From "History of Columbia County, Wisconsin", Chicago: Western Historical Society, 1880:
S.H. Watson, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in 1837; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wisc., where his father still resides; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years; studied law iwth Richard Lindsay, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848; they have two children-Ida F. and Edward J.
"Watson, Citizen For Many Years, Dies at 91 Years," The Lodi (Wisconsin) Enterprise, 13 December 1928, page 1, column 1.
S. H. Watson passed away Monday morning of lung trouble following pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Blake, in Waunakee.
Funeral services were held here at his home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The pall bearers were W. A. Caldow, George O. Gordon, W. P. Jones, H. C. Lindsay, George H. Robertson, and E. H. Tucker.
Samuel Harding Watson was born in Mildenhall, England, Dec. 1, 1837, the son of William Harding and Charlotte Kent Watson. He came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane county. As a young man he attended the University of Wisconsin and taught school for some years. He later studied law here in the office of Richard Lindsay with whom he began the practice of law in 1876.
From that year until his advancing years made active work impossible, he continued his practice and Watson's law office near the head of Main street was a well known establishment. During these years, he was prominent in community activities as the records of the Lodi Valley News, as reprinted the past few months, will testify. Among his interests were the village and school boards, both bodies claiming his membership at various times. County and state politics took his attention, too, in the early days as a Democrat, but for the last 30 years or more as a Republican. He became a member of the Presbyterian church in the '70s.
Just a little more than a year ago--Dec. 1, 1927--Mr. Watson enjoyed the comradeship of his friends on his 90th birthday. He was still enjoying life as only he knew how. Always he enjoyed living and the comradeship of his friends. But the past few weeks, when suffering so intensely and realizing that the end was near, he longed to be released from the life which no longer brought him the joys and comforts that he had known. His mind, always keen and alert, retained its alertness until the last week before his death.
Mr. Watson married Margaret R. Patton on July 12, 1863, who came to Lodi in 1848 and who died Feb. 17, 1886. They were the parents of two children, Ida F. Blake, Waunakee, and Edward J. Watson, Leavenworth, Wash. On June 16, 1892, he married Clara C. Kingsley, who died Dec. 27, 1907.
Mr. Watson leaves his son and daughter, several grandchildren; his step-daughter, Minnie Kingsley Lindsay; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Martin, Rogers, Ark., Mrs. Emily Chidester, Kearney, Nebr., Mrs. Minnie Burdick, Milton; and two brothers, George C. Watson, Stoughton, Edward T. Watson, Long Beach, Calif.
S.H. Watson, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in 1837; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wisc., where his father still resides; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years; studied law iwth Richard Lindsay, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848; they have two children-Ida F. and Edward J.
"Watson, Citizen For Many Years, Dies at 91 Years," The Lodi (Wisconsin) Enterprise, 13 December 1928, page 1, column 1.
S. H. Watson passed away Monday morning of lung trouble following pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Blake, in Waunakee.
Funeral services were held here at his home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The pall bearers were W. A. Caldow, George O. Gordon, W. P. Jones, H. C. Lindsay, George H. Robertson, and E. H. Tucker.
Samuel Harding Watson was born in Mildenhall, England, Dec. 1, 1837, the son of William Harding and Charlotte Kent Watson. He came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane county. As a young man he attended the University of Wisconsin and taught school for some years. He later studied law here in the office of Richard Lindsay with whom he began the practice of law in 1876.
From that year until his advancing years made active work impossible, he continued his practice and Watson's law office near the head of Main street was a well known establishment. During these years, he was prominent in community activities as the records of the Lodi Valley News, as reprinted the past few months, will testify. Among his interests were the village and school boards, both bodies claiming his membership at various times. County and state politics took his attention, too, in the early days as a Democrat, but for the last 30 years or more as a Republican. He became a member of the Presbyterian church in the '70s.
Just a little more than a year ago--Dec. 1, 1927--Mr. Watson enjoyed the comradeship of his friends on his 90th birthday. He was still enjoying life as only he knew how. Always he enjoyed living and the comradeship of his friends. But the past few weeks, when suffering so intensely and realizing that the end was near, he longed to be released from the life which no longer brought him the joys and comforts that he had known. His mind, always keen and alert, retained its alertness until the last week before his death.
Mr. Watson married Margaret R. Patton on July 12, 1863, who came to Lodi in 1848 and who died Feb. 17, 1886. They were the parents of two children, Ida F. Blake, Waunakee, and Edward J. Watson, Leavenworth, Wash. On June 16, 1892, he married Clara C. Kingsley, who died Dec. 27, 1907.
Mr. Watson leaves his son and daughter, several grandchildren; his step-daughter, Minnie Kingsley Lindsay; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Martin, Rogers, Ark., Mrs. Emily Chidester, Kearney, Nebr., Mrs. Minnie Burdick, Milton; and two brothers, George C. Watson, Stoughton, Edward T. Watson, Long Beach, Calif.
From "History of Columbia County, Wisconsin", Chicago: Western Historical Society, 1880:
S.H. Watson, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in 1837; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wisc., where his father still resides; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years; studied law iwth Richard Lindsay, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848; they have two children-Ida F. and Edward J.
"Watson, Citizen For Many Years, Dies at 91 Years," The Lodi (Wisconsin) Enterprise, 13 December 1928, page 1, column 1.
S. H. Watson passed away Monday morning of lung trouble following pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Blake, in Waunakee.
Funeral services were held here at his home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The pall bearers were W. A. Caldow, George O. Gordon, W. P. Jones, H. C. Lindsay, George H. Robertson, and E. H. Tucker.
Samuel Harding Watson was born in Mildenhall, England, Dec. 1, 1837, the son of William Harding and Charlotte Kent Watson. He came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane county. As a young man he attended the University of Wisconsin and taught school for some years. He later studied law here in the office of Richard Lindsay with whom he began the practice of law in 1876.
From that year until his advancing years made active work impossible, he continued his practice and Watson's law office near the head of Main street was a well known establishment. During these years, he was prominent in community activities as the records of the Lodi Valley News, as reprinted the past few months, will testify. Among his interests were the village and school boards, both bodies claiming his membership at various times. County and state politics took his attention, too, in the early days as a Democrat, but for the last 30 years or more as a Republican. He became a member of the Presbyterian church in the '70s.
Just a little more than a year ago--Dec. 1, 1927--Mr. Watson enjoyed the comradeship of his friends on his 90th birthday. He was still enjoying life as only he knew how. Always he enjoyed living and the comradeship of his friends. But the past few weeks, when suffering so intensely and realizing that the end was near, he longed to be released from the life which no longer brought him the joys and comforts that he had known. His mind, always keen and alert, retained its alertness until the last week before his death.
Mr. Watson married Margaret R. Patton on July 12, 1863, who came to Lodi in 1848 and who died Feb. 17, 1886. They were the parents of two children, Ida F. Blake, Waunakee, and Edward J. Watson, Leavenworth, Wash. On June 16, 1892, he married Clara C. Kingsley, who died Dec. 27, 1907.
Mr. Watson leaves his son and daughter, several grandchildren; his step-daughter, Minnie Kingsley Lindsay; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Martin, Rogers, Ark., Mrs. Emily Chidester, Kearney, Nebr., Mrs. Minnie Burdick, Milton; and two brothers, George C. Watson, Stoughton, Edward T. Watson, Long Beach, Calif.
S.H. Watson, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in 1837; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wisc., where his father still resides; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years; studied law iwth Richard Lindsay, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848; they have two children-Ida F. and Edward J.
"Watson, Citizen For Many Years, Dies at 91 Years," The Lodi (Wisconsin) Enterprise, 13 December 1928, page 1, column 1.
S. H. Watson passed away Monday morning of lung trouble following pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Blake, in Waunakee.
Funeral services were held here at his home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The pall bearers were W. A. Caldow, George O. Gordon, W. P. Jones, H. C. Lindsay, George H. Robertson, and E. H. Tucker.
Samuel Harding Watson was born in Mildenhall, England, Dec. 1, 1837, the son of William Harding and Charlotte Kent Watson. He came to the United States with his parents in 1847 and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane county. As a young man he attended the University of Wisconsin and taught school for some years. He later studied law here in the office of Richard Lindsay with whom he began the practice of law in 1876.
From that year until his advancing years made active work impossible, he continued his practice and Watson's law office near the head of Main street was a well known establishment. During these years, he was prominent in community activities as the records of the Lodi Valley News, as reprinted the past few months, will testify. Among his interests were the village and school boards, both bodies claiming his membership at various times. County and state politics took his attention, too, in the early days as a Democrat, but for the last 30 years or more as a Republican. He became a member of the Presbyterian church in the '70s.
Just a little more than a year ago--Dec. 1, 1927--Mr. Watson enjoyed the comradeship of his friends on his 90th birthday. He was still enjoying life as only he knew how. Always he enjoyed living and the comradeship of his friends. But the past few weeks, when suffering so intensely and realizing that the end was near, he longed to be released from the life which no longer brought him the joys and comforts that he had known. His mind, always keen and alert, retained its alertness until the last week before his death.
Mr. Watson married Margaret R. Patton on July 12, 1863, who came to Lodi in 1848 and who died Feb. 17, 1886. They were the parents of two children, Ida F. Blake, Waunakee, and Edward J. Watson, Leavenworth, Wash. On June 16, 1892, he married Clara C. Kingsley, who died Dec. 27, 1907.
Mr. Watson leaves his son and daughter, several grandchildren; his step-daughter, Minnie Kingsley Lindsay; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Martin, Rogers, Ark., Mrs. Emily Chidester, Kearney, Nebr., Mrs. Minnie Burdick, Milton; and two brothers, George C. Watson, Stoughton, Edward T. Watson, Long Beach, Calif.
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