Gertrude M. Watson is the daughter of Nancy M. Edwards and Richard W. Watson. She was born in Sep 1872 in Illinois. She died in Feb 1939 at age 66. She is buried at Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois.

On 25 Feb 1897, she married James I. Fletcher in Whiteside County, Illinois. He is the son of Isaac Fletcher and Elizabeth Shaw. He was born 19 Dec 1866/1867 in Illinois.

Children of Gertrude M. Watson and Richard W. Watson:

1. Lillian Cecilia Fletcher was born in Sep 1898 in Illinois.
2. Phebe J. Fletcher was born 20 Sep 1900 in Illinois.
3. Wilbur C. Fletcher was born about 1902 in Illinois.
4. Glen R. Fletcher was born 4 Nov 1906 in Illinois.
5. Helen Fletcher was born 7 Oct 1908 in Illinois.
6. ? Fletcher was born and died sometime between the 1900 and 1910 censuses.
7. Janette Fletcher was born about 1911 in Illinois.

Sources

Gertrude: Marriage from Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.

James: Birth from the 1900 census (which lists birth as Dec 1866) and his father's biographical sketch (which gives his birth as 19 Dec 1867).
 

Glen: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Glen Fletcher; SSN: 480-28-0704; Last Residence: 61270 Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois; Born: 4 Nov 1906; Died: 24 Feb 1993; SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951)].

Nola: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Nola Fletcher; SSN: 339-52-3219; Last Residence: 61270 Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois; Born: 8 Jan 1907; Died: Oct 1984; SSN issued: Illinois (1971)].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Gertrude: 1880 census. Salem, Carroll, IL. p. 1.
• 1900 census. Clyde, Whiteside, IL. p. 9.
• 1910 census. Morrison, Whiteside, IL. p. 4.
• 1920 census. Union Grove, Whiteside, IL. p. 5.
• 1930 census. Morrison, Whiteside, IL. p. 4.
• Wilbur: 1930 census. Proviso, Cook, IL. p. 2 .