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Martha Luella Watson 1844–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Wise County, Texas, USA

Father: Harden Watson

Mother: Martha Watson

Spouse(s): Henry Smith, Jeptha Smith

Children(s): Mary Smith, Ruthy Smith, Mildred Smith, Parilee Smith, Alexander Smith, Samuel Smith, Gertrude Smith, James Smith, Claude Smith, Austin Johnson, Linnie Smith, Sarah Smith, Merry Smith, Jeptha Smith, Susie Smith

The story of Martha Luella Watson began in 1844 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Martha Luella Watson married Henry Smith, Jeptha Lewis Smith, Martha Watson, and had children including Alexander B Smith, Austin Johnson, Claude J Smith, Gertrude E Smith, James Wylie Smith, Jeptha Lewis Smith, Linnie Lee Smith, Mary A Smith, Merry Matilda Smith, Mildred A Smith, Parilee M Smith, Ruthy M Smith, Samuel Johnson Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Susie Martha Smith. Martha Luella Watson passed away in 1901 in Wise County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Luella Watson began in 1844 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States.
  • Martha Luella Watson married Henry Smith, Jeptha Lewis Smith, Martha Watson, and had children including Alexander B Smith, Austin Johnson, Claude J Smith, Gertrude E Smith, James Wylie Smith, Jeptha Lewis Smith, Linnie Lee Smith, Mary A Smith, Merry Matilda Smith, Mildred A Smith, Parilee M Smith, Ruthy M Smith, Samuel Johnson Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Susie Martha Smith.
  • Martha Luella Watson passed away in 1901 in Wise County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harden Watson
1813–1854
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, United States
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Martha Watson
1819–1878
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Henry Smith
1843–1916
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
HS
Jeptha Smith
1822–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Smith
1866–1931
Birth Location: Alabama
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Ruthy Smith
1856–1927
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas, USA
RS
Mildred Smith
1875–1933
Birth Location: Texas
MS
Parilee Smith
1877–
Birth Location: Texas
PS
Alexander Smith
1868–1929
Birth Location: Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States
AS
Samuel Smith
1884–1958
Birth Location: Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States
SS
Gertrude Smith
1862–1901
Birth Location: Alabama
GS
James Smith
1871–1946
Birth Location: Sherman, Texas
JS
Claude Smith
1861–1918
Birth Location: Alabama
CS
Austin Johnson
1897–
Birth Location: –
AJ
Linnie Smith
1880–
Birth Location: Texas, United States
LS
Sarah Smith
1865–1949
Birth Location: Woodville, Tyler, Texas, United States
SS
Merry Smith
1854–1932
Birth Location: Carthage, Panola, Texas, USA
MS
Jeptha Smith
1861–1935
Birth Location: Texas
JS
Susie Smith
1859–1949
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas, USA
SS

Martha Watson's Ancestors

Self
Martha Watson
1844–1901
Birth Place: Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Harden Watson
1813–1854
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Latham) Watson
1819–1878
Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Samuel) Watson
1763–1821
North Carolina, United States
Sarah Houk
1780–1840
Tennessee, United States
Charles Latham
1790–1840
Virginia, United States
Lucy Phillips
1796–1850
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Agnus Good
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Watson's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Luella) Watson (1844–1901) m. Henry Smith (3 Jun 1843–1916) m. Jeptha (Lewis) Smith (1822–October 4,1864)
  1. 1. Mary (A.) Smith 1866–1931
  2. 2. Ruthy (M) Smith 1856–1927 m. James (Madison) Merryman 1842–1910
    1. 1. Sula (P) Merryman 1891–1927 m. Roy (Lee) Pannell 1889–1968
      1. 1. Willie (Mae) Pannell 1913–1999 m. Ivan (Franklin) Monsey 1914–1983
        1. 1. John (Douglas) Monsey 1938–2009 m. Rosalind Aborn 1940–2008 m. Esther Davis 1947–1998 m. Esta (M) Ryan 1947–1998
        2. 2. Jo (Nell) Monsey 1936–2019 m. Alvin (V Shipp) Sr 1934–2005 m. Thomas (Newcomb (Bud)) White 1932–2005
      2. 2. Rhoda (L) Pannell 1909–1968 m. Olin (J.) English 1912–1984
        1. 1. Johnnie (Leroy) English 1934–1994 m. Lou (Henrietta) Heide 1935–1988
      3. 3. Evelyn Pannell 1916–1990 m. Vollie (Victor) Monsey 1909–1962
        1. 1. Tommie (V) Monsey 1938–1983
        2. 2. Lora (Fae) Monsey 1940–2016
        3. 3. Patsy (R) Monsey 1930–1978 m. R.T. Smith 1931–2004
        4. 4. Betty (Jane) Monsey 1930–1990
      4. 4. Esterlyn Pannell 1916–1916
      5. 5. Lora Pannell 1920–1971
      6. 6. John (P) Pannell 1911–1997 m. Jimmie (Marie) Pannell 1921–1992
    2. 2. Lola Merryman 1875–1920 m. Jas (M) Smith 1875–1926
      1. 1. Lizzie Smith 1895–
      2. 2. Hazel Smith 1897–
      3. 3. Theston (Odis) Smith 1903–1903
      4. 4. Jimmie (B.) Smith 1902– m. Leslie Brown 1898–
        1. 1. Melton Brown 1920–
    3. 3. Minnie (Ora) Merryman 1887–1962 m. William (Napoleon) Currie 1870–1957 m. James (Edgar Adams,) Sr. 1883–1957
      1. 1. Clark (Leon) Currie 1897–1972
      2. 2. George (Morris) Currie 1895–1966
      3. 3. Wilsie (J) Adams* 1912–1991
      4. 4. Guy Adams 1910–1976
      5. 5. James (Edgar Adams,) Jr. 1914–
      6. 6. Nela (M) Adams 1917–
      7. 7. Doyce (Dodson) Adams 1907–1979
    4. 4. James (P.) Merryman 1878–1905
    5. 5. William (Madison) Merryman 1880–1918 m. Nannie (Ethel Jane) Bishop 1887–1917
      1. 1. Ernest (Alton) Merryman 1913–1970 m. Joan ("TuTu" Kaoru) Takata 1923–2011
        1. 1. Anna (Leinani) Merryman 1950–1977
        2. 2. Judy (Faye) Merryman 1944–1999 m. Wallace (Victor) Stech 1938–2008
      2. 2. Claude (Lee) Merryman 1907–1983 m. Lydia Koehn 1906–2010
        1. 1. Vernon (Lee) Merryman 1929–2009 m. Joyce (Elaine) Parker 1928–1982 m. Jean FLEMING 1946–1997
      3. 3. Myrtle (Ann Merryman) Jones 1915–1987 m. Lawrence (W) Jones 1909–
        1. 1. Don (Alvin) Jones 1941–2010
        2. 2. Laurene ((Frances)) Jones 1934–2001 m. Gorham Carpenter 1914–
        3. 3. Merle (Irene) Jones 1940–2002
      4. 4. Lena (Gladys) Merryman 1909–1909
    6. 6. Margaret (Lola) Smith 1874–1907 m. James (Morgan) SMITH 1874–1926
      1. 1. Jimmie (Frances) SMITH 1901–1981
      2. 2. Lizzie SMITH 1895–
      3. 3. Hazel (Gertrude) Smith 1897–
      4. 4. Theston (Odis) SMITH 1903–1903
    7. 7. Benjamin (Oscar) Merryman 1889–1961 m. Margaret ((May ) Gertrude) Gray 1890–1929
      1. 1. Benjamin (Oscar) Merryman 1920–2003 m. Rosalyn Merryman 1925– m. Rosalin, (Marie) Sears 1924–2003
      2. 2. Bruce (Cornell) Merryman 1922–2011 m. Evelyn (L) Kinsey 1923–1994
      3. 3. William (Herbert) Merryman 1928–2006
      4. 4. James (Edward) Merryman 1925–2008
    8. 8. Minnie (Ora) Adams 1879–1962
    9. 9. Alice (May) Currie 1876–1920
    10. 10. Dora Merryman 1883–1959 m. Thomas (Alford) Towns 1874–1931
      1. 1. Ferman (Leonard) Towns 1903–1977
      2. 2. James ((jim) Oscar) Towns 1907–1977
      3. 3. Claude (Alvin) Towns 1905–1954
      4. 4. Charlie (Thomas) Towns 1911–1953
      5. 5. Edward Towns 1906–1977
      6. 6. Howard (William) Towns 1908–1947
      7. 7. Reetha (Ruth Martha) Towns 1920–2010
      8. 8. Irene (Ada) Towns 1898–1967
      9. 9. Lee (Hester) Towns 1913–1994
      10. 10. Ray (Albert) Towns 1917–2013
      11. 11. Willie (Newton) Towns 1900–1950
      12. 12. Alfred (M) Towns 1897–1950
    11. 11. Edgar Merryman 1885–1935
    12. 12. Albert Merryman 1895–1917
    13. 13. Ivy Merryman 1897–1972
    14. 14. Myrtle (J.) Merryman 1893–1899
  3. 3. Mildred (A.) Smith 1875–1933
  4. 4. Parilee (M.) Smith 1877–
  5. 5. Alexander (B.) Smith 1868–1929
  6. 6. Samuel (Johnson) Smith 1884–1958
  7. 7. Gertrude (E.) Smith 1862–1901
  8. 8. James (Wylie) Smith 1871–1946
  9. 9. Claude (J.) Smith 1861–1918 m. Mary (Belle) Unknown 1869–1957
    1. 1. Amos (B) Smith 1894–1967
    2. 2. Mattie (E) Smith 1889–
    3. 3. Zelma Smith 1898–1969 m. George (Dewey) Shotts 1898–1973
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Claude) Shotts 1919–2003
      2. 2. Laverne (A.) Shotts 1924–
      3. 3. George (Dewey) Shotts 1926–
    4. 4. Bessie Smith 1906–1991
    5. 5. Alex Smith 1892–1916
    6. 6. Lela Smith 1907–
    7. 7. Bell Smith 1904–
    8. 8. Earl Smith 1896–1996
    9. 9. Jesse Smith 1905–1991 m. Chester (D) Martin 1896–1942
      1. 1. Bessie (Nell) Martin
      2. 2. Weldon (E) Martin 1928–2000
  10. 10. Austin Johnson 1897–
  11. 11. Linnie (Lee) Smith 1880–
  12. 12. Sarah (Jane) Smith 1865–1949
  13. 13. Merry (Matilda) Smith 1854–1932
  14. 14. Jeptha (Lewis) Smith 1861–1935
  15. 15. Susie (Martha) Smith 1859–1949 m. William (Presley) Merryman 1833–1898
    1. 1. Jeptha (Lewis) Merryman 1877–1942
    2. 2. George (Madison) Merryman 1880–1946
    3. 3. Oliver (Houston) Merryman 1883–1957
    4. 4. Martha (Emma) Merryman 1876–1909
    5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Merryman 1873–1941
    6. 6. James (Robert) Merryman 1870–1942
    7. 7. William (P.) Merryman 1878–1900
    8. 8. John (C) Merryman 1883–1957
    9. 9. Mary Fergerson 1894–

Martha Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1834
5 SEP 1834
Birth of Martha Luella Watson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1842
17 Aug 1842
Birth of Martha Luella Watson in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1844
1844
Birth of Martha Luella Watson in Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
1901
1901
Age 57
Death of Martha Luella Watson in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1924
21 SEP 1924
Age 80
Death of Martha Luella Watson in Camp Creek, Robertson, Texas, USA
Camp Creek, Robertson, Texas, USA
1925
4 Nov 1925
Age 81
Death of Martha Luella Watson in Chico, Wise County Texas, USA
Chico, Wise County Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1834
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Chico, Wise County Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1924
    Event Place: Camp Creek, Robertson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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