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Joseph Everett Watson 1795 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Bibb County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Abt 1857

Death Location: Bibb County, Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph Watson

Mother: Arithea Lovette

Spouse(s): Polly Story

Children(s): Matilda Watson

The story of Joseph Everett Watson Jr began in 1795 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Joseph Everett Watson Jr resided in Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA. Joseph Everett Watson Jr married Polly Bertha Story, and had children including Matilda Watson. Joseph Everett Watson Jr passed away in 1857 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Everett Watson Jr began in 1795 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Everett Watson Jr resided in Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA.
  • Joseph Everett Watson Jr married Polly Bertha Story, and had children including Matilda Watson.
  • Joseph Everett Watson Jr passed away in 1857 in Bibb County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Watson
1775 – 1845
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina
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Arithea Lovette
1780 – 1828
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia,USA
AL

Spouses(s)

Polly Story
1802 –
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
PS

Children(s)

Matilda Watson
1830 – 1865
Birth Location: Wilcox, Alabama, United States
MW

Joseph Watson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Watson
1795 – 1857
Birth Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Joseph Everett Watson
1775 – 1845
Johnston County, North Carolina
Arithea Lovette
1780 – 1828
Washington, Georgia,USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Watson
1755 – 1828
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Bentley
1727 – 1796
Johnston County, North Carolina, The American Colonies
Thomas (Franklin) Lovett
1760 – 1852
Craven, North Carolina
Arithea (Amitty) Franklin
1755 –
Georgia ,USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Watson
1734 – 1772
Elizabeth Ebetten
1740 – 1772
Joshua BENTLEY
1700 – 1755
LYDIAH CROYSDALE
1705 – 1778
William Lovett
1740 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1705 – 1775
Ann Perry
1710 – 1778
Thomas Lovett
1688 – 1762
Mary Howell-Lovett
1700 – 1756

Joseph Watson's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Everett) Watson (1795 – Abt 1857) m. Polly (Bertha) Story (1802 – )
  1. 1. Matilda Watson (Jun 1830 – 1865) m. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898)
    1. 1. Robert (Jackson) Jaye (12 February 1860 – 7 February 1919) m. Isabelle Stacy (1 Feb 1877 – 14 Jun 1956)
      1. 1. Lula (Gertrude) Jaye (16 Nov 1902 – 14 Jan 1965) m. Robert (Earnest) Gandy (9 October 1882 – 30 December 1939)
        1. 1. Birdie (Euline) Gandy (24 Jan 1920 – 2 Feb 1998)
        2. 2. Ernest (Earl) Gandy (15 Dec 1931 – 23 Apr 1991)
        3. 3. Willie (Jackson) Gandy (31 May 1935 – 9 Nov 2002)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Octavia "Bessie") Jaye (21 Feb 1904 – 21 SEP 1981) m. George (Cecil) McDonald (1910 – 7 Aug 1967)
        1. 1. Betty (Jean) McDonald (16 Sep 1929 – 10 May 1950)
        2. 2. Robert (Bobby Ledford) McDONALD (abt 1932 – )
        3. 3. George (William “Billy”) McDonald (abt 1932 – 17 November 1982) m. Maxine (McDonald) Godwin (25 January 1944 – 21 August 2012) m. Ramonde (Ramona) Faye ( – 2018)
        4. 4. James (Cecil) McDonald (4 September 1940 – 16 March 2013) m. Rebecca (Jane) Graham (Jun 1941 – )
      3. 3. John (Jackson) Jaye (7 July 1905 – 9 December 1973) m. Gladys (Zenolia) Jaye (20 September 1909 – 6 May 1995)
        1. 1. Joann Coxwell (11 February 1935 – 27 June 2002)
        2. 2. Gladys (Jeanette) Baggett (16 December 1943 – 9 October 2017)
        3. 3. Linda (Faye) Kea (14 May 1946 – 2 December 2015)
      4. 4. Alonzo Jaye (18 January 1907 – 5 January 1936)
      5. 5. Annis (Louise Jay) Fountain (12 April 1908 – 20 July 1973) m. Charles (Eldred) Fountain (5 May 1909 – 27 January 1973)
        1. 1. Ronnie (Jaye) Fountain (16 June 1934 – 23 January 2013)
      6. 6. Robert (Lee) Jaye (12 Mar 1911 – 3 November 1969) m. Minnie (Lee) Jaye (7 September 1910 – 28 August 1968)
      7. 7. James (Travis) Jaye (13 July 1913 – 31 July 1970)
      8. 8. Ralph (Edward) Jaye (10 April 1916 – 15 July 1958) m. Leila (Luverne) Fulford (23 May 1922 – 30 November 2002)
        1. 1. Ralph (Eugene) Jaye (30 August 1942 – 22 December 2003)
      9. 9. Delois ("Lois" Jay) Sasser (15 Nov 1918 – 5 Oct 2003) m. James (H) Sasser (1919 – 2009)

Joseph Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Joseph Everett Watson Jr in Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
1857
Abt 1857
Age 62
Death of Joseph Everett Watson Jr in Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
1880
7 Jun 1880
Age 85
Joseph Everett Watson Jr resided here in Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Mims, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Mims, Wilcox, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 1; Line: 4; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1857
    Event Place: Bibb County, Georgia, USA
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