Steven B. Watrous, and by William Graydon Watrous on William's service. Materials dated 1940 to 2007.

Dates: 1940-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Graydon Watrous family papers

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