Watson Web Generation Three

19. ELMER³ WATSON (John², Robert¹); born circa 1867; married AMY [—?—], born circa 1867 in Pennsylvania. The family lived in Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1910 and 1920, when Elmer was listed as a laborer in a lumber company in 1910 and a railroad watchman in 1920.⁶⁶ In 1930, Elmer and Amy were living with three of their children in Springboro, Crawford County. Elmer was listed as doing odd jobs and Amy was a laundress at home.⁶⁷

Children of Elmer and Amy [—?—] Watson known from the 1910 and 1920 federal censuses (all born in Pennsylvania):

80	i.	Roscoe⁴ Watson; born circa 1894. Roscoe was enumerated as a condenser in a milk condensery in 1920, while still living with his parents in Spring Township, Crawford County. In 1930, Roscoe, still living with his parents (but head of household), was a retail merchant of confections and gasoline.⁶⁸
81	ii.	Jolly Watson; born circa 1901; married Bessie [—?—], born circa 1901 in Pennsylvania. Jolly and Bessie were living with Elmer's parents in Spring Township, Crawford County in 1920. In 1930, Jolly was enumerated as single, living with his parents and, like his brother Roscoe, a retail merchant of confections and gasoline. (1) Edith Watson, born circa 1921, was probably Jolly's daughter, since she was living with Jolly and his parents in 1930.
82	iii.	Myrtle Watson; born circa 1902.
83	iv.	Burton (Bertie) Watson; born circa 1905.
84	v.	Donald Watson; born circa 1908. In 1930, he was living in the household of his brother Roscoe. Donald, single, was enumerated as a laborer in a creamery in 1930.

22. SARAH³ JANE WATSON (James², Robert¹); born 12 October 1843 in Allegheny Township, Venango County; died 7 November 1933; buried in Foust Cemetery, Shermanville, Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; married JOHN WESLEY ASH.⁶⁹ For a photograph of Sarah, see under her father, James Watson (#3).

Children of John and Sarah Jane (Watson) Ash (all believed born in Pennsylvania):

	85	i.	Edith⁴ Ash; born June 1868; died 6 November 1949; married November 1884 Charles Phillips.⁷⁰ Their children were (a) Ethel Phillips; died 1964; married Hampton French. (b) Leroy Phillips; died 1958. (c) William Phillips, born 17 February 1902; married, 23 October 1922, Marguerite Anderson.
	86	ii.	Arthur Clark Ash; born 20 March 1872; died 19 December 1957; married 4 February 1895 Charlotte Ewing, born circa 1874. The family lived in Vernon Township, Crawford County, in 1910, when Arthur was a car inspector for the Erie Railroad.⁷¹ Their children were (a) Harry Ash, born 1896; died 1896. (b) Ruth Ash, born 1898; died 1974; married (first) A. D. Barr; married (second) C. Wetherill. (c) Ralph Arthur Ash, born circa 1907; died 13 June 1917. (d) Richard Ash, born circa 1909; died 4 March 1920. (e). Dorothy Ash, born 1914; married O. C. Carpenter.

23. ROBERT³ M. WATSON (James², Robert¹); born 4 April 1845 in Allegheny Township, Venango County, died 12 July 1907; buried in Jerusalem Corners Cemetery, near Pleasantville, Oil Creek Township, Pennsylvania; married 31 January 1866 DELILAH SPANGLER, born 4 February 1854 in Pennsylvania; died 29 June 1935.⁷²

In 1880 and 1900, Robert, Delilah and family were living in Oil Creek Township, Venango County, where Robert, in 1900, was enumerated as a day laborer.⁷³ In 1930, Delilah, widow, was living with her son Lewis Manley Watson and his family in Oil Creek Township, Venango County.⁷⁴

Delilah’s parents were George W. and Rebecca (Casper) Spangler. In 1850, George, born circa 1823, and Rebecca, born circa 1832, were living alone in Cherrytree Township. After George Spangler’s first wife, Rebecca, died,⁷⁵ George married Salinda Renninger (Reninger),⁷⁶ who at the time was a widow.⁷⁷ George Spangler mentioned in his will⁷⁸ wife Salinda, sons Marion Spangler and George W. B. Spangler (he was probably the G. B. Spangler who married Lina Steele, an adopted daughter of William and Susan Dunham), and daughters (with the exception of Delilah and Phoebe, they would probably be by second wife, Salinda) Delilah Watson, Phoebe Birtcil, Emma Bleaksley, Elizabeth? Lyons, Fannie Fasmeyers,⁷⁹ Elizabeth Spangler, Flora Spangler and Bessie Spangler.
George W. Spangler’s parents possibly were George Spangler, born circa 1776–1783 and Elizabeth [—?—], born circa 1776.⁸⁰ This from Venango County (Pennsylvania) Records, Volume I, 1987, by Venango County Genealogical Club: “A single grave along the Buxton Road, Cherrytree Township, Venango County: George Spangler; died October 5, 1851, aged 75 years.”

From Babcock (1919), page 1037–1038:

… James and Susan (McConnell) Watson, grandparents of Lewis Manley Watson, were early residents of northern Venango county, but spent the latter part of their lives in Crawford county. Their son Robert Watson was born April 4 1845, in Oil Creek township. Venango county, five miles southeast of Titusville, where he was reared and educated. He continued to reside here after the removal of his parents to Crawford county, and married a girl from the same neighborhood, his union with Delilah Spangler taking place Jan. 31, 1866. Her parents, George W. and Rebecca (Casper) Spangler, lived in the old homestead at Jerusalem Corners (two miles west of Pleasantville), and her grandfather, John Spangler [this might be an error, see above], had settled about 1830 in Cherrytree township, this county, some twelve miles farther west. He died there … Robert Watson spent much of his business life as a pumper in the oil fields, and in that capacity he came in 1893 to the lease in Oil Creek township now operated by his sons, a part of the John Tallman farm. He himself never owned any interest there, but pumped the wells on that farm for H. J. Rowe, of Titusville, until about a year before his death, when his sons O. H. and L. M. Watson took up the work. They acquired the oil rights after their father’s death, and recently purchased the property. It lies in what is now known as the Shamburg field, lying a mile south of the defunct village of Shamburg once the site of great oil activities, and here he continued in the production of oil until his death, which occurred July 12, 1907. He and his wife reared a family of six children, namely: Melvina L. is the wife of Hiram A. Voorus, of Oil Creek township, mentioned elsewhere in this work; Samuel is now in the Oklahoma oil fields; Delbert D., who died at the age of thirty–four years, was a pumper during the greater part of his life, for the last eight years in West Virginia; Oliver Herman assists his brother in the care of the lease; Linnie Elizabeth is the wife of George Shaw, of Pleasantville; Lewis Manley completes the family. Oliver Herman Watson … [see below].

Children of Robert and Delilah (Spangler) Watson (all born in Pennsylvania):

+	87	i.	Melvina⁴ L. Watson, born 29 November 1867; died 23 July 1940; married Hiram Voorus.
	88	ii.	Samuel Watson; born 1870. He moved to Oklahoma.
+	89	iii.	Delbert D. Watson, born 1872; died 1906 in West Virginia; married Lillian Burgwald.
	90	iv.	Oliver Herman Watson; born 4 April 1875; died 17 August 1940; married Grace Weekley, born 1883; died August 1944. No children. Herman was blind from age 14. In 1910, Herman was living with his mother and brother, Lewis Manley Watson; Oliver was enumerated as a broom maker.⁸¹ From Babcock (1919), page 1038: … Oliver Herman Watson, now 42 years old, has been totally blind from the age of fourteen years, but as is often the case his other facilities are particularly keen, and in spite of his affliction he has been able to render valuable assistance to his brothers in their operations. He is well read, and keeps abreast of the times in all matters of general interest. He is just as thoroughly acquainted with the development and operation of oil property as his brother L. M. Watson, but owing to his affliction is unable to work out his knowledge unaided. He is also a broommaker, having learned the trade in Philadelphia in the school for the blind there, but owing to the high price of material and factory competition he does not follow this business, as he would have to operate at a loss.
+	91	v.	Linnie Elizabeth Watson, born 2 April 1878; died 14 November 1966; married George Shaw.
+	92	vi.	Lewis Manley Watson, born 11 June 1891; died 7 February 1981; married Anna L. Christie.

24. MARTHA³ ADELIA WATSON (James², Robert¹); born 4 April 1847 in Allegheny Township; died 30 September 1923 in Andover, Ohio; buried in Ohio; married 16 January 1869 CHARLES RATHBORNE TRIPP, born 10 September 1839 in New York state.⁸² The family lived in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. Charles was a farmer.⁸³ For a photograph of Martha, see under her father, James Watson (#3).

**Children of Charles and Adelia (Watson) Tripp:**

93	i.	Nora⁴ Gay Tripp, born 7 April 1870; died 30 April 1942. In 1900, Nellie was still living with her parents, listed as a nurse.
94	ii.	Nellie May Tripp, born 14 July 1872; died 20 July 1959; married, 20 June 1900, George McLean, born 8 August 1869 in Pennsylvania; died 7 November 1957. In 1900, Nellie was listed as a dressmaker, still living with her parents. In 1910, the family was living Ashtabula County, Ohio, where George was enumerated as a grocery store owner.⁸⁴ Their child was (a) George McLean, Jr., born 12 May 1906; died 7 November 1959; married Ethelyn Holcomb.
95	iii.	Daniel Rathborne Tripp, born 12 March 1874; died 13 January 1963; married Sadie Miller; died 20 May 1960. The family lived in Andover, Ohio, where Daniel was a retail merchant of groceries in 1910.⁸⁵ Their children were (a) Althea Tripp, born 1898; died 1936; married Clarence Baker. (b) Earl C. Tripp, born 1906.
96	iv.	John James Tripp, born 1 January 1876; died July 1956; married (first) Ella McClimans; married (second) Grace Dingman. Children of John and first wife Ella (McClimans) Tripp were (a) Scott Tripp (twin), born 27 July 1903; died 1979. (b) Stanley Tripp (twin), born 27 July 1903; died 18 September 1964; married Helen Schreckengost. (c) Frances Tripp, born 1905; married Robert Jerome.
97	v.	Martha Tripp, born 1 November 1877; died 10 August 1964 in Indiana; married 19 August 1899 George Himebaugh, born 14 October 1876 in Ohio; died 29 December 1940. The family lived in Jamestown, New York, in 1910, when George was listed as a machine operator in a ?fourage factory.⁸⁶ Children of George and Martha (Tripp) Himebaugh were (a) Velma Himebaugh, born 1901, died 1978; married (first) S. Bartley; married (second) L. Dudley. (b) Elda (Edna?) Himebaugh, born 29 December 1903; married 8 May 1976 Lee Hanson. They eventually moved to South Dakota. (c) Gladys Himebaugh, born 1908; married (first) L. Putnam; married (second) R. Walden.
98	vi.	David Anderson Tripp, born 2 September 1879; died 14 February 1931; married, 12 March 1901, Nellie Seaver, born 7 June 1878 in Ohio; died 27 February 1966. In 1910, the family lived in Summit County, Ohio, where David was enumerated as an order clerk; also in the family in 1910 was Nellie's sister Mary Seaver, born circa 1882 in Ohio; listed as a stenographer.⁸⁷ Children were (a) Charles (David?) Tripp, born 23 July 1907; died 19 February 1961; married 24 February 1934 Dorothy Worley, born 3 December 1908. (2) Susan Tripp, born 17 May 1912; married, 25 September 1931, William Rutkes.
99	vii.	Earnest Edward Tripp, born 21 February 1882; died 1960; married 9 September 1914 Floy Wing. In 1900, Earnest was still living with his parents.

25. JOHN³ WATSON (James², Robert¹); born 12 March 1849; died 26 April 1929 in Conneaut Lake, Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; buried in Foust Cemetery, Shermanville, Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; married LORETTA DAVIDSON, born 1853–1854; died 31 May 1929.⁸⁸ For a photograph of John, see under his father, James Watson (#3). John was a farmer,⁸⁹ but in 1920, when he, Loretta and son Frank were in Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, John was listed as a lorryman.⁹⁰

**Children of John and Loretta (Davidson) Watson:**

	100	i.	Susan⁴ Jennie Watson, born 1886.
	101	ii.	Frank Watson, born May 1888; died 25 April 1952; married Minnie LaMont.⁹¹ In 1920, Frank was listed as a teamster, single, and still living with his parents. Children of Frank and Minnie (LaMont) Watson were (but some could be Minnie’s children by a previous marriage—she had four to six children by her previous marriage): (a) Loretta Watson. (b) John Watson. (c) Shirley Watson. (d) Jane Watson. (e) Floyd Watson. (f) unnamed child. (g) Richard Watson.

26. MARGARET³ E. WATSON (James², Robert¹); born 28 November 1850 in Allegheny Township; died 10 March 1917 in Eldred Township Warren County, Pennsylvania; buried in Newton Cemetery, Eldred Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania; married 16 September 1868 JOHN ELLIS, born 31 August 1844 in Canada; died 15 July 1900 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.⁹² Margaret Ellis, widow, and several of her children were still in Eldred Township in 1910.⁹³ For a photograph of Margaret, see under her father, James Watson (#3).

Children of John and Margaret (Watson) Ellis:⁹⁴

+	102	i.	Vurnia⁴ Martha Ellis, born 12 July 1869; died 25 August 1947; married (first) Orville Frisbee; married (second) Warren Peiffer.
+	103	ii.	James Ellis, born 11 December 1870; died 13 November 1921; married Nellie Salisbury.
+	104	iii.	Milton John Ellis, born 3 February 1873, died 24 November 1948; married (first) Hannah Seeley; married (second) Cora Rickerson.
	105	iv.	Walter Melvin Ellis; born 16 January 1875; died 20 September 1957; married, 30 June 1909, Jessie Van Wyck, born May 1882 in Pennsylvania. In 1900, still living with his parents, Walter was enumerated as a farmer.⁹⁵ In 1920, Walter and Jessie were living in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where Walter was listed as a mine foreman for a coal company.⁹⁶ Walter collected Indian artifacts, was a sky watcher and the family poet.⁹⁷ Child of Walter and Jessie known from the 1920 federal census. (a) Mildred Ellis, (can not make out birth date); she was listed as a clerk in a coal mine office in 1920.
	106	v.	Susan Margaret Ellis; born 13 November 1875; died 7 November 1945; married 23 October 1895 Ernest Cartwright, born October 1896, died 4 February 1948. They were from the Eldred Township, Warren County, area, where Ernest was a farmer.⁹⁸ Their child was (a) Ralph Cartwright.
+	107	vi.	Mabel Isabelle Ellis, born 28 January 1880; died 25 August 1947; married Richard Haller.
	108	vii.	Alta Samuel Ellis; died young.
+	109	viii.	Leroy Everett Ellis, born 9 September 1884; died 19 November 1959; married Catherine Conklin.
	110	ix.	Lula Clark Ellis; born 28 July 1886; died 6 May 1953; married, 1915, Edward B. Williams, born 20 October 1889; died 14 October 1970. They were from the Garland, Pittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, area. Their children were (a) Alberta Williams, born 1916; died 1916. (b) Ellis Williams, born 13 May 1921; died 4 July 1945 in the service, in Germany, during World War Two. Edward and Lula Clara (Ellis) Williams also had a foster child, Myrtle Gordon, who married Ross Davis.
	111	x.	Willie Leon Ellis; born 3 February 1888; died 14 February 1973; married, 9 January 1918, Elsie O. Kelly, born 31 December 1897; died 16 October 1979. Willis was a farmer.⁹⁹ They were from the Pittsfield, Pittsfield Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, area. Apparently they did not have children.
	112	xi.	Harry Earl Ellis; died young.

Oil Creek Watsons

mainly of Venango and Crawford Counties, Pennsylvania

Generation Three