Jul-28-2018
Husband: George W. Watson
Born: Feb-14-1822 1,2
Died: Oct-14-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Occupation: farmer 6
Father: Jacob Watson (1787 - 1860)
Mother: Sarah Pritchard (1797 - )
Wife: Susan Divers 4
Also known as: Susannah Divers 7,5,8
Born: Aug- 8-1820 9,2
Died: Sep- 4-1878 1
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Father:
Mother:
Notes
F Child 1: Mary Catherine Watson 4 10,11
Born: Jul-27-1843 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 12,13
Died: Jan- 1-1930 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 14
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 12
Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Husband: Arthur Green Bee b. Nov-10-1841 d. Sep-10-1922
Also known as: Marion Arthur Bee 15
Married: Mar-21-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 2: Martha A. Watson 4 11
Born: 1845 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 17,18,13
Died: 1881 17,18
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5,18
Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Husband: James B. Gribble b. 1836 d. 1917
Married: May-17-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,19
M Child 3: Morgan Bird Watson 4
Also known as: M. B. Watson 4
Born: Mar-10-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 20,21
Died: Apr-26-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Military: Co E, 6th WV Inf, Civil War 5
Wife: Harriet E. Hess b. Nov- 8-1849 d. Aug- 4-1932
Married: Aug-26-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Sarah Adeline Watson 2
Also known as: Adeline Watson 22
Born: ca 1848 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 2,13
Resided: (settled) in Kentucky 22
Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Husband: Marshall Dean Hall b. Oct-29-1847
Married: Nov-19-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Wilson D. "Willis" Watson 4
Also known as: Willis Watson 10,15
Born: Oct-16-1850 12,21,13,17
Died: Apr- 8-1930 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 12,21,17
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 12,5
Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Occupation: carpenter 12
Wife: Nancy Rhuhama Sommerville b. Feb- 6-1852 d. Oct-25-1941
Also known as: Rhuhama Sommerville 13
Married: Nov-30-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
F Child 6: Margaret Jane "Jennie" Watson 4 4,11,12
Born: Oct-16-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 12,13
Died: Mar- 7-1938 in Walton, Roane Co, WV 25
Buried: in Summers Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Resided: in Walton, Roane Co, WV 12
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Husband: Francis Marion Summers b. Jan-29-1850 d. Jun-22-1929
Married: Oct-30-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,13
M Child 7: Andrew J. Watson 4
Born: ca 1856 2
Resided: in Salem, WV 4
Resided: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
F Child 8: Alice V. Watson 4 13
Born: ca 1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13
Resided: in Roane Co, WV 4
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Husband: Elijah W. Adams b. ca 1858
Married: Jan-16-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 9: Eliza Ellen Watson 4 20
Also known as: Ellen Watson 20,4,26
Born: Dec-12-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 27,28,20
Died: Jan-17-1941 in Cameron, Marshall Co, WV 29
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Husband: John Newberry b. ca 1860
Married: Aug-28-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 30
Husband: Sylvester Smith b. Aug- 1-1842 d. Feb- 1-1919
Married: May-24-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 31
M Child 10: George Watson 4
F Child 11: Adaline Watson 4
Husband: Living
Sources:
(1) Headstone.
(2) 1860 Census.
(3) Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999,
rev 2001), p. 108.
(4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV,
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238.
(5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993,
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.
(6) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District)
(7) Marriage record of daughter.
(8) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.
(9) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.
(10) Marriage record of son.
(11) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm)
(12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)
(14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
Identified as Mary C. Bee, widow of Arthur Bee, b. Jul 27 1843, dau of George & Susan (Divers) Watson; died Jan 1 1930
at Berea, burial at Pine Grove.
(15) Death record of son.
(16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as
Arthur G. Bee, age 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Ezekiel & Marie; and Mary M. Watson, age 23, b. Barbour
Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of George & Susan. Married Mar 21 1867.
(17) Headstone (year only)
(18) Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999,
rev 2001), p. 159.
(19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as
James B. Gribble, age 27, b. Preston Co, res Ritchie Co, son of William J. & Lydia; and Martha A. Watson, age 21, b.
Barbour Co, res Ritchie Co, dau of John & Delilah. Married May 17 1866. The entry of Martha's parents is an apparent
clerical error, as her parents are clearly stated by Minnie Kendall Lowther as being George Watson & Susan Divers, with
Martha herself being identified as "the late Mrs. Martha (J. B.) Gribble, of
Auburn."
(20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(21) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998)
(22) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised &
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 79.
(23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as M.
D. Hall, 21, of Ritchie Co, son of Lemuel & Susanna; and Sarah A. Watson, 20, of Ritchie Co, dau of George & Susan.
Married Nov 19 1868.
(24) 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.
(25) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
Identified as Margaret Jane Summers, widow of Francis M. Summers, b. Oct 16 1852, dau of George Watson & Susan Divers,
d. Mar 7 1938, buried at Summers Cemetery. Informant: B. E. Summers of Walton.
(26) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)
(27) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(28) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)
(29) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(30) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as
John Newbery [sic], age 19, b. Roane Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Thomas & Elizabeth; and Eliza E. Watson, age 20, of
Ritchie Co, dau of George & Susannah. Married Aug 28 1879.
(31) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993),
Identified as Sylvester Smith, age 41, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Ellen Newberry, age 33, b. Ritchie Co, res.
Doddridge Co. Married May 24 1894.
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