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John Holden WATSON

John Holden WATSON

Male 1883 - 1962  (79 years)

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  • Name John Holden WATSON 
    Born 10 May 1883  Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Fairmont District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1902  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation loom mechanic in wool mill  [1] 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    mechanic for coal company 
    Residence Castleton, Rappahannock Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 14 May 1962  Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: bladder cancer (2 yrs) 
    Buried Forest Grove Cemetery, Viewtown, Rappahannock Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I122205  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2018 

    Family Elsie Rosina ADAMS,   b. 20 Jun 1884, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1935, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1902  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Divorced Y  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Marion Co, WV (Town of Fairmont), enumerated on Jan 12 1920 at 201 Hampton Road:
      John H. Watson, 35, b. WVa (father b. England, mother b. Va.), mechanic for coal company; wife Elsie R, 35, b. WVa (father b. Pa, mother b. WVa); dau Evelyn V, 14; dau Francis M, 10; son John R, 5; son James W, 3; dau Mildred C, 10 months; father-in-law James H. Adams, 65, b. Pa. (father b. Pa, mother b. Va.), widowed, janitor in bottle factory; nephew Harold H. Swiger, 15, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), single, laborer in glass house.
    Documents
    122205_JohnHWatson_ElsieRosinaAdams_MarriageRecord_10Jun1902.jpg    		122205_JohnHWatson_ElsieRosinaAdams_MarriageRecord_10Jun1902.jpg
    Family ID F52618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jun 1902 - Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Castleton, Rappahannock Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: bladder cancer (2 yrs) - 14 May 1962 - Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Grove Cemetery, Viewtown, Rappahannock Co, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S56] Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    3. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12530505&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2121] 1920 Census, Marion County, WV.

    5. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12530505&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John H. Watson, 19, b. Preston Co, res. Marion Co; and Elsie R. Adams, 18, b. & res. in Marion Co. Married Jun 10 1902 in Fairmont, officiated by J. H. Hess. A notation states "G. S. Watson, father of John H., appeared in person and gave his consent. -- J. H. Adams, father of Elsie."

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.