John Henry Pace WATSON
SOURCES: 1. 1850 Census Jefferson County,Illinois, pg 32 (FHL#977.3793 X2p 1850) 2. Jefferson County,Illinois Marriage Record Index, pgs 21 & 22 (FHL#977.3793 V2hi) 3. 1998 Ancestral File (nil) 4. 2000 Ordinance Index (nil) 5. Internet IGI, Oct 2007
NOTES: Probable Parents John H. WATSON & Elizabeth RANKIN
He married Elizabeth McCallister Rankin 28 Oct 1827 at Jefferson, Illinois . Elizabeth McCallister Rankin was born at North Carolina 26 Jul 1805 daughter of Robert Rankin and Sarah McCallister .
They were the parents of 8
children:
John R. Watson
born Abt 1830.
William Downing Watson
born 30 Apr 1831.
Frances Watson
born 6 May 1832.
Amelia Jane Watson
born Abt 1833.
Thomas P. Watson
born Abt 1835.
Milly F. Watson
born Abt 1837.
Henry Watson
born Abt 1839.
Joel Watson
born Abt 1841.
John Henry Pace Watson died 21 Sep 1861 .
Elizabeth McCallister Rankin died 26 Jun 1891 at Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois .