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Francis Marion Watson

10 Nov 1849 – 23 May 1910

Birth10 Nov 1849
Death23 May 1910
CemeteryTarkio Chapel Cemetery
Fortescue , Holt County , Missouri , USA
Added byLucy Clugston Klebesadel on 02 Jun 2024
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108516437

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Francis was the son of James and Ninetta Watson. The 1850 census shows the family residing in "Washington, Hendricks, Indiana." James and Ninetta also had a daughter, Julia Ann, in the family during this period. She was born in 1844. F. M. WATSON IS DEAD Father is Only One of Family to Die Natural Death Alliance, Neb., May 24—Word was received here of the death of F. M. Watson at Kansas City. Mr. Watson had been a resident of this city for a number of years, and his death is the fourth and the only natural one in his family that has occurred in the past three years. The first, a son, who was a brakeman, was killed out on the road. This was followed by the intense suffering and death of the mother, which was caused by an explosion of kerosene while she was making a fire. The second son, who was also a brakeman on this division, was killed about eight months ago in a similar manner as the first. Three children survive who live here. Obituary The subject of this sketch, Frank M. Watson was born in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov 10 1849 and came to Missouri with his parents in infancy. He made this vicinity his home until 1900 when he moved to Alliance, Neb., where he remained until 1908. He returned here and has since that time lived with his niece, Mrs. Allie Hays of Bigelow with the exception of the time since the first of the year while he had been in Atchison, Kans., for medical treatment. His death occurred at that place May 23, 1910 at 6:35 am. He was married to Nancy Stroud and to this union twelve children, six boys and six girls were born. Of the following [that] survive, Elijah A. Watson, Atchison, Kans., Mrs. G.C. Rodgers, George W. Watson and Lucian C. Watson of Alliance, Neb., Mrs. Lucy* Ditch, Kansas City, Kans., Mrs Bettie Hobson [sister], Crawford Neb., Mrs Katy Walker [sister], Mound City, Mo., Mrs Dora Bernard, Atchison Kans. Funeral Services were conducted at the Tarkio Chapel southwest Bigelow May 25 at 3 pm. by Rev. G. H. Werner, pastor of the Methodist church of Forest City and internment made in church cemetery. These articles were posted by sharigarten. * One Mrs. Lucy Ditch was not found in the 1910 Kansas City, Kansas census record. Francis' sister, Julia Ann , was found. She married David Daniel Ditch and, in 1910, Julia is widowed and lives with her daughter Cora's family. Cora Cordelia Ditch married John Sheehan in Jackson county, Missouri on May 21st or 22nd, 1881.

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