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Mary WATSON

Mary WATSON

Female 1848 - 1910  (62 years)

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  • Name Mary WATSON 
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 10 
    Born 23 Jun 1848  [1, 2
    • Although obituary states birth date as Jun 23 1848, age 62y 4m 5d reported in obituary would actually put birth date at Jun 22 1848. Immediate family had long believed it to be Jun 13 1848, basis unknown. Age given at death in death record would put birth date at May 22 1848. Headstone gives only the year 1848.
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Oct 1910  Freds Run (Oxford), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I39  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2018 

    Father William M. WATSON,   b. CA 1818, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1890, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Nancy NUTTER,   b. 22 Feb 1818, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F4583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Marion HAUGHT,   b. 14 May 1848, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1927, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 20 May 1867  [5
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated Sep 3 1870:
      David M. Haught, 22, b. Pa, farmer, unable to read or write; Mary, 21, b. Va; Martha A, 1, b. WVa.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      David Haught, 32, farmer; wife Mary, 32; dau Martha A, 11; dau Sarah R, 8, dau Lotta M, 6; dau Ida E, 5; son Walter, 3; dau Lizzie, 1.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      David M Haught, 52, b. May 1848, married 32 yrs; wife Mary, 51, b. Jun 1848, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Ida Ellen, 25, b. Mar 1875; son M Walter, 23, b. Aug 1876; dau Lizzie, 21, b. Dec 1878; dau Icy Dell, 19, b. Jul 1880; dau Nancy B, 18, b. Jan 1882; son J Homer, 16, b. Nov 1883; son David H, 11, b. Apr 1889; son Berkley, 5, b. Sep 1894; granddaughter Minnie O, 11, b. Aug 1888.

      1910 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District, Harrisville-Salem Turnpike), enumerated in April 1910:
      David M. Haught, 61, farmer, married 36 yrs; wife Mary, 61, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Babe, 22; son Howard, 21, school teacher; son Berkeley, 15, laborer on home farm.

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Oct 24 1918, in its entirety:
      "H. W. Thomas, the well-known carpenter and builder of Sunnyside, is building an addition to Davy Haught's house in East End of town."
      (NOTE: Hezekiah Wesley Thomas was David M. Haught's son-in-law, the husband of his daughter Rosie.)

      1920 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:
      David Haught, 71, widowed, b. in Pennsylvania, father b. Pa, mother b. W.Va.

      It is believed that the location of David M. Haught's farm near Oxford was on Arnolds Creek Road just off of Oxford Road, at approximately GPS coordinates 39.221283, -80.835573. In a deed dated 9 July 1912, widower David M. Haught conveyed the property to his children in consideration of the sume of $2,370.88. The property was described as being "situate on Fred's Run, a branch of South Fork of Hughes River, in South West District, Doddridge County, West Virginia..."
    Children 
    +1. Martha Alice HAUGHT,   b. 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1903  (Age 35 years)
    +2. Sarah Rosa Belle HAUGHT,   b. 15 Jul 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1958, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +3. Charlotte E. M. "Lottie" HAUGHT,   b. 10 May 1873, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1969, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     4. Ida Ellen HAUGHT,   b. 4 Mar 1875, Freds Run (Oxford), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1967, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +5. Walter J. HAUGHT,   b. 11 Aug 1876, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1961, Newark, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +6. Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" HAUGHT,   b. 1 Dec 1878, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +7. Isa Dell HAUGHT,   b. 21 Jul 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1978, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +8. Nancy Lou "Babe" HAUGHT,   b. 19 Jan 1884, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1977, Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +9. John Homer HAUGHT,   b. 21 Nov 1887, Freds Run (Oxford), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1963, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +10. Howard David HAUGHT,   b. 11 Apr 1889, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1940, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +11. William Berkley HAUGHT,   b. 15 Sep 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1972  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    38_DavidMHaught_MaryWatson.jpg

    Documents
    39_HAUGHT_MaryWatson_1848-1910_Obit_WestUnionRecord.jpg
    39_HAUGHT_MaryWatson_1848-1910_Obit_WestUnionRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary, West Union Record, 11/4/1910.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 64.
      Age at death given as 62y 5m 5d, which would put birth at May 22 1848, but Jun 13 1848 is given by family members. Place of death listed as Fred's Run. Cause of death was cardiac dilitation. Marital status married. Parents or maiden name not indicated.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S692] Obituary of wife.