Katie is reported in the 1900 census, where she and all her Watkins (Wadkins) siblings are enumerated in the blended famly of her mother Jenny and her new husband Solomon Dumond and all his children. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 June, LaGrue Township, District 4, page 13B, Hse #255, Fam #260 Dumond, Solomon Head W M [no age or birth date rptd] married 0 years AR France TN [No Occup Rptd] Owns Dumond, Jenny Wife W F Aug 1865 34 married 0 yrs 0 child/0 living [from this marriage, 6 children from her 1st marriage are here] MS KY VA VA ** Dumond, Lewis son W M Apr 1887 13 AR AR TN ** Dumond, Ada Dau W F May 1889 11 Single AR AR TN Dumond, Walter Son W M Jul 1896 3 Single AR AR TN Dumond, Curtis Son W M Jul 1897 [sic - ?] 3 Single AR AR TN Wadkins [Watkins], Leslie Stepson W M Aug 1884 15 Single AR NC AL ** Wadkins, Kate Stepdau W F Nov 1886 13 Single AR NC AL ** Wadkins, Ray Stepson W M Jul 1889 10 Single AR NC AL Wadkins, Tena Stepdau W F Oct 1891 8 Single AR NC AL Wadkins, Walter Stepson W M Jan 1894 6 Single AR NC AL Wadkins, Ree Stepson W M Dec 1896 3 Single AR NC AL In 1905, Katie and one of her stepbrothers, John Lewis (Louis) Dumond, married. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 S L [J L] Dumond Gender Male Age 18, Birth Year abt 1887 Residence Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Katie Watkins Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Residence Dewitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 6 Dec 1905 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 5 Dec 1905 All sources I have seen give this person's name only as Katie Dumond. We would expect this to be short for Katherine, but I have not found that name anywhere. There are few sources for information on Katie. I did not know Katie Dumond's maiden name until May 2008, when I found the obituary of Chester Carleece Dumond. Chester died in August 1999, but I found the obit online on RootsWeb, reposted from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper of 7 August 1999. This obituary gives the names of Chester's parents. "Chester Carleece DuMond of DeWitt [was] born October 16, 1906, to John Lewis (Louie) and Katie Watkins DuMond." I had earlier found Katie in census entries with her husband and children Katie is reported with her husband John Lewis, or Lewis J, in the 1920 census. In 1930, she is a widow. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 February, LaGrue Township, District 12, page 12A, Hse #247, Fam #257 Dumond, Lewis J Head Rents farm M W 33 AR AR AR Farmer [b abt 1887] Dumond, Katie Wife F W 33 AR AR AR [b abt 1887] Dumond, Chester C Son M W 13 AR AR AR [b abt 1907] Dumond, Florence I Dau F W 11 AR AR AR [b abt 1909] Dumond, Jennie B Dau F W 10 AR AR AR [b abt 1910] Dumond, Sarah H Dau F W 7 AR AR AR [b abt 1913] Dumond, Lester Son M W 5 AR AR AR [b abt 1915] Dumond, Pauline Dau F W 2 AR AR AR [b abt 1918] Dumond, Aline Dau F W 2 AR AR AR [b abt 1918] Dumond, Lizzie L Dau F W 3 months AR AR AR [b abt Oct 1919] 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 17 April, LaGrue Township, District 17, page 10B, Point Deluce Rd, Hse #217, Fam #219 Dumond, Katie Head Rents farm F W 43 Widow AR AR AR [b abt 1887] Dumond, Florence Dau F W 22 AR AR AR [b abt 1908] Dumond, Pauline B Dau F W 13 AR AR AR [b abt 1917] Dumond, Aline L Dau F W 13 AR AR AR [b abt 1917] Dumond, Elisabeth L Dau F W 11 AR AR AR [b abt 1919] Dumond, Lloyd Son M W 8 AR AR AR [b abt 1922] Dumond, John L Son M W 4yrs 3mos AR AR AR [b abt February 1926] Daughters Jennie and Sarah H are out of the home. Katie's son Chester is living next door. We get some additional middle initials from this census. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, LaGrue Township, District 1-17, page 16A, Vitteton Rd to Sunny Side Rd, Hse #293, Rents $8 Dumond, Katie Head F W 52 Grade 8 Single [Widow] b Ark same place in 1935 [?] Operator Farm Dumond, Sarah Dau F W 27 Single Grade 8 b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, Elizabeth Dau F W 20 Single Grade 8 b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, Lloyd Son M W 17 Single Grade HS-3 b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, J L Son M W 14 Single Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Dumond, Patsy Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark Katie Watkins Dumond Birth Nov. 11, 1887 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Mar. 24, 1972 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Spouse John Louis Dumond (1887 - 1926) Children: Chester Carleece Dumond (1906 - 1999) Sarah H. DuMond Clark (1913 - 1983) Lester Lee Dumond (1915 - 1998) Leta Aline Dumond (1917 - 2001) Lloyd Thrace Dumond (1922 - 1994) John Lincoln Dumond (1926 - 2001) Burial Childers Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Created by Linda Miller Feb 21, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #13409737, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13409737 Social Security Death Index Katie Dumond Born 11 Nov 1887 Died 15 Mar 1972 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 431-05-4505 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
------------------------ Maggie Lee Watkins Harris BIRTH 14 Apr 1900 DEATH 17 Feb 1991 (aged 90) BURIAL Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Parents: William G Watkins 1851-1934 Nancy Elizabeth Wooley Watkins 1873-1939 James Columbus Harris 1889-1971 Siblings: Alex E Watkins 1894-1965 W E Watkins 1903-1969 Children: Esther Lucille Harris Barrick 1923-2010 Reba Esteen Harris Teague 1925-2003 Pauline Harris Warthen 1927-2009 James Columbus Harris 1930-2019 Joyce Mae Harris Sharp 1933-1991 Created by Phil and Donna (Stricklan) Whitaker 5 May 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial 14177734, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14177734/maggie-lee-harris ------------------------
1850 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 6 November, Clifford Township, page 709 (scan 358), Hse #224, Fam #239 Thomas Watkins 47 M Farmer No Real Estate value rptd b Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 50 F b Wales Mary Watkin 12 F b Penn 1860 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 17 July, PO Dundaff, Clifford, page 131 (scan 468), Hse #1011, Fam #997 Wm Watkins 57 M Farmer $4200 Real Estate $1100 Personal born Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 59 F born Wales [b abt 1801] Mary Watkins 22 M born Pennsylvania
Nora Iona Watkins Birth 02 Sep 1895 in Dewitt, Arkansas Co. Arkansas Death 07 Jun 1980 in Dewitt, Arkansas Co. Arkansas Parents Daniel Thomas Watkins 1856-1907, Ada Holmes b 1861 Spouse James Marcus Miller Birth 02 Sep 1891 in Dewitt, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Death 17 Nov 1973 in DeWitt, Arkansas Co., Arkansas -- Carr Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3441417/person/-920277321 Social Security Death Index Nora Miller Born 1 Sep 1891 Died Jun 1980 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 430-19-4557 issued Arkansas (1973)
I had trouble getting anything on Jennie McCoy's first husband, other than the surname. I found some undocumented details in some genealogies, which gave me his name, and the 1870 census. R Thomas Watkins Birth 5 APR 1845 in Richmond County, North Carolina Death 1897 in Arkansas Parents: Stephen Watkins 1822 - 1900 Mary Polly Jones 1827 - 1900 Marriage to VIRGINIA "JENNIE" MCCOY 7 Sep 1882 De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas Children: Leslie L Watkins b 1886 Katie Watkins 1886 - 1972 Ray Watkins 1890 - 1963 TENIE Watkins b 1891 Walter C Watkins 1895 - 1981 Reo Watkins 1897 - 1997 -- Campbell, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5735311/person/-1381227134 1870 Federal Census, Marshall County, Mississippi, 30 June, Range 2, PO Early Grove, page 6 (scan 523), Hse #535, Fam #522 Watkins, Stephen 48 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate $0 Personal b NC Watkins, Polly 43 F W Keeping House born NC Cannot write Watkins, Thomas 24 M W Farmer born NC Cannot write Watkins, Jane 22 F W born Ala Cannot write Watkins, John H 20 M W born Ala Cannot write Watkins, Stephen 18 M W born Miss Cannot write Watkins, Wily W 16 M W born Miss Cannot write Watkins, Mary 12 F W born Miss Cannot write Watkins, Catherine 10 F W born Miss Cannot write Watkins, Jefferson D 8 M W born Miss Watkins, Martha M 6 F W born Miss Watkins, Calvin 4 M W born Miss Watkins, Jurant 1 M W born Miss Before 1880 they moved to Arkansas County, Arkansas, and they were enumerated in Keaton Township in the 1880 census. Thomas is working on the farm of a widow and is reported in the household of her and her two children. I find it amusing that Thomas reported his age as only 4 years older than he (or his parents) reported in 1870! 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 June, Keaton Township, District 1, page 4, Hse/Fam #34 Bozy, Clarissa W F 55 Head Widow Keeping House SC TN NC NC [abt 1825] Bozy, Clarissa E W F 20 Dau Single AR AR TN [b abt 1860] Bozy, Don C W M 17 Works on Farm Single AR AR TN [b abt 1863] Watkins, Thomas B W M 29 Servant Single Works on Farm NC NC NC [b abt 1851] Close by and reported on the same page are his parents and other members of their household. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 June, Keaton Township, District 1, page 4, Hse/Fam #38 Watkins, Stephen W M 59 Head Works on Farm NC NC NC [b abt 1821] Watkins, Polly W F 58 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1822] - page 5 - Grayson, Jane S W F 32 Dau Widow At Home MS NC NC [b abt 1848] Watkins, Margaret W M 16 Dau Single MS NC NC [b abt 1864] Watkins, Calvin J W M 14 Son Single Works on Farm MS NC NC [b abt 1866] Watkins, Sylvester W M 12 Son Single Works on Farm MS NC NC [b abt 1868] Watkins, Edward C W M 14 Grandson Single Works on Farm MS NC MS [b abt 1866] Watkins, Franklin W M 12 Grandson Single Works on Farm MS NC MS [b abt 1868] Watkins, Lela V W M 5 Granddau Single AR NC MS [b abt 1875] Grayson, Charles W M 2 Grandson Single AR NC MS [b abt 1878] If Calvin and Sylvester are indeed children of Stephen and Polly, as they were also reported in 1870, then their states of birth should read MS NC NC, not MS NC MS. But Stephen and Polly are reported born in NC in both 1870 and 1880. Their report should be the same also as Thomas' and his was NC NC NC. I find it interesting that the two sons here are the same ages as the two grandsons.
1850 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 6 November, Clifford Township, page 709 (scan 358), Hse #224, Fam #239 Thomas Watkins 47 M Farmer No Real Estate value rptd b Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 50 F b Wales Watkin Watkins 13 M b Penn 1860 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 17 July, PO Dundaff, Clifford, page 131 (scan 468), Hse #1011, Fam #997 Wm Watkins 57 M Farmer $4200 Real Estate $1100 Personal born Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 59 F born Wales [b abt 1801] Walter Watkins 25 F born Pennsylvania 1870 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 6 July, Clifford, PO Uniondale, page 16, Hse #131, Fam 119 Watkins, Hannah 70 F W Keeping House b Wales Watkins, Catherine 35 F W Farmer $6500 Real Estate $1500 Personal born Penn Hannah's son John is living three hosues away. 1870 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 6 July, Clifford, PO Uniondale, page 16, Hse #131, Fam 119 Watkins, John 28 M W Farmer $5200 Real Estate $1000 Personal b Penn Watkins, Mary 25 F W Keeping House born Penn Watkins, Amaretta 5mos F W b Feb 1870 Penn Maxon, Mary J 7 F W At School b Penn 1880 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1 June, Clifford, District 120, page 6, Hse/Fam #57 Watkins, Watkin W W M 44 Single Farmer PA Wales Wales Watkins, Hannah W F 80 Mother Keeping House Wales Wales Wales Three houses away again is Hannah's son John and his family. 1880 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1 June, Clifford, District 120, page 6, Hse #60, Fam #61 Watkins, John W M 38 Farmer PA Wales Wales Watkins, Mary E W F 36 Wife Keeping House PA Wales Wales Watkins, Amaretta W F 10 Dau PA PA PA Watkins, Wallie W M 6 Son PA PA PA Watkins, May W F 3 Dau PA PA PA Watkins, Willie W M 1 Son PA PA PA Maxen, Mary J W F 18 Adopted Dau PA PA PA Potter, Eater (?) A W M 72 Laborer PA PA PA
William G Watkins BIRTH 9 Jun 1851 DEATH 11 Nov 1934 (aged 83) BURIAL Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma Children: Alex E Watkins 1894-1965 Maggie Lee Watkins Harris 1900-1991 W E Watkins 1903-1969 Created by Stone Seeker 17 Dec 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial 17051188, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17051188/william-g_-watkins
Some genealogies lack documentary sources but seem to present credible family information, though details are missing. For instance, the following gives us his birth place in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Thomas William Watkins Birth abt 1803 in Carmarthenshire, Wales Death Unknown Spouse Hannah Wife Watkins b 1801, Death Unknown -- Snyder, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1701851/person/6098380426 A marriage record is found in Carmarthenshire. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Thomas Watkins Spouse Name: Hannah Finch Marriage 28 Nov 1824 Newington St Mary Parish, Newington, Southwark Solemnized by Arthur Cyril (?) Rector Witnesses W, Williams, James Mason St Mary Newington Marriage Book p 229 New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Arrival Manifest, Ship: Brig Elizabeth Clark Departure: Swansea, Wales Arrival 5 Nov 1831 New York, New York Thomas Watkin 28 Farmer From Great Britain Moving to United States [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkin 30 His Wife From Great Britain Moving to United States [b abt 1801] Athiren Watkin [Catherine Watkin] 1 His Daughter From Great Britain Moving to United States (abt 1830) According to the birthday reported in other sources, July 1929, Catherine should be 2 years old, not 1. In the 1850 census, we find they were enumerated in the Clifford Township. ------------------- I have read about the Watkins in Clifford history as he was the first Welsh settler on Elk Mountain, noting that they came in 1831 and provides an interesting read. [Source text follows below.] Your Thomas sounds like he was a very large man. There is a misprint on this particular reference as it lists David not Daniel Moses which is what is in the original text. Daniel was my ggg-grandfather who lived in this community from about 1834-1843. These people certainly had many hardships, and it is hard to fathom what they went through. -- Jean Luigi, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 July 2016 ------------------- ------------------- THE WELSH must have the credit of clearing up most of the slopes of Elk Mountain and making the substantial improvements now to be seen in the northwestern part of the township. They have here proven themselves an honest, industrious class of people, capable of the highest citizenship. The pioneers among them were Thomas Watkins and wife, Hannah, natives of Carmarthenshire, South Wales. They left that country in 1831, and after a voyage of two months landed in New York. The following spring found them at Carbondale, where Mr. Watkins obtained work in a coal-mine, but on the 10th of May, 1833, they came to Clifford, where they located on a tract of land near the southwest base of the South Knob of the Elk Mountain. With the exception of a small clearing below him, everything was a dense woods, with a heavy undergrowth, which afforded hiding-places for deer, elk and many noxious animals, which were so bold that it made the work of protecting domestic animals difficult. The work of clearing progressed slowly, but Mr. Watkins was a man of strong constitution (being full six feet high and measured nearly four feet around the chest), and the forests at last yielded to his efforts. Before his death, in May, 1870, he had cleared up a large farm, which is still in possession of Hannah Watkins (now in her eighty-eighth year), and one of her sons, Watkin W. Watkins. Another son, John, lives in the same locality. For more than a year the Watkins family was deprived of the society of its countrymen, but in 1834 a number of Welsh families located around them and made permanent the Welsh settlement, which, with the families living in Gibson and Herrick, now numbers more then three hundred souls. Those coming in 1834 were Zachariah Jenkins, David Reese, Wm. P. Davis, David [Daniel] Moses, David Anthony, Rev. Thomas Edwards, David Edwards and Robert Ellis and their families. -- Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Rhamanthus M. Stocker 1887, Chapter L, Clifford Township, Page 792, accessed 5 August 2016, http://dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa/stocker_clifford2.html ------------------- The story is corroborated here with a few additional details added. "At the lower corner (the southeast) of the county is the agricultural district of Dundaff, or Clifford, under and on the slopes of a low hill called Elk Hill, and on one side and about Round Hill, and on the banks of Round Pond, and all the way to South Gibson. It is only 12 miles west of Carbondale. The land is hilly and wooded. Mr. Thomas Watkins (a miner from Carbondale) was the first Welshman to settle there; on May 10, 1833 he bought 50 acres of wooded land for $3 an acre. After that came David E Thomas, David Edwards, William Jones, David J. Thomas, Secariah Jenkins, David Rees, Daniel Moses, David Anthony, Robert Ellis, and other to live there." -- Hanes Cymry America (A History of the Welsh in America) by the Rev. R. D. Thomas (published 1872), translated by Phillips G. Davies, RootWeb Archives, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PASUSQUE/2001-04/0988340466 1850 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 6 November, Clifford Township, page 709 (scan 358), Hse #224, Fam #239 Thomas Watkins 47 M Farmer No Real Estate value rptd b Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 50 F b Wales In the 1860 census, Thomas is listed as William, seeming to give us his fullname William Thomas Watkins. The name order may be Thomas William Watkins. The name given on Find-a-Grave memorials for his son John is given as Thomas W Watkins. I have not seen a definitive record giving both names. I later found one or more genealogies that do present his name as Thomas William. 1860 Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 17 July, PO Dundaff, Clifford, page 131 (scan 468), Hse #1011, Fam #997 Wm Watkins 57 M Farmer $4200 Real Estate $1100 Personal born Wales [b abt 1803] Hannah Watkins 59 F born Wales [b abt 1801] Walter Watkins 25 F born Pennsylvania Mary Watkins 22 M born Pennsylvania Evan Watkins 21 M born Pennsylvania John Watkins 18 F born Pennsylvania R Jones 12 M born Pennsylvania - page 132 - B Jones 8 M born Pennsylvania Thomas died before the 1870 census. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 Thomas Watkins Death May 1870 Susquehanna County PA Age 67 [b abt 1803, Birth Wales Occupation FARMER Cause of Death ASTHMA
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Ann Watson Age 30, Birth Year abt 1853 Residence Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas Spouse's Name A S West Spouse's Age 36 Spouse's Residence Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas Marriage 19 Aug 1883 Faulkner County Marriage License Date 16 Aug 1883 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 20B, Hse #363, Fam #371 West, Simp Head W M Dec 1845 54 Married 30 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns West, Annie L Wife W F Oct 1852 47 Married 30 years 6 children/6 living KY KY TN West, John Son W M Aug 1880 19 AR NC TN Farm Laborer West, Myrtle Dau W F Aug 1884 15 AR NC KY West, George W Son W M Dec 1885 14 AR NC KY Farm Laborer West, Lavada Dau W F Feb 1887 13 AR NC KY -- page21A -- West, Frank Son W M Sep 1888 11 AR NC KY Farm Laborer West, Sallie Dau W F Mar 1890 10 AR NC KY West, Teate Son W M Mar 1892 8 AR NC KY 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, North Prairie Township, District 12, page 5B, Hse/Fam #92 West, A S Head M W 64 Marriage 2 Married 26 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1846] West, Annie L Wife F W 57 Marriage 1 Married 26 years 6 children/6 living KY KY TN [b abt 1853] West, Myrtle Dau F W 25 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1885] West, Sallie Dau F W 20 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] West, Ulious [Eulis] Son M W 18 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1892] 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 January, Prairie Township, District 15, page 4B, Hse/Fam #73 West, Simpson Head Owns M W 75 NC NC NC Rice Farmer [born abt 1845] West, Annie Wife F W 68 KY KY KY [born abt 1852] West, Sallie Daughter M W 29 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [born abt 1898] West, Tete Son M W 29 Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1991] Annie West Birth Oct 11, 1852 Death Feb 24, 1929 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69237778, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69237778&ref=acom
1880 Federal Census, Tarrant County, Texas, 15 June, Fort Worth, District 90, page 48, Hse #418, Fam #431 Gay, Ivanhoe W M 28 Head Laborer MN OH OH [b abt 1852] Gay, Catherine W F 28 Wife Keeping House KY VA KY [abt 1852] Gay, Hedrick [sic W M 6 Son Works on Farm MN MN KY [b abt 1874] Gay, Oscar B W F 2 Son Works on Farm TX MN KY [abt 1878]
1920 Federal Census, Maricopa County, Arizona, 8 January, Phoenix, District 6, Page 6A, 704 E Van Buren St, Hse #104, Fam #122 Watson, Walter E Head Rents M W 280 TX US US Horse Dealer Watson, Ruby Wife F W 26 Single TX US US Watson, Clifton Son M W 7 Single TX TX TX Watson, Mary L Dau F W 4yrs0mos [b Dec 1915] Single TX TX TX 1930 Federal Census, Maricopa County, Arizona, 4 April, Phoenix, District 8, page 4B, 136 N 6th St, Hse #99, Fam #110 Watson, Walter E Head Rents $30 Has no Radio M W 40 Married at 20 TX US US Repairer [?], Dell Hospital Watson, Ruby Wife F W 36 Married at 16 [mar abt 1910] TX MS SC [b abt 1894] Watson, Clifton Son M W 18 TX TX TX [b abt 1912] Watson, Mary L Dau F W 14 TX TX TX Watson, Effie Dau F W 10 AZ TX TX Christian, Mary F Mother[-in-law] F W 67 SC GA GA [b abt 1863] "I'm Roberta Watson Richardson. My father was Cliff Watson, grandfather Walter Earl Watson." -- Roberta Watson Richardson, Ancestry messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 September 2019 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Clifton Lloyd Watson Birth 13 Jun 1912 Reventce, Texas Death 20 Mar 1989 Father Walter E Watson Mother Ruby L Christian Signature on SSN Card Cliff L Watson SSN 526126926 Jan 1938: Name listed as CLIFTON LLOYD WATSON; 24 Mar 1989: Name listed as CLIFTON L WATSON
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Nora Horton Age 20, Birth Year abt 1925 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Estle Watson Spouse's Age 22 Spouse's Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 12 Jan 1945 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 9 Jan 1945
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 March, Point DeLuce, District 195, page 5A, Hse/Fam #97 Watson, Ben K Head Rents M W 45 Married AR AR AR Farmer (abt 1874) Watson, Phillys Wife F W 36 Married AR AR AR (abt 1893) Watson, Felix W Son M W 19 AR AR AR Farm Laborer (abt 1900) Watson, Lucinda Dau F W 14 Single AR AR AR (abt 1905) Watson, Willie Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR (abt 1909) Watson, Lucile Dau F W 2yrs8mos AR AR AR (abt 1917) McNeil, Dewell Boarder M W 16 Single AR AR AR (abt 1903) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Felix Watson Birth Date 3 Jul 1900 Residence DeLuce, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Farming Nearest Relative Bengiman Watson, DeLuce, Arkansas County, Arkansas Medium Height & Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair Registered 12 September 1918 Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Felix Watson, Age 21 (born abt 1901) Residence DeLuce, Arkansas, Arkansas Annie Simpson, Age 18 (born abt 1904 Residence DeLuce, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 3 Feb 1922 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 3 Feb 1922 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Willie Holman Watson White Male Birth 13 Feb 1925 Dewitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Date 27 Jul 2005 ** Father Felix Watson ** Mother Mary A Simpson SSN 430309552 Jan 1942 Name listed as WILLIE HOLMAN WATSON; 30 Jul 2005 Name listed as WILLIE H WATSON ----------------------------- Watson, Buzz Obit Half-Brother of Nila Black Dumond W.H. Watson W.H. "Buzz" Watson died July 27 at his home in Hobbs, NM. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Point DeLuce and was married to Lois Inman Watson Oct. 18, 1946, in Stuttgart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy in World War II, and was employed by X-Pert Well Service for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Watson and Mary Ann Watson Black; his wife; a son, Jerry Watson; and two brothers, Felix (Tinker) Watson and Jimmy Black. Survivors include a son, William Watson and his wife, Marilyn, of Palestine, TX; a daughter, Dianne Scott and her husband, Raul, of Hobbs, NM; two brothers, Marvin Lee Watson of St. Charles and Charles Black of DeWitt; a sister, Nila Dumond of DeWitt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lea County Humane Society, 1018 W Alabama, Hobbs, NM 88240 or the donor's favorite charity. -- DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 10 August 2005, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2005/08/10/news/news09.txt -----------------------------
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925] ----------------------------- Watson, Buzz Obit Half-Brother of Nila Black Dumond W.H. Watson W.H. "Buzz" Watson died July 27 at his home in Hobbs, NM. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Point DeLuce and was married to Lois Inman Watson Oct. 18, 1946, in Stuttgart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy in World War II, and was employed by X-Pert Well Service for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Watson and Mary Ann Watson Black; his wife; a son, Jerry Watson; and two brothers, Felix (Tinker) Watson and Jimmy Black. Survivors include a son, William Watson and his wife, Marilyn, of Palestine, TX; a daughter, Dianne Scott and her husband, Raul, of Hobbs, NM; two brothers, Marvin Lee Watson of St. Charles and Charles Black of DeWitt; a sister, Nila Dumond of DeWitt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lea County Humane Society, 1018 W Alabama, Hobbs, NM 88240 or the donor's favorite charity. -- DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 10 August 2005, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2005/08/10/news/news09.txt -----------------------------