Frances (Welsh) Watson
Marriages
George W. Watson - 1906
in. Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 9 - October 25, 1973
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Frances E. Watson, 87, who was a resident of Eagle for most of her life. Mrs. Watson died October 19 at the Glen Valley Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born Frances E. Welch [Welsh] on January 27, 1886 in Arizona. She spent her childhood in Eagle, and attended Boarding School in Salida. Her marriage to George W. Watson took place at Glenwood in 1906. Watson, a rancher, died at Glenwood Springs in 1950. She and her husband managed the Beef & Pierce Cattle Co. in Maybelle, Co. and also managed the American Cattle Co. They ranched in Eagle County for 20 years until 1938. Mrs. Watson was a member of the Eagle Methodist Church. Survivors include three nephews and a niece. She was preceded in death by a sister, Sallie Hartman. Funeral services were held at Eagle Methodist Church in Eagle with the Rev. O. Gregory Smith officiating. Burial was in the Sunset View Cemetery in Eagle.
Letter - 2009
Sally McGrath, extended family member of the Watsons:
Another story for you about Frances (DeeDee) Watson, adopted daughter of John Welsh, mentioned in the obituary you sent. When she was born, her mother, the sister of John Welsh's wife Mary Elizabeth, died in childbirth. THey contacted Mrs. Welsh and told her not to hurry to Arizona where the child was because she would soon die and they could bury her too. They waited a few months and when theh child was still alive, Mrs. Welsh traveled down there and got her. She was raised as a sister to my grandmother, Sallie. She lived to a ripe old age in Eagle."
