Joseph (Bundy) Watson is a part of US Black heritage.
Joseph Bundy was born about 1863 in Ohio. He was the son of Ellen Bundy. In 1870, he was living with his mother and several siblings in Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio.[1] His mother married Nelson Watson in 1872. Joseph adopted the Watson name. In 1880, their family was living in Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.[2]
Joseph married Ella Ragland on 10 Nov 1902 in Jackson County, Ohio.[3] They had at least three children. By 1910, Joseph had been widowed and was living with his children in Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.[4]
↑"United States Census, 1880", ED 83, Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 32, family 235, Joseph Watson in Nelson Watson household; FamilySearch,https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89X-TX2.
↑Ohio, Jackson County, Marriage Records, 1902-1905 volume M, page 73, #6028, Joseph Watson and Ella M. Ragland, 10 Nov 1902; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN3L-2RG : accessed 22 Jan 2023).
↑Ohio, Perry County, Marriage Records, 1908-1912 volume 13, page 248, Joseph Watson and Mary Davis, 10 Sep 1910; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZT8-3LQ : accessed 22 Jan 2023).
↑Ohio, Death Certificates, #67069, Joseph Watson, 19 Nov 1930, Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X681-J1D : accessed 22 Jan 2023), citing FHL microfilm 1,992,278.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Rachel Fair for creating Bundy-289 on 5 Nov 2013. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Rachel and others.
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