Arthur Holman Watson

Abt 1807 - 1880  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Arthur Holman Watson  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1807	South Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1880  [1]
  Burial	Concord Methodist Church Cemetery, Meriwether County, Georgia   [1]
  Notes	Extract from a transcription of the 1850 Meriwether County, Georgia Census: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ga/meriwether/1850/pg0353b.txt 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 6 Watson, Ophelia F. 12 F GA X Watson,Elizabeth P.8 F GA X In searching the WorldConnect Project family trees, I found a match at DANA'S FAMILY COLLECTIONS http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dana_thomas Arthur Holmes (sic) WATSON was born 1807, and died 1880. He was buried in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery outside of Woodbury, Meriwether County, Georgia. He married Frances Ophelia O'HARA, daughter of William O'HARA and Rebecca Louisa FOY. She was born 1805, and died ABT 1845. She was buried in Imac, Meriwether County, Georgia. Dana's tree included sons Allen Hezikiah WATSON and John Frederick WATSON, but did not list the daughters shown in the above census. As her sources were not listed, this information should be used as a starting point for further research. It is believed to be realible, but not proven.
  Person ID	I18209	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Hezekiah Watson,   b. Bef 1781   d. Bef 1828 (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Holmes,   b. Bef 1790   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Ophelia O'Hara,   b. Abt 1805   d. Abt 1845 (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1823
  Children	1. John Frederick Watson,   b. Abt 1832, Edgefield County, South Carolina d. Abt 1910, Green's Creek, Anson, Jones County, Texas (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Mary A. Watson,   b. Abt 1834, Georgia d. 19 Feb 1874, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 40 years)   3. Allen Hezekiah Watson,   b. Abt 1837   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ophelia F. Watson,   b. Abt 1838   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth P. Watson,   b. Abt 1842   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1807 - South Carolina Burial - - Concord Methodist Church Cemetery, Meriwether County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] Thomas, Dana (rwwcdana@aol.com) RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dana's Family Collections (formerly posted at rootsweb, no longer available).