James Watson and Maria Woodbridge Morgan

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Husband James Watson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1809 - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 2
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           Died: 15 Apr 1875 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: John Watson (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Mary Miller (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 15 Jan 1835 3

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Wife Maria Woodbridge Morgan ^{1 3 5}

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         Father: George Morgan (1780-      ) 1 3 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Aldrich Thompson (      -      ) 1 3

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Thompson Watson ^{1 3 7}

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2 F Mary Baynton Watson ^{1 3 7 8}

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         Spouse: Rev. Alexander Reed (1832-1878) 3 7 8 9

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3 M George Morgan Watson ^{1 3 7}

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4 F Jane Gilman Watson ^{1 3 7}

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5 M David Thompson Watson ^{1 3 7}

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         Spouse: Margaret Walker (      -      ) 3

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6 F Matilda M. Watson ^{7 10 11}

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         Spouse: Maj. Andrew Gardner Happer (1839-      ) 7 12 13
           Marr: 1878 12 13

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7 M James Watson ^{1 3 7}

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8 M William Morgan Watson ^{1 3 14 15}

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           Born: 3 Apr 1855 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 14 15
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           Died: Aft 1910
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         Spouse: Sarah Ormsby McKnight (      -      ) 3 7 14
           Marr: Apr 1884 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 7 14

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9 U [Infant] Watson ¹

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10 U [Infant] Watson ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James Watson

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He received his primary education at the common schools of his native town, after which he attended Canonsburg College, from which he graduated. Immediately after graduation he came to the borough of Washington, Pennsylvania, and commenced the study of law in the office of Thomas McKennan, under whose preceptorship he studied until he was admitted to the bar in 1833. Soon afterward, Mr. McKennan being admitted to Congress, Mr. Watson was received into partnership with him in the practice of law, and during his absence had complete charge of the office and business. His entire legal life was at the Washington county bar, and at first his practice was a general one, but later in life he would take no criminal cases.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian congregation of Washington, and in politics he was a Republican.

He was in continuous practice at Washington, Pennsylvania, from 1831 to 1875, a period of forty-four years. He was appointed judge of the court of common pleas for Washington and Greene counties but refused to serve, much to the regret of the attorneys of that section.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 221.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 750.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 751.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 221, 834.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 868.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 867.

7 Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 476.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 481.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 190, 221.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23, 221.

11 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 550, 751.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23.

13 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 550.

14 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 489.

15 Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 475.