Edgar Pierce Watson (1873 - 1943)

Born 25 Jul 1873 in Saluda, South Carolina, United States

Died 26 Jan 1943 at age 69 in Leesville, Lexington, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Edgar Watson was a South Carolinian.

Edgar Watson was born on July 25, 1873, in Saluda, South Carolina, United States and was the son of James Watson and Virginia Holland.^{[1] [2]}

He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair. He worked as a farmer.^[3]

He married Susan Padget in about 1897. ^[4] Together they had the following child:

1. Martha Watson^[5]

He died on January 26, 1943, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David B. Elkin, in Leesville, Lexington, South Carolina, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N928-VSQ : 18 July 2017), Edgar Pierce Watson, 28 Jan 1943; citing , Watson, Edgar Pierce, 1943, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,916.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLD-FH3P : 16 June 2020), Edgar Pierce Watson, 1943; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Saluda County
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #24455625 (accessed 25 July 2022)
   Name: Edgar Pierce Watson [Edgar Bice Watson]; Race: White; Birth Date: 25 Jul 1873; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Saluda County, South Carolina, USA; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Light; Eye Color: Blue; Relative: Sue Watson.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3T2-X17 : accessed 15 November 2020), E. P. Watson, Township 7 Ridge Spring, Wards towns, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 31B, family 485, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,541.
5. ↑ "Mrs. Millard, 56, Teacher of Andrews,"obituary, The State (Columbia, South Carolina), 17 November 1956, p. 7, col. 8; Newsbank (http://www.Richlandlibrary.com : accessed 3 November 2020); Access World News: Historical and Current.
6. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Columbia Record; Publication Date: 29 Jan 1943; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/744750872/?article=cc51ee03-df0b-48f2-bff8-b851ec2be413&focus=0.2609336,0.31286874,0.37718123,0.4289212&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #1028851116 (accessed 25 July 2022)
   Name: Edgar P Watson; Gender: Male; Death Age: 69; Birth Date: abt 1874; Residence Place: Batksbuku; Death Date: Abt 1943; Burial Date: 29 Jan; Obituary Date: 29 Jan 1943; Obituary Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: The Columbia Record; Spouse: Sue Patrick Watson; Child: David B Elkin E P Watson James M P Watson J E Millard Fayette David Elkin Mra Stevens; Siblings: I U Watson Trenton Jack Lott Oscar Daughter-1 Padgett Shelton Sawyer Vann Toney May Watson.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SZ-6SX : 13 November 2020), Edgar P Watson in household of James H Watson, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 56, sheet 276A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,228.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M567-RCD : accessed 15 November 2020), Edgar P Watson, Township 2, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 1A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1467; FHL microfilm 1,375,480.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68V-CFR : accessed 15 November 2020), Edgar P Watson, Township 2, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing ED 120, sheet 16A, line 47, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1708; FHL microfilm 1,821,708.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZZ-BV6 : accessed 15 November 2020), Edgar P Watson, Township 2, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 7A, line 46, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2211; FHL microfilm 2,341,945.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K46Z-ZF2 : 5 December 2019), Edgar P Watson, Township 2, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-5, sheet 3B, line 57, family 51, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3836.