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John Montomgery Watson, M.D. (b. November 18, 1837, d. May 29, 1894)
Notes for John Montomgery Watson, M.D.:
John Montgomery Watson, M.D., the second child of James and Arabwelle Watson was born November18, 1837 in Hamilto County, Ohio. His family moved to Scott County, Indiana in 1840 and settled near Scottsburg, Indiana. he was reared on his fathers farm and educated in the common Schools of Scott County. In 1858, at he age of 21 he commenced to read medicine in the Township of Vienna in Scott County with Dr. Wm. B. Stage. He attended lectures at the kentucky School of Medicine in 1858-59 and began the practice of his chosen profession at Vienna, Scott County. In 1878 he graduated from the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Indianapolis, IN. He located in Scottsburg in 1876, where he has since resided and enjoys a large practice--the largest by far of any Physcian in the county and to which he devotes his whole attention. He was married in 1862 to Sarah E. F. Miller, of Clark County, Indiana. She bore him one cild, James Levi and died a few weeks later. He then married a second time to Caroline A. Strong in 1865. By her he had six children. Dr. Watson was a prominent member of the
I.O.O.F., the Knights of Honor, the Masons and a leading and deservedly popular man in the community.
The above was taken from the, "Souviner of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Indiana People."A copy is in the New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana Library.
More About John Montomgery Watson, M.D.:
Burial: May 31, 1894, Scott County, Indiana.
More About John Montomgery Watson, M.D. and Sarah E .F. Miller:
Single: January 04, 1863, Scott County, Indiana.
More About John Montomgery Watson, M.D. and Caroline Augusta Strong:
Single: September 13, 1865, Scott County, Indiana.
Children of John Montomgery Watson, M.D. and Sarah E .F. Miller are:
- +James Levi Watson, b. December 08, 1863, Scott County, Indiana, d. June 02, 1937, New Albany,Indiana..
Children of John Montomgery Watson, M.D. and Caroline Augusta Strong are:
- Joesph Edward Watson, b. December 20, 1867, Scott County, Indiana, d. February 09, 1940, Richmond, Califorina.
- George Gilbert Watson, b. May 06, 1870, Scott County, Indiana, d. June 24, 1945, Jeffersonville ,Indiana.
- +John Maxwell Watson, M.D., b. May 13, 1873, Scott County, Indiana, d. July 31, 1947, Enid, Oklahoma.
- +Caroline Augusta Watson, b. September 1876, Scott County, Indiana, d. March 11, 1958, Jeffersonville ,Indiana.
- Mary Arabelle Watson, b. April 30, 1878, Scott County, Indiana, d. August 10, 1902, Unknown.
- Leo Wills Watson, b. October 16, 1880, Scott County, Indiana, d. May 03, 1882, Scott County, Indiana.