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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 91-92



WILLIAM W. WATSON.

	William W. Watson, a valued and representative citizen of Eaton, 
where he is extensively and successfully engaged in the grocery 
business, was born In Oberlln, Kansas, May 30, 1887, a son of John and 
Elizabeth (Tauber) Watson, who In 1890 removed from Kansas to Colorado, 
remaining for a brief period in Greeley, while later Mr. Watson opened 
up a coal mine northeast of Eaton. He is a native of England and is a 
direct descendant of Sir Robert Peel. When eight years of age his 
parents sailed for the new world and after a voyage of six weeks 
reached American shores. In the course of years, as stated, Mr. Watson 
came to the west and cast In his lot with the settlers of Eaton in 
1890. He then opened up a coal mine northeast of the city and continued 
Its operation until 1905, At that date he turned his attention to 
farming, securing originally eighty-five acres, while later he extended 
the boundaries of his place to include one hundred and twenty acres 
although he later sold thirty-five acres. He engaged in feeding stock 
and also was extensively engaged In the production of potatoes, beans 
and other crops. His wife was born in Pennsylvania, while her father 
came from Germany and her mother from Holland. To Mr. and Mrs. Watson 
were born several children, of whom William W. of this review is the 
eldest. The others are: Thomas, who was born March 22, 1889; Greener, 
born March 17, 1891; John, born October 21, 1893; and Bessie, October 
22, 1896. The second son, Thomas, died when but eighteen months old and 
the third son, Greener, died at the age of twenty-five years. "He was a 
pupil in the public schools and afterward followed farming with his 
father until he attained his majority, when he took up a homestead 
twenty-six miles east from Eaton, there carrying on the work of the 
farm until he suffered an attack of appendicitis and passed away, his 
remains being Interred in the Eaton cemetery. John Watson is assisting 
his father in the farm work. The daughter Bessie is now attending the 
State University at Boulder, making a specialty of the arts course. The 
religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church and Mr. 
Watson gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. 
Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias.

	William W. Watson whose name introduces this review was a pupil 
in the public schools near his father's home and afterward worked for a 
real estate firm for a year. He then entered the Boulder Business 
College, where he pursued a course in stenography and bookkeeping, and 
subsequently he engaged in farming for one year. He then spent three 
years as bookkeeper with the Phillips Eaton Mercantile Company, on the 
expiration of which period he entered into partnership with A. E. Vance 
and established the Palace Grocery, with the conduct of which he was 
connected for five years. On the expiration of that period he retired 
from that connection. His father later purchased the business and 
William W. Watson is now conducting the store as his father's manager. 
He is a progressive and enterprising young business man, wide-awake and 
alert, and the interests under his control are being most capably and 
successfully managed.

	Mr. Watson was united in marriage in 1913 to Miss Nellie Alice 
Newbury, a daughter of George Newbury, a native of Croydon, England. 
The grandfather of Mrs. Watson was a son of Sir Robert and Lady 
Blakiston, the former a post captain, which is next in rank to admiral. 
He was killed in the Peninsular war with Spain and Portugal. Sir Robert 
Blakiston was also connected with the Temple Vane family. The 
grandfather was Robert Newbury, whose son, George Newbury, came to 
America in early life. He was a practical nurse in Greeley and had 
charge of the Greeley Hospital and also of a private hospital. He 
married Rosemary Roberts, of Norwood, England. Their daughter, Mrs. 
Watson, also had two years' training in St. Luke's Hospital in Denver 
and did private nursing in Denver and Eaton. Both her father and mother 
have now passed away. By her marriage Mrs. Watson became the mother of 
three children: John Robert, born October 5, 1915; Albert Greener, born 
September 29, 1916; and Marjorie Allene, born May 9, 1918.

	In his fraternal relations Mr. Watson is an Odd Fellow and also 
an Elk. He likewise belongs to the Commercial Club of Eaton and is a 
member of the fire department, a volunteer organization. He is greatly 
interested in all that has to do with the welfare and progress of his 
community. He was but three years of age at the time of the removal of 
the family to Colorado and he has since resided within its borders, so 
that for twenty-eight years he has been a witness of its growth and 
development and has become thoroughly Imbued with the spirit of western 
enterprise and progress- a spirit that has been a dominant factor in 
the upbuilding of this section of the country.