James Craig Watson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	James Craig Watson was born 19 Oct 1954 (son of John Bartlett Watson and Sara Frances Mize). James married Susan Langston 1983. [Group Sheet] Children: Shelley Frances Watson was born 30 Sep 1988.

Generation: 2

John Bartlett Watson was born 26 Dec 1928, Tennessee (son of James Robert "Bob" Watson, Jr. and Viola Elzoria Trentham).

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 117, 180.

John married Sara Frances Mize 4 May 1948. Sara (daughter of Otha Decatur Mize and Ida Ellen Lawson) was born 20 Jan 1928. [Group Sheet]

Sara Frances Mize was born 20 Jan 1928 (daughter of Otha Decatur Mize and Ida Ellen Lawson).

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 117, 180.
Sabrina Chambers, chambers@aeneas.net, 2 April 2000.

Children:

John Keith Watson was born 19 Oct 1954.
1. James Craig Watson was born 19 Oct 1954.
Pamela Sue "Pam" Watson was born 16 Nov 1961.

Generation: 3

James Robert "Bob" Watson, Jr. was born 19 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert Watson and Nancy Jane McClain); died 26 Feb 1962; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 116, 117, 179, 180.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 273.

James married Viola Elzoria Trentham 15 Nov 1902. Viola (daughter of Rev. James William "Jimmy" Trentham and Mollie Maria Bartlett) was born 29 Feb 1888, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1984; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Viola Elzoria Trentham was born 29 Feb 1888, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. James William "Jimmy" Trentham and Mollie Maria Bartlett); died 31 Jan 1984; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

SMHS lists birth as 3 February 1888.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 116, 117, 180.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95, 112, 273, 275.

Children:

Virgie Anne Watson was born 20 Aug 1904; died 27 Sep 1999; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Willie Mae Watson was born 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1986, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Herbert Cleo Watson was born 10 Oct 1908, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1965; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Oscar Nelson Watson was born 30 Apr 1911, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 2010; was buried 17 Apr 2010, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Samuel Robert Watson was born 18 May 1914, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1982; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Albert Watson was born 14 Dec 1916, Tennessee; died 12 Jul 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jul 2000, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ruby Viola Watson was born 3 Jul 1919, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1996; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Walter Dot Watson was born 25 May 1921; died 29 Jun 1921; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ita Marie Watson was born 10 Nov 1923, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 2012.
2. John Bartlett Watson was born 26 Dec 1928, Tennessee.

Otha Decatur Mize was born 27 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert P. Mize and Frances Ann Waters); died 7 May 1936; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Father may have been Robert Mize who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. There is a picture of him in Civil War soldier reunion for Sevier County soldiers in a Sevierville paper. There is a Robert and Frances Ann Mize buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
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Reference
Sabrina Chambers, chambers@aeneas.net, 2 April 2000.

Otha — Ida Ellen Lawson. Ida (daughter of Robert Alexander Lawson and Sallie M. Wynn) was born 1 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1985; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Ida Ellen Lawson was born 1 Jan 1894, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Alexander Lawson and Sallie M. Wynn); died 16 Mar 1985; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference
Sabrina Chambers, chambers@aeneas.net, 2 April 2000.

Children:

Robert Glenn Mize was born 4 Aug 1916, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Marjorie Fern Mize was born Abt 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 11 Jul 2009.
Charles Wynn Mize was born 3 Jul 1924, Knox County, Tennessee; died 22 May 2004; was buried 26 May 2004, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Frank L. Mize
3. Sara Frances Mize was born 20 Jan 1928.
Otha Decator "Bud" Mize, Jr. was born 22 Feb 1937; died 12 Feb 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

James Robert Watson was born May 1852, North Carolina (son of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner); died 1936; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 179, 187.

James — Nancy Jane McClain. [Group Sheet]

9.
Nancy Jane McClain
Children:

4. James Robert "Bob" Watson, Jr. was born 19 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1962; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Rev. James William "Jimmy" Trentham was born 4 Sep 1866, Tennessee (son of Isaac Newton Trentham and Mary Jane Bradley); died 28 Oct 1937; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 114, 116, 145, 180.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 95, 112, 113.

James married Mollie Maria Bartlett 7 Sep 1884. Mollie (daughter of John W. Bartlett and Mary P. Roberts) was born 4 Oct 1866, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1900; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Mollie Maria Bartlett was born 4 Oct 1866, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Bartlett and Mary P. Roberts); died 20 Aug 1900; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 114, 116, 145, 180.

Children:

Newton Vanberine "Vannie" Trentham was born 20 Sep 1885, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1961, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Nance's Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
5. Viola Elzoria Trentham was born 29 Feb 1888, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1984; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Oliver Trentham was born 10 Jun 1891; died 27 Feb 1902; was buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Oscar Elmer Trentham was born 11 Sep 1894.
Maude Exemine Trentham was born 9 Mar 1897, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1977; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

12.

Robert P. Mize was born 3 Jan 1843 (son of Jonathan Mize and Nancy Chambers); died 4 May 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Robert — Frances Ann Waters. Frances (daughter of John W. Waters and Mary Lucinda Dill) was born 19 Aug 1850, South Carolina; died 9 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Frances Ann Waters was born 19 Aug 1850, South Carolina (daughter of John W. Waters and Mary Lucinda Dill); died 9 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Apr 1934, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

Children:

6. Otha Decatur Mize was born 27 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 May 1936; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

14.

Robert Alexander Lawson was born 1864, Tennessee (son of Andrew Walker Lawson and Deborah Coons Snapp); died 1938; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 398.
Sabrina Chambers, chambers@aeneas.net, 2 April 2000.

Robert — Sallie M. Wynn. Sallie (daughter of Esq. Thomas Dottery Wynn and Dialtha Malvina Seaton) was born 1864, Tennessee; died 18 May 1938; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Sallie M. Wynn was born 1864, Tennessee (daughter of Esq. Thomas Dottery Wynn and Dialtha Malvina Seaton); died 18 May 1938; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 398.

Children:

Wesley W. Lawson was born 19 Jul 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1963; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. Ida Ellen Lawson was born 1 Jan 1894, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1985; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.