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Robert Wood Watson 1830 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Sanilac County, Michigan

Father: Jeptha Watson

Mother: Sarah Countryman

Spouse(s): Mary Surbrook

Children(s): Martha Kelly, Jeptha Watson, James Watson, Nathaniel Watson

In 1830, Robert Wood Watson entered the world in New York, born to Jeptha Watson and Sarah Countryman. Robert Wood Watson married Mary Ann Catherine Surbrook, and had children including Martha Kelly, Jeptha John Watson, James E Watson, Nathaniel William Watson. Robert Wood Watson passed away in 1889 in Sanilac County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Robert Wood Watson entered the world in New York, born to Jeptha Watson and Sarah Countryman.
  • Robert Wood Watson married Mary Ann Catherine Surbrook, and had children including Martha Kelly, Jeptha John Watson, James E Watson, Nathaniel William Watson.
  • Robert Wood Watson passed away in 1889 in Sanilac County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Watson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Watson
1830 – 1889
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Jeptha Watson
1794 – 1875
Maine
Sarah Countryman
1815 –
Osnabrook, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Jacob Countryman
1773 – 1825
Middleburg, Schoharie, New York
Anna (Rosa Kuss Goos) Ghose
1750 – 1828
New York
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Countryman
1743 – 1814
Anna Ghose
1750 – 1828
Frederick Gohse
1731 – 1803
Elizabeth Runyon
1730 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Countryman
1701 – 1777
Maria Haberman
1698 – 1757
Frederick Gohse
1731 – 1803
Elizabeth Runyon
1730 – 1806

Robert Watson's Descendants

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Robert (Wood) Watson (1830 – 1889) m. Mary (Ann Catherine) Surbrook (16 Oct 1832 – 26 Apr 1918)
  1. 1. Martha Kelly (22 Dec 1852 – 8 May 1933)
  2. 2. Jeptha (John) Watson (17 Mar 1856 – 25 Feb 1903) m. Elsie (Jane) Odlum (Feb 1862 – 27 Nov 1941)
    1. 1. John (I) Watson (Dec 1883 – )
    2. 2. Phebe (Jane) Watson (22 Dec 1883 – 1971) m. William (D) Densomore (29 Nov 1879 – 7 Jul 1954) m. Bert (L) Dawson (16 Mar 1873 – 19 Oct 1937)
      1. 1. Samantha Dunsmore (20 Apr 1900 – 19 Jan 1982) m. Claude (Alfred) Bartley (9 Oct 1900 – 8 Nov 1979)
        1. 1. Billie (J) Bartley (17 Sep 1921 – 9 Nov 2014)
        2. 2. Fred (R) Bartley (20 Apr 1924 – 5 Jun 2020)
        3. 3. Annabell Bartley (22 Jun 1928 – 19 Jul 2018)
        4. 4. Alfred (Claude) Bartley (17 Mar 1930 – 1976)
        5. 5. Sally (J) Bartley (4 May 1937 – 28 Nov 2017)
        6. 6. Suzanne Bartley
    3. 3. Bertha (M) Watson (Oct 1885 – )
    4. 4. Robert (H) Watson (Mar 1887 – )
    5. 5. Nora (E) Watson (Nov 1889 – )
    6. 6. Homer Watson (Dec 1890 – )
    7. 7. James (E) Watson (Mar 1892 – )
    8. 8. Elsa (M) Watson (Jan 1894 – )
    9. 9. George Watson (Feb 1896 – )
    10. 10. Lillian Watson (Feb 1898 – )
    11. 11. Fred Watson (Oct 1899 – )
    12. 12. Ruth Watson (abt 1903 – )
  3. 3. James (E) Watson (18 Apr 1860 – 8 Sep 1953)
  4. 4. Nathaniel (William) Watson (12 May 1861 – 6 May 1916)

Robert Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of Robert Wood Watson in New York
New York
1889
1889
Age 59
Death of Robert Wood Watson in Sanilac County, Michigan
Sanilac County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Sanilac County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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