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Homer Ransford Watson

Homer Ransford Watson[1]

Male 1855 - 1936  (81 years)

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  • Name Homer Ransford Watson 
    Historic Building 1844  1021 Doon Village Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This rambling old house has great historical interest, being of an early date (1844) and the birthplace of one of Canada's foremost landscape painters, Homer Watson. The Watson family business was a woollen mill, later taken over by Peddlar and cole and susequently destroyed by fire. The building is a long low structure, consisting of sections of varied height. There is a bay window in the angle of two sections facing Tilt Drive, and a trellised porch between wings on the Doon Village Road side. The apple trees, large maples and out buildings of its prominent corner setting contribute greatly to the rural character of the Village.1a

      1aUpper Doon, a a heritage conservation district plan, prepared by Nicholas Hill (architect planner - London) 1987 pg 32
    Born 14 Jan 1855  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Baptist 
    Painting 1870 
    The Swollen Creek 
    The Swollen Creek    		 The Swollen Creek
    painted when Homer Watson was 15.
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Christadelphian 
    Club Membership 1880 
    Grand River Canoeing Club 
    Grand River Canoeing Club    		 Grand River Canoeing Club
    A black and white group portrait photograph, framed by a mat, of the four members of the Grand River Canoeing Club in 1880. The members are posed sitting around a campfire in front of tent in a photographic studio. Each man is wearing striped shirt and a cap.
    Left to right: J.A. Mowat ("Cook"), H.R. Watson ("Vice-Commodore"), A. Meuller ("Commodore")
    Front centre: D. Forsyth ("Purser")
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Interesting artist 
    Occupation 1881  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    artist 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Artist 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Christadelphian 
    Painting 1884 
    Near the Close of a Stormy Day 
    Near the Close of a Stormy Day    		 Near the Close of a Stormy Day
    Website
    Website 1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Home and Gallery 
    Website wikipedia entry 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Artist 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1901  1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Artist 
    Occupation 1911  1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Artist, at Home 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0786.1 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Gravestone Image 
    Died 30 May 1936  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Buried Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I22127  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Ransford Watson,   b. CALC 8 Aug 1824, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1861, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Mother Susannah "Susan" Moore,   b. 29 Feb 1832, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1852 
    Family ID F19695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roxanna "Roxa" Bechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1855, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1918, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Watson,   b. 22 Feb 1883, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1883, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Mary Margaret Watson,   b. Dec 1907, Exeter, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F6178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Homer Watson    		Homer Watson
    From Archives of Ontario

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 219.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 11.

    3. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 36.

    4. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 35.

    5. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 21.

    6. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 11.

    7. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 59.

    8. [S198] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Doon Presbyterian CC#4519 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] Ransford Watson/ died Oct. 7, 1861- aged 37 yrs, 1 mo 29 ds/ Susan Moore his wife/ died June 3, 1907- aged 75 yrs 3 mos 3 d's/ Jude Nathan Watson/ died May 28, 1867 aged 13 yrs 8 mos 18 ds/ Phoebe A. Watson/ 1858-1947/ Watson
      [Right] Charles/ born & died/ Feb. 22, 1883/ son of Homer & Roxa Watson
      [Back] In memory of/ Homer Watson/ R. C. A. - L. L. D./ 1855-1936/ His beloved wife/ Roxa Bechtel/ 1855-1918
      [A] Jude [B] Mother

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68653032.

    10. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Homer Ransford Watson Born: Canada Age: 25 Father: Ransford Watson Mother: Susan Moore Watson Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Roxana Bechtel Age: 25 born: Canada Father: Isaac Bechtel Mother: Jane Tilt Bechtel married 1 Jan 1881, Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsHistoric Building - 1844 - 1021 Doon Village Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jan 1855 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - artist - 1881 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Artist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWebsite - Home and Gallery - - 1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Artist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Artist - 1901 - 1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Artist, at Home - 1911 - 1754 Old Mill Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 1936 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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