Source: A HISTORY OF THE PIONEER FAMILIES OF MISSOURI By Wm. S. Bryan and Robert Rose Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, copyright 1977 WATSON --- Thomas Watson and his wife, Elizabeth Donnell, of Ireland, had three sons --- Thomas, Robert, and William. Mrs. Watson having died, her husband came to America with his three sons, and settled in North Carolina. Robert and William died young. Thomas married Sarah T. Harris, daughter of John Harris, a revolutionary soldier, and settled in St. Louis in 1837. There he became associate editor of the Missouri Argus, and subsequently purchased the paper. In 1842 President Van Buren appointed him Postmaster at St. Louis, a position that he filled for four years. He was subsequently appointed Land Agent for the State of Missouri by President Polk. Mrs. Watson died in 1865, in her 73rd year, and he died in 1870, in his 83rd year. They had nine children, five of whom survived their parents, viz. Henry, Emily, Julia, Sarah, and Thomas. Henry was married twice; first to Miss Hay, of Tennessee, and second to Maria Bergen. He resides in St. Louis. Julia lives in Mississippi, unmarried. Sarah married John Jordan, of Pensacola, Florida. Thomas has been a Presbyterian minister for thirty-two years, and is one of the leading divines of that denomination in this state. He is pastor of Dardenne Church, in St. Charles county, which was organized in 1819, and was the first Presbyterian Church established west of St. Louis. Mr. Watson married Nancy McCluer. Does anyone recognize John Harris and his daughter, Sarah T.? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-MO so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana