Obituary: "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Mon., Feb. 12, 1951
JAMES WATSON, PIONEER DIES
James Hall Watson, 90, pioneer Northwest civil and mining engineer, died Sunday at his home at 920 11th Ave. N. after a long illness.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Seattle in 1884 from California.
Mr. Watson built the first railroad line into Seattle, the old Lakeshore and Eastern. He was the first inspector of mines in the Territory of Washington and was a field engineer for the Alaska Road Commission. His last job before retirement 20 years ago was installation of irrigation projects in the Sequim (Washington) area.
He was a member of the Washington Pioneers Association.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Hilty and Miss Anna E. Watson, Seattle, and Mrs. Mildred W. Bukowsky, Port Townsend, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Hara, Grass Valley, Calif., and Mrs. Sara deDallmard, Seattle, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bonney-Watson Co., followed by cremation.
3/2/2022:
Suggested edit: My sources for edits:
His WA Death Certificate
Scottish Census for 1871
Contributor: Michael Elaine Salisbury (48613097) who added parents and changed birth date from Oct 1859 to 16 Oct 1860 and gave a more precise birth location in Scotland.
JAMES WATSON, PIONEER DIES
James Hall Watson, 90, pioneer Northwest civil and mining engineer, died Sunday at his home at 920 11th Ave. N. after a long illness.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Seattle in 1884 from California.
Mr. Watson built the first railroad line into Seattle, the old Lakeshore and Eastern. He was the first inspector of mines in the Territory of Washington and was a field engineer for the Alaska Road Commission. His last job before retirement 20 years ago was installation of irrigation projects in the Sequim (Washington) area.
He was a member of the Washington Pioneers Association.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Hilty and Miss Anna E. Watson, Seattle, and Mrs. Mildred W. Bukowsky, Port Townsend, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Hara, Grass Valley, Calif., and Mrs. Sara deDallmard, Seattle, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bonney-Watson Co., followed by cremation.
3/2/2022:
Suggested edit: My sources for edits:
His WA Death Certificate
Scottish Census for 1871
Contributor: Michael Elaine Salisbury (48613097) who added parents and changed birth date from Oct 1859 to 16 Oct 1860 and gave a more precise birth location in Scotland.
Obituary: "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Mon., Feb. 12, 1951
JAMES WATSON, PIONEER DIES
James Hall Watson, 90, pioneer Northwest civil and mining engineer, died Sunday at his home at 920 11th Ave. N. after a long illness.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Seattle in 1884 from California.
Mr. Watson built the first railroad line into Seattle, the old Lakeshore and Eastern. He was the first inspector of mines in the Territory of Washington and was a field engineer for the Alaska Road Commission. His last job before retirement 20 years ago was installation of irrigation projects in the Sequim (Washington) area.
He was a member of the Washington Pioneers Association.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Hilty and Miss Anna E. Watson, Seattle, and Mrs. Mildred W. Bukowsky, Port Townsend, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Hara, Grass Valley, Calif., and Mrs. Sara deDallmard, Seattle, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bonney-Watson Co., followed by cremation.
3/2/2022:
Suggested edit: My sources for edits:
His WA Death Certificate
Scottish Census for 1871
Contributor: Michael Elaine Salisbury (48613097) who added parents and changed birth date from Oct 1859 to 16 Oct 1860 and gave a more precise birth location in Scotland.
JAMES WATSON, PIONEER DIES
James Hall Watson, 90, pioneer Northwest civil and mining engineer, died Sunday at his home at 920 11th Ave. N. after a long illness.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Seattle in 1884 from California.
Mr. Watson built the first railroad line into Seattle, the old Lakeshore and Eastern. He was the first inspector of mines in the Territory of Washington and was a field engineer for the Alaska Road Commission. His last job before retirement 20 years ago was installation of irrigation projects in the Sequim (Washington) area.
He was a member of the Washington Pioneers Association.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Hilty and Miss Anna E. Watson, Seattle, and Mrs. Mildred W. Bukowsky, Port Townsend, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Hara, Grass Valley, Calif., and Mrs. Sara deDallmard, Seattle, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bonney-Watson Co., followed by cremation.
3/2/2022:
Suggested edit: My sources for edits:
His WA Death Certificate
Scottish Census for 1871
Contributor: Michael Elaine Salisbury (48613097) who added parents and changed birth date from Oct 1859 to 16 Oct 1860 and gave a more precise birth location in Scotland.
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