David Britten Watson^[1]

1861 - 1932  (70 years)

• Name	David Britten Watson
  Born	20 Jul 1861	Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Apr 1932  [3, 4]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I29974	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2005

  
  

  Father	David Corn Watson,   b. 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Williams,   b. 13 Oct 1831, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1914  (Age 82 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1860	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	23 Oct 1860	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1394	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Martha Cordelia McMahan,   b. 15 Jun 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1939  (Age 67 years)
  Marriage License	22 Feb 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	16 Mar 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Watson,   b. Abt 1881,   d. See Notes   2. Sarah M. Watson,   b. May 1883 + 3. John Ollie Watson,   b. 5 Jul 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Aug 1939  (Age 54 years) + 4. West Paul Watson,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Oct 1976  (Age 89 years) + 5. Annie Elsie Nora Watson,   b. 21 May 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Dec 1955  (Age 65 years) + 6. Stephen Watson,   b. 10 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1966  (Age 74 years) + 7. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Watson,   b. 10 Sep 1891,   d. 5 Apr 1928  (Age 36 years)   8. Hubert McKinley "C. D." Watson,   b. 27 May 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1956  (Age 58 years) + 9. Melvin Richard Watson,   b. 10 Mar 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Nov 1979  (Age 79 years) + 10. Laura E. Watson,   b. 19 May 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1966  (Age 84 years)   11. Mary Matilda Watson,   b. 30 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F11109	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jul 1861 - Tennessee Marriage License - 22 Feb 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Mar 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Listed as member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1882. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 168. "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 60, 112.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 354B, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 354B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace D. B. WATSON Self M M W 19 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN M. C. WATSON Wife F M W 17 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 451b, 2 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0451b.gif [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Apr 1932. Watson, D. B. Blacksmith age 71 b. TN d. Apr 24, 1932 Sevierville Shady Grove Cem. [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 27 Apr 1932. (ck) David Britton Watson, 71, Apr. 24, Shady Grove. Wid 4 sons: Ollie (?), Wesley, C.D., Mell. 2 dau: Mrs. Laura Knight, Mrs. John Christopher. 3 bros: John, Steve, R.S. 3 sisters: Mrs. A.M. Paine, Mrs. George Townsend, Mrs. William Knight. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437.