no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

George Washington Watson (1843 - 1902)

George Washington Watson
Born in Virginiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Jun 1869 in Seneca, Nemaha county , Kansasmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 16 Sep 1883 in Atchison, Kansasmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 58 in Lowemont, Kansasmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Peggy Wheeler private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 17 Jul 2016
This page has been accessed 112 times.

Biography

Sources

  • Ancestry Tree and Find a grave




Memories: 1
Enter a personal reminiscence or story.
Peggy (Godding) Wheeler
from find a grave

George Washington Watson 08/23/1843 – 01/19/1902

Buried in Round Praire Cemetary, Leavenworth County Kansas Youngest of 6 children-3 boys, 3 girls-somewhere not too far from Richmond, VA. Post office was Stoney Gap, VA. Close to age 18 he joined the Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. He was with Jackson at Bull Run. He was taken as a POW in Gettysburg after being shot in the shoulder by a minna ball, and taken to the Union prison at Point Lookout, MD. When released at the end of war he went home to visit his parents. About 1867 or '68 he headed west, came to West Port which is now Kansas City, MO. there he got work with an overland freighting company as a teamster--Kansas City to Denver--at $12/month with the privilege of boarding under his wagon. At some point he landed in Seneca, KS, where he met and married Catherine Neal in 1869. She passed in 1880 leaving him with 3 boys. 16 Sept 1883 he married Ann Marie [Anne Mariah] Hundley Carlyle. They had 3 children-Georgie Ann (8 Aug 1884), Clarence E. (9 May 1886) and Claude Lawrence (19 Feb 1888). Ann Marie passed in March 1888. After 18 months George married Sarah Ellen (Ralston)Brown, widow. At the age of 48 he became a railroad section laborer at the rate of 12 1/2 cents/hour. He also rented a house with 3 rooms and 38 acres. He kept a team, one or two cows, a few hogs and chickens. (As told by son Claude L. Watson to granddaughter, Lauris Watson.)

Family links: Spouses: Catherine “Kathy” Neal (1848 – 1882) Sarah Ellen Ralston Condreary (1846 - 1926) Anna Mariah Hundley Watson (1850 - 1888)*

Children: Daniel Edward Watson (1870 - 1951)* George Simon Watson (1876 - 1947)* James Walter Watson (1878 - 1895)* Georgia Ann Watson Rabon (1884 - 1948)* Clarence E Watson (1886 - 1887)* Claude Lawrence Watson (1888 - 1982)*

posted 18 Aug 2016 by Peggy (Godding) Wheeler   [thank Peggy]
Login to add a memory.
Is George your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › George Watson (1844-)

Featured National Park champion connections: George is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 22 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 17 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 23 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 17 degrees from George Grinnell, 27 degrees from Anton Kröller, 15 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 18 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

W  >  Watson  >  George Washington Watson