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William Watson 1798–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Jane Williams

Spouse(s): Sealah Watson

Children(s): J. Watson

William Watson was born in 1798 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Samuel Artemas Watson And Jane Williams. William Watson married Sealah Watson, and had children including J W Watson. William Watson passed away in 1854 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Watson was born in 1798 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Samuel Artemas Watson And Jane Williams.
  • William Watson married Sealah Watson, and had children including J W Watson.
  • William Watson passed away in 1854 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Watson
1771–1835
Birth Location: –
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Jane Williams
1775–1840
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sealah Watson
1800–1851
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

J. Watson
1838–1883
Birth Location: St Helena, Louisiana, United States
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William Watson's Ancestors

Self
William Watson
1798–1854
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Samuel Artemas Watson
1771–1835
Jane Williams
1775–1840
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watson's Descendants

1.
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William Watson (1798–1854) m. Sealah Watson (1800–1851)
  1. 1. J. (W.) Watson 1838–1883 m. Elizina (Amanda) Teague 1840–1880
    1. 1. Francis (M.) Watson 1861–
    2. 2. J. (Willis) Watson 1865–
    3. 3. Samuel (J.) Watson 1871–
    4. 4. James (M. C.) Watson 1873–
    5. 5. Rhoda (E.) Watson 1875–
    6. 6. Lewis (M.) Watson 1876–
    7. 7. Mary (L.) Watson 1879–
    8. 8. William (Lewis) Watson 1855–1929
    9. 9. Susan (Jane) Watson 1859–1928 m. Thomas (Green) Cousins 1854–1905
      1. 1. Kater Cousins 1896–1972 m. Dora Glenn 1902–1980
        1. 1. Illa (Lorene) Cousins 1919– m. Ernest (Lowell) Newton 1916–
      2. 2. Thomas (Ethard) Cousins 1893–1970 m. Anna (Lee) Lile\Cousins 1899–1986
        1. 1. Ioleta (Lillian) Cousins 1926–1984 m. Robison Smith 1923–1991
        2. 2. Edgar (Leon) Cousins 1923–1971
        3. 3. Alfred (William) Cousins 1917–1961 m. Pearlene (Joyce) Cousins 1923–
        4. 4. Leona White 1919–1994 m. Lewis (Darvin) WHITE 1914–1996
        5. 5. Ethelea Martin 1933–2017 m. Cecil (Edward) Martin 1927–2014
      3. 3. Hollie (Gilbert) COUSINS 1895–1943
      4. 4. Howard (Lamar) COUSINS 1881–1959
      5. 5. Eula Cousins 1885–1975
      6. 6. Harvey COUSINS 1887–1948
      7. 7. Ardelia Cousins 1889–
      8. 8. Katie Cousins 1896–1981 m. Samuel (M) Howard 1875–1960
        1. 1. Lonnie (D.) HOWARD 1923–1994
        2. 2. Marion (Lavonne) Howard 1915–2009
      9. 9. Holie (Gilbert) Cousins 1885–

William Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of William Watson in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1854
1854
Age 56
Death of William Watson in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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