Friday, August 7, 2020

52 Ancestors Biography- Harriett Olive Watson (1868-1915)

 Meet Harriett Olive "Hester" Watson- my 2nd great-grandmother


Harriett w/ Husband Frank B. Seaver


Harriett was born on 16 Oct 1868 in Clinton County, Indiana to William A. Watson (1844-1919) & Susanna Manus (1846-1908). She had 4 siblings (That I know of- still researching)- Oscar, Mary, Sina, and Minnie.


Harriett married Frank B. Seaver (1856-1936) on 16 Oct 1888. You can read more about him by clicking here. They had 2 children: 

1. Cleo Roxie Seaver (1892-1973) 

2. Otto Watson Seaver (1901-1972) (My great-grandfather)


U.S. Census Records:

1880- June 5- Johnson, Clinton County, Indiana- 11 year old Harriett (daughter) is living with her father William (35), a farmer, and mother Susanna (34),3 sisters and a ward named Michael Smith (16).

1900- June 11- Johnson, Clinton County, Indiana- 31 year old Harriett is now a wife, living with her Husband Frank B. Seaver (42), a farmer. They have one daughter Cleo (7) & a Servant named Lesley Henderson (20). 

1910- April 19- Johnson, Clinton County, Indiana- 40 year old Harriett is living on Hillisburg Gravel Road with her husband Frank B. Seaver (51), a farmer, a daughter Roxie (17) & a son Otto (9) and a hired man named Bert McDaniel (26), widowed.


Harriett died on 03 Jun 1915 in Tipton County, Indiana at the age of 46. She had uterine cancer. 

Harriett's Death Certificate


Harriett is buried with her husband in Kempton Cemetery in Tipton County, Indiana.


Gravestone at Kempton Cemetery 






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