Seeking Decendents of John William Watson for DNA
I would like to visit with any Watson Decendents of Rev. John William Watson.I would like to invite any male Decendents to take part in the Ancestry DNA Project.The more we can get involved the better our chances of finding Joe Abner Watson and beyoud.If you have any questions, please ask me.You can email me directly if you like at [email protected] am a decendent of WILLIAM SAMUEL ROBERT LEE WATSON.
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Johny William Watson
Descendants of Rev. John William Watson
Generation No. 1
1.REV. JOHN WILLIAM3 WATSON(JOE ABNER2, SAMUEL1) was born 11 Nov 1840 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, and died 26 Nov 1926 in Died of Pneumonia ln Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas.He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MOORE 15 Nov 1864 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.She was born 1845 in Cannon, TN, USA, and died Abt. 1873 in Crowley Ridge, Arkansas.He married (2) DUNN Abt. 1880.She was born in Tennessee.He married (3) NANCY ANN MARSH Apr 1885 in Mcewen, Humphreys, TN, USA, daughter of JOHN MARSH and NANCY ANN.She was born 1859 in Hardeman, Tennessee, and died 1891 in Mcewen, Humphreys, TN, USA.He married (4) M. ANNIE DUNNAVANT 13 Sep 1888 in Giles, Tennessee.He married (5) MARTHA JANE WALLACE 18 Jun 1892 in Humphrey County, Tennessee, daughter of RHUBIN WALLACE and BETTIE STEWART.She was born Feb 1848 in Tennessee, and died 03 Jan 1928 in Collin County, Texas.
Children of REV. WATSON and MARY MOORE are:
i. JOHN DRIVER4 WATSON, b. 05 May 1872, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi; d. 07 Aug 1940, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; m. NANCY VANDELIA SMITH, 28 Jun 1891, McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; b. 28 Jan 1865, Humphreys, Tennessee; d. 18 Aug 1931.
ii. WILLIAM SAMUEL ROBERT LEE WATSON, b. 15 Nov 1865, Crowley Ridge, Arkansas; d. 06 Aug 1953, Greenville, Hunt Co. Texas; m. ELVIRA PRISCILLA HOOPER, 18 Aug 1891, McEwen, Humphres Country Tennessee; b. 07 Feb 1874, McEwen, Humphres Country Tennessee; d. 06 Jan 1966, Greenville, Hunt Co. Texas.
iii. DASH WATSON, b. 1885, Arkansas.
Child of REV. WATSON and DUNN is:
iv. IDA LEE4 WATSON, b. 01 Mar 1881, TN, USA; d. 27 Feb 1940, SACRAMENTO, California; m. WILLIAM ALLEN CAPPS, 18 Sep 1898, Hunt County, Texas; b. 21 Feb 1877, Mississippi; d. 07 Jan 1956, Sacramento, California.
Children of REV. WATSON and NANCY MARSH are:
v. DALLAS BOYD4 WATSON, b. 07 Mar 1886, Tennessee; d. Texas; m. GLADYS WATSON; b. 1901, Texas.
vi. DILIA R. WATSON, b. Nov 1887, Tennessee; d. Texas; m. THOMAS.
vii. MELVIN PORTER WATSON, b. 24 Mar 1889, McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; d. 31 Mar 1935, Okahoma City, Oklahoma; m. EFFIE LEE CULLUM, 06 Apr 1910, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; b. 27 May 1891, Eglantine, Van Buren County, Arkansas; d. 23 Feb 1971, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.