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Ava Watson 1849–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1849

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: 19 DEC 1939

Death Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father:

Mother: Sarah Unk

Spouse(s): Starling Hood

Children(s): Ann Hood, Susan Hood, Jacob Hood, John Hood, Walker Hood, Elizabeth Hood, Richard Hood, Sarah Hood

In 1849, Ava Watson entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to Eli Watson And Sarah A Unk. Ava Watson married Starling Jones Hood, and had children including Ann Ava Hood, Elizabeth Hood, Jacob Craig Hood, John M Hood, Richard Hood, Sarah Isabella Hood, Susan Addie Hood, Walker Starling Hood. Ava Watson passed away in 1939 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Ava Watson entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to Eli Watson And Sarah A Unk.
  • Ava Watson married Starling Jones Hood, and had children including Ann Ava Hood, Elizabeth Hood, Jacob Craig Hood, John M Hood, Richard Hood, Sarah Isabella Hood, Susan Addie Hood, Walker Starling Hood.
  • Ava Watson passed away in 1939 in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Unk
1818–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Starling Hood
1844–1933
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Ann Hood
1890–1982
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Susan Hood
1878–1959
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Jacob Hood
1870–1959
Birth Location: –
JH
John Hood
1877–
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
JH
Walker Hood
1884–
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Elizabeth Hood
1886–1930
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
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Richard Hood
1892–1977
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Sarah Hood
1871–1965
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Ava Watson's Ancestors

Self
Ava Watson
1849–1939
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
Sarah (A.) Unk
1818–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ava Watson's Descendants

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Ava Watson (10 NOV 1849–19 DEC 1939) m. Starling (Jones) Hood (9 MAR 1844–8 APR 1933)
  1. 1. Ann (Ava) Hood 1890–1982 m. William (Joseph) Towe 1889–1961
    1. 1. Roy (R.) Towe 1917–1995 m. Mary (Christine) Winkler 1929–2000
    2. 2. John (Curry Craig) Towe 1920–1999
    3. 3. Florence (A.) Towe 1923–
    4. 4. Eddie (A.) Towe 1925–
    5. 5. Melvin (Starling William) Towe 1915–1995 m. Catherine O'Kelley 1919–2007
      1. 1. Rhoda (Lula Bell) Towe 1936–1985
      2. 2. Johnson (DeWitte) Towe 1939–2007 m. Rachel (Ann) Kelley 1938–1995
      3. 3. Melvin (Thomas) Towe 1945–2019
      4. 4. Addie (Marie) Towe 1941–1941
  2. 2. Susan (Addie) Hood 1878–1959 m. Van (Z.) Duncan 1881–1954
    1. 1. Annie Duncan 1910–1983 m. Gustus (L.) O'Kelley 1887–1958
      1. 1. Leon (Vannie) O'Kelley 1940–2001 m. Mary Moore 1943–1994
      2. 2. Leonard (Augustus) O'Kelley 1945–2010
      3. 3. Carolyn O'Kelley –2010
    2. 2. Claude (G.) Duncan 1918–1976 m. Cora (B.) Unk 1922–
    3. 3. Belle Duncan 1915–
    4. 4. Mae Duncan 1917–
    5. 5. Dora Duncan 1911–
    6. 6. Lovie Duncan 1911–
    7. 7. Olin (V.) Duncan 1906–1981 m. Corrie Cox 1908–1990
      1. 1. Annie (Mae) Duncan 1925–2005 m. Benjamin (O.) O'Kelley 1925–2009
      2. 2. Evelyn Duncan 1927–2010 m. David (Lewis) Turner 1921–2009
    8. 8. Lura Duncan –2012
  3. 3. Jacob (Craig) Hood 1870–1959 m. Sarah (Esther) Medlin 1869–1951
    1. 1. Starling (Elmer) Hood 1905–1978 m. Lillie (Mae) Peay 1906–1994
      1. 1. George (S.) Hood 1929–2000
      2. 2. John (Verner) Hood 1930–2001
    2. 2. Anna (Belle) Hood 1907– m. Benjamin (Tillman) Green 1907–1978 m. Oscar (Dean) Holcombe 1900–1972
      1. 1. Sara (Florine) Holcombe 1929–2011 m. Johnie (V.) Nix 1929–2003
    3. 3. Alma Hood 1899–
    4. 4. Berline Hood 1914– m. John (H.) Busch 1906–1963
    5. 5. Aloe Hood 1912–1995 m. John Wilson 1906–1966
    6. 6. Beulah Hood 1902–1962 m. Carl (James) Peay 1900–1946
      1. 1. Evelyn Peay 1935–2001 m. Melvin (James) Addis 1935–1993
      2. 2. James (W.) Peay 1923–1998
      3. 3. Wayne (G.) Peay 1942–2000
      4. 4. Pat Peay 1931–2002
      5. 5. Eula (Mae) Peay 1928–2013 m. Ernest (C.) Freeman 1929–2014
      6. 6. Kathleen Peay 1921–2000 m. Earl (Lewis) Manley 1923–1995
      7. 7. Lois (Ann) Peay 1926–1960 m. Wilson (E.) Rice 1919–1998
        1. 1. Larry (Mitchell) Rice 1947–1996
        2. 2. Jimmy (Leon) Rice 1949–1966
      8. 8. Inez Peay 1926–
    7. 7. Nettie Hood 1910–
      1. 1. Columbus (Jackson) Holcombe 1929–1968
    8. 8. C. (P.) Hood 1900–1985 m. Millie Duckett 1900–1975
      1. 1. William (C.) Hood 1923–2009 m. Ruby Vissage 1925–2009
  4. 4. John (M.) Hood 1877–
    1. 1. Ida (Irene) Hood 1902–1977 m. Raymond (R.) Bearden 1897–1959
      1. 1. Richard (Chester) Bearden 1922–2003
      2. 2. Guy (J.) Bearden 1919–
      3. 3. Raymond (R. Bearden) Jr. 1925–
    2. 2. Grace Hood 1904–
  5. 5. Walker (Starling) Hood 1884– m. Sarah (Bella) Unk 1891–
    1. 1. Clara Hood 1907–
    2. 2. Henry Hood 1910–
    3. 3. Claude Hood 1914–
    4. 4. Leo Hood 1915–
    5. 5. Lonnie Hood 1917–
    6. 6. Willie Hood 1919–
    7. 7. John Hood 1922–
    8. 8. Raymond Hood 1925–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Hood 1886–1930 m. Robert (Richard) Porter 1885–1958
    1. 1. Annie (Pearl) Porter 1917–2007 m. James (Willard) Albertson 1915–1954
      1. 1. James (Edward) Albertson 1938–1986
      2. 2. Robert (DeeWayne) Albertson 1948–2002
      3. 3. Weldon (C.) Albertson 1942–2016
      4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth) Albertson 1950–2011
    2. 2. Maebelle Holcombe 1909–1989
    3. 3. Floyd (Robert) Porter 1923–2018
    4. 4. Lola ("Christine") Gibson 1911–2003
    5. 5. Ada (Elizabeth) Fricks 1921–2010
    6. 6. Alvin (Richard) Porter 1913–1982
    7. 7. Roy (Olin) Porter 1926–2004
  7. 7. Richard Hood 1892–1977
  8. 8. Sarah (Isabella) Hood 1871–1965 m. Verner (Sloan) Medlin 1864–1951
    1. 1. Ivie (Vesco) Medlin 1897–1982 m. Elsie Peay 1897–1976
      1. 1. Jenell Medlin 1926–
      2. 2. Mary (L.) Medlin 1923–
      3. 3. Jesse (L.) Medlin 1920– m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Newell 1921–1991
    2. 2. William (Oscar) Medlin 1891–1969 m. Bonnie Hand 1899–1969
      1. 1. Berta Medlin 1917–
      2. 2. Hazel Medlin 1919–
      3. 3. Burnece Medlin 1921–
      4. 4. Roy Medlin 1924–
      5. 5. Quilla Medlin 1926–
    3. 3. Samuel (N.) Medlin 1886–1986 m. Carrie (M.) Waldt 1890–1973
      1. 1. Lottie (A.) Medlin 1916–
      2. 2. Sloan (W.) Medlin 1917–
      3. 3. Martha (L.) Medlin 1920–
    4. 4. Luther (Starlin) Medlin 1893–1983
    5. 5. Grover (Cleveland) Medlin 1895–1980 m. Eulalia (G) Pierce 1907–1992
      1. 1. Henry (Sloan) Medlin 1925–2001 m. Annie Scott 1926–2011
        1. 1. Gary (Ronald) Medlin 1946–2021 m. Anita (Nadeane) Medlin 1949–1971
      2. 2. Mildred Gregory 1924–2018
      3. 3. Charles (W.) Medlin 1928–1928
    6. 6. Olin (Sloan) Medlin 1904–1978 m. Nannie (Viola) Smith 1910–2001
      1. 1. Gary (Franklin) Medlin 1948–2016
      2. 2. Marilyn (Isabell) Medlin 1935–2008 m. James (Hammond Pound) Sr 1932–2019
    7. 7. Homer (Roy) Medlin 1902–1996 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pitts 1910–2003
      1. 1. Billy (Ray) Medlin 1935–1954
      2. 2. Homer (Rudolph) Medlin 1937–2013
    8. 8. John (Bennett) Medlin 1909–1995
    9. 9. Mattie (A.) Medlin 1900–1991

Ava Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1849
10 NOV 1849
Birth of Ava Watson in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1939
19 DEC 1939
Age 90
Death of Ava Watson in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1849
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1939
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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