Mary A. Watson

Abt 1834 - 1874  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Mary A. Watson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1834	Georgia
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Feb 1874	Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	According to the online trascription of the 1850 Meriwether County, Georgia census, there were two Mary Watsons living in Meriwether County, Georgia in 1850. I believe that the Mary Watson whom married John Brooks Fuller was the daughter of Arthur Watson. 1) The daughter of Arthur Watson, below, was born circa 1834. This matches the closely to her age as of the 1870 Sabine County Census (she was shown as age 36). On the 1860 Arkansas census, she is listed as age 24, which would make her year of birth circa 1836. On neither the 1860 or 1870 census, however, is she shown as being born circa 1831, as was the daughter of Robert Watson. 2) Robert Watson was born in Ireland. There is no indication that Mary Watson's father was born in Ireland. Arthur Watson was born in South Carolina, and at the time of the 1880 census, Charles H. Fuller indicates that his mother was born in South Carolina. 3) Arthur Watson has a daughter named Ophelia. This name is used in later generations of the Fuller family in Texas. More work needs to be done to verify this, but it seems that it is a resonable hypothesis that Arthur Watson of South Carolina is the father of Mary Watson Fuller. http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ga/meriwether/1850/pg0353b.txt WATSON Families in Meriwether with daughters named MARY 687 687 Watson Arthur 42 M F 2,400 SC Watson John F. 19 M F SC Watson Mary A. 16 F GA Watson Allen H. 13 M GA Watson Ophelia F. 12 F GA Watson Elizabeth P.8 F GA 383 383 Watson Robert 55 M F 2,500 Ireland Watson Elizabeth 49 F GA Watson Mary Ann 19 F GA Watson William 18 M F GA Watson Susan Ann 15 F GA Watson Margaret 12 F GA Other WATSON's in Meriwether 67 67 Johnson Mordica 62 M F 1,370 VA Johnson E. 49 F VA Watson Cintha 6 F GA Murphy Wm. D. 23 M F GA 265 265 Watson William 50 M F 2,100 NC Watson Rebecca 44 F NC Watson John F. 20 M F GA Watson William T. 17 M F GA Watson Martha A. 15 F GA Watson Henry L. 13 M GA Watson Rebecca M. 10 F GA Watson Georgia A.8 F GA Watson Laura J.5 F GA Watson Robert A. 3 Mo GA Only a death date is shown on her headstone. She shares a double marker with John Fuller. This is also engraved with "Precious Memories." Other WATSON Brides during that time period. This doesn't appear to list either of her sisters listed on the 1850 census. PARTRIDGE CHARLES 15-Jul1868 WATSON ANN STRICKLAND E 28-Mar1868 WATSON BETTY STROZIER GEORGE 13-Feb1869WATSON DILLA BELLARC H 26-Dec1875WATSON EASLEY PERKINSON JOHN D 20-Dec1860 WATSON GEORGIA A ROSSER WILSON 1-Jan1873 WATSON HANNAH HAYSBUCK S 23-Dec1870 WATSON LINA DARDIN FRANKLIN A 5-Dec1858 WATSON MARGARET GILLOLVIN H 22-Jun1856 WATSON MARYANN GATES GEORGE 18-Sep1870 WATSON SUSAN
  Person ID	I127	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Arthur Holman Watson,   b. Abt 1807, South Carolina d. 1880 (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Frances Ophelia O'Hara,   b. Abt 1805   d. Abt 1845 (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1823
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Brooks Fuller,   b. Abt 1831, Georgia d. 6 Mar 1870, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1852	Meriwether County, Georgia
  	Per the Fuller Genealogical Data Base maintained by John Beattie Fuller of Morgantown, GA, John B. Fuller married Mary A. Watson on 9 December 1852. The names match the information on the death certificates of Joseph Thomas Fuller and Fannie Ola Fuller Burkhalter. The record below is from Meriwether County, Vital Records, Marriages-Bride 1851-1875 Source: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/meriwether/vitals/marriages/mwtrbrd.txt FULLER JOHN B 9 Dec1852 WATSON MARY A
  Children	1. James Easter "Bud" Fuller,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Georgia d. 17 Sep 1898, Sabine County, Texas (Age 42 years)   2. John William Fuller,   b. 14 May 1858, Georgia d. 24 Dec 1901, Sabine County, Texas (Age 43 years)   3. Alkony Deloney Fuller,   b. 19 May 1861, Arkansas d. 25 Sep 1905, Sabine County, Texas (Age 44 years)   4. Francis "Fannie" Ola Fuller,   b. 29 Jun 1864, Arkansas d. 7 Mar 1931, Angelina County, Texas (Age 66 years)   5. Charles H. Fuller,   b. 30 Aug 1866, Arkansas d. 9 Oct 1904, Sabine County, Texas (Age 38 years)   6. Joseph Thomas Fuller,   b. 4 Nov 1869, Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas d. 28 Nov 1950, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Documents		Fuller, John B. and Mary A. Watson Marriage Record, December 1852 Copy the marriage record of John B. Fuller to Mary A. Watson, dated December 1852, in Meriwether County, Georgia, Book B, Page 115
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1834 - Georgia Marriage - 9 Dec 1852 - Meriwether County, Georgia Death - 19 Feb 1874 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S418] Texas Department of Health, Death Certificate. [S418] Texas Department of Health, Death Certificate, Mother shown as Miss May Watson (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 74 (Reliability: 3). [S346] Sanders, J.B. "Index to Cemeteries of Sabine County, Texas 1836-1964", 1964, Nacogdoches, Texas.