Watson Marriages in Grainger County 1830-1849 (annotated)
Part of a series of Watson research extractions transcribed and contributed by, and copyright ©2023 to, Meri Arnett-Kremian.
| Sarah Watson & Henry Gambill/Gambell | 6 Jul 1831
Sarah b. 1809 Henry b. 1811 |
Ancestry.com – Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
1840 United States Federal Census – Ancestry.com Tennessee – Knox County – Knoxville 1850 United States Federal Census – Ancestry.com Tennessee – Knox County – Knoxville |
| Willie R. Watson (1815 – 1891) & Columbia Burnett | 16 Oct 1834
Mary Columbia Grady, widow of Joseph Burnett |
Ancestry.com – Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Mary Columbia Grady, widow of Joseph Burnett |
| Gooden Watson & Sarah Piett /Piott/Pyett | 2 Nov 1834 | |
| Lavina Jane Watson and Joseph Petre | 21 Dec 1834 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
1850 United States Federal Census – Ancestry.com Tennessee – Grainger County – District 12 Jane Petre 30 Mary S. Petre 11 Narcissa Petre 6 Simon Petre 4 Hamilton L. Petre 2/12 |
| Flora Watson & James Branson | 18 July 1835
Flora Watson b. abt 1816 Daughter of David and Martha Williams Watson |
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
Reason to doubt this marriage took place – she continues to be listed as Flora Watson, even after having children |
| Hardin Watson & Martha Lathim
Left Grainger before 1850 |
6 Feb 1836 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
1840 United States Federal Census – Ancestry.com Tennessee – Grainger |
| Orleany Watson & James Fortner
No further record |
26 Mar 1836 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com |
| James Watson & Clarinda Davis
Moved to Polk County, MO about 1835 |
14 Oct 1836
Son of David Watson & Levina Bunch; Daughter of James and Rachel Davis |
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com |
| James Watson & Margaret Hancock | 11 July 1846 | Ancestry.com – Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 |
| John Watson & Mary Right | 26 Oct 1846 | Ancestry.com – Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 |
| David Watson & Philis Simmons | 27 Nov 1846 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
Apparently David’s 4th wife. |
| Preston Watson & Mary Nance | 27 Nov 1847
Preston Watson, son of William and Sarah Watson b. abt 1821 Grainger Died ? Grainger Mary Nance b. abt 1824, daughter of Clement C. and Margaret “Peggy” Nance |
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
Children of Preston Watson & Mary Nance Martha Elizabeth Watson Cardwell 1848 – 1928 Sarah C. Watson 1850 – Eliza Jane Watson Pate 1852 – 1931 Richard Dillon Watson 1854 – 1945 Mary Emaline Watson Tucker 1854 – 1942 James H. Watson 1857 – 1939 Jerry Watson 1859 – 1945 KY m. Amanda Weaver |
| Mary Watson & Martin Luther Ham
Did not live in Grainger County after marriage |
13 Sep 1848
Mary Watson b. 1831 Martin Ham b. abt 1831 |
Ancestry.com – Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
1850 Census – Division 9, Greene, Tennessee, USA |
| William C. Watson & Mary Gray | 28 April 1849
William C. Watson 1808 – 1869 (1st wife: Esther Beeler) Mary Gray 1797 – 1883 |
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com |
| William Watson & Elizabeth “Betty” McDaniel | 24 June 1849 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
William Watson b. abt 1828 Son of Samuel Watson and Mariah Ann Carback Elizabeth McDaniel b. abt 1828 Grainger Daughter of James McDaniel and Sarah “Sally” Griffin of Grainger County |
| Mary E. Watson & James H. Ray
Moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee |
30 August 1849 | Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
Children of Mary E. Watson and James H. Ray per 1860 & 1870 Census Samuel R Ray b. abt 1851 Eliza E. Ray b. abt 1853 Nelson E. Ray b. abt 1855 Nancy/Marcy P. Ray b abt 1856 William O. Ray b. abt 1858 Sarah C. Ray b. abt 1861 Mary E. Ray b. abt 1863 Orlena F. Ray b. abt 1865 Ida M. Ray b. abt 1868 |
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