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Jacob "Uncle Jake" Arthur Watson

Jacob "Uncle Jake" Arthur Watson

Male 1864 - 1961  (97 years)

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  • Name Jacob "Uncle Jake" Arthur Watson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Uncle Jake 
    Born 6 Feb 1864  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Mar 1961  Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Notes 
    • Robert Cecil McDaniel describes him as a Hemphill pioneer and businessman. He served as city secretary during the 1930's.

      Name: Jacob Authur Watson
      Death Date: 04 Mar 1961
      Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas United States
      Gender: Male
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      Death Age: 97 years
      Estimated Birth Date: 1864
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      Father's Name: Author Watson
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      Film Number: 2116712
      Digital Film Number: 4157173
      Image Number: 983
      Reference Number: 17852
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listting

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
      SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 14B
      290-307
      Watson, Jake A Head M W 52 M Tx Miss Miss Manufacturer Pine Lumber
      Watson, Martha A Wf F W 43 M Tx Ga Tn
      Watson, Susie P Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
      Murphy, Elbert H Son-in-law M W 30 m Ala Ala Ala Druggist Retail Drug Store
      Murphy, Lucile Dtr F W 22 M Tx Tx Tx
    Person ID I17740  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Jacob Moore Watson,   b. 11 Feb 1835, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Nancy Curren Rowan Day,   b. 17 Jul 1835, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1857  Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F5634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Adams,   b. 3 Jan 1877, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1950, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lucile Watson,   b. 4 Jan 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1983, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Susy Pearl Watson,   b. 13 May 1904, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1997, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2009 
    Family ID F2208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Feb 1864 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 1961 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Watson, Jacob A.
    Watson, Jacob A.
    Jake Watson was a prominent Hemphill businessman, and also served as city secretary during the 1930's

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    3. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 14 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 14B 290-307 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), June 4, 1997, page 12, obituary of Susy Watson Moore (Reliability: 3).