John C. Watson 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 31 Jul 1860 - Pulaski Co., Kentucky
    Christening: 
          Death: 11 Dec 1937 -  ( at age 77) 1
         Burial: in Willow Springs United Meth Ch Cem, Casey Co., Kentucky
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Watson (Abt 1818-After 1880)
         Mother: Rebecca Randle (Abt 1823-After 1880)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Louisa R. Hines (9 Jun 1859 - 25 Jan 1923)
       Marriage: 11 Dec 1877 - Pulaski Co., Kentucky 2 3
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

In 1900 John C. Watson (39, July 1860, M22, farmer, OFF) is living in Magisterial District 2 Jenkins in Casey Co., Kentucky with his wife Louiza R. (39, June 1860, M22/9/9, Ky Ky Ky) and 7 children.

BIRTH YEAR:

The birth date on the tombstone (31 Jul 1861) is wrong because John is in his father's household in the 1860 census taken 16 Aug 1860. He was probably born 31 Jul 1860.

MARRIAGE:

Pulaski Co., Kentucky Vital Records, Vols. 12-13, 1876-1879, Film # 005557725, page 186, image 207/547 at familysearch.org:

Groom: John C. Watson, 19, resident of Casey Co., Kentucky, occupation farming, first marriage, born in Pulaski Co., birthplace of father unknown, mother born in Pulaski Co.

Bride: Louisa Hines, 20, resident of Pulaski Co., Kentucky, first marriage, born in Casey Co., father born in Pulaski Co., mother born in Casey Co.

To be married at Tartes Hines' December 11, 1877. John C. Watson as principal and John W. Hines as surety are bound to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the amount of $100.

John C. Watson and Louisa Hines were married December 11, 1877 at Elias Woods in Pulaski Co. by Solomon Newell in the presence of Elias Woods, James Wesley and Wm. Trustee.



KENTUCKY DEATH CERTIFICATE 303_9:

John C. Watson, married, farmer, died 12 Dec 1937 in Poplar Hill Voting Precinct, Casey Co., Kentucky at age 76 yrs 5 mos 2 days.
Residence: R4, Liberty, Kentucky
Wife: Lizzie Watson
Born: July 10, 1861 in Casey Co., Kentucky
Father: Watson, born in Kentucky
Mother: no information
Informant: Talmage Watson, Gilpin, Kentucky
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Sources

1 Find-a-Grave, Memorial # 17622961.

2 Pulaski Co. Historical Society, Pulaski Co. Marriage Records, Book 3, 1864-1886, pg 315. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 familysearch.org, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWP2-NLJ ), Louisa Hines in entry for John C. Watson, 1877.

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