David Joel Watson

1847 - 1919  (71 years)

• Name	David Joel Watson
  Born	15 Nov 1847	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 May 1919	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Pyonephrosis with Prostatic Hypertrophy contributory
  Buried	10 May 1919	White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I679	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	David Corn Watson,   b. 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Rachel Ogle,   b. 1828, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 1859  (Age 31 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1846	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1390	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Charity Ownby,   b. 31 Dec 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Aug 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Marriage License	7 Feb 1870	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	10 Feb 1870	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Litha Watson,   b. 29 Oct 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 1921  (Age 50 years)   2. Sarah Watson,   b. 25 Sep 1872,   d. 20 Jul 1873  (Age 0 years) + 3. Inman Watson,   b. 19 Jun 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Oct 1956  (Age 82 years) + 4. Bosdell Saw Watson,   b. 17 May 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1954  (Age 77 years) + 5. Louisa Watson,   b. 24 Mar 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1963  (Age 84 years) + 6. Mary "Polly" Watson,   b. 22 Mar 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Nov 1961, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years) + 7. John Mitchell Watson,   b. 6 Mar 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jan 1942  (Age 59 years) + 8. Ashley Watson,   b. 9 Mar 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 1937  (Age 53 years) + 9. Russell S. Watson,   b. 16 Oct 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1966  (Age 79 years) + 10. David Ellis Watson,   b. 9 Nov 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1970  (Age 81 years)   11. Watson,   b. Abt 1890,   d. See Notes + 12. Ollie Lee Watson,   b. 6 Oct 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 May 1964  (Age 71 years) + 13. Andrew Elmer Watson,   b. 8 Oct 1894
  Headstones		Mother Father Charity Watson Joel Watson Dec. 31, 1854 Nov 15, 1947 Aug. 20, 1947 May 9, 1919
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Nov 1847 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 7 Feb 1870 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 10 Feb 1870 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Pyonephrosis with Prostatic Hypertrophy contributory - 9 May 1919 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 10 May 1919 - White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Joel Watson's barn was on Dudley. On 14 August 1916, David Joel Watson made a will in which he disposed of his property in the 11th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee. Death certificate record number #106. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 28, 285. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 163. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 80, 83. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 158, 271. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 106.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 451b, 2 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0451b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 458A, 1880. Census Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255278 National Archives Film T9-1278 Page 458A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Joel WATSON Self M M W 30 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN Charity WATSON Wife F M W 24 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Litha WATSON Dau F S W 10 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN Inmon WATSON Son M S W 8 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Bosdell WATSON Son M S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Lewiza WATSON Dau F S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary WATSON Dau F S W 3M TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S87] Death Certificate. name: Joel Watson event: Death event date: 09 May 1919 event place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male marital status: Married race or color: White age: 71 estimated birth year: birth date: 15 Nov 1847 birthplace: Tenn. spouse: father: David Watson father's birthplace: Tenn. mother: Rachel Ogle mother's birthplace: Tenn. occupation: Wife street address: residence: cemetery: burial place: Gatlinberg, Tenn. burial date: 10 May 1919 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4183653 image number: 619 film number: 1299708 volume/page/certificate number: v 45 fn 106 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 579.