John Watson

1801 - 1880  (79 years)

• Name	John Watson
  Born	1801	Buncombe County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	CFPM-78
  Died	1871/1880	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I3680	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	David Watson,   b. Abt 1767
  Mother	Isabelle Hughs,   b. Abt 1771
  Married	19 Sep 1792	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F14663	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Susannah "Susie" Conner,   b. 1810, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Feb 1871  (Age 61 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Corn Watson,   b. 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)   2. Nancy J. Watson,   b. 1827   3. Martha Jane Watson,   b. 1830, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1870  (Age > 41 years) + 4. Samuel P. Watson,   b. 1832, North Carolina ,   d. 14 May 1875  (Age 43 years)   5. George W. Watson,   b. 12 May 1834, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jan 1898  (Age 63 years) + 6. Rosanna C. Watson,   b. 7 Sep 1836, Swain County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years) + 7. John W. Watson,   b. Oct 1838, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   bur. Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee + 8. Susan M. C. Watson,   b. 7 Apr 1841, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Apr 1900  (Age 59 years) + 9. Jemima Narcissus "Nurses" Watson,   b. 10 Mar 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Dec 1919  (Age 76 years) + 10. Henry E. Watson,   b. 14 Feb 1843, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Aug 1924  (Age 81 years) + 11. William Watson,   b. 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee   12. Watson,   b. Abt 1848,   d. See Notes + 13. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Watson,   b. 8 May 1850, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1913  (Age 62 years) + 14. James Robert Watson,   b. May 1852, North Carolina ,   d. 1936  (Age ~ 83 years)   15. Margaret K. Watson,   b. 1854, North Carolina
  Family ID	F1391	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1801 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Died - 1871/1880 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  John Watson and his wife Susannah were listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. They lived next door to Samuel and Nancy Swearingen Conner. On 6 June 1836, the Oconalufty Baptist Church was organized. John Watson and his wife Susannah Conner joined the church as charter members. They were also listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. In 1843, John Watson and his family migrated to Sevier County, Tennessee from Haywood County, North Carolina. They were mentioned in church minutes of the August 1843 meeting of White Oak Flats Baptist Church. They joined the church as members by experience. On 26 July 1843, John Watson "of the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee" sold 50 acres of land "lying in the County of Haywood on the waters of Oconalufty River West Fork on a branch formerly called Davidrun branch" to James Holland Bradley "of the County of Haywood, North Carolina" for $75.00. John Watson took his family back to the Oconalufty River area in Haywood County, North Carolina for a while. They were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina. Then about 1852, John Watson and his family came again to Sevier County, Tennessee this time for a permanent stay. They lived in 2nd, 11th, and 13th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee according to 1860 and 1870 Federal Census. The 1870 Census indicates he was born in South Carolina. John Watson died between 1871 and 1880 probably in 2nd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. The place of his burial is not known. The LDS Ancestral File lists John's parents as David and Isabelle (Hughes) Watson. ---------- Reference: "Ownby-Watson Family History", Percival David Park, May 1985, p 66. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 161, 187. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 214, 302.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 341a, 20 Jul 1870. 1 WATSON, John MW 69 farmer $100 $285 SC Susa FW 63 keeping house NC Martha J. FW 40 housekeeping NC James R. MW 18 farm laborer NC Margaret K. FW 16 at home NC