Biographical Sketch of Capt. F. E. Watterson, Greene County, Missouri, 
Taylor Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman was born March 21, 1827 in Hawkins county, Tenn.  At the
age of sixteen he was elected major of a regiment of Tennessee militia.
In July, 1847 he enlisted for the war with Mexico, and was elected 1st
lieutenant of Company E, 5th Tennessee volunteers.  He was mustered in
at Knoxville in November, 1847 and discharged at Memphis, July 20th,
1848.  During the war he served under Gens. Scott, Twiggs and Smith. 
Mr. Watterson was married November 24, 1848 to Miss Martha E. Gal-
breath.  In the fall of 1851 he moved to Greene county, Missouri, where
he engaged in farming until 1854, when he was appointed by the county
court to fill a vacancy as justice of the peace, and acted until the
general election.  In 1858 he was appointed deputy sheriff, by Henry
Matlock, and was deputy when a mob hung a negro in 1859.  In 1860 he 
was reappointed deputy, by Sheriff T. A. Reed, and served until the
spring of 1861.  In May of that year he was elected captain of a comp-
any of Home Guards, and was on duty in Springfield when the battle of 
Wilson's Creek was fought.  The Home Guards were then disbanded, and in
November, 1861 he went with the Fremont retreat, as a citizen, to Rolla.
During the winter he was a scout for the commander at Rolla, and in 
February, 1862 he was guide and scout for Gen. Curtis from Rolla to Pea
Ridge.  The remainder of the spring he was engaged in recruiting for
the 8th Missouri cavalry, and elected 1st lieutenant of Company L, and
served as such until January 22nd, 1865 when he resigned at Little 
Rock, Ark., and returned to Greene county, where he has farmed ever
since.  He has served as constable of Taylor township for six years.
Capt. Watterson is the father of eleven children, nine of whom are now
living.  Mrs. Watterson died March 3, 1878.

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