An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 487-488

	ROBERT WATSON, a progressive agriculturist of Klickitat County, Washington,
was born in the Dominion of Canada, near Woodstock, Ontario, October 30, 1845.
His parents, James and Mary Watson, were natives of the Emerald Isle, and his
father was a farmer by occupation. He passed his boyhood and youth in the place
of his birth, but in 1868 determined to see more of the world, and, attracted by
the reports of the fortunes that were so frequently found in a day in the Golden
State, he started for California, shipping from New York on the steamer
Colorado. He went via Panama, arriving in San Francisco on the Golden Age, May
1, 1868. From that city he went to Napa county, and engaged in farming in the
employ of H.H. Hudemann. He spent ten years in Napa county, and then came to the
Willamette valley in Oregon, where he bought a place twelve miles east of Salem;
he returned to California, but soon afterward came to Washington, and purchased
160 acres, on which he now resides, nine miles from Goldendale. He also
purchased of the Northern Pacific railroad company 240 acres, located eight
miles east of his residence farm. He has made many good improvements and the
place is well stocked with excellent grades of stock. He has also bought from
the Government 160 acres on the hill-side adjoining his place.
	Mr. Watson was married April 15, 1873, in Canada, to Miss Anna Ferguson, who
was born near Woodstock, Ontario, a daughter of Robert Ferguson. Six children
have been born of this union: Elmer, Angus, Maude, Ida, Callie and Fred.
	Mr. Watson is a member of Alumus Lodge, I.O.O.F., at Goldendale. He takes an
active interest in the welfare of the community which he has helped to develop,
and has put forth great efforts to elevate the educational standard of the
county. For nine years he has served as Director of school district No. 6, and
has been very faithful in the discharge of his duties.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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