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- from "Napa Register", 27 May 1887 (cdnc.ucr.edu)
[From Article about will of John Watson being contested]
Felton H. Watson called- Live at Vallejo; know Geo. Watson; knew John and Ring; their grandfather and my father were first cousins; left Ireland in 1852; Ring and John Watson were with me; they were put in charge by Geo. Watson; he came later on a steamer; we came in a sailing vessel; John was about 20 years and Ring 17 years of age; Ring came to California with my brother George, and I and John stayed in St. Louis; George returned to St. Louis and John came back with him; George, John and I went to Soscol and settled; I afterwards went to the mines; came back two years after and John was still in the employ of George; there was always friendly relations existing between the two families; know Gussie Watson since childhood; he was troubled with asthma one time and John said he would like to take him tp the mountains, but the cuss wouldn't stay there unless he (John) was somewhere around.
- from "The Napa County Reporter, 27 May 1887 (cdnc.ucr.edu)
From Article about will of John Watson being contested
Felton H. Watson. - Reside at Vallejo; have lived in Napa county since '55; Geo. Watson is my brother; John Watson's grandfather and my father were first cousins; I left Dublin in '52; Ring and John accompanied me and we three started to St. Louis, U.S. in a sailing vessel; John, George and myself then went to Soscol; I left sometime after for the mines but John remained in the employ of George; Geo. settled in Soscol in '55, and has lived there ever since; between John and George Watson and family there were very friendly relations; John was always kind to the little boy, Gus, and said one he would like to take him up the mountains for his health but the little cuss would not stay there with him.
Cross-examined - John Watson worked for George up to '58 or '59; when I went to the mines the first time, I remained there about two years.
- from "The Vallejo Evening News Chronicle", 6 Dec 1902 (newspapers.com)
At 9:40 o'clock this morning Feltham H. Watson passed away at his home on Florida street, surrounded by his family. The end came not unexpectedly, for since last May, when Mr. Watson suffered a stroke of paralysis, his health has failed, and for the past two weeks he has been confined to his bed. Mr. Watson has been continuously for the past thirty-six years a respected resident of this city, having built his home at 538 Florida street, when the surroundings were almost unimproved. In the early 50's Mr. Watson came to Sacramento, and for many years thereafter he mined in Sierra County, moving to Napa Junction in 1864, and to Vallejo two years later. Deceased is survived by the following daughters, all of this city: Mars. Fannie B. Hatheway, Mrs. Charles H. Grayson, Mrs. Stasia Stratton and Mrs. Joseph J. Cunningham; also six grandsons, on granddaughter and two great granddaughters, his wife having died eleven years ago He was a native of Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, aged 75 years and 6 months. The funeral will be held at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning from the residence, thence to St. Vincent's Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated, the deceased having been a member of the Third Order of Dominicans.
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1827 - 1902 (~ 75 years)
George Watson, b. 1783, Garry Kennedy, Tipperary, IRE