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Jesse Wood Watson 1835–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Choctaw, Mississippi

Death Date: bef Sep 1868

Death Location: Cherokee County, Texas

Father: Harris Watson

Mother: Penelope Pruitt

Spouse(s): Clementine Fry

Children(s): Mary Watson, George Watson, James Watson, Sarah Watson, Dora Watson

Jesse Wood Watson was born in 1835 in Choctaw, Mississippi, the child of Harris Watson And Penelope Penny Pruitt. In 1860, Jesse Wood Watson resided in Beat 8, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA. Jesse Wood Watson married Clementine C Fry, and had children including Dora Bell Watson, George A Watson, James Wood Watson, Mary Mollie Watson, Sarah C Watson. Jesse Wood Watson passed away in 1868 in Cherokee County, Texas.

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Biography

  • Jesse Wood Watson was born in 1835 in Choctaw, Mississippi, the child of Harris Watson And Penelope Penny Pruitt.
  • In 1860, Jesse Wood Watson resided in Beat 8, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA.
  • Jesse Wood Watson married Clementine C Fry, and had children including Dora Bell Watson, George A Watson, James Wood Watson, Mary Mollie Watson, Sarah C Watson.
  • Jesse Wood Watson passed away in 1868 in Cherokee County, Texas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Watson's Ancestors

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Jesse Watson
1835–1868
Birth Place: Choctaw, Mississippi
Parents
Harris Watson
1798–1870
Johnson, North Carolina
Penelope ("Penny") Pruitt
1802–1870
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Watson's Descendants

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Jesse (Wood) Watson (1835–bef Sep 1868) m. Clementine (C) Fry (1838–abt 1868)
  1. 1. Mary ('Mollie') Watson 1862–1905 m. Lewis (Cass) Berry 1852–1932
    1. 1. Dyzenia (Elizabeth) Berry 1882–1950 m. Jesse (Harris Southerlin Cherokee Native) Indian 1887–1956
      1. 1. Jesse (Harris Southerlin) Jr 1920–1985
    2. 2. Vida (Estelle) Berry 1889–1957
    3. 3. Leta (May) Berry 1881–1928
    4. 4. Lewis (Arthur) Berry 1883–1967
    5. 5. Henry (Archie) Berry 1886–1900
    6. 6. Mary (Myrtle) Berry 1887–1947
    7. 7. Jessie (Pearl) Berry 1891–1918
    8. 8. Eddie (Bell) Berry 1895–1933
    9. 9. Ruth (Beatrice) Berry 1899–1945
  2. 2. George (A) Watson 1856–1957
  3. 3. James (Wood) Watson 1858–1920
  4. 4. Sarah (C) Watson 1860–1901
  5. 5. Dora (Bell) Watson 1867–1934

Jesse Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Jesse Wood Watson in Choctaw, Mississippi
Choctaw, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 25
Jesse Wood Watson resided here in Beat 8, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Beat 8, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1868
bef Sep 1868
Age 33
Death of Jesse Wood Watson in Cherokee County, Texas
Cherokee County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Choctaw, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 8, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 8, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M653_1290; Page: 515; Family History Library Film: 805290

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef Sep 1868
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Texas

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