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I am not related to the WATSONs except by four intermarriages with my HILL relatives. I would like to find out more information about these WATSONs & descendants.
Nathan WATSON was first married to Rebecca MOTE, 13 May 1860, Muscogee Co, GA. Dock is the son of this first marriage, as I understand it, also Jack. Nathan later married my Great-Great Grandfather's sister Mary HILL. She died 7 Feb 1919 in Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA, & was buried in the LAND Cemetery in Harris Co, GA, just over the Muscogee Co line. I have no death date for Nathan. His brother Alexander "Alex" WATSON married another HILL sister Melissa "Liss" HILL; Alex died before 1928, & Aunt Liss died by 1940 but have not found a death certificate for either & know of no children of this marriage although there could have been some. Sarah WATSON married William Henry "Uncle Bill" HILL, brother of Mary & Melissa.
William Henry "Bill" HILL m Sarah WATSON 1 Jan 1867, Chambers Co, AL; she died before 1876
Mary HILL m Nathan WATSON 27 Jun 1870 Muscogee Co, GA
Liss HILL m Alexander WATSON 13 Sep 1875 Muscogee Co, GA
Albert R. WATSON (s/o Nathan WATSON & Mary HILL) m Emily or Emma HILL (d/o Uncle Bill HILL & Sarah WATSON)--don't have date
1 Aug 1968 p44 Thurs Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mrs. Emma WATSON
Mrs. Emma WATSON, 98, of 4410 Third Ave., died Tuesday night at The Medical Center. A native of Lee County, Ala., she had lived in Columbus 50 years. Survivors include a son, Ollie WATSON; two sisters, Mrs. Annie COLLINS and Mrs. Jesse WYATT, all of Columbus; a brother, B.H. HILL, Thomasville, N.C., and three grandsons, Donald J. WATSON, William WATSON and Jimmy WATSON, all of Columbus.
1850 Harris Co, GA, census:
HH#893-950
Sarah WATSON 47 FW 600 NC
Elizabeth 22 FW GA
Nathan 21 MW GA
Sarah A. 18 FW GA
Alexander 16 MW GA
1860 Muscogee Co, GA (p62) 5th Dist PO Columbus, GA 21 Jun 1860
HH#480-480
Aurora? WATSON 72F 0-50 NC
Alexanda 26M GA
Nathan 28 F [sic] GA
Elizabeth 30F GA
Sarah A. 24F GA
1870 Muscogee Co, GA census Outside City of Columbus, PO Columbus, GA,
p77(219) 29 July 1870 T625 Roll 272 M1557:
HH#1459-1559:
Nathan WATSON 39 MW Farmer GA married June 1870
Mary (HILL) 20FW keeps house AL
Jasper 4MW GA
Wm. 2MW GA
Monroe HILL 4MW GA
Cooter HILL 2MW GA
Infant 1/12 MW GA born Apr
HH#1460-1560
William HILL 25MW Farmhand R100 AL
Sarah (WATSON) 36FW keeps house GA
I am curious about who the HILL children are in the above household. Maybe born out of wedlock?
The folks above were probably working & living at Clapp's Factory, then three miles north of Columbus, now in the city limits. Many of these folks were probably also buried there--but no markers remain for them.
I believe that the following census entry should have been WATSON, not WATTS as in the census transcription, because the children's names fit, with the HILL children above becoming WATSONs--but not sure why the father is Alex, not Nathan:
1880 Census Place: Nances, Muscogee, Georgia
Source: FHL Film 1254159 National Archives Film T9-0159 Page 510B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birth
Ellick WATTS Self M M W 48 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Mary WATTS Wife F M W 42 AL
Occ: Keeping House Fa: AL Mo: AL
Jasper WATTS Son M W 17 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Munroe WATTS Son M W 15 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Dock WATTS Son M S W 13 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Elsbury WATTS Son M S W 11 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Asbury WATTS Son M S W 9 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Madison WATTS Son M S W 7 AL
Occ: Works In Cotton Mill Fa: AL Mo: AL
Hardee WATTS Son M S W 5 AL
Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Nathan WATTS Son M S W 3 AL
Occ: At Home Fa: AL Mo: AL
Several of the WATSONs are buried in Double Churches Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA.
I have not been able to find Nathan or Alex in census records after 1880.
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