William Henry WATSON ²

  General Notes:

1900 NE CENSUS, Adams Co, Hastings city:
William Watson, July 1865, 34, married 2 yrs, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. IA, carpenter;
Mary F., wife, July 1865, 34, married 2 yrs, 7 children, 7 living, b. NE, father b. NY, mother b. OH;
Cora M. Matheny, step-dau, June 1883, 16, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. NE;
Ruby F. Matheny, step-dau, July 1888, 11, at school, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. NE;
Mamie L., step-dau, Mar 1893, 7, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. NE;
Hope, step-dau, Mar 1896, 4, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. NE;
Cleo Watson, son, Mary 1900, 0, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
Mary Strong, mother-in-law, Nov 1832, 67, wd, 5 children, 4 living, b. OH, parents b. VA.
(Listed next to William & Bertha Strong on census.)

1910 NE CENSUS, Lancaster Co, Lincoln city:
Wm. M. Watson, 43, 2nd marriage, married 13 yrs, b. IA, parents birthplaces unknown, no occupation;
Mary, wife, 43, 2nd marriage, married 13 yrs, b. NE, parents b. IN;
Cora I., dau, 25, 1st marriage , married 6 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. NE, father's birthplace unknown, mother b. MO;
Fremont, son, 19, single, b. NE, parents birthplaces unknown, bridge carpenter;
Hope G., dau, 15, b. NE, parents birthplaces unknown;
Cleo G., son, 10, b. NE, parents birthplaces unknown;
Sammy, son, 7, b. NE, parents birthplaces unknown;
Dottie M., dau, 4, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
"Arietta" M., dau, 2, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE.

1920 MT CENSUS, Treasure Co, School District 41:
William "M." Watson, 56, b. IA, parents b. IA, farmer, farm;
Mary, wife, 52, b. NE, father b. NY, mother b. PA;
Cleo, son, 18, single, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, farmer, farm;
Samuel, son, 16, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, farmer, farm;
"Dorthey", dau, 14, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, attended school;
"Lorettra", dau, 11, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, attended school;
"Evline", dau, 8, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, attended school.

1930 MT CENSUS, Treasure Co, School District 6;
Samuel Watson, head, 27, single, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE, farmer, gen. farm;
William Watson, father, 65, married, 1st marriage age 27, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. IA, carpenter, gen. building;
Mary F., mother, 65, married, 1st marriage age 20, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. US;
Loretta, sister, 21, single, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE;
"Evylin", sister, 19, single, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. NE.

MT DEATH INDEX, 1907-2007:
Name: Wm Watson
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Male
Death Date: 28 Aug 1935
Index Number: Lin 991
Source: Montana Office of Vital Statistics

ALTERNATIVE DEATH DATE (from Brandon Nickisch): 17 May 1945

William married Mary Frances STRONG, daughter of Charles H. STRONG and Mary KUSHMAN, on 18 Jul 1899.¹ (Mary Frances STRONG was born on 25 Jul 1866 in Brownville, Nemaha Co, NE,¹ died on 31 May 1954 in Deer Lodge Co, MT ¹ and was buried in Forsyth Cem, Forsyth, Rosebud Co, MT ⁴.)