O. M. Watson: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. O. M. Watson was born about 1859 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Jacob Moore Watson and Nancy Curren Rowan Day); died after 1860 in Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 2

Jacob Moore Watson was born on 11 Feb 1835 in Georgia (son of Michael Watson and Pensy Elizabeth Raiford); died on 6 Sep 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Michael Watson, b ca 1798 in Ga., m Pensey Raiford b 1798 in Ga., moved to Texas ca 1836, rec'd a second class land grant, and settled in Sabine County. He was a charter member of the Jackson Masonic Lodge at Milam. A son, JACOB MOORE WATSON, b Feb 11, 1835, d Sept 6, 1872, m Oct 15, 1857 at Milam, NANCY CURRAN ROWAN DAY. (White and Toole, p 68).

FindAGrave shows that Michael and Pensey were buried at McMahans Chapel Cemetery.

(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou, P.O. Hemphill
Enumerated 21 Jun 1860
Page 13
95-95
J.M. Watson 25 M Merchante $250 Ga
N.C.R. Watson 23 F Miss
O.M. Watson 1 M Texas

1870 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 1
1-1
Watson, J. M. 35 M W Lawyer $1000 $1000 Ga
Watson, Nancy C. R. 24 F W Keeping House Mississippi
Watson, Thomas R 9 M W Texas
Watson, Lucinda C 8 F W Texas
Watson, Jacob A 6 m W Texas
Watson, Roberta S 4 F W Texas
Watson, Eddie 3 M W Texas
Watson, Nannie J 1 F W Texas
Elizabeth BROWN 21 F W Widow Mississippi

1880 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sub Distr. 84
Page 12, SD 1, ED 84, Stamped 14
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
116-123
Watson, C. R. W F 44 Keeping House Miss Ga Ga
Waston, Thomas W M 20 Son Merchant Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Luly C. W F 18 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Jacob W M 16 Son Farmer Tx Ga Miss
Watson, R. W F 14 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Eddy W M 12 Son Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Nannie W F 11 D Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Dora W F 7 D Tx Ga Miss
Davis, W. R. W M 25 Boarder Merchant Miss Ala Miss

Jacob married Nancy Curren Rowan Day on 15 Oct 1857 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Nancy was born on 17 Jul 1835 in Mississippi; died on 23 Feb 1909 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Curren Rowan Day was born on 17 Jul 1835 in Mississippi; died on 23 Feb 1909 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

White and Toole instead show her as as the daughter of Ortton Day, who they say was also the father of Daniel and Stacy Day. (White and Toole, p 68). On the annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary also lists her as a daugher of Ortton Day, and addes that her tombstone was inscribed "Wife of J. M. Watson Her many virtues form the noblest monument to her memory." On her FindAGrave memorial, created by Kay Parker McCary, she is shown as the daughter of Ortton DAY (died 1868, b. Hemphill Cemetery) and Elizabeth PENNINGTON.

On the death certificate of her youngest daughter, Dora, her maiden name was listed as Hale.

Children:

1. O. M. Watson was born about 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1860 in Sabine County, Texas.
Thomas Rowan Watson was born on 26 Jun 1860 in Texas; died in Jul 1897; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Lucinda "Lula" C. Watson was born on 6 Apr 1862 in Texas; died on 25 Aug 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Jacob "Uncle Jake" Arthur Watson was born on 6 Feb 1864 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Mar 1961 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Roberta S. Watson was born on 6 Feb 1866 in Texas; died on 7 Aug 1892 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Edward Day Watson was born on 3 Feb 1868 in Texas; died on 6 Feb 1937 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Nannie Curren Watson was born in Apr 1869 in Texas; died on 21 Sep 1905.
Madora "Dora" Esther Watson was born on 15 Apr 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jan 1943 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 3

Michael Watson was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1865 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

At the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Michael and Patsy (indexed on Ancestry.com as Dorsey) were living next to daugher Katherine and her husband, William P Roberts. Living in the Watson household were their four sons, and James Halbert, age 29, who would later marry Phoebe Eliza Irvine. Per marriage records and a photo of her grave marker, her first name was actually Pensy.

Michael married Pensy Elizabeth Raiford on 9 Dec 1819 in Jefferson County, Georgia. Pensy was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1855 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pensy Elizabeth Raiford was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1855 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Married:
Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997 shows a marriage of Michael Watson to Pency Raiford, 9 Dec 1819 Jefferson Co, Georgia.

Children:

Thomas B. Watson was born on 29 Nov 1825 in Georgia; died on 2 Dec 1896; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Katherine J. Watson was born about 1826 in Georgia; and died.
Joshua H. Watson was born on 11 May 1828 in Georgia; died on 19 Feb 1866 in Limestone County, Texas; was buried in Union Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.
Michael R. Watson was born about 1831 in Georgia; and died.
Arthur C. Watson was born about 1832 in Georgia; and died.
2. Jacob Moore Watson was born on 11 Feb 1835 in Georgia; died on 6 Sep 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.