Husband: John Watson
Born: ca 1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: bef Jan 1888 3
Buried: (no dates) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,6
Resided: in Brush Run, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2
Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 7,8
Military: Co G, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4
Father: Jacob Watson (1787 - 1860)
Mother: Sarah Pritchard (1797 - )
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Sarah Catherine Thrash 6,9 Also known as: Catherine Thresh 10,11
Born: ca 1832 11 Died: bef Mar 1874 (see note 1) Buried: (unmarked) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 6,5 Resided: at Brush Run, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: originally in Barbour Co, WV 6 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Alfred Nealy Watson 6 Also known as: Nealy Watson 6,12 Born: May- 7-1857 13,14,15 (see note 2) Died: Aug-13-1932 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 13,16 Buried: at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Resided: at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 6,17 Census: 1930 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer, miller 13,15 Wife: Margaret N. Sommerville b. Nov- 6-1842 d. Aug- 8-1921 Married: Oct-23-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 18 Wife: Ora ___ b. ca 1867 Married: Oct-17-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 19 Wife: Ellen M. "Ella" Sommerville b. Apr-18-1863 d. Jan-21-1946 Married: Aug-17-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
M Child 2: David Watson 6 Born: Apr- -1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 21,2 Resided: in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Alice L. "Allie" Gray b. Mar- -1858 Also known as: Allie Gray 22 Married: Oct-25-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 3: Thomas Watson 6 Born: ca 1859 7 Died: bef 1911 6 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 7 Wife: Rebecca A. Gray b. ca 1854 Married: Sep-13-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 4: Scott Watson 6
M Child 5: John E. "Jack" Watson 6 Born: ca 1863 25 Resided: in Fenwick, Nicholas Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 6: Jacob M. Watson 6 Born: 1866 26,14 Died: Oct-26-1914 27,26 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Cause of death: thrown from horse 27 Resided: near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 27,6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer, stockman 27 Wife: Clara Fisher b. 1866 d. Mar-31-1965 Married: Feb- 2-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 7: Grant Watson 6
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Record of wife's remarriage. (4) Headstone. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (7) 1860 Census. (8) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (9) Marriage record of son. (10) Death record of son. (11) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (12) Death record of daughter. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (15) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (16) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Alfred N. Watson, b. Ritchie Co, d. Aug 13 1932, age 75y3m7d, son of John & Catherine (Thresh) Watson. (17) Death record of wife. (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Alfred N. Watson, age 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Catharine; and Margaret N. Sommerville, age 34, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Robert & Mary. Married Oct 23 1870. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Alfred N. Watson, widowed, 66, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Ora Sommerville, widowed, 56, Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Oct 17 1923. (NOTE: Unclear if Sommerville is her maiden name or from a previous marriage.) (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Alfred N. Watson, divorced, age 73, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Ella Adams, widowed, age 65, of Ritchie Co. Married Aug 17 1930. (21) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (22) Obituary of sister. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as David Watson, 20, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Mary (sic) C. Watson; and Allice L. Gray, 19, of Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph J. & Sarah A. Gray. Married Oct 25 1877. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thomas Watson, 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Sarah C.; and Rebecca A. Reed, widowed, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph & Sarah A. Gray. Married Sep 13 1877 in Doddridge County. (Note: Thomas Watson's age 21 given at time of this marriage would put his birth in about 1856, but age one at time of 1860 Census shows his birth to have been in about 1859.), MR p. 220 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792409&Type=Marriage. (25) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (26) Headstone (year only) (27) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) She is presumed to have died prior to her husband's remarriage. Note (2) Death record states birthplace as Ritchie County, but 1879 marriage record with Margaret Sommerville states Barbour County, and 1930 marriage record with Ella Adams states Harrison County. Note (3) In household with daughter & son-in-law Iona & Albert Britton.