Obituary Dr. Seaborn H. Watson Contributed by Ruth Walsh   Confederate Veterans' Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 4, April 1911, p. 175 Dr. Watson died at his home in Waxahachie, Tex. on Jan. 20 [1911]. He was born in Anderson Co. S. C. in 1833, son of D. E. and Sarah Gary Watson; educated in the public schools of his state and the college at Macon, Ga., where he received his medical degree in 1855. In 1862 Dr. Watson raised four companies for the Confederacy, which became a part of the regiment under Col. J. W. Johnson, and of which the doctor became regimental surgeon. Most of his service was under Bragg and his regiment was engaged in many of the war's important battles. After the war, Dr. Watson donated his part of his father's estate to a sister and moved to Texas, settling at Milford in Ellis County, his sole possessions being his horse and buggy which he had driven from S. C. He began to practice medicine there in 1867 but moved to Dallas in 1874. In 1879 he retired and moved to Waxahachie, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising. In 1872 Dr. Watson married Miss Amanda Beard of Alabama. She has been prominent in literary and club circles in Texas and was State Historian of the UDC for several terms. She, two daughters and two sons survive. Dr. Watson was a loyal church member and was known as one of the best Biblical scholars in the state.   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:21:20 MDT