Doddridge County Roots

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George W. WATSON

George W. WATSON

Male 1865 -

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  • Name George W. WATSON  [1
    Born CA 1865  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1902  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 26 1900:
      George W. Watson, 34, b. Oct 1865, farmer, widowed; son Dorsey, 12, b. May 1888; dau Alma, 10, b. Dec 1889; dau Iona, 8, b. Oct 1891.
    Person ID I24429  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2018 

    Father Enoch G. WATSON,   b. CA 1838, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ellen V. ___,   b. CA 1841, Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Alice ORRAHOOD,   b. Apr 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1887  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F9151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cora B. LEESON,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1902  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Documents
    24429_GeorgeWWatson_CoraLeason_MarriageRecord_26Oct1902.jpg
    24429_GeorgeWWatson_CoraLeason_MarriageRecord_26Oct1902.jpg
    Family ID F26135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).

    2. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S2129] 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    5. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).
      Identified as George W. Watson, age 21, of Gilmer Co; and Martha A. Orrahood, age 17, b. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 29 1887.

    6. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).
      Names listed in record as George W. Watson and Martha A. Orrahood.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 262.
      Identified as George W. Watson, widowed, 37, b. Gilmer Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Enoch & Ellen Watson; and Miss Cora Leason, single, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Eli & Cololinda Leason. Married Oct 26 1902 at Goff ME Church, Clarksburg, W.Va.