Obit: Watson, Amanda Ellen Dearth (1869 - 1935)

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Surnames: WATSON DEARTH

----Sources: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 02/07/1935

Watson, Amanda Ellen (5 Dec 1869 - 30 Jan 1935)

Mrs. Amanda E. Watson, 65, wife of the late Frank E. Watson, and former Owen (Clark Co., Wis.) resident, was found slain Wednesday in one of her two rooming houses in Los Angeles, Calif., so read a message received by her brother, J.A. Dearth of this city.

Mrs. Watson, after the death of her husband two years ago, continued the business of operating the rooming houses which they had leased. Wednesday morning she was found slain. Her hands and feet were tied and she had been beaten, and the room ransacked. Investigation of the murder has been begun by Los Angeles authorities, and names of roomers have been turned over to the police. According to reports there was a considerable amount of her money missing as well as diamond rings and other jewelry.

Mr. and Mrs. Watson left Owen in 1922, after his term as postmaster expired, and went to Los Angeles, where they have since resided. He passed away two years ago, and since that time she had continued the business.

A sister from Rockford, Ill., left immediately for Los Angeles to be present at the funeral. No children survive her passing.

----Sources: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Wednesday, January 30, 1935, Page 1

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Obit: Watson, Amanda #2 (1869 - 1935)

Front Page News, Los Angeles, Jan. 30, 1935

Woman, 64, Beaten, Bound, Left to Die

Mrs. Amanda E. Watson, 64, her hands and feet tied with cord, was found murdered today in one of the two rooming houses that she managed. Her head had been beaten and the room in which she lay had been ransacked. She had been bound and left to bleed and suffocate to death. Police believe the attack occurred
Sunday night.

Family Notes

Amanda Ellen Dearth was born 5 Dec 1869 in Morgan Co., Center Twp., Ohio.  She was the daughter of Lewis and Clarissa "Clara" A. DeVoe (DeVore?)

Husband: Frank C Watson b: 28 Jun 1868 in Morgan County, Ohio.

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Obit: Watson, Amanda #3 (1870? – 1935)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Watson, Dearth, Carroll, Combs, McFerren, North, Bozman, Ludman, Nichols, Campbell

---------Source: Morgan Co. Democrat, McConnelsville, Ohio (7 Feb 1935)

Watson, Amanda (1870? – 29 Jan 1935)

Mrs. F. H. Carroll of Kennebec Ridge received word Wednesday night of last week that her sister, Mrs. Amanda Watson, of Los Angeles, California, had been robbed and murdered on Tuesday night. Furth details were not obtainable at that time, and had not been by Mrs. Carroll up to the time of this writing, except that it was thought that Mrs. Watson had been strangled or had received a blow on her head, causing her death, and that the murdered was a girl. Mrs. Watson resided alone, and was very hard of hearing.

The deceased was the widow of Frank C. Watson, who death occurred about two years ago. Her maiden name was Dearth, and she was born in the Hackney vicinity. After leaving Morgan County, she and her husband resided for many years in Illinois, being located at Belvidere and at Rockford. They later went to Owen, Wisconsin, and Mr. Watson served there as post master several years. They located in California about ten years ago. Surviving Mrs. Watson are the following sisters: Mrs. Carroll, mention; Mrs. Eva Combs and Mrs. Lilly McFerren, near Hackney; Mrs. Wilda North of Rockford, Illinois; and Mrs. C. G. Bozman of Newark, Ohio; and one brother, Alva Dearth of Owen, Wisconsin. The late Mrs. Della Ludman was a sister of Mrs. Watson. Mrs. C. E. Nichols of McConnelsville and Mrs. T. W. Campbell of Bristol were sisters-in-law. Mrs. Watson was about 65 years of age.