The son of Jhue & Anna Watson, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his family in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 8" tall and had brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted in Newville, Cumberland County, June 20, 1863, and mustered into state service at Harrisburg June 26 as a private with Co. F, 1st Pennsylvania (Ramsey's) Battalion. He re-enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg January 4, 1864, as a private with Co. D, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865.
By 1880, he was a miner living in Doña Ana County, New Mexico Territory.
1880 United States Federal Census Hillsborough, Dona Ana, New Mexico
Name: Christopher Watson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
George W. Lufkins 36 Portland Maine
Christopher Watson 36 Cumberland Co., PA
Charles Bishop 58 Monroe Co., NY
Tom Sunderland 52 Ann Arandel Co., Maryland
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted in Newville, Cumberland County, June 20, 1863, and mustered into state service at Harrisburg June 26 as a private with Co. F, 1st Pennsylvania (Ramsey's) Battalion. He re-enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg January 4, 1864, as a private with Co. D, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865.
By 1880, he was a miner living in Doña Ana County, New Mexico Territory.
1880 United States Federal Census Hillsborough, Dona Ana, New Mexico
Name: Christopher Watson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
George W. Lufkins 36 Portland Maine
Christopher Watson 36 Cumberland Co., PA
Charles Bishop 58 Monroe Co., NY
Tom Sunderland 52 Ann Arandel Co., Maryland
The son of Jhue & Anna Watson, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his family in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 8" tall and had brown hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted in Newville, Cumberland County, June 20, 1863, and mustered into state service at Harrisburg June 26 as a private with Co. F, 1st Pennsylvania (Ramsey's) Battalion. He re-enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg January 4, 1864, as a private with Co. D, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865.
By 1880, he was a miner living in Doña Ana County, New Mexico Territory.
1880 United States Federal Census Hillsborough, Dona Ana, New Mexico
Name: Christopher Watson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
George W. Lufkins 36 Portland Maine
Christopher Watson 36 Cumberland Co., PA
Charles Bishop 58 Monroe Co., NY
Tom Sunderland 52 Ann Arandel Co., Maryland
A Civil War veteran, he first enlisted in Newville, Cumberland County, June 20, 1863, and mustered into state service at Harrisburg June 26 as a private with Co. F, 1st Pennsylvania (Ramsey's) Battalion. He re-enlisted and mustered into federal service at Chambersburg January 4, 1864, as a private with Co. D, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865.
By 1880, he was a miner living in Doña Ana County, New Mexico Territory.
1880 United States Federal Census Hillsborough, Dona Ana, New Mexico
Name: Christopher Watson
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
George W. Lufkins 36 Portland Maine
Christopher Watson 36 Cumberland Co., PA
Charles Bishop 58 Monroe Co., NY
Tom Sunderland 52 Ann Arandel Co., Maryland
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