The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-21
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old iitge southern gentleman ~
sas man ef scholarly attachments
possessed a brilliant mind which ~
talned It, vitality % the end ana
sas henored and esteemed by hun
areds " friends who sil look upon
his death as being q distinct loss 10
the city and community Dr Wat
son vas devoted member Of the
Baptist church and until his health
began failing be was q faithful al
tendaut upon all services ard q lib.
eral Supporter OF the churchB insii-
tutions
He had been a resident Of Wax
ahaohie about thirty years and was
always identified with every move
ment that vas for the moral or ma
terial advancement of the city
Funeral services will be held at
the First Baptist church tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock The sermon
will be preached by Rev Is. W. \.
Sims, former pastor OF the church.
The interment viii be made at the
city cemetery.
DR. s. II Watson was a native of
South Carolina and was II years old
His parents were ID. X. and Susan
Watson. The Watson family are OF
English descent, being descended
from the London family of &c same
name. DR.. Watson grandfather was
native of Virginia. and moved to
South Carolina late in the eigh
teenth century. settling near New
berry. where the father of the sub
ject OF this sketch was horn in 1891.
DR.. Watson entered the public
schools at an early age and spent
most OF his youth between the
school house and the farm At the
age of twenty he entered college at
Macon, Georgia, where he completed
the scientific and medical courses in
1855. His graduation and receiving
a diploma entitled him to practice
his chosen profession, and he return
ed home and practissd medicine until
the outbreak of the civil war In
1852 he raised four companies and
united them to the six companies
raised by J. W. Johnson, who then
became colonel, and DR.. Watson was
missioned regimental surgeon.
Most of his service during the war
was in the west. He was in the bat
ties of Richmond, Perryville, Muir
freesboro and other minor engage
ments At the close OF the war Dr.
Watson spent two years at Fayette,
Ala. and on January IL, 1867, he
came to Texas and settled near Mill
ford in Ellis county. He practiced
medicine there four years and moved
to Grapevine, Tarrant county, in
1871 In 1874 he moved to Dallas
and aboutfive years later he return
ed to Ellis county and located in
Waxahachie. He retired from the
practice of medicine several years
ago. By industry and economy DR.
Watson had accumulated great
deal of property in the county, con
sisting mostly of real estate.
in 1874 Di. Watson was married
to Miss Amanda Beard of Alabama
DR.. Watson is survived by wi
dow and four children. The children
are Mrs. A. B. Small of Dallas, Mrs.
| r. l.. Matthews of Waco, DR.. S. II.
Watson, Jr., and Attorney Rempett
Watson of Waxahachie.