William Watson Family
(Photo made in 1896 by Lester &
Land Photographers)
William Watson (3 Mar 1866 - 11 Apr 1941) ---------- Hattie Elizabeth Harris (22 Apr 1870 - 5 Jul 1915)
William Watson was the son of Joseph Masters Watson (26 Feb 1837 - 22 Nov 1904) and his second wife Elisha Ann Burrus (Mar 1835 - 26 Oct 1896). Hattie Elizabeth Harris was the daughter of Captain John Graham Harris (6 Nov 1841- 30 Dec 1915) and Lillian Deborah Vernelson Carkeet (6 Jan 1843 - 28 Mar 1919). Seated on William's lap is Robert Earle Watson; in the center is William Miller Watson and sitting on Hattie Elizabeth's lap is Lillian Ann Watson.
William Watson and Hattie Elizabeth Harris had 8 children:
- William Miller Watson born March 11, 1893 and died October 20, 1916
- Robert Earle Watson born August 31, 1894 and died October 20, 1919
- Lillian Ann Watson April 14, 1896 and died July 14, 1978
- Joseph Masters Watson born February 7, 1898 and died February 27, 1975
Eulogy for Joseph Masters Watson given by Pastor J. Robert Nordlander
(Snug Harbor was a retirement home
for sailors who would live their
lives out close to the water that they loved so much.)
- Hattie Bell Watson born February 26, 1901 and died March 1979
- Arthur Graham "Sonny" Watson born April 27, 1906 and died July 2, 1974
- Marion Watson born November 20, 1910 and died June 1976
- Ruth Watson born 1908 and died sometime in the 1970's
(Photo of Wm. Watson not too long
before he died in 1941.)
Resolution of Death of William Watson by Oddfellows Lodge #233
Lillian Ann Watson c. 1922 while still in nursing school
Our submitter offers the following: Lillian Ann Watson was my grandmother. An interesting note on her--she was actually born with the name Annie Lillian, but she hated the name Annie so she had her brother Arthur Graham Watson changed her name in the family bible so that when she got her social security card her name was legally Lillian Ann. My mother named me after my grandmother and she told me the story. My name is Lillian Ann.
(Photos and information kindly submitted by Lillian Ann Masch who found these items while cleaning out her grandmother's house.)
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2001