Ellen Watson

Brief Life History of Ellen

Ellen Watson was born in May 1849, in Scotland. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with William D Muir. She lived in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 50 years. She died on 17 May 1943, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William D Muir
1845–1922
Ellen Watson
1849–1943
David H Muir
1873–
Allison B Muir
1875–1953
Elizabeth R Muir
1876–1960
Thomas Watson Muir
1878–1945
Dalrymple Muir
1887–1951
Elizabeth R Muir
1896–

Sources (7)

  • Ellen Muir, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ellen Watson Muir, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ellen Watson in entry for Thomas Watson Muir, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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