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Washington Watson (1840 - 1873)

Pvt. Washington Watson
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1859 in Jackson Co., Ohiomap
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 33 in Butler Township, Harrison, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Military

Pvt. Washington Watson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 26, 1864
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co D 3rd Regiment Colorado Cavalry

Nickname: the "Bloodless Third"

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865,"
Name: Washington M. Watson
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Union
State or Military Term: Colorado Territory
Military Unit: 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry
Military Unit Note: (100 Days, 1864.)
Military Company: B
Affiliate Film Number: 3
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the Territory of Colorado.
[1]
Born to Richard Watson, 1810–1890 & Lucy Rice Bennett, 1818–1887
1850 Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Missouri
Age: 11
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Birthplace: Kentucky
House Number: 307
Richard Watson M 40 Kentucky
Lucy Watson F 32 Kentucky
Washington M Watson M 11 Kentucky
James H Watson M 10 Kentucky
Richard H C Watson M 8 Kentucky
Mary A Watson F 5 Missouri
Joseph P Watson M 3 Missouri
Sarah J Watson F 1 Missouri
Household ID: 329--Line Number: 40
[2]
1860 Township 58 Range 20, Linn, Missouri
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Birthplace: Ohio
Page: 107
Record Number: 4407
Robert Watson M 41 Ohio
Catharine Watson F 40 Ohio
Washington Watson M 20 Ohio
Francis Watson M 18 Ohio
Henry Watson M 16 Ohio
Lavenia Watson F 10 Ohio
Mary Watson F 8 Ohio
Hester Watson F 6 Ohio
Catharine Watson F 4 Illinois
Household ID: 714 --Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)--Affiliate Publication Number: M653--Affiliate Film Number: 630 -- GS Film Number: 803630 ---Digital Folder Number: 005170211--Image Number: 00111--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01748-3

Marriage

Spouse: Nancy Jane Burris Musick 1839–1914
1870 Butler Township, Harrison, Missouri
Age: 31
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Birthplace: Kentucky
Page Number: 10
Washington Watson M 31 Kentucky
Nancy Watson F 31 Ohio
Geo Watson M 10 Missouri
Cynthia Watson F 8 Missouri
Andrew Watson M 4 Missouri
Richard Watson M 3 Missouri
Household ID: 64 --Line Number: 2
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593 ---GS Film Number: 000552277--Digital Folder Number: 004273253--Image Number: 00076
[3]

Siblings

  1. James Harvey Watson 1840–1907
  2. Sarah J Watson Van Duyne 1850–1915
  3. Missouri Abigail Watson Dick 1853–1937
  4. Isabelle Josaphene Watson Salmon 1862–1933

Children

  1. Geo Watson 1860 Missouri
  2. Cynthia Ann Watson Myrick 1862–1952
  3. Andrew Watson 1866 Missouri
  4. Richard Henry Watson 1867–1938
  5. Manford E. Watson 1874–1892

Death

Burial: Matkins Cemetery, Harrison County, Missouri

Sources

  1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS7C-DX9 : 4 December 2014), Washington M. Watson, Private, Company B, 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M534 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 822,000.
  2. ↑ citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZZ-STY : 3 March 2020), Sarah J Watson in household of Richard Watson, Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Missouri, United States; citing family 329, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).Affiliate Film Number: 400--GS Film Number: 443608 -- Digital Folder Number: 004200560 --Image Number: 00400
  3. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46Q-1DW : 19 March 2020), Richard Watson in entry for Washington Watson, 1870.
  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #19260312 photo of headstone
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZF-C3T : 30 December 2015), Washington W Watson, 1860.




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