Hi
1910 Cen Spring Valley, Shannon, Missouri - T624_824; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 368; FHL microfilm: 1374837.
H S Watson, Head, 25 Born Missouri, F born England, M born England - General Farmer
Pearl Watson, Wife, 22 Born North Dakota, F born Wisconsin, M born North Dakota - born 2 children, 2 living
Ralph Watson, son, 2 Born Wisconsin, F born Missouri, M born North Dakota
Therman Watson, son, 2/12mths Born Missouri, F born Missouri, M born North Dakota
Why the initials for H S and names for the rest of family 
1920 Cen - 903; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 112; FHL microfilm: 1240903.
Henry S Watson, Head, 36, Born Missouri, F born Eng, M born Eng - General Farmer
Pearl E Watson, wife, 34, Born South Dakota, F born Wis, M born United States
Ralph P Watson, son, 11 born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Thurman E Watson, son, 9, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Wendell W Watson, son, 7, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Garland J Watson, son, 6, born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
Etta B Watson, dau, 2/12 mths born Missouri, F born Miss, M born S Dak
This couple had another child Edith P Watson, born Missouri abt 1921
It appears that Pearl Watson died between 1920-1930
I know from later census info that this H S Watson became Henry S/Harry S and ended up in Los Angeles as a Widow, living with a sister Elizabeth A Watson, with his 2 dau's, whereby somehow, Anna E/Annie E Watson also came to be the householder of the same property 12031 Peoria Ave, Los Angeles with Roy W Gibson & Edith Gibson & David B Gibson.
Also Eliz A Watson, A E Watson (Anna W), Roy W Gibson, Edith Gibson all show up in a Directory for 12031 Peoria Ave, LA just prior to the 1940 cen, with Anna being the Head/Householder.
Before and after this entry I have not found Eliz A Watson on census, as yet.
There is no trace of an Elizabeth A Watson c1876 born England relating to the family of James & Betsy on 1881 UK Census, so was this originally Florence Katherine Watson c1878 North Cave, Howden, E. Yorks, England and if it is, why did she also change her name.
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This is what I have found for a possible marriage between:
John H Watson to Pearl Hawkins of Richmond, County of Ray, Missouri
Marriage Lic date: 19 Jan 1907 - Marriage date: 20 Jan 1907 - Filed: 21 Jan 1907
Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
1910 Census for H S Watson & Pearl, stated they had been married 3 years, this marriage would fit for them.
So, is this the same person as what became Henry S / Harry S Watson. I cannot find another marriage to a Pearl in any of these names, other than this one for being married 3 yrs upto 1910.
I was wondering if the H in John H's name was Henry/Harry and he added the S from his mother's maiden name Searson ?? but why did he change his name, if these two people are the same one person
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I have sent MarySusan a great deal of info that I have found for these folk and some others in this same thread, but for data protection I cannot make that info public, so it is difficult for those reading this to understand how I have come to relate the above info with the family of James & Betsey Watson and their "elusive" children.
I am awaiting for MarySusan to have time to go through the info and see if she agrees with my findings, if I am correct, then why have some of these "elusive Watson children" changed their names Other Watson children still remained unfound on Census after 1900 with their parents.
bendywendy
Well! It has been a while. Sorry it has taken so long. But I now have the records from Edward Damorn's son's mother (Alice Ann (Beal) Watson) who started research on the family back in the 1970's. I have also found the censuses that bendywendy used to find info on the Gibson/Watson link. Edward's son said that he didn't know of any Gibson cousins, but he does not know much of the family anyway. I will upload the family tree data that Alice Ann has done for the Watsons and Beals and associated families. My applications to my grad schools are due this Friday, so I should have time this weekend to upload that info. I know that her research diverged a little from the line in West/East Riding (some of the Elizabeths last names are Rawson and Swaby) so I am curious as to what bendywendy will make of those. Some of the US censuses I have found show that Anna Watson has a child named Gibson, but the father is nowhere to be found... I will upload everything asap, and bendywendy can cast her expert opinion on them. Thanks again for all your help bendywendy, and I hope I can repay you with the info I have found.
