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Family: Wilson D. "Willis" WATSON / Nancy Rhuhama SOMMERVILLE (F7983)  [1, 2] 

m. 30 Nov 1871


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  • Wilson D. "Willis" WATSONFather | Male
    Wilson D. "Willis" WATSON

    Born  16 Oct 1850   
    Died  8 Apr 1930  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  30 Nov 1871  [3]  Ritchie Co, WV  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George W. WATSON | F8613 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susan DIVERS | F8613 Group Sheet 

    Nancy Rhuhama SOMMERVILLEMother | Female
    Nancy Rhuhama SOMMERVILLE

    Born  6 Feb 1852   
    Died  25 Oct 1941  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert SOMMERVILLE | F3353 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary "Polly" WARD | F3353 Group Sheet 

    Dora Belle WATSONChild 1 | Female
    Dora Belle WATSON

    Born  1872   
    Died  15 Oct 1966  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Simpson A. WESTFALL | F7986 
    Married  25 Jan 1891  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    George Robert WATSONChild 2 | Male
    George Robert WATSON

    Born  29 Aug 1874  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1955  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy F. INGRAM | F11449 
    Married  19 Aug 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bessie M. WILLIAMS | F5171 
    Married  6 Apr 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Otis WATSONChild 3 | Male
    Otis WATSON

    Born  5 Apr 1880  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1947  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Clara Myrtle STANLEY | F8066 
    Married  26 Jul 1902  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Marvin Len WATSONChild 4 | Male
    Marvin Len WATSON

    Born  May 1882  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Oct 1969  Umatilla Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Olive "Ollie" ___ | F20823 
    Married     

    Henry Carl WATSONChild 5 | Male
    Henry Carl WATSON

    Born  28 Dec 1883  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jun 1955   
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruby ZINN | F20824 
    Married  2 Oct 1912  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Zelma M. GOCHENOUR | F31692 
    Married  23 Jan 1943  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Winfield Scott WATSONChild 6 | Male
    Winfield Scott WATSON

    Born  Jul 1887  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Feb 1963  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ruby MASON | F13997 
    Married  1 Feb 1941  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    2. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309.

    3. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 25.
      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.