Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jacob Watson
Born: Mar- 8-1840 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Mar-29-1911 in Walnut Grove, Roane Co, WV 3 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 4 Resided: 1908 in Roane Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Smithfield District, Roane Co, WV Resided: 1872 in Roane Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 6 Military: Co K, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 7,5 Father: Otho G. Watson (1813 - 1894) Mother: Louisa Jett (1810 - 1911)
Wife: Lydia Wilson Census name: Liddy Wilson Married: Apr-13-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Mar-23-1848 in Marion Co, (W)VA 4,10,2 Died: Jan-31-1931 in Looneyville, Roane Co, WV 4 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 4 Resided: 1911 in Roane Co, WV Census: 1910 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Census: 1880 in Smithfield District, Roane Co, WV Resided: 1872 in Roane Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Marion Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin L. Wilson (1808 - 1880) Mother: Martha Kelley (1810 - 1878)
M Child 1: Brent Watson Born: Dec-31-1874 in Roane Co, WV 11 Died: May-15-1965 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 11 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 11 Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 11 Occupation: farmer, carpenter 11
M Child 2: Coplan Watson Born: Oct-24-1876 in Roane Co, WV 4,12 Died: Oct-18-1953 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 4,12 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13 Wife: Charity Watson b. Aug-27-1887 d. Aug- -1974 Married: Aug-30-1903 in Roane Co, WV 14,4
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 188. (3) Roane County Death Records, Spencer, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 237. (6) 1880 Census, Roane County, WV. (7) Military Grave Marker. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jacob Watson, 31, b. Ritchie Co, res. Roane Co, son of Otho G. & Louisa Watson; and Lydia Wilson, 24, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Benjamin L. & Martha Wilson. Married Apr 13 1872 in Doddridge County, officiated by George A. Woofter. MR Bk 1-A, p. 188, line 19 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791245&Type=Marriage. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Grave marker (year only) (13) 1910 Census, Roane County, WV. (14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of Joshua & Mary (Conaway) Wilson.Name Index