William Meek Gilchrist Watson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]}

1871 - 1944  (72 years)

• Name	William Meek Gilchrist Watson  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  Birth	03 Aug 1871	Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24]
  	GROS data: 649/00 0217 Informant Wm.M.Gilchrist (his maternal uncle).
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1872  [6, 7]
  Arrival	1873  [12, 13]
  Departure	Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland   [12]
  Residence	1880	Pymatuming, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1900	West Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  	Occupation: Blacksmith; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1910	Eugene Ward 4, Lane, Oregon, USA   [14]
  	Occupation: Foreman; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1920	Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Electrician; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1930	Vancouver, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Mechanic
  Residence	1935	Vancouver, Clark, Washington   [4]
  Residence	Abt 1936	Vancoinrr . Wash.   [26]
  Residence	1940	Precinct 81, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Blacksmith; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	22 Jun 1944	Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States   [2, 9, 16, 19, 24]
  Burial	Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States of America   [19]
  Person ID	I422206992489	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)   [27, 28]
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marietta Alice Lewis,   b. 28 Oct 1871, Newton Falls, Ohio, USA d. 3 December 1958, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1892	Trumbull, Ohio, USA   [13, 21]
  Married	Vancouver
  Married	Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
  Children	1. James Lewis Watson,   b. 12 Aug 1893, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio d. 15 November 1966, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America (Age 73 years)   2. Walter Frederick Watson,   b. 13 Jun 1896, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio d. 31 Dec 1941, Spokane, Spokane, Washington (Age 45 years)   3. Donald William Watson,   b. 15 Sep 1898, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jul 1947, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 48 years)   4. Alice M Watson,   b. 25 May 1901, Pennsylvania d. 15 Dec 1979, Vancouver, Washington, USA (Age 78 years)   5. Esther Lucille Watson,   b. 12 February 1903, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States of America d. 27 September 1996, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America (Age 93 years)   6. Florence Irene Watson,   b. 16 Dec 1908, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 04 Jun 1978, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

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