John Espland Watson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1884 - 1953  (68 years)

• Name	John Espland Watson  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	12 Dec 1884	Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Mentor, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Painesville, Ohio   [10]
  Residence	1910	Youngstown Ward 7, Mahoning, Ohio, USA   [9]
  	Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1917-1918	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [8]
  Residence	1920	Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Calender man; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
  Residence	1935	Rural, Cook, Ohio   [5]
  Residence	1940	Willoughby Twp, Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Sweeper; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	20 Jun 1953	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States   [10, 11]
  Burial	Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, United States of America   [11]
  Person ID	I422206992485	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	James Watson,   b. 07 Mar 1838, Cothouse, Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 14 Apr 1908, Johnston, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susannah Smith Gilchrist,   b. 31 Jul 1843, Steels Cross, Lanark, Lanarkshire d. 14 Oct 1920, Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1860	Scotland
  Married	04 Mar 1864	at Cartland Bridge, Lanark, Scotland (her parents home)   [15, 16]
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Loretta Weimer,   b. 28 Apr 1888, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio d. 20 Mar 1931, Los Angeles, California (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1906	Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio   [13]
  Children	1. Myron (Mike) Lloyd Watson,   b. 5 Sep 1907, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA d. 5 Jan 1988, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)   2. Gerald Watson,   b. 06 Oct 1909, Johnston, Ohio, USA d. 14 Oct 1909, Johnston, Ohio, USA (Age 0 years)   3. Gerald John Espland Watson,   b. 24 Apr 1911, Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. 23 May 1969, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 58 years)   4. Gordon James Watson,   b. 22 Nov 1913, Youngstown, Ohio d. 17 May 1944, Mentor, Ohio, USA (Age 30 years)   5. Kenneth Eugene Watson,   b. 28 Dec 1915, Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA d. 20 Dec 1992, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Jane (Jennie) Wileman,   b. Abt. 1877, Mifflin, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA d. 01 Mar 1963, Euclid General Hospital (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1922	Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [17]
  Family ID	F674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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