Husband: John Watson
Born: ca 1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: bef Jan 1888 3
Buried: (no dates) in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,6
Resided: in Brush Run, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2
Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 7,8
Military: Co G, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4
Father: Jacob Watson (1787 - 1860)
Mother: Sarah Pritchard (1797 - )
Other spouse 1
Notes
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Maxwell
Married: Mar-15-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: ca 1851 10,11 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-17-1923 near League, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 12
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Lamar Maxwell (1829 - 1900)
Mother: Margaret E. Cottrill (1831 - 1891)
Other spouse 2
Other spouse 3
F Child 1: Margaret Laverna Watson
Born: Feb-28-1875 4
Died: May- 3-1876 4
Buried: in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Sarah C. Watson 6 Born: ca 1875 8 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 3: Joseph Watson 6 Born: ca 1877 8 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 4: Morgan Robert Watson 6 Born: Aug- 2-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,14,11 Died: Jun-26-1943 near Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 12,14 Buried: in Pursley Cemetery, Tyler Co, WV 15,16 (see note 2) Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Lenora Virginia "Jennie" Smith b. Nov-27-1875 d. Sep-24-1967 Married: Apr-22-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Laura Jane Watson 17 Born: Feb-18-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,14,17 Died: Jul-16-1969 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 5,12 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 12,6 Husband: Charles Woofter Sinnett b. 1873 d. 1947 Married: Apr- 2-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,17
F Child 6: Dora Bell Watson 6 Born: Sep- -1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1902 at League, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Husband: William Preston Cunningham b. Oct- 4-1880 d. Aug- 6-1955 Married: Feb- 1-1902 at League, Ritchie Co, WV 19
F Child 7: Mary Watson 6
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Record of wife's remarriage. (4) Headstone. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (7) 1860 Census. (8) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Watson, 35, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah Maxwell, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 15 1874 in Doddridge County. (Note: Marital status not indicated. John Watson is presumed to have been widowed. He appears to have misstated his age to make it closer to that of his young bride.), MR p. 200. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Headstone, "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 588, incorrectly reports headstone reading as Margaret Laverna Wilson, d. May 3 1876, daughter of John & Sarah Wilson. But examination of the headstone clearly shows it to read Margaret Laverna Watson, b. Feb 28 1875, d. May 3 1876, dau of John & Sarah E. Watson. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (18) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (19) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as W. P. Cunningham, 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. at Racy W.Va; and Dora Bell Watson, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. at League W.Va. Married Feb 1 1902 at League, W.Va. MR p. 155. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in 1874 marriage record, as Harrison County in 1888 marriage record, and as Ritchie County in 1894 marriage record. Note (2) Death record states burial location as Greenwood Cemetery in Sistersville, Tyler County. But Findagrave and the Tyler County Cemeteries website show that both he and his wife are buried at Pursley Cemetery, Tyler County.