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Alfred Nealy WATSON

Alfred Nealy WATSON

Male 1857 - 1932  (75 years)

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  • Name Alfred Nealy WATSON 
    Born 7 May 1857  [1, 2, 3] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household with daughter & son-in-law Iona & Albert Britton.
    Occupation farmer, miller  [1, 3] 
    Residence Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Died 13 Aug 1932  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Buried Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I23075  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2011 

    Father John WATSON,   b. CA 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jan 1888  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Sarah Catherine THRASH,   b. CA 1832,   d. Bef Mar 1874  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Family ID F8620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret N. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 6 Nov 1842,   d. 8 Aug 1921, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [7] 
    Married 23 Oct 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. Iona WATSON,   b. 1883, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1967, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F11455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ora ___,   b. CA 1867, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Oct 1923  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Divorced Y  [10] 
    Family ID F21334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Ellen M. "Ella" SOMMERVILLE,   b. 18 Apr 1863, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1946, Duck, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [11] 
    Married 17 Aug 1930  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F13994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S2086] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District).

    4. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238.

    5. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    6. [S1781] 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. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309.

    8. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Alfred N. Watson, age 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Catharine; and Margaret N. Sommerville, age 34, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Robert & Mary. Married Oct 23 1870.

    9. [S1769] 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.)

    10. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.

    11. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    12. [S1769] 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.