Spencer County, KY - Bios:  Watson, J. F.
Posted by Sandi Gorin on Thu, 11 May 2000

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J. F. WATSON 4401, Spencer Co. 

Surname: Watson, Roads, Holsclaw

Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Spencer Co.

J. F. WATSON was born in Spencer County, Ky., November 2, 1822, the sixth of a family of nine 
children born to Thomas and Sarah (Roads) Watson. Thomas Watson was born in Virginia, immigrated 
to Kentucky at quite an early day, and settled in Spencer County; was always engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, and was a son of Joseph Watson, who was also a native of Virginia. Mrs. 
Sarah Watson was born in Virginia, and is a daughter of Boswell Roads. Our subject was reared on 
a farm, and received a common-school education. He operated a distillery for seven years, but in 
1879 was elected jailer of Spencer County, which office he still holds, his term not expiring 
until 1890. He married March 9, 1847, Martha A. Holsclaw, of Spencer County, daughter of B. 
Holsclaw. Of the three children born to this union, one is living, Ophelia H. Mr. Watson is the 
owner of fifty acres of land.
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