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1910 Cen  Spring Valley, Shannon, Missouri - T624_824; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 368; FHL microfilm: 1374837.
H S Watson, Head, 25 Born Missouri, F born England, M born England - General Farmer
Pearl Watson, Wife, 22 Born North Dakota, F born Wisconsin, M born North Dakota - born 2 children, 2 living
Ralph Watson, son, 2 Born Wisconsin, F born Missouri, M born North Dakota
Therman Watson, son, 2/12mths Born Missouri, F born Missouri, M born North Dakota
Why the initials for H S and names for the rest of family

1920 Cen  - 903; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 112; FHL microfilm: 1240903.
Henry S Watson, Head, 36, Born Missouri, F born Eng, M born Eng - General Farmer
Pearl E Watson, wife, 34, Born South Dakota, F born Wis, M born United States
Ralph P Watson, son, 11 born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Thurman E Watson, son, 9, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Wendell W Watson, son, 7, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Garland J Watson, son, 6, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Etta B Watson, dau, 2/12 mths born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak

This couple had another child Edith P Watson, born Missouri abt 1921

It appears that Pearl Watson died between 1920-1930

I know from later census info that this H S Watson became Henry S/Harry S and ended up in Los Angeles as a Widow, living with a sister Elizabeth A Watson, with his 2 dau's, whereby somehow, Anna E/Annie E Watson also came to be the householder of the same property 12031 Peoria Ave, Los Angeles with Roy W Gibson & Edith Gibson & David B Gibson.

Also Eliz A Watson, A E Watson (Anna W), Roy W Gibson, Edith Gibson all show up in a Directory for 12031 Peoria Ave, LA just prior to the 1940 cen, with Anna being the Head/Householder.

Before and after this entry I have not found Eliz A Watson on census, as yet.
There is no trace of an Elizabeth A Watson c1876 born England relating to the family of James & Betsy on 1881 UK Census, so was this originally Florence Katherine Watson c1878 North Cave, Howden, E. Yorks, England and if it is, why did she also change her name.
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This is what I have found for a possible marriage between:

John H Watson to Pearl Hawkins of Richmond, County of Ray, Missouri
Marriage Lic date: 19 Jan 1907  - Marriage date: 20 Jan 1907  - Filed: 21 Jan 1907
Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.

1910 Census for H S Watson & Pearl, stated they had been married 3 years, this marriage would fit for them.

So, is this the same person as what became Henry S / Harry S Watson. I cannot find another marriage to a Pearl in any of these names, other than this one for being married 3 yrs upto 1910.

I was wondering if the H in John H's name was Henry/Harry and he added the S from his mother's maiden name Searson ?? but why did he change his name, if these two people are the same one person
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I have sent MarySusan a great deal of info that I have found for these folk and some others in this same thread, but for data protection I cannot make that info public, so it is difficult for those reading this to understand how I have come to relate the above info with the family of James & Betsey Watson and their "elusive" children.

I am awaiting for MarySusan to have time to go through the info and see if she agrees with my findings, if I am correct, then why have some of these "elusive Watson children" changed their names Other Watson children still remained unfound on Census after 1900 with their parents.

bendywendy

Well! It has been a while.  Sorry it has taken so long.  But I now have the records from Edward Damorn's son's mother (Alice Ann (Beal) Watson) who started research on the family back in the 1970's.  I have also found the censuses that bendywendy used to find info on the Gibson/Watson link.  Edward's son said that he didn't know of any Gibson cousins, but he does not know much of the family anyway. I will upload the family tree data that Alice Ann has done for the Watsons and Beals and associated families. My applications to my grad schools are due this Friday, so I should have time this weekend to upload that info.  I know that her research diverged a little from the line in West/East Riding (some of the Elizabeths last names are Rawson and Swaby) so I am curious as to what bendywendy will make of those. Some of the US censuses I have found show that Anna Watson has a child named Gibson, but the father is nowhere to be found... I will upload everything asap, and bendywendy can cast her expert opinion on them.  Thanks again for all your help bendywendy, and I hope I can repay you with the info I have found. 

  :)Bendywendy: Thanks again.  I have searched for and found those trees on ancestry you told me about, judigould49 and a few others as well.  I will report anything of note.  I plan on searching those in sensitive databases by first practicing using people's names and facts that I'm sure there are census' for.  Looking forward to the hunt for the Gudderson/Guthersons!  I will continue the search for the Watsons and surrounding matrilineal lines. Also those unknown Watsons on the other page are fascinating!  I want to find out who they are somehow!  For now, for me, time for bed.

I am so happy I came across this site and all you wonderful people! 

---MarySusan

Hi everyone, this is my first post on this website!

My name is Mary, and I am researching my husband's family line at his request (because I love genealogy, and have had success with looking at my own family.)

I saw bendywendy's and Pankpop's posts, and think they (or at least someone on here) may be able to point me in the right direction.

This is the line of Watson in which I am interested:

Start: Bruce Milton Watson, born Sept 28, 1927 in Los Angeles.

Bruce Milton Watson's father was Edward Damorn Watson, born in Missouri, May 12, 1889; his mother was Alice L Dumont.

Edward Damorn Watson's father was James Watson, born in November of 1852 in Cottingham, Yorkshire; his mother was Elizabeth "Bettsey" [unknown maiden name] born in December of 1850 in England.  James and "Bettsey" sailed to America in 1881 with their young sons William Watson (born Jan 1877) and James H Watson (born Jan 1880).  They had John H Watson (born Feb 1885) and Edward D in America.

This is where I become unsure if I have crossed over into another line or not.  Anyway, I think that:

James Watson's father was William Watson, who was born June 17, 1823 in Little Weighton, Yorkshire and died November 10, 1875 in Cottingham, Yorkshire.  I think James Watson's mother was Elizabeth Holmes, born about 1824 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire.

William Watson's father I think, was Joseph Watson, born in 1784, Yorkshire.  Joseph seems to have also married an "Elizabeth" with no maiden name (she was born 1796, died 1848).

I think Joseph Watson's father was another Joseph Watson, born 1745, in Yorkshire; Joseph Watson's (born 1784) mother may have been Elizabeth Forge, born 1746.

Joseph Watson's father I think was John Watson, born in 1719, still in Yorkshire. I don't know his mother's name.

John Watson's father then seems to be yet another John Watson, born in 1695, in Yorkshire. Also do not know his mother's name.

So, the lineage I think, is:

John Watson (b 1695) > John Watson (b 1719) > Joseph Watson (b 1745) > Joseph Watson (b 1784) > William Watson (b 1823) > James Watson (b 1852) > Edward Watson (b 1889) > Bruce Watson (b 1927) > and so on
If anyone knows this family, has any corrections, any additions after my last, or anything at all, I'd really appreciate your information! 

Thanks everybody!

MarySusan