John Wesley Watson^[1]

1872 - 1942  (70 years)

• Name	John Wesley Watson
  Birth	27 Jun 1872	Reach, Ontario, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Oct 1942	Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Burial	21 Oct 1942	South Wilberforce Cemetery, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I3488	Settlers of Highlands East
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Peter Watson
  Mother	Martha Smart
  Marriage	9 Mar 1864	Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Dorthy Sharpenberg,   b. 24 Aug 1874   d. 10 May 1956, (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1896	Kinmount, Somerville, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. William Frederick Watson,   b. 28 Jan 1898   d. 9 May 1960 (Age 62 years) + 2. Leta May Watson,   b. 25 Sep 1899, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 1995 (Age 95 years) + 3. Wesley Loyd Watson,   b. 18 Sep 1903, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Dec 1968 (Age 65 years)   4. Gordon Clifford Watson,   b. 7 May 1906, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   5. Bertha Irene Watson,   b. 20 Jan 1909, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   6. Baby Watson,   b. 8 Sep 1911, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Sep 1911, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   7. Dorthy Alma Watson,   b. 25 Jul 1912, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   8. Baby Watson,   b. 16 Aug 1914, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Aug 1914, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)   9. Maud Louisa Watson,   b. 5 Jun 1916, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jun 1916, Tory Hill, Monmouth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2022

  
  

• Photos

  John & Louisa (Sharpenburg) Watson settled in Tory Hill in 1909. John served as section foreman at Howland Junction, Irondale and Gooderham

  
  

  Headstones

  John & Louisa Watson tombstone

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Census of Canada, 1911, 1911, Ontario/Victoria-Haliburton/38 Monmouth Township.page 14, family 155. [S7] Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group cemetery database. [S18] Ontario Canada Births, certificate #901796 GS film number 1871358-72, MS 929. [S21] Ontario Canada Deaths, Reg# 18847-42, MS 935.