A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎James Watterson‏‎ ¹⁾ Born ‎± 1820 at Ireland‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ²⁾ Married to: ‎Ellen Bussard‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁴⁾ Born ‎± 1830 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁾ Children: 1. ‎Noble Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ Born ‎± 1855 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 2. ‎David Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ Born ‎± 1859 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 3. ‎Gabriel Washington Watterson‏‎ ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾ ⁴⁾ Born ‎ Jan 11, 1861 at Clarion Co. PA‎ ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ Sep 30, 1921 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 60 years ⁸⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁸⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ Located: (‎ May 1891 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Living with wife, children, mother-in-law and boarder Ely McKinney. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer doing odd jobs. Living with wife and children. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1914 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a saw mill. Living with wife and son. ¹⁰⁾ 4. ‎Nancy J. Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎± 1864 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 5. ‎Elisabeth E. Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎± 1866 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 6. ‎Alice Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎± 1869 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 7. ‎J. W. Watterson‏‎ ²⁾ Born ‎± 1871 at PA‎ ²⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾

Sources

1) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Gabriel W. Watterson and Martha Jane Mahan
2) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 96-D, Dwelling 267, Family 275, James Watterson Family
3) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Pages 121-B and 122-A (Stamped), Dwelling 316, Family 318, James Watterson Family
4) source: Death Certificate of Gabriel Washington Watterson
5) source: Marriage License and Certificate of R. A. Fleming and Alice Loretta Watterson
6) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 9, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 19, Family 19, Gabriel W. Watterson Family
7) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 12-A, Dwelling 235, Family 241, Gabriel Watterson Family
8) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Gabriel Washington Watterson (Memorial # 128174103)
9) source: Well Known Citizen Dead
10) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 2, Family 2, G. W. Watterson Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: James Watterson & Ellen Bussard." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F6645&main_person=I18455 : accessed 17 June 2025) James Watterson #I18450, born ‎± 1820 at Ireland