Husband: William M. "Mack" Watson
Also known as: Mack Watson 1,2
Born: Feb- -1850 3
Census: 1880, 1900 in Lewis Co, WV
Mother: Margaret A. ___ (1824 - )
Wife: Emma Virginia Meeks 1,2 Married: Feb- 4-1875 in Lewis Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1858 5 Census: 1880, 1900 in Lewis Co, WV Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Ada Christian Watson Also known as: Oda 1 Born: Mar-25-1876 in Lewis Co, WV 6,7 Died: Jun- 7-1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Friendship Cemetery (Fairview IOOF), Berlin Rd (CR 7), Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV 6 Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 6 Husband: Willard D. Swisher b. ca 1875 Also known as: William D. Swisher 7 Married: Sep-20-1898 in Lewis Co, WV 8
M Child 2: James R. Watson Born: Sep- -1878 3 Census: 1900 in Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV
F Child 3: Ratie May Watson Born: Dec-22-1884 in Lewis Co, WV 9,3 (see note 1) Died: Jan- -1973 9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Lewis Co, WV 10 Census: 1900 in Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Ralph Edwin Dunlap b. Jan- 9-1906 d. Feb- -1984 Married: Oct- 6-1934 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Georgia Fay Watson Also known as: Georgie Watson 12 Born: Mar- 8-1896 in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 3,13,12 Died: Aug-22-1953 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14 Census: 1940 in Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Mason Alexander Dunlap b. Jul-28-1884 d. Dec- 5-1967 Married: Mar- 8-1927 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Marriage record of daughter. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (4) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (8) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as William [sic] D. Swisher, 24, of Lewis Co, son of David R. & Martha; and Ada Christian Watson, 22, of Lewis Co, dau of W. M. & E. V. Married Sep 20 1898. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (12) Birth record of son. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age 35 at time of 1934 marriage would put birth in about 1899. But the 1900 Census shows her age as 15, born Dec 1884. In the 1940 Census, her age was 55, which would correspond to the Dec 1884 birth date.