Jul-28-2018                   

             Husband: William M. Watson    
                Born: ca 1818              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1,2,3,4
                Died: Feb- 9-1890          in Roane Co, WV  5,4
              Buried:                      in Hebron Memorial Church Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co, WV  4,6,7
             Resided:                      in Roane Co, WV  8
              Census: 1880                 in Roane Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Jacob Watson   (1787 - 1860) 
              Mother: Sarah Pritchard   (1797 -     ) 
Other spouse 1

                Wife: Ellen Jane Stinespring     
       Also known as: Ella J. Stinespring 9
             Married: Sep-25-1871          in Doddridge Co, WV  10
                Born: May-31-1830          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1,11,12,13
                Died: Aug-14-1914          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  14,13
              Buried:                      in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1900                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Roane Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John A. Stinespring   (1779 - 1869) 
              Mother: Mary Watson   (1792 - 1854) 
Other spouse 1
Notes 


Sources:
(1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 182. 
(2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). 
(3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(4) Headstone. 
(5) Roane County Death Records, Spencer, WV, Identified as William Watson, married, age 72, born in Mercer County, died Feb 
9 1890, cause of death "La-Grippe," occupation farmer, buried at Hebron Cemetery.  Basis for birthplace given as Mercer 
County is not known, as all other references to his birthplace are as Harrison County. DR Bk 1, p. 
20. 
(6) Barbara Watson Howard . 
(7) Joseph D. Miller, , The Miller-Parsons Family Genealogy (http://awt.ancestry.com) 
(8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 237. 
(9) Death record of son. 
(10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Watson, widowed, farmer, age 53, b. Harrison 
Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jacob & Sarah Watson; and Ellen Jane Leggett, widowed, age 41, b. Harrison Co, res. (ditto 
implies Doddridge), dau of John A. & Mary Stinespring.  Married Sep 25 1871 in Doddridge County. MR Bk 1-A, p. 
182. 
(11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) 
(12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 177. 
(13) Headstone (year only) 
(14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jane Watson, widow, died Aug 14 1914 at Auburn, age 84y 2m 
14d.  That would put her birth date at May 31 1830.  Auburn is located in Ritchie Co near the border with Doddridge Co. 
DR Bk 2, p. 177. 








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