Samuel Watson, b: -






			^{Samuel Watson}^{b. d.}



	^{Edna L Watson}^{b. Piasa Township, Illinois d. Godfrey, Illinois}



			^{Sophia Howell}^{b. d.}

^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}

^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}




^{William Brinkman}^{b. d.}



		^{Richard C Gillham}^{b.1853 Jersey Co., Illinois d.}

	^{Luther Marcus Gillham}^{b.1885 Jersey Co., Illinois d.1967 Jersey Co., Illinois}	^{Ida Chappell}^{b.1858 Carlinville, Illinois d.}

^{Edith L Gillham}^{b. d.}		^{Samuel Watson}^{b. d.}

	^{Edna L Watson}^{b. Piasa Township, Illinois d. Godfrey, Illinois}	^{Sophia Howell}^{b. d.}

^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}


			^John McDow^{b.1770 South Carolina d.1834}

		^{Charles McDow}^{b.1798 South Carolina d.}	^{Margaret Gillham}^{b. South Carolina d.}

	^John McDow^{b.1833 Illinois d.}

^{Ruth C McDow}^{b.1874 Illinois d.}		^{Matilda (___) McDow}^{b.1805 Kentucky d.}

^{Eugene B McDow}^{b.1879 Illinois d.}

^Homer McDow^{b.1883 Illinois d.1975}

	^{Mary E (___) McDow}^{b.1837 Tennessee d.}

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}




^{Unknown Lurton}^{b. d.1840}	^{Nelson R Lurton}^{b. d.1844}

^{Mary Ann Lurton}^{b.1833 Illinois d.}

^{Caroline Sumner Lurton}^{b.1835 d.1876}

^{Joseph N Lurton}^{b.1840 Illinois d.}		^{Joseph Sumner}^{b. d.}

^{Henrietta Lurton}^{b.1841 Illinois d.}	^{Sarah Adeline Sumner}^{b.1813 Nashville, Tennessee d.1879 Piasa Township, Illinois}

^{Sarah Lurton}^{b.1843 Illinois d.}		^{Spouse Unknown}^{b. d.}

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}




			^{Joseph Sumner}^{b. d.}



	^{Sarah Adeline Sumner}^{b.1813 Nashville, Tennessee d.1879 Piasa Township, Illinois}



			^{Spouse Unknown}^{b. d.}