San Benito County CA Archives Biographies.....Watson, Charles H. 1851 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 20, 2007, 8:16 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893) CHARLES H. WATSON, one of the prosperous farmers of Paicines, is the youngest of the large and influential family of Jacob Watson, deceased, a pioneer of San Benito county. Our subject was born on a ranch between San Juan and Watsonville, March 23, 1858. He was reared to farm life and early learned the art of tilling the soil and raising cattle and horses, which occupations he still follows, having made them his life work. Mr. Watson married, in 1882, Miss Minnie Lyn, a daughter of Nelson Lyn, but after three years of married happiness Mrs. Watson was called to her home above, leaving one son, who was born January 18, 1884. The death of Mrs. Watson occurred August 10, 1885. Mr. Watson has a fine farm of about 520 acres in San Benito county. He has a nice home, which is near the post office of Paicines. Mr. Watson is a man that commands the esteem of all who know him. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanbenito/bios/watson1075nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb