Beatrice (Smith) Watson and Parents James and Rachel Smith
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Mrs. Beatrice Watson (UPCCEM, Sept. 1936)
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Watson, Beatrice
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1892 - 1936 In Loving Memory”
Note: The community of Hanna was saddened by the sudden death of Mrs. Beatrice Watson who succumbed to pneumonia on August 3, after a week’s illness. Mrs. Watson was born in Carbon, November 1, 1892, and came with her parents to Hanna in 1903. The deceased (whose maiden name was Beatrice Smith) was married to Jack Spencer on February 1, 1921. This marriage was of short duration as Mr. Spencer met with an accident and died in March. She was later married in 1925 to Everett Watson, living in Denver for a while, then moving to Hanna where she has resided since. She leaves to mourn her passing a son, Lynwood, and daughter, Bernice Watson; also, two brothers (Lynwood and Norman Smith) besides other relatives and a host of friends for she was a friend of all. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on August 5 with Rev. W.P. Wood officiating. The Pythian Sisters of which order Mrs. Watson was a member also held their services in the church. Interment was made in Carbon cemetery. (UPCCEM, September 1936)
Note: Beatrice (Smith) Watson was born November 1892 in Carbon, Carbon County Wyoming to James and Rachel (Brodie) Smith. Beatrice died August 3,1936 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County, Cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1892 - 1936 In Loving Memory”
Note: The community of Hanna was saddened by the sudden death of Mrs. Beatrice Watson who succumbed to pneumonia on August 3, after a week’s illness. Mrs. Watson was born in Carbon, November 1, 1892, and came with her parents to Hanna in 1903. The deceased (whose maiden name was Beatrice Smith) was married to Jack Spencer on February 1, 1921. This marriage was of short duration as Mr. Spencer met with an accident and died in March. She was later married in 1925 to Everett Watson, living in Denver for a while, then moving to Hanna where she has resided since. She leaves to mourn her passing a son, Lynwood, and daughter, Bernice Watson; also, two brothers (Lynwood and Norman Smith) besides other relatives and a host of friends for she was a friend of all. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on August 5 with Rev. W.P. Wood officiating. The Pythian Sisters of which order Mrs. Watson was a member also held their services in the church. Interment was made in Carbon cemetery. (UPCCEM, September 1936)
Note: Beatrice (Smith) Watson was born November 1892 in Carbon, Carbon County Wyoming to James and Rachel (Brodie) Smith. Beatrice died August 3,1936 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County, Cemetery. (BL)
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Beatrice (Smith) Watson's Father - James Smith
Smith, James (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1858
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 45
Note: James, an English speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip on the outer edge, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903 day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in Carbon.
Note: James Smith was born 1858 in West Virginia He married Rachel Brodie in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming. They had five children together: John Smith, Norman Smith, Beatrice Smith, Rena Smith and James Smith. James was killed June 30, 1903 in the explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County Cemetery. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna and buried in Carbon as well. (BL)
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Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1858
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 45
Note: James, an English speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip on the outer edge, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903 day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in Carbon.
Note: James Smith was born 1858 in West Virginia He married Rachel Brodie in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming. They had five children together: John Smith, Norman Smith, Beatrice Smith, Rena Smith and James Smith. James was killed June 30, 1903 in the explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County Cemetery. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna and buried in Carbon as well. (BL)
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Beatrice (Smith) Watson's Mother - Rachel Smith
Smith, Rachel
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1868
Died: 1933
Age: 65
Note: Rachel Brodie married James Smith in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming on February 20, 1888. (Western States Marriage Index)
Note: Rachel (Brodie) Smith was born March 1868 in England. She married James Smith February 20, 1888 in Carbon, Wyoming. James Smith was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company Mine No. 1 in Hanna and buried in Carbon. They had five children together: John, Norman, Beatrice, Rena and James. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon Cemetery. (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1868
Died: 1933
Age: 65
Note: Rachel Brodie married James Smith in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming on February 20, 1888. (Western States Marriage Index)
Note: Rachel (Brodie) Smith was born March 1868 in England. She married James Smith February 20, 1888 in Carbon, Wyoming. James Smith was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company Mine No. 1 in Hanna and buried in Carbon. They had five children together: John, Norman, Beatrice, Rena and James. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon Cemetery. (BL)
