Husband: Otis Watson
Born: Apr- 5-1880 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: May-15-1947 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Wilson D. "Willis" Watson
Mother: Nancy Rhuhama Sommerville
Wife: Clara Myrtle Stanley 5
Also known as: Clara India Stanley 6
Born: Jul-12-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,7,3
Died: Aug-21-1951 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 8,3
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4,1
Father:
Mother:
F Child 1: Dora Irene Watson Also known as: Irene Watson 9,10 Born: ca 1903 in 11
M Child 2: Avery Lynn Watson Born: Nov-14-1905 in 12,13 Died: Apr-30-1990 in 14
M Child 3: Marvin Noel Watson Also known as: Noel Watson 9,10 Born: Feb- 9-1910 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Died: Feb-10-1989 in 12,16
F Child 4: Oneda Watson Born: Aug- 7-1912 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,12,9 Died: Jul- 1-2003 in 12
F Child 5: Ollie Mae Watson Census name: Oley May Watson 9 Born: Mar-26-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
M Child 6: Stanley Watson Born: Dec-27-1919 in 12,11 Died: Jan- 8-1997 in 12
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) Death record of husband. (7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Clara Myrtle Watson, widowed, resident of Auburn, b. Jul 12 1875 in Ritchie Co, parents unknown, d. Aug 21 1951 at Auburn. Informant: Miss Oneda Watson. (9) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 18, p. 325. (16) Obituary of wife. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) Event Notes Note (1) 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. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index