David William WATSON, Sr.^[1]

1840 - 1916  (75 years)

• Name	David William WATSON
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Dec 1840	Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A224EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF3925B26
  Death	15 Jun 1916	Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina
  Burial	17 Jun 1916	LDS Cemetary, Society Hill, South Carolina
  Person ID	I96837	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	William WATSON,   b. 16 Aug 1801, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina d. 26 May 1868, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Besty TURNAGE,   b. Abt 1805, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 10 Jul 1881, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (Age 76 years)
  _UID	B524EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF3926E56
  _UID	B524EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF3926E56
  Family ID	F67046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie Mariah BYRD,   b. 6 May 1850, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 3 Jan 1883, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1872	Society Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina
  _UID	A324EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF3925C36
  _UID	A324EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF3925C36
  Children	1. William David WATSON, Jr.,   b. 8 Nov 1873, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 15 May 1947, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina (Age 73 years)   2. John Henry WATSON,   b. 31 Mar 1875, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 5 May 1955, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (?) (Age 80 years)   3. Florah Ann WATSON,   b. 6 Aug 1876, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 13 Apr 1899, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (Age 22 years)   4. Charles Augustus WATSON,   b. 10 Oct 1879, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 26 Feb 1920, Society Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina (Age 40 years)   5. Elijah WATSON,   b. 22 Nov 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 25 May 1883, Chesterfield County, South Carolina (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F67044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane COOK,   b. 22 Apr 1850, South Carolina d. 6 Jan 1932, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1886	South Carolina
  _UID	23412768231ED611A9BBE4267F901C3FF3EA
  _UID	23412768231ED611A9BBE4267F901C3FF3EA
  Children	1. Annie Bell Donahue WATSON,   b. adopted, info on parents sheet   2. Emily Jane Eddings WATSON,   b. adopted info on parents sheet.
  Family ID	F67090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Legally adopted 2 daughters of daughter,Floria Ann,Emily and Annie Bell.Their family group sheets are under fathers ,Donahue and James Ellis Eddings, with Watson as last name. Second marriage was to Mary HaneCcook Byrd, a cousin. This was a contract marriage; she lived with william David, Jr. until her death. The chlildren say she would pinch you, if you didn' t do as she asked. Also, she wore a lot of crinolines, which Bernice hated to iron.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2244] Kirby Gedcom file, kirby gedcom file.