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Samuel Watson 1803 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1803

Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 OCT 1865

Death Location: Hardin, Tennessee

Father: John Watson

Mother: Martha Martin

Spouse(s): Margaret Davy

Children(s): John Watson, Rebecca Watson, Hugh Watson, Noah Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Jehu Watson, Margaret Watson, Bowen Watson

According to available records, Samuel Watson was born in 1803 in York County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John D Watson and Martha L Martin. Following those early years, Samuel Watson married Margaret Davy, and their family grew to include John Watson, Rebecca Watson, Hugh L. Watson, Noah Z Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Jehu Samuel Watson, Margaret S. Watson and Bowen D. Watson. In the later years of life, Samuel Watson died in 1865 in Hardin, Tennessee.

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Parents

John Watson
1767 – 1841
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, USA
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Martha Martin
1779 – 1862
Birth Location: Ireland United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Davy
1807 – 1881
Birth Location: –
MD

Children(s)

John Watson
1830 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
JW
Rebecca Watson
1835 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Hugh Watson
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Tennessee
HW
Noah Watson
1840 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Elizabeth Watson
1843 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
EW
Jehu Watson
1846 – 1930
Birth Location: Tennessee
JW
Margaret Watson
1847 – 1864
Birth Location: –
MW
Bowen Watson
1849 – 1864
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Sep 1803
    Event Place: York County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 882; Page: 279b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 882; Page: 279b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 October 1865
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 OCT 1865
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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