John R. Watson

1904 - 1972  (67 years)

• Name	John R. Watson
  Birth	4 Jul 1904	Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jan 1972	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	FROSTBURG — John R. Watson, 67, of 3 Jenkins Street, died Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been in failing health the past year. Born in Eckhart, Mr. Watson was the son of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Porter) Watson. Twice married, his first wife Nellie (Banatynne) Watson preceded him in death. He was a member and a deacon of Eckhart Baptist Church. He retired in 1961 as manager of Consolidated Food Corporation. He was a member of Frostburg Rotary, Mountain Lodge 99 AF & AM, and United Commercial Traveler, Council 179. Surviving are his widow, Lena (Campbell) Watson, two daughters, Mrs. Robert Jamison Pittsburgh, and Mrs. William Eichhorn, Frostburg, one stepdaughter, Mrs. William Lawyer, Great Mills; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Hansel, Eckhart; Mrs. Owen Logsdon, Meadville, Pa., Mrs. William Shaffer, Westernport, and Mrs. Gordon Plummer, Eckhart; one brother, Richard Watson Jr., Eckhart; and five grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. Rev. David W. Clark will officiate and burial will follow in the Eckhart Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronald and Glenn Shaffer, Ronald and Robert Hansel, Dennis Plummer and Elaine Watson. Honorary pal| bearers will be Edison Duckworth, Earl Krietzburg, Leroy LaRue, Robert Eckard and Wilson Blake. The Cumberland News, January 25, 1972 He was buried in Eckhart Mines Cemetery, Allegany Co., Maryland.
  Person ID	I44848	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard Watson,   b. Abt 1876, Maryland d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Porter,   b. 12 Feb 1882, Maryland d. 2 Dec 1960, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Jan 1901	St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F14527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lena Smouse   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F16853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Nellie Bannatyne,   b. 7 Apr 1903, Allegany County, Maryland d. 10 Feb 1961, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jean Watson,   b. 25 May 1928, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 Aug 1947, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Eileen Watson,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Nellie Catherine Watson,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F16854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021