Ross Elisha WATSON

(b. 10 July 1875 , Plattsburgh, New York, USA d. 31 May 1937 , Sarasota, Florida, USA )

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Ross Elisha WATSON was born 10 July 1875 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Ross Elisha WATSON was the child of ? and ?

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Ross Elisha married Rossie L WEEKS 30 September 1896 in Vermont, USA . Rossie L WEEKS was born abt. 1875

Ross Elisha WATSON died 31 May 1937 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Parents:
George Ward Watson (1844 - 1892)
Charlotte C. Webb Watson (1852 - 1911)

Spouse:
Rossie L Weeks Watson (1876 - 1959)

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Ross Elisha WATSON married

Rossie L WEEKS-- Date: 30 September 1896 Place: , Vermont, USA
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Name: Ross E. Watson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Sep 1896
Event Place: , , Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Father's Name: George W. Watson
Mother's Name: Lottie C. Webb
Spouse's Name: Rossie L. Weeks
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 540157
Digital Folder Number: 004358913
Image Number: 06094

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1875 Birth
10 July 1875
Plattsburgh, New York, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York
Name: Ross Watson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1875
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: George W. Watson
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Name: Charlotte Watson
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Page: 462
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 1503
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0820
GS Film number: 1254820
Digital Folder Number: 004242066
Image Number: 00258
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self George W. Watson M 35 New York, United States
Wife Charlotte Watson F 28 New York, United States
Son Fred W. Watson M 6 New York, United States
Son Ross Watson M 5 New York, United States
Son Frank Watson M 3 New York, United States
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Marriage / Partner
Ross Elisha WATSON and Rossie L WEEKS 30 September 1896, , Vermont, USA

He was 21 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont
Name: Ross E Watson
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 64 Burlington city Ward 2, northeast side, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Birth Date: Jul 1875
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 3
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1897
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 74
Reference ID: 57
GS Film number: 1241690
Digital Folder Number: 004120609
Image Number: 00588
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ross E Watson M 25 New York
Wife Rossie L Watson F 24 Vermont
Daughter-in-law Maud M Neeke F 27 Vermont
Lodger George C Reid M 22 New York
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont
Name: Ross E Watson
Event Place: Burlington Ward 1, Chittenden, Vermont
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 159
Page: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Ross E Watson M 34y New York
WIFE Rosie L Watson F 33y Vermont
DAU Charlotte M Watson F 8y Vermont
SON Harlan B Watson M 3y Vermont
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
Name: Ross Watson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
District: 0004
Household ID: 506
Sheet Number and Letter: 17B
Line Number: 85
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 333
GS Film number: 2340068
Digital Folder Number: 4531954
Image Number: 00428
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ross Watson M 54 New York
Wife Rossie Watson F 52 Vermont
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Death
Name: Ross Elisha Watson
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 31 May 1937
Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): w
Race: White
Age (Original): 61y 10m 21d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1875
Birthplace: Plattsburg, N. Y.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rossie Louise Watson
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: Geo. W. Watson
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Plattsburg, N. Y.
Mother's Name: Charlotte C. Webb
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: Plattsburg, N. Y.
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Address:
Residence Place:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Burlington, Vt.
Burial Date: 02 Jun 1937
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives:
GS Film number: 2135948
Reference ID: 9708

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Ross is buried at: Lakeview Cemetery Burlington Chittenden County Vermont, USA

Added: 4/19/2013 12:24:16 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 6:06:38 PM