Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Watson, James 1811 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Watson, James. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this
volume, was born in county Donegal, Ireland, on Christmas day of the year 1811,
and there received his early education. He emigrated to America in 1833, first
arriving in New York, but soon after moved to New Jersey, and there engaged in
teaming for two years. Mr. Watson next entered into farming operations in
Illinois, continuing at this until 1853, when, accompanied by his wife and five
children, he crossed the plains to California, and directly proceeded to Sonoma
county, and on the 25th day of September of that year located two and a half
miles east of Bodega Corners, where he farmed until November, 1877, at which
time he settled on his present place, in Analy township, near Freestone. He
married, March 9, 1835, Hannah Jackson, a native of England, who was born June
1G, 1817, by whom he has had eleven children, there being now living, John,
Samuel, James, Sarah, Mary, Hannah, Josephine, and Valentine.

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.



Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, by ALLEY, BOWEN & Co.,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

PACIFIC PRESS,
Oakland, Cal. Printers., Stereotypers and Binders.


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