[1] As he became a young man, he frequented Elm Street's east end in an area known as “Deep Ellum,” which at that time was a major center of African American activity.
[1] In 1942, during World War II, Watson was in the United States Army and was in the southwestern Pacific area.
[1] The Watsons attended Frontier Days, where all guests wore traditional Western gear.
[1] Watson's work started when, as a child, he carved figures from collected wood, and he began to create folk art during his teen years.
[1][3] in 1976, Watson and Bob “Daddy-O Wade built "a three-dimensional, football-field-size map of the United States near the LBJ freeway.
[4] As time passed, a neighbor complained about the “junk” in his yard led to a charge of “illegal open storage” by the City of Dallas Department of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation.
[1] In addition, he would give tours of his home, accepted donations of art materials, and hosted an annual cookout.
[1] In 1985, Watson's house was used as a filming location for David Byrne's movie, True Stories.