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Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Patrick Watson and Nancy Watson. Married to Rebecca Brammell Watson. Father of William Watson, Robert Watson, Charles Watson, and John M. Watson. Married to Matilda H. Dye Watson in Harrison County, Kentucky, on June 20, 1865. Farmer in Harrison County in 1850. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 1 , p. 89A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, p. 688.

“Charley Duncan Watson,” Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 8535.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Harrison County Marriages, Film 000216898, p. 7.

Citation

Watson, John P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281539 (November 12, 2026).

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Duncan Harding et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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