Lewis Manley Watson and A. Laura Christie

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Husband Lewis Manley Watson ¹

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           Born: 11 Jun 1891 - Shamburg, Oil Creek Twp, Venango County, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1981 - ? Seneca, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Robert Watson (1845-1907) 1
         Mother: Delilah Spangler (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1920 - ? Venango Co, PA

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Wife A. Laura Christie

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           Born: 25 May 1889
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1968 - ? Seneca, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Lewis Manley Watson

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He spent his life working with his father and brothers. He had ordinary common school advantages, but he began to make himself useful around the oil wells at an early age, mastering thoroughly the necessary details concerning the care and operation of oil prop­erty, so that he was considered an expert in every branch of the work. The death of his father threw heavy responsibilities upon him, but he measured up to them fully, the pro­duction on the property never being allowed to slacken through negligence or lack of enterprise. There were sixteen producing wells on the lease, which proved one of the most productive in the Shamburg territory, and the revenue was kept constantly on the increase through his up-to-date methods.
He was a hard worker, but no excess of obligations ever served to dampen his love for music, and he sacrificed much of his time out of business hours to become a competent performer. He sought the best possible instruction on the cornet, and made such good use of his opportunities that for several years he was the leader of the cornet band of Pleasantville, which boasted twenty-five members and considerable talent, the organization having an enviable reputation as an up-to-date musical body. Being equally skillful as a violinist, he also had a string orchestra, recruited from the band, which in its line was just as popular. For outdoor recreation he wanted nothing better than the streams and woods. He held membership in Seneca Lodge, No. 519, I. O. O. F., of Pleas­antville, and in the local Grange.

SSDI: LEWIS WATSON 11 Jun 1891 Feb 1981 16346 (Seneca, Venango, PA) (none specified) 210-36-7407 Pennsylvania

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General Notes: Wife - A. Laura Christie

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SSDI: LAURA C WATSON 25 May 1889 15 Dec 1968 (V) 16346 (Seneca, Venango, PA) (none specified) 181-26-7161 Pennsylvania

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1037.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1038.