Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . highest ideals. He was alover of home, a devoted husband and the object of warm regard from hosts offriends throughout the city and county. WATSON, John, who has been engaged infarming in Scotland Township, McDonoughCounty, 111., for more than half a century, is anative of Argyleshire, Scotland, where he wasborn March 9, 1824, a son of Hugh and Jane(McMillan) Watson, also natives of Watson is the eldest of a family of fivechildren, four of whom were boys. He learnedthe shoemakers trade in Scotland after finish-ing his schooling
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . highest ideals. He was alover of home, a devoted husband and the object of warm regard from hosts offriends throughout the city and county. WATSON, John, who has been engaged infarming in Scotland Township, McDonoughCounty, 111., for more than half a century, is anative of Argyleshire, Scotland, where he wasborn March 9, 1824, a son of Hugh and Jane(McMillan) Watson, also natives of Watson is the eldest of a family of fivechildren, four of whom were boys. He learnedthe shoemakers trade in Scotland after finish-ing his schooling in Glasgow, and worked thereuntil he was thirty-two years old. The familythen emigrated to the United States, proceed-ing directly to McDonough County, 111., wherethey arrived in August, 1851. Three years later,together with his brothers and sister, he boughta farm in the north half of Section 12. ScotlandTownship, and lived with them until 1857. Hethen built a house and moved to his portionofthe farm, to which he added until he had 200.
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