Ransford Watson^[1]

Cal 1824 - 1861  (~ 37 years)

• Name	Ransford Watson
  Born	CALC 8 Aug 1824	, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	1844	1021 Doon Village Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	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
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Clothier
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-70523
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	7 Oct 1861	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Cause: typhus
  Buried	Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I70523	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Watson,   b. 1793, , USA ,   d. 1870  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Jane Cole,   b. 1797, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1858  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F18897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah "Susan" Moore,   b. 29 Feb 1832, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1852
  Children	1. Jude Nathan Watson,   b. CALC 4 Sep 1853, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 13 years)   2. Homer Ransford Watson,   b. 14 Jan 1855, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1936, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Washington Irving "Irving" Watson,   b. 6 Aug 1856, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Phoebe Amelia Watson,   b. 1 Jun 1858, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   5. William James Watson,   b. 19 Feb 1862, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 15. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 11. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 59. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68653144. [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 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 36.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 8 Aug 1824 - , Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1844 - 1021 Doon Village Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clothier - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: typhus - 7 Oct 1861 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth