Jacob "Jake" H. WATSON ²

  General Notes:

1900 IA CENSUS, Appanoose Co, Center Twp, Centerville city: G. W. Watson, May 1842, 58, married 37 yrs, b. NY, father b. Ireland, mother b. Germany, blacksmith; wife Rosannah, Jun 1855, 44, married 37 yrs, 9 children, 8 living, b. IA, parents b. OH; son Jake, Jun 1876, 23, single, b. IA, peddler-tinware; son Orrison, Jul 1887, 12, b. IA, peddler-tinware; dau. Essie, 10, b. NE. The father of all children was b. NY and the mother b. IA.

1910 NE CENSUS, Lancaster Co, Lincoln city: Jacob H. Watson, 32, 1st marriage, married 8 yrs, b. IA, parents b. IA, teaming, railroad work; wife Mabel, 24, 1st marriage, married 8 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. IA, father's birthplace unknown, mother b. IA; dau. Elsie, 6, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Lottie, 11/12, b. IA, parents b. IA; brother "Orson", 22, 1st marriage, b. IA, parents b. IA, teaming, railroad grading; sister-in-law Ruby, 18, 1st marriage, married 0 yrs, b. NE, birthplaces of parents unknown.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Benton Co, Vinton town: Jake Watson, 38, married, laborer, 8th yrs grammar school, b. IA, father b. Scotland, mother b. IA; Mabel, 29, married, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA, 8 yrs grammar school; Elsie, 11, b. IA, parents b. IA; Lottie, 5, b. IA, parents b. IA; Mabel, 3, b. IA, parents b. IA; Viola, 8 mo., b. IA, parents b. IA.

1920 IA CENSUS, Buchanan Co, Perry Twp, Jan. 13: Jacob H. Watson, 42, b. IA, father b. Scotland, mother b. IA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Mabel, 32, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA; dau. Elsie L., 16, b. IA; dau. Lottie M., 10, b. NE; dau. Mabel M., 8, b. OK; dau. Viola, 5, b. IA; dau. Letha P., 3-3/12, b. IA; hired man Philip Wilson, 15, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. PA, farm laborer, gen. farm.

Jacob married Mabel A. LEE about 1902 in IA.¹ (Mabel A. LEE was born about 1886 in IA ¹ and died on 21 Feb 1966 in AR ³.)