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Peter Ranck Company

Ranck, Peter Arthur, Jr.

1815 June 20 – 1895 November 18

Watson, Agnes

1852 August 24 – 1940 August 15

Watson, James

1820 November 11 – 1896 February 18

Campbell, Janet

Birth Name: Watson, Janet

1824 September 30 – 1899 February 15

Watson, Jessup

Alternate Name: Watson, Jessee

1856 August 11 – 1873 July 5

Watson, Margaret

1850 July 17 – 1886 March 18

Watson, Sarah Ann

1859 December 29 – 1933 January 29

Watson, William Alexander

1848 July 31 – 1896 January 14