Born about in Upshur, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Absolom Shreve
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Cecelia (Shreve) Simon, Jacob M Shreve, Anthony Shreve, Malinda Jane (Shreve) Snider, Mary E Shreve, Mahala (Shreve) Reed, Virginia (Shreve) Smith, J Shreve, Henry Harrison Shreve and Rolandus Shreve
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Elizabeth (Watson) Gibson
Died
at about age 60
in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Oct 2014
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Biography
Amanda was born about 1832. She died in 1892.
m. 17 Nov 1859 Upshur Co., James A. Watson (w) b. ca 1826 Green Co., VA; res. Randolph Co., s/o Susan.
Sources
- "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-DTGT : Sat Mar 09 06:08:21 UTC 2024), Entry for James Watson and Amanda Shreve, 23 November 1859.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-Y8S : Sun Mar 10 19:30:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Jas A Watson and Amanda Watson, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHM-LQ9 : Tue Mar 05 01:54:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Amanda Watson and Andrew Watson, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TH-5J6 : Fri Mar 08 20:59:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Absolem Shreeve and Lavina Shreeve, 1880.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133352863/amanda-watson: accessed March 19, 2024), memorial page for Amanda Shreve Watson (1831–3 Nov 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133352863, citing Shreve Family Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ralph H. and Hilda Sayre, Upshur-WV-USA (contributor 47646266).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Amanda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Amanda:
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~0.78%
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