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Ward Beecher Watson 1840–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1840

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 February 1917

Death Location: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Jr

Mother: Nancy Brewster

Spouse(s): Mary *

Children(s): Nancy Watson-Creech, Anna *, Robert Creech-Watson, James Creech\Watson, Bertha Creech, William *, Jonathan Creech-Watson*, Festus *, Eliza *, Susan *, Ward Jr*, Laura Watson

The story of Ward Beecher Watson began in 1840 in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America. Ward Beecher Watson married Mary Ann Brewster Creech Watson, and had children including Anna Creech Watson Roberts, Bertha Creech, Eliza Jane Creech Horton, Festus Creech Watson, James Jim Creech Watson, Jonathan Creech Watson, Laura Creech Watson, Nancy Watson Creech, Robert Bob Creech Watson, Susan Catherine Creech Watson Taylor, Ward Beecher Creech Watson Jr, William Benjamin Creech Watson. Ward Beecher Watson passed away in 1917 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ward Beecher Watson began in 1840 in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Ward Beecher Watson married Mary Ann Brewster Creech Watson, and had children including Anna Creech Watson Roberts, Bertha Creech, Eliza Jane Creech Horton, Festus Creech Watson, James Jim Creech Watson, Jonathan Creech Watson, Laura Creech Watson, Nancy Watson Creech, Robert Bob Creech Watson, Susan Catherine Creech Watson Taylor, Ward Beecher Creech Watson Jr, William Benjamin Creech Watson.
  • Ward Beecher Watson passed away in 1917 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ward Watson's Ancestors

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Ward Watson
1840–1917
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Jonathan Stephen Tompkins-Creech Jr
1774–1852
Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (WELLS Tompkins Creech) Brewster
1806–1870
Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Ward Watson's Descendants

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Ward (Beecher) Watson (3 October 1840–25 February 1917) m. Mary (Ann BREWSTER Creech Watson) * (15 November 1843–28 April 1930)
  1. 1. Nancy Watson-Creech 1866–1959
    1. 1. Amanda (Dorthy) Nehls 1904–1973 m. Earl Nehls 1903–1982
      1. 1. Robert (F.) Nehls 1925–2003
      2. 2. Richard (Allen) Nehls 1936–1950
      3. 3. John (Arthur) Nehls 1935–2024 m. Maxine (Mary) Nehls 1940–2003
  2. 2. Anna (CREECH-WATSON Roberts) * 1881–1967
  3. 3. Robert ("Bob") Creech-Watson 1897–1970
  4. 4. James ("Jim") Creech\Watson 1887–1966
  5. 5. Bertha Creech 1895–
  6. 6. William (Benjamin Creech-Watson) * 1865–1888
  7. 7. Jonathan Creech-Watson* 1868–1946
  8. 8. Festus (Creech-Watson) * 1871–1934
  9. 9. Eliza (Jane CREECH Horton) * 1873–1943
  10. 10. Susan (Catherine CREECH-WATSON Taylor) * 1876–1932
  11. 11. Ward (Beecher Creech-Watson) Jr* 1879–1948
  12. 12. Laura (Creech) Watson 1883–1965

Ward Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1840
3 October 1840
Birth of Ward Beecher Watson in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1917
25 February 1917
Age 77
Death of Ward Beecher Watson in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1840
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1917
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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