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James A. Watson 1838 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1838

Birth Location: Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1915

Death Location: Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

Father: Levi Watson

Mother: Christina Harruff

Spouse(s): Catharine Watson

Children(s): Robert Watson

James A. Watson was born in 1838 in Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA, the child of Levi Watson and Christina Harruff. James A. Watson married Catharine Shuman Watson, and had children including Robert L Watson. James A. Watson passed away in 1915 in Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James A. Watson was born in 1838 in Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA, the child of Levi Watson and Christina Harruff.
  • James A. Watson married Catharine Shuman Watson, and had children including Robert L Watson.
  • James A. Watson passed away in 1915 in Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Watson
1816 – 1855
Birth Location: –
LW
Christina Harruff
1815 – 1848
Birth Location: Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Watson
1842 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Robert Watson
1880 – 1917
Birth Location: Indiana
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James Watson's Ancestors

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James Watson
1838 – 1915
Birth Place: Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA
Parents
Levi Watson
1816 – 1855
Christina Harruff
1815 – 1848
Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio USA
Grandparents
William Haroff
1785 – 1843
Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Phipps
1790 – 1878
Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Watson's Descendants

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James (A.) Watson (28 Apr 1838 – 4 Apr 1915) m. Catharine (Shuman) Watson (abt 1842 – )
  1. 1. Robert (L) Watson (Mar 1880 – 1917) m. Maude (Viola) Fletcher (12 August 1882 – 3 November 1929)
    1. 1. Eva Watson (10 July 1903 – 16 May 1926) m. Otto ("Phillip") Gearhart (20 October 1898 – 24 January 1957)
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Gearhart (27 August 1922 – 15 Jan 1961) m. Virgil Drake
        1. 1. Judith Drake m. Datema

James Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1838
28 Apr 1838
Birth of James A. Watson in Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA
Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA
1915
4 Apr 1915
Age 77
Death of James A. Watson in Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Marion County, Claridon, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Etna Green, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
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