Watson

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Our earliest WATSON so far is Peter WATSON, who was born in Kentucky in 1810.  His parents are unknown. The county in which he was born is unknown.  The date he immigrated to Arkansas is unknown.  What is known is that he had moved to Arkansas by about 1833, as the 1850 Randolph County census indicates that his son, William, was born there.  Peter’s name first appears in Arkansas on the 1835 Arkansas Tax List, page AR015, and indicates he was living in Current River Township in Lawrence County, Arkansas Territory (Randolph County was formed from Lawrence County on October 29, 1835.  Also, there is record of Peter WATSON purchasing forty acres of land in Randolph County, the purchase for which he signed on August 16, 1838.

The name of Peter's first wife is not known, but it is possible that she was a granddaughter or niece of Sherrod WINNINGHAM, as his second son was named Sherad W.(Winningham?) Watson.  With this wife, Peter had three children, William M., Sherad W., and Uriah.  Peter then married Lucy Ann Womack LUTTRELL in 1840 and they had nine children:  Thomas Jefferwon, James W. H., George W., Nancy Jane, John F., Pleasant M., Sarah Caroline, Mary, and Betsy (Elizabeth).  (NOTE:  On the 1870 Census for Randolph County, Peter's wife is listed as Louisiana.  In Arkansas, "Louisiana" is often pronounced LOO-zi-an-a.  It is possible that when the enumerator asked the name of Peter's wife, instead of Lucy Ann, he heard Loo-si-an, and assumed her heard her name as Louisiana.)

Peter made his home near what is now known as Old Reyno, which is about two miles south of Reyno.  In 1858 and 1860 he was pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Cherokee Bay , located somewhere near the present town of Reyno.  His son, Sherad, was a delegate to the Bethlehem Association of United Effort Baptists in 1858, and might have made plans to become a preacher himself.  Thomas, another son, did become a successful preacher in eastern Randolph County and western Clay County.

Family of Peter WATSON and (1) _____ _____:
1.  William WATSON (b. ca. 1833, Lawrence Co., AR, d. <1870, AR) m. 1 Jun 1856, Randolph Co., AR, Nancy BLACKBURN (b. ca. 1831).
2.  *Sherad W. WATSON (b. 1835, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR, d. 1862) m. 20 Dec 1857, Randolph Co., AR, Sarah Caroline ADAIR (b. 11 May 1837, AR, d. <18 May 1876, Randolph/Clay Co., AR, bur. Richwoods Cem., Clay Co., AR), daughter of William ADAIR and Mahala WOMACK.
3.  Uriah WATSON (b. ca. 1836, Randolph Co., AR), m. 30 Dec 1858, Randolph Co., AR, Margaret CONGO (b. ca. 1839).

Family of Peter WATSON and (2) Lucy A. (nee Womack) LUTTRELL:
1.  #Thomas Jefferson WATSON (b. 18 Jan 1841, near Reyno, Randolph Co., AR, d. 1 Dec 1920, Datto, Clay Co., AR) m. (1) 22 Dec 1859, Randolph Co., AR, Mary A. DIXON (b. 15 Mar 1842, MO, d. 8 Dec 1897, Randolph Co., AR, bur. Nelson Cem., Clay Co., AR), (2) 12 Mar 1899, Corning, Clay Co., AR, Mrs. Roena (nee Wray) EDEN (d. 12 Mar 1904, Heelstring, Clay Co., AR), (3) 14 Nov 1904, Corning, AR, Alice (nee Rutheford) PETTY (b. 29 Dec 1857, Henry Co., TN, d. 18 Feb 1937, Clay Co., AR).
2.  James W. H. WATSON (b. 1842, Randolph Co., AR, d. Aug 1870 (tuberculosis), Randolph Co., AR) m. 2 Sep 1866, Thaley Hill BRIGS.
3.  George W. WATSON (b. 1844, Randolph Co., AR).
4.  Nancy J. WATSON (b. 1846, Randolph Co., AR, d. <1880) m. 13 Feb 1866, Randolph Co., AR, William Nelson Owen (b. 1 Jan 1939, Habersham Co., GA, d. 6 Oct 1897, Clay Co,. AR, bur. Nelson Cem., Clay Co., AR) son of James Madison Owen and Martha Blair.
5.  John F. WATSON (b. 1848, Randolph Co., AR).
6.  Pleasant M. WATSON (b. 1850, Randolph Co., AR, d. <26 Jul 1887).
7.  Sarah Caroline WATSON (b. ca. 1858, Randolph Co., AR, d. 12 Oct 1883), m. 30 Nov 1873, Clay Co., AR, William Riley PATY (b. 28 Aug 1849, Humphreys Co., TN), son of Matthew PATY and Priscilla ROBERTS).
8.  Mary WATSON (b. 1864, Randolph Co., AR, d. <1900) m. ca. 1880, William Henderson McCann (b. ca. 1855, MO, d. <1900), son of Alfred Warner McCann and Martha _____.
9.  Elizabeth A. WATSON (b. 1867, Randolph Co., AR).

Family of Sherad W. WATSON and Sarah Caroline ADAIR:
1.  Celie Ann WATSON (b. 19 Sep 1858, Randolph Co., AR)
2.  *George Washington Sherad WATSON (b. 13 Dec 1862, Randolph Co., AR, d. 14 Oct 1942, Heelstring, AR) m. Almeda (nee Sharpe) STOKES (b. May 1860/61, Perry Co., TN, d. 14 Oct 1905), daug. of George F. SHARPE and Elizabeth HENSLEY.

Family of George Washington Sherad WATSON and Almeda (nee Sharpe) STOKES:
1. * Mary Ellen WATSON (b. 5 Sep, 1896, Heelstring, AR, d. 30 Apr 1962, Memphis, TN) m. 17 Apr 1917, Clay Co., AR, John PARK (b. 8 Jan 1894, Heelstring, AR, d. 10 Apr 1971, Cabot, AR), son of Oscar Hewitt PARK and Nancy Ella SMITH.
2.  twin
3.  twin
4.  Oma May WATSON (b. 22 Sep 1900, Heelstring, AR, d. 10 Aug 1927, Heelstring, AR) m. Aug 1917, Clay Co., AR, George Thomas HUGGINS (b. 3 Jun 1892, Patterson, Wayne Co., KY, d. 9 Dec 1958, Heelstring, Clay Co., AR), son of Seth Elsworth HUGGINS and Mary ALLEN).

Family of Thomas Jefferson WATSON and Mary A. DIXON:
1.  James H. WATSON (b. 11 Dec 1860, Randolph Co., AR, d. 18 Jan 1875).
2.  George H. WATSON (b. ca. 1864, Randolph Co., AR).
3.  Nancy A. WATSON (b. ca. 1866, Randolph Co., AR).
4.  #William Anderson WATSON (b. 11 Nov 1870, Randolph Co., AR, d. 19 Mar 1940, Heelstring, AR) m. (1) Cora Ellen LEE (b. 18 Jun 1878, d. 14 Jan 1906), (2) Fannie Bell (nee Rutheford) DELL (b. 15 Sep 1886, Pulaski Co., AR, d. 6 Aug 1921, Heelstring, AR), daug. of Alice RUTHEFORD (above), (3) Hannah E. GOWENS (b. 23 Dec 1871, d. 7 May 1937).
5.  Lucey A. WATSON (b. ca. 1874, Randolph Co., AR) m. 13 Jan 1889, Clay Co., AR, A. R. SIMPSON
6.  Julia WATSON (b. ca. 1875, Randolph Co., AR, ) m. (1) 22 Dec 1892, C. Henry WINNINGHAM (b. 21 Jun 1870, Thurman, AR, d. 1895) son of William J. WINNINGHAM and Hanna LINDSEY), (2) J. W. RAY.
7.  Joseph Watson (b. ca. 1878, Randolph Co., AR) m. 12 Oct 1898, Clay Co., AR, Amanda Gleghorn.

Family of William Anderson WATSON and (1) Cora Ellen LEE:
1.  Hattie Othelia WATSON (d. 1953) m. William Ransom HUGGINS (son of Elzie HUGGINS and Mary _____).
2.  Delia WATSON m. Clint Hovis MATTOON.
3.  Dora WATSON.
4.  Lucy WATSON.

Family of William Anderson WATSON and (2) Fannie Bell Rutheford DELL:
1.  Alta WATSON (b. 19 Jul 1908, d. 1951) m. Horace WHITBY.
2.  #William Thomas WATSON (b. 1 Feb 1910, d. 31 Oct 1978).
3.  Jessie Franklin WATSON (b. 17 Nov 1912, d. 22 Feb 1974).
4.  private.
5.  Mary Alice WATSON, (b. Nov 1916, d. ca. 1918).
6.  Decima Verdine WATSON (b. 28 Nov 1920, d. 3 Nov 1978).

Additional Photos:

• Mary Ellen and Oma May Watson

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Updated 19 Mar 2010.