George William “Billy” Watson

1861 - 1944  (82 years)

• Name	George William Watson
  Nickname	Billy
  Birth	9 Dec 1861	Napa Junction, Napa, CA
  Gender	Male
  Census	17 Jun 1870	Napa, Napa, CA ; William G, age 9, born CA, living with parents
  Census	3 Jun 1880	Vallejo, Solano, CA ; G William, age 19, born CA, farmer, living with mother in grandparents' house
  Census	26 Jun 1900	Napa, Napa, CA ; age 38, born Dec 1861 in CA, single, farmer, parents born IRE/DEN, Mollie & Harry in house
  Census	20 May 1910	Napa, Napa, CA ; age 47, born CA, single, farmer, parents born IRE/DEN
  Census	15 Jan 1920	Napa, Napa, CA ; age 58, born CA, single, farmer, parents born IRE/DEN, living with sister Mollie
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Napa, Napa, CA ; age 68, born CA, single, farmer, parents born IRE/DEN, living with sister Mollie
  Census	19 Apr 1940	Napa, Napa, CA ; age 78, born CA, single, gr8 ed, residing here in 1935, living with sister Mollie
  Death	15 Apr 1944	Napa Co, CA
  Burial		Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA
  Person ID	I4524	Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	George Watson,   b. 1822, Ireland d. 10 May 1891, Napa Co, CA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Maria Raven,   b. 1835, Denmark d. 7 Feb 1891, Napa Co, CA (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F1281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Napa Journal:, 21 Apr 1944 (newspapers.com) Last rites were held Tuesday afternoon at the Treadway Chapel for George William (Uncle Billy) Watson, 82, pioneer Napan, who died at his home Saturday night after an illness of 10 days. Burial was in the family plot in Tulocay cemetery. A native of Napa Junction, where his parents had settled after crossing the plains in a covered wagon, "Uncle Billy" was noted for his expert advice on well drilling and on livestock evaluation. He had scores of friends throughout the county. He maintained the family ranch following the death of his parents and never married. He is survived by a sister, Miss Mollie Watson, with whom he had made his home; A brother, Harry, of Napa; three nieces, Maggie Clark, Gertrude Schmidt and Mrs. Hazel Hunt, and seven nephews, Louis, Robert, John, Sam, George and William Clark and Major Felton Watson of the U.S. Army. Watson was a brother of the late A.A. (Gus) Watson, who died several years ago. As an executive in the California Wool Growers' Association, Watson was known statewide.