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Ward Watson 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Oct 1841

Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky

Death Date: 25 February 1917

Death Location: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jonathan Creech

Mother: NANCY Brewster

Spouse(s): Rose Madden, Mary Creech

Children(s): Nancy Collier, Lisia Creech, Susan Taylor, Ward Creech, Festus Creech, William Creech, Johnathan Creech, Nancy Creech, Robert WATSON, James Watson, Laura Watson, Ann WATSON, Jonathan WATSON, Ward WATSON, Eliza Horton

In 1841, Ward Watson entered the world in Lawrence, Kentucky, born to Jonathan Creech And Nancy Wells Tompkins Brewster. In 1850, Ward Watson resided in District 31, Lee, Virginia. In 1860, Ward Watson resided in Wise, Virginia, United States. Ward Watson married Mary Creech, Rose Madden, and had children including Ann Creech Watson, Eliza Jane Horton, Festus Creech, James Watson, Johnathan Creech, Jonathan Creech Watson, Laura Watson, Lisia Jane Creech, Nancy M Creech, Nancy M Collier, Robert M Bob Creech Watson, Susan C Taylor, Ward Beecher Jr Creech Watson, Ward Creech, William B Creech. Ward Watson passed away in 1917 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Ward Watson entered the world in Lawrence, Kentucky, born to Jonathan Creech And Nancy Wells Tompkins Brewster.
  • In 1850, Ward Watson resided in District 31, Lee, Virginia.
  • In 1860, Ward Watson resided in Wise, Virginia, United States.
  • Ward Watson married Mary Creech, Rose Madden, and had children including Ann Creech Watson, Eliza Jane Horton, Festus Creech, James Watson, Johnathan Creech, Jonathan Creech Watson, Laura Watson, Lisia Jane Creech, Nancy M Creech, Nancy M Collier, Robert M Bob Creech Watson, Susan C Taylor, Ward Beecher Jr Creech Watson, Ward Creech, William B Creech.
  • Ward Watson passed away in 1917 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Creech
1810–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky
JC
NANCY Brewster
1811–1861
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia
NB

Spouses(s)

Rose Madden
1862–1937
Birth Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky
RM
Mary Creech
1843–1930
Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
MC

Children(s)

Nancy Collier
1867–1959
Birth Location: Kentucky
NC
Lisia Creech
1873–
Birth Location: Kentucky
LC
Susan Taylor
1876–1932
Birth Location: Kentucky
ST
Ward Creech
1879–1948
Birth Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
WC
Festus Creech
1871–1934
Birth Location: Kentucky
FC
William Creech
1867–
Birth Location: Kentucky
WC
Johnathan Creech
1868–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JC
Nancy Creech
1870–
Birth Location: Kentucky
NC
Robert WATSON
1897–1970
Birth Location: Kentucky
RW
James Watson
1887–1966
Birth Location: Kentucky
JW
Laura Watson
1883–
Birth Location: Kentucky
LW
Ann WATSON
1881–1967
Birth Location: Wolfe, Kentucky
AW
Jonathan WATSON
1868–1946
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky
JW
Ward WATSON
1878–1948
Birth Location: Kentucky
WW
Eliza Horton
1873–1943
Birth Location: Wolfe, Kentucky
EH

Ward Watson's Ancestors

Self
Ward Watson
1841–1917
Birth Place: Lawrence, Kentucky
Parents
Jonathan Creech
1810–1850
Kentucky
NANCY (WELLS Tompkins) Brewster
1811–1861
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia
Grandparents
Jonathan Creech
1786–1852
Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Anglin
1790–1847
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
WILLIAM (THOMAS) WELLS
1779–1850
Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Susan (Susannah) Ward
1776–1861
Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Creech
1755–1783
Elizabeth Robinson
1759–1784
John Anglin
1774–1814
Elizabeth Carver
1760–1808
Zachariah Wells
1739–1825
Abigail Osborn
1757–1860
JAMES WARD
1725–1780
Nancy Brown
1730–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Creech
1724–1780
Mary Lewis
1724–1790
Benjamin Robinson
1740–1851
Celia Robertson
1738–1784
Thomas Carver
1734–
Richard Wells
1715–1816
Nancy Brown
1752–1762
Caleb Osborne
1725–1781
Mary Whitaker
1769–1821
Phillip WARD
1695–1776
MARY GARRETT
1695–1788
chief brown
1705–1769
Eleanor Stubblefield
1710–1760

Ward Watson's Descendants

1.
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Ward Watson (06 Oct 1841–25 February 1917) m. Rose Madden (14 February 1862–2 March 1937) m. Mary Creech (15 Nov 1843–28 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Nancy (M) Collier 1867–1959 m. William (B) Collier 1865–1939
    1. 1. Amanda Nehls 1905–1973 m. Earl (Arthur) 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. Alpha Dehart 1891–1962 m. David (W) DeHart 1879–1944 m. Dave Dehart 1880–
      1. 1. Elsie (L.) Greene 1906–2007 m. Leonard (E) Green 1905–1967
        1. 1. Dorothy (Clara) Greene 1931–2007
      2. 2. Charles (O) DeHart 1908–1997 m. Martha (Joanne) Maronen 1909–1998
        1. 1. Charles (Dehart) Jr 1929–1999 m. Barbara (Marie) Adelsperger 1940–2009
      3. 3. Sadie Dehart 1910–2000 m. Lyle Helsor 1908–
      4. 4. Frances (Margaret) DeHart 1918–1994 m. John (Dwayne) Hickey 1910–1974
      5. 5. Francis Dehart 1919–
    3. 3. Festus Collier 1893–1955 m. Caroline (J (Carrie) De) Hart 1897–1974
      1. 1. Arnold Collier 1917–1985
      2. 2. Carroll Collier 1920–1998 m. Nora (Allene) Mabry 1926–2006
      3. 3. Marjorie ((collier)) Burns 1922–2004
      4. 4. Alenbeth Collier 1925–
      5. 5. Betty Collier 1925–
      6. 6. William Collier 1926–
      7. 7. Merle (A) Collier 1918–2005
      8. 8. Merle (A) Collier 1918–2005
      9. 9. Norman (Joseph) Collier 1935–1992
    4. 4. Mary Hunter 1898–1951 m. Frank (W) Hunter 1885–
      1. 1. Myrtle Hunter 1917–
    5. 5. Albert (E) Collier 1907–1953
    6. 6. John (Lionel) Collier 1901–1984 m. Freda (E) Collier 1907–
      1. 1. Gerald (L) Collier 1926–
    7. 7. Albert (E) Collier 1907–
    8. 8. Albert Collier 1908–
    9. 9. John Collier 1902–
    10. 10. Albert (E.) Collier 1908–
    11. 11. John (Lionel) Collier 1902–1984
    12. 12. Mary Collier 1898–
    13. 13. Festus Collier 1893–1955
    14. 14. Alpha COLLIER 1891–
    15. 15. John Collier 1902–
    16. 16. Albert Collier 1908–
    17. 17. Alpha DeHart 1891–1962 m. David (W) DeHart 1879–1944 m. David (William) DeHart 1879–1944
      1. 1. Charles (Oscar DeHart) Sr 1908–1997
      2. 2. Elsie (DeHart) Greene 1906–2007 m. Leonard (Elias) Greene 1905–1967 m. Leonard (Elias) Greene 1905–1967
        1. 1. Dorothy (Clara Greene) (Rolain) 1931–2007
      3. 3. Sadie Ramsey 1910–2000 m. Lyle (M.) Helsor 1908–1963
      4. 4. Frances (M) Mayo 1918–1994 m. D (John) Hickey 1911–
    18. 18. John (Lionel) Collier 1901–1984 m. Freda (E) Collier 1907–
      1. 1. Gerald (L) Collier 1926–
    19. 19. Festus Collier 1893–1955
    20. 20. Mary Collier 1898–
  2. 2. Lisia (Jane) Creech 1873–
  3. 3. Susan (C) Taylor 1876–1932
  4. 4. Ward Creech 1879–1948 m. Emma Turner 1874–1966
    1. 1. Edward Creech 1902–1919
    2. 2. Drexell Perry 1904–1988
    3. 3. Fraley (Fred) Creech 1908–1987
  5. 5. Festus Creech 1871–1934
  6. 6. William (B.) Creech 1867–
  7. 7. Johnathan Creech 1868–
  8. 8. Nancy (M.) Creech 1870–
  9. 9. Robert (M "Bob" CREECH) WATSON 1897–1970
  10. 10. James Watson 1887–1966
  11. 11. Laura Watson 1883–
  12. 12. Ann (CREECH) WATSON 1881–1967
  13. 13. Jonathan (CREECH) WATSON 1868–1946
  14. 14. Ward (Beecher JR CREECH) WATSON 1878–1948
  15. 15. Eliza (Jane) Horton 1873–1943 m. Henry (T) Horton 1864–1945
    1. 1. Jennie Horton 1896–
    2. 2. Flossie Hollan 1894–1988 m. Albert (C) Hollan 1893–
      1. 1. Price Hollon 1916–2002
    3. 3. Tyra Horton 1896–1972
    4. 4. Laura Horton 1898–1971 m. Newton (Vaughn) LYKINS 1898–1976 m. Newton (Vaughn) LYKINS 1897–
      1. 1. James (Dulith) Lykins 1924–1976 m. Kathleen (Marion) Kennedy 1929–2007
      2. 2. Etta (Mae) Lykins 1927–1992 m. Chester Profitt 1912–1999 m. CHARLES (HERMAN) WILSON 1917–2000
        1. 1. Belinda (Darlene) Wilson 1949–1995
        2. 2. Jerry Wilson 1950–1984
      3. 3. Monnie Lykins 1920–
        1. 1. Ronald (Gene) Bailey 1939–2004
      4. 4. Mary Lykins 1921–
      5. 5. Sheldon Lykins 1918–2000 m. Sylvia (Indianetta) Pence 1921–1990
        1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Lykins 1946–2018
      6. 6. Sheldon Lykins 1918–2000
    5. 5. Cordie Horton 1900–1988
    6. 6. Carela Horton 1901–
    7. 7. Giney Horton 1896–

Ward Watson's Timeline

11 Records

1841
06 Oct 1841
Birth of Ward Watson in Lawrence, Kentucky
Lawrence, Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 9
Ward Watson resided here in District 31, Lee, Virginia
District 31, Lee, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 19
Ward Watson resided here in Wise, Virginia, United States
Wise, Virginia, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 22
Ward Watson resided here in ??th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, United States
??th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 29
Ward Watson resided here in Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 39
Ward Watson resided here in Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
1890
1890
Age 49
Ward Watson resided here in Campton Precinct, Wolfe County, KY
Campton Precinct, Wolfe County, KY
1900
1900
Age 59
Ward Watson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 69
Ward Watson resided here in Wolfe, KY
Wolfe, KY
1917
25 February 1917
Age 76
Death of Ward Watson in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
1917
2 Apr 1917
Age 76
Ward Watson - Probate in Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1841
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 323C; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0634
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 244B; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 545970
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240555
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wise, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 352; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 805384
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1374517
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M432_955; Page: 330B; Image: 189
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: M432_955; Page: 330B; Image: 189

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wise, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wise, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 352; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 805384

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: ??th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 244B; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 545970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 323C; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0634

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Campton Precinct, Wolfe County, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
    [2] 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, Year: 1890; Census Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: 2; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240555

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wolfe, KY
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1374517

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Green Hall, Jackson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 244B; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 545970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1917
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Wolfe County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Wolfe, Kentucky
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Wolfe County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Wolfe, Kentucky
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