Person Page 732

DeWitt C. Watson^1,2,3,4

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 12 Jan 1847 in Ohio.^5,6,7
• Married: Susan on 15 Oct 1869 in St. Joseph Co., Michigan.^8,9,10,11
• Died: on 6 Nov 1909 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.¹²

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows name as DeWitt C.
2. James Watson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lorain Co., Ohio, shows name as Dewitt Watson.
3. James Watson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows name as Daniel C. Watson.
4. John Q. Watson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows name as DeWitt C. Watson.
5. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 90, citing census and Leland E. Pound, personal letter dated 27 Jan 1981, shows date, and place as Elkhart, Indiana.
6. James Watson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Lorain Co., Ohio, shows age 4 and state, as Ohio.
7. Jerome S. Meixell household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Michigan, shows month, year as 1845, age 55, and state.
8. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 90, citing census and Leland E. Pound, personal letter dated 27 Jan 1981, shows married; pg 102, shows date, county, and state.
9. Dewit C. Watson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows married.
10. Jerome S. Meixell household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Michigan, shows him as married 29 years.
11. Susan Watson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Michigan, shows her as widowed.
12. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 102.

Minnetta Ruth Watson^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 14 Aug 1868 in White Pigeon, Michigan.^4,5,6
• Married: Edwin Lehmann on 8 Jan 1906.^7,8,9
• Died: on 11 Aug 1947 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^10,7
• Buried: on 13 Aug 1947 in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.¹¹

Citations

1. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Minnie Ruth Lehmann, citing FHL#1991869, cert no 34935, shows father's surname as Watson.
2. John Q. Watson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows name as Minnetta Watson.
3. John Q. Watson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Minnia E. Watson.
4. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Minnie Ruth Lehmann, citing FHL#1991869, cert no 34935, shows date, as 1868, city, and state, as White Pigeon, Wisconsin.
5. John Q. Watson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows age 2 and state.
6. John Q. Watson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1867, age 32, and state.
7. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date.
8. Edwin Lehmann household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
9. Edwin Lehmann household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married, both at age 38.
10. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Minnie Ruth Lehmann, citing FHL#1991869, cert no 34935, shows date, city, and state.
11. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Minnie Ruth Lehmann, citing FHL#1991869, cert no 34935.

Edwin Lehmann^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 29 Apr 1868 in Burlington, Iowa.^4,5,6
• Married: Minnetta Ruth Watson on 8 Jan 1906.^7,8,9
• Died: on 29 Mar 1941 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.³
• Buried: on 31 Mar 1941 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.³

Citations

1. Joseph Lehmann household, 1870 U.S. Census, Des Moines Co., Iowa, shows name as Edwin Lehmann.
2. Joseph Lehman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Des Moines Co., Iowa, shows name as Edwin Lehman.
3. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Edwin Lehmann, citing FHL#1832580 and cn 12359.
4. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Edwin Lehmann, citing FHL#1832580 and cn 12359, shows date, town, and state.
5. Joseph Lehmann household, 1870 U.S. Census, Des Moines Co., Iowa, shows age 2 and state.
6. Mildred White household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, and age 32 and state.
7. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date.
8. Edwin Lehmann household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
9. Edwin Lehmann household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married, both at age 38.

Julia Elizabeth Watson^1,2

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 27 Apr 1870 in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana.^3,4
• Died: on 11 Sep 1874.⁵

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows full name.
2. John Q. Watson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows name as Julia Watson.
3. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date, town, county, and state.
4. John Q. Watson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Elkhart Co., Indiana, shows age 3/12, month, and state.
5. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.

Edwin J. Watson¹

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 21 Feb 1873 in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana.¹
• Died: on 27 Sep 1875.¹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.

Rilla May Watson^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 1 Oct 1876 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^4,5,6
• Married: Alexander Taylor Johnston abt 1897.^7,8,9
• Died: on 16 Mar 1945 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^10,11,12,13

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows full name.
2. John Q. Watson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Rilla Watson.
3. Alex Johnson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Rilla May Johnson.
4. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date, with year as 1876, town, county, and state.
5. John Q. Watson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 4 and state.
6. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1877, age 23, changed to 22, and state.
7. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
8. Alex Johnson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 14 years.
9. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
10. Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Rilla M Johston, citing cert. #10815, shows date, city, and county.
11. Hazar, David, "RE: Hazar Family Information," e-mail to author, 18 Feb 2007, show that his parents tell him Rilla, his grandmother, died in Peoria.
12. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date.
13. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 102, citing Leland E. Pound, personal letter dated 27 Jan 1981, shows date and state, as Texas.

Alexander Taylor Johnston^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Born: in Feb 1867 in Illinois.^4,5,6
• Married: Rilla May Watson abt 1897.^7,8,9
• Died: on 9 Dec 1939 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.¹⁰

Citations

1. Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Alex Taylor Johston, citing cert. #1282.
2. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
3. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows name as Alexander T. Johnston.
4. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 33, and state.
5. Alex Johnson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 44 and state.
6. Alex T. Johnson household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 52 and state.
7. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
8. Alex Johnson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married 14 years.
9. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
10. Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Alex Taylor Johston, citing cert. #1282, shows date, city, and county.

Dorothy Mae Johnston^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 9 Jun 1899 in Illinois.^4,5,6
• Married: John Elmer Benson on 18 Feb 1922 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^7,8
• Married: John Sherburn Altmans aft 1970.⁹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows full name.
2. Interview, Carmen Glabe Reigel, by telephone, 24 May 2000, gave full name.
3. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows name as Dorothy M. Johnston.
4. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date.
5. Alex T. Johnston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 11/12, and state.
6. Alex Johnson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 10 and state.
7. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date, town, county, and state.
8. John E. Benson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 23 and hers at 22.
9. Interview, Carmen Glabe Reigel, by telephone, 28 May 1999.