Moses C WatsonAge: 70 years1828–1898
- Name
- Moses C Watson
- Given names
- Moses C
- Surname
- Watson
 Birth | about 1828 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Louisa Addington — View this family October 30, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Watson January 30, 1856 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Hannah “Anna” Watson December 30, 1856 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 26, 1860 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary A “Mollie” Watson June 6, 1861 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Henry Watson about 1863 (Age 35 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 39 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 41 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 20, 1870 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frederick C Smith — Elizabeth Watson — View this family September 7, 1874 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John F Bishop — Hannah “Anna” Watson — View this family November 29, 1876 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry C Smith — Mary A “Mollie” Watson — View this family September 7, 1882 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a wife | Louisa Addington January 27, 1887 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lewis H Lebey — Mary A “Mollie” Watson — View this family July 3, 1892 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | September 20, 1898 (Age 70 years) |
| Family with Louisa Addington |
| himself |
Moses C Watson Birth: about 1828 — Ohio, United States Death: September 20, 1898 — McLean, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Louisa Addington Birth: about 1829 — Indiana, United States Death: January 27, 1887 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1853 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Watson Birth: January 30, 1856 28 27 — Carroll, Indiana, United States Death: January 5, 1930 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Hannah “Anna” Watson Birth: December 30, 1856 28 27 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 29, 1917 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary A “Mollie” Watson Birth: June 6, 1861 33 32 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 17, 1943 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Henry Watson Birth: about 1863 35 34 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: |
| Samuel T Lee + Louisa Addington |
| wife’s husband |
Samuel T Lee Birth: about 1821 38 33 — Indiana, United States Death: about 1852 — Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Louisa Addington Birth: about 1829 — Indiana, United States Death: January 27, 1887 — Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: May 24, 1846 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Nancy Jane Lee Birth: about 1849 28 20 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years step-son |
Joseph W Lee Birth: about 1851 30 22 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Watson - Household
Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Watson - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Watson - Household
ED 30 Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
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