Brief Life History of James Madison
When James Madison Watson Jr. was born on 15 February 1870, in Tennessee, United States, his father, James Madison Watson Sr., was 48 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Woods, was 38. He married Charlotte Ann Newman on 27 January 1890, in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. He died on 14 March 1921, at the age of 51, and was buried in Notchey Creek Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States.
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- James Watson in household of John Watson, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Watson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James Madison Watson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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