Husband: Wilson D. "Willis" Watson
Also known as: Willis Watson 1,2
Born: Oct-16-1850 3,4,5,6
Died: Apr- 8-1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4,6
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,7
Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Occupation: carpenter 3
Father: George W. Watson (1822 - 1893)
Mother: Susan Divers (1820 - 1878)
Notes
Wife: Nancy Rhuhama Sommerville 9,10
Also known as: Rhuhama Sommerville 5
Married: Nov-30-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Feb- 6-1852 3,6,5 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-25-1941 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,6
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,7
Father: Robert Sommerville (1800 - 1871)
Mother: Mary "Polly" Ward (1802 - 1894)
F Child 1: Dora Belle Watson Born: 1872 6,5 Died: Oct-15-1966 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: 1955 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 15 Resided: 1941 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Husband: Simpson A. Westfall b. 1866 d. 1936 Married: Jan-25-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 2: George Robert Watson Born: Aug-29-1874 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Died: Jul- 2-1955 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,17 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7,3 Resided: near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1935 at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 3 Wife: Lucy F. Ingram b. Jun-13-1886 d. Jan- 4-1909 Married: Aug-19-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Wife: Bessie M. Williams b. Aug-14-1897 d. Mar-15-1995 Married: Apr- 6-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Otis Watson Born: Apr- 5-1880 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3,13,6 (see note 2) Died: May-15-1947 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,7 Occupation: farmer 3 Wife: Clara Myrtle Stanley b. Jul-12-1875 d. Aug-21-1951 Also known as: Clara India Stanley 21 Married: Jul-26-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 4: Marvin Len Watson Born: May- -1882 22 Died: Oct-16-1969 in Umatilla Co, OR 23 Resided: 1955 in Hermiston, Umatilla, OR 15 Census: 1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 22 Wife: Ollie ___ b. Feb- 6-1893 d. Mar-27-1982
M Child 5: Henry Carl Watson Census name: H. Carl Watson 24 Born: Dec-28-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,25,5,6 Died: Jun- -1955 26,27,6 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 28 Resided: 1943 in Lewis Co, WV 29 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 22 Wife: Ruby Zinn b. Mar-20-1894 d. Apr- -1982 Married: Oct- 2-1912 in Ritchie Co, WV 5 Wife: Zelma M. Gochenour b. Feb- -1909 d. Apr- 2-2004 Married: Jan-23-1943 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 30
M Child 6: Winfield Scott Watson Also known as: Scott Watson 24,15,31 Born: Jul- -1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,31 Died: Feb-17-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 32 Resided: 1941, 1955 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 31,15 Census: 1900, 1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,24 Wife: Ruby Mason b. ca 1914 Married: Feb- 1-1941 in Ritchie Co, WV 33
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Death record of son. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (9) Obituary of son. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Wilson D. Watson, 21, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of George & Susanna; and Rhuhama Sommerville, age 19, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of Robert & Mary. Married Nov 30 1871 in Ritchie County. MR p. 25. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Nancy Watson, widow of Wilson Watson, b. Feb 6 1852, dau of Robert Sommerville & Mary Hall [sic], d. Oct 25 1941 at Auburn. Informant: Dora Westfall, Auburn. (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (14) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) Death record of mother. (17) Obituary. (18) Death record of daughter. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George Watson, age 27, of Ritchie Co; and Lucy Inghram, age 16, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 19 1902. Informants: George Watson & Eli Tucker. MR Bk 6, p. 465. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as G. R. Watson, 42, b. Ritchie Co; and Bessie Williams, age 21 as of Aug 1917, b. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 6 1918. MR Bk 10, p. 212. (21) Death record of husband. (22) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (23) Death Record - Online. (24) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Obituary of wife. (28) Headstone. (29) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (30) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Henry Carl Watson, 59, b. Ritchie Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Wilson D. & Nancy R. Watson; and Zelma Gochenour, 33, b. Lewis Co, res. Jane Lew, dau of E. E. & Bertha Gochenour. Married January 23, 1943, in Weston, W.Va. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as June 1943, and it indicates her birthplace as Upshur County.), MR p. 332 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10293094&Type=Marriage. (31) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (32) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Winfield Scott Watson, son of Wilson D. Watson & Nancy R. Somerville. (33) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Scott Watson, divorced, 52, b. Ritchie Co, res. Auburn WVa, son of Willis & Nancy R. Watson; and Ruby Mason, single, 26, b. Ritchie Co, res. Berea WVa, dau of Bruce & Adaline Mason. Married Feb 1 1941 at Pullman WVa. MR p. 187. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, p. 309, reports birth date as 1848. But age 19 given at time of Nov 1871 marriage would put birth at about 1852, headstone reads 1852, and death record specifies Feb 6 1852. Note (2) Although his death record states his birth date as Apr 5 1881, and his headstone also shows the birth year 1881, he appears in the 1880 Census as a 2-month-old, with his birth occurring in April 1880.