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Jacob Moore Watson

Male 1835 - 1872  (37 years)


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  • Name Jacob Moore Watson  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 11 Feb 1835  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Sep 1872  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    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
    Person ID I17742  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2020 

    Father Michael Watson,   b. Abt 1798, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1865, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Pensy Elizabeth Raiford,   b. Abt 1798, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1855, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1819  Jefferson County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    • 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.
    Family ID F14271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Curren Rowan Day,   b. 17 Jul 1835, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1857  Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. O. M. Watson,   b. Abt 1859, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 2 years)
     2. Thomas Rowan Watson,   b. 26 Jun 1860, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1897 (Age 37 years)
     3. Lucinda "Lula" C. Watson,   b. 6 Apr 1862, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1884, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     4. Jacob "Uncle Jake" Arthur Watson,   b. 6 Feb 1864, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1961, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     5. Roberta S. Watson,   b. 6 Feb 1866, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1892, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     6. Edward Day Watson,   b. 3 Feb 1868, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1937, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     7. Nannie Curren Watson,   b. Apr 1869, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1905 (Age ~ 36 years)
     8. Madora "Dora" Esther Watson,   b. 15 Apr 1873, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1943, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F5634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Feb 1835 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1857 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Sep 1872 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 81160255 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979, p. 28 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 81380497 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1983] .