Born in Lampasas County Texas
Ancestors 
Daughter of David R Watson
and Sarah Ann (Hatley) Watson
Sister of
Green Wesley Watson, James Sherrod Watson, Hugh Watson, Mark Buchanan Watson, Delilah C Watson, Mary Ellen (Watson) Becker, William Edward Watson and John Baptist Watson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2014
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Biography
Melissa Belle (Watson) Jackson was born on 14 Jun 1877 in Lampasas County Texas, daughter of David R Watson (1823 - 1904) and Sarah Ann (Hatley) Watson (1840 - 1889).
Her siblings were:
- Green Wesley Watson (1859 - 1893)
- James Sherrod Watson (1860 - 1870)
- Hugh Watson (1862 - )
- Mark Buchanan Watson (1865 - )
- Delilah C Watson (1870 - )
- Mary Ellen (Watson) Becker (1873 - 1940)
- William Edward Watson (1879 - 1893)
- John Baptist Watson (1883 - 1938)
In the 1900 census Malissa (age 22) was the wife of Thomas J Jackson in Mineral, Jasper, Missouri.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Thomas J Jackson | M | 35 | Married | Head | Day Laborer | Illinois, USA |
| Malissa B Jackson | F | 22 | Married | Wife | Texas, USA | |
| William H Jackson | M | 6 | Single | Son | Missouri, USA | |
| Edgar L Jackson | M | 4 | Single | Son | Missouri, USA | |
| Beulah B Jackson | F | 6/12 | Single | Daughter | Missouri, USA | |
| David R Watson | M | 74 | Widowed | Father in law (father-in-law) | Tennessee, USA |
Melissa died on 26 Apr 1937 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States aged 59 and Buried at Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausolem Sedgwick County Kansas.
Sources
- ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Mineral, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 867; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240867
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #79278073 (accessed 1 October 2022)
Malissa B Jackson (22), wife, in household of Thomas J Jackson (35) in Mineral, Jasper, Missouri. Born in Texas, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melissa:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Cindy (McHaffie) Friend 
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Paden Burgess :
23andMe, GEDmatch M763650 [compare]
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