Jul-28-2018                   

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 3
Wife: Ora ___ Married: Oct-17-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: ca 1867 in Gilmer Co, WV 9 Resided: 1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 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) 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.) (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) 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.




Name Index