James Watson

As printed in 1915

JAMES WATSON.

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Mr. AA-ation was born in Monn:.e county, Tennessee, September 1842 He IS a son of Thomas and Bersheba (McCray) Watson, and was one o'f ten children, eight of whom survive.

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_ James Watson grew to manhood on the home farm in Greene county having been but two years old when his parents brought him here from a Ining. He received his education in the district schools. In the early

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Mr. Watson's second union has been without issue, but he is the father of twelve children by his first wife, five of whom are now living, namely: William, of Goodland, Kansas; Robert, of southern Missouri; John, of Republic township; Mary, now Mrs. C. O'Neil, of Oklahoma: Malinda, now Mrs. William Garroutte, lives in Missouri.

Politically, Mr. Watson is a Republican. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Post 219, at Republic, in which he has carried the flag for the past thirty years, and has been active in the work of the same. He belongs to the Christian church. Air. 'ation was justice of the peace for twelve consecutive years and served on the school board for thirty years.

As printed in Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.