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Husband: Alfred Nealy Watson Also known as: Nealy Watson 1,2 Born: May- 7-1857 3,4,5 (see note 1) Died: Aug-13-1932 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3,6 Buried: at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1,7 Census: 1930 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 2) 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 3,5 Father: John Watson (1835 - 1888) Mother: Sarah Catherine Thrash (1832 - 1874) Other spouse 1 Other spouse 2
Wife: Ellen M. "Ella" Sommerville 8 Married: Aug-17-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Born: Apr-18-1863 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3 Died: Jan-21-1946 at Duck, Clay Co, WV 10 Buried: in Rosedale Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 3 Resided: at Duck, Clay Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Washington District, Calhoun Co, WV Father: Mother: Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (6) 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. (7) Death record of wife. (8) Death record of husband. (9) 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. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Ella M. Watson, widow of A. N. Watson, b. Apr 18 1863 at Ritchie Co, d. Jan 21 1946 at Duck, Braxton Co. Parents unknown. Buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Rosedale, WV. Informant: Mrs. Alma Webster, Duck, WV. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) In household with daughter & son-in-law Iona & Albert Britton.




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