Jul-28-2018
Husband: Otho G. Watson
Born: 1813 1,2 Died: Aug-16-1894 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV 3 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 4 Resided: in Roane Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1880 in Smithfield District, Roane Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: (settled, ca 1845) at Brush Run, Ritchie Co, WV 5,1 (see note 1) Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Resided: originally in Barbour Co, (W)VA 5 Occupation: farmer 6,7,8 Military: Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 9,10 Father: Jacob Watson (1787 - 1860) Mother: Elizabeth Gandy (1787 - 1813)
Wife: Louisa Jett Also known as: Louise 5 Married: 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,1
Born: Feb-23-1810 12,1 Died: Apr- 5-1911 in Roane Co, WV 13,1 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: 1908 in Roane Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1880 in Smithfield District, Roane Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: (settled, ca 1845) in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1 Father: John Jett (1781 - 1864) Mother: Sarah "Sally" Smith (1775 - 1864) Notes
F Child 1: Matilda Watson 5 Born: ca 1839 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 14 Died: 1881 Resided: in Roane Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Walton District, Roane Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Francis Boyce, Jr. b. Jun- 3-1832 d. Feb-22-1913 Married: Jan-14-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16
M Child 2: Jacob Watson 5 Born: Mar- 8-1840 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,17 Died: Mar-29-1911 in Walnut Grove, Roane Co, WV 18 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 17 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 8 Military: Co K, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 10,5 Wife: Lydia Wilson b. Mar-23-1848 d. Jan-31-1931 Census name: Liddy Wilson Married: Apr-13-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,14
M Child 3: George J. Watson 5 Born: ca 1841 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14 Died: in Civil War 5 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Rachel E. Waldo b. ca 1846 Married: Mar-12-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Sophia Amelia Watson 5 Also known as: Amelia Watson 5,1 Born: Aug-22-1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4,21 Died: Jul- 4-1924 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 21 Buried: in Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV 21,4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Elias Robert Pritchard b. Dec-29-1845 d. Jun- 4-1909 Married: Mar-21-1868 in Roane Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Sarah Ann Watson Born: Mar-26-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4,22 Died: Jul- 1-1928 in Mercer Co, PA 4 Buried: in Hadley Cemetery, Mercer Co, PA 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Smithfield District, Roane Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Alexander Henry Collins b. Jul- -1846 d. Aug- -1925 Also known as: Henry Collins 23,1 Married: Aug-24-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
M Child 6: William Ervin Watson Census name: William I. Watson Born: Nov- -1849 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 25,26 (see note 4) Died: Sep- 3-1913 in Walnut Grove, Roane Co, WV Census: 1900 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 27 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1871 in Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 28,27 Wife: Abigail Boyce b. Nov- -1849 Married: Feb-23-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 245. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Roane County Death Records, Spencer, WV, Identified as Otho G. Watson, age 81, married, died Aug 16 1894 in Spencer District of Roane County, cause of death old age. Informant: Jacob Watson, son. DR p. 68. (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) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (7) 1870 Census, Roane County, WV. (8) 1880 Census, Roane County, WV. (9) American Civil War Soldiers [database online], Ancestry.com. (10) Military Grave Marker. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Groom identified as Oatha G. Watson. Bride identified in marriage record itself as Louisa Jett, but in index as Louise Jett. Ceremony held on an unspecified date in 1836. MR Bk 3, p. 100. (12) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (13) Headstone. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Francis Boyce, 32, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Francis & Elizabeth; and Matilda Watson, 26, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Otho G. & Louisa. Married Jan 14 1866. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 188. (18) Roane County Death Records, Spencer, WV. (19) 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. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George Watson, age 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Otho G. & Louisa, occupation "Soldier U.S."; and Rachel E. Waldo, age 18, dau of Bartlett & Jane. Married Mar 12 1864 by Eli M. Gaston. MR Bk 1-A, p. 146. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (23) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com) (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Alexander Collins, age 26, of Ritchie Co, son of Evaline; and Sarah A. Watson, age 25, b. in Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Otha G. & Eliza [sic]. Married Aug 24 1873. (25) 1900 Census, Roane County, WV. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (27) Roane County Death Records, Spencer, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4859042&Type=Death. (28) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Wm. E. Watson, age 21y 9m, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of Otho G. & Louisa Watson, occupation farmer; and Abigail Boyce, age 21y 3m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of William & Rebecca Boyce. Married Feb 23 1871 in Doddridge County, officiated by John W. Miller. MR p. 176, Line 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791299&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Moved from Barbour County to Brush Run in Ritchie County in 1845, later moving to Roane County, WV. Note (2) Listed as grandmother Louisa Watson, age 100, widowed, mother of 7 children (4 still living), in household of Coplan & Charity Watson. Note (3) In household of Joshua & Mary (Conaway) Wilson. Note (4) Age in marriage record would put birth in May 1849, but 1900 Census states Nov 1849.Name Index