Florah Ann WATSON^[1]

1876 - 1899  (22 years)

• Name	Florah Ann WATSON
  Birth	6 Aug 1876	Chesterfield County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  _UID	AE24EE2B0ED2D511A9BBF217D6EEF39267E6
  Death	13 Apr 1899	Chesterfield County, South Carolina
  Burial	Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina
  Person ID	I96842	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2002

  
  

  Father	David William WATSON, Sr.,   b. 15 Dec 1840, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 15 Jun 1916, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F67044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Ellis EDDINGS, Jr.,   b. 16 Feb 1879, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 7 Oct 1942, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1897	South Carolina
  _UID	A88CF3E8E50BD611A9BB95EDE451073F4744
  _UID	A88CF3E8E50BD611A9BB95EDE451073F4744
  Children	1. Emily Jane (Eddings) WATSON,   b. 29 Jun 1898, Society Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 4 Aug 1984, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F67087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mr. DONAHUE,   b. South Carolina d. 1896, Alabama
  Marriage	1895	Chesterfield County, South Carolina
  _UID	2FA6B91187A3D611A9BBAD513C422830E82D
  _UID	2FA6B91187A3D611A9BBAD513C422830E82D
  Children	1. Annie Bell DONAHUE,   b. 27 Jul 1896, Chesterfield County, South Carolina d. 15 Apr 1976, Virginia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F67309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Florah married a Mr. Donahue. They moved to Alabama where he worked in a bell factory(larg e bells). A bell fell on himand killed him. She returned to Cheraw area, with her daughter, Annie Bell . she married Maes E. Eddings,Jr and they had one daughter,Emily. Floria died when last child was 1 year old. Husband remarried,but must not have wanted childr en. David Watson Sr. adipted the girls.Richard Lee has met some of her posterity in Virgini a , visited them and has pictures and their family info included in this history. The family has been unaware that this line is in Cheraw and around the US. We are now in touc h with them!

  
  

• Sources

  [S2244] Kirby Gedcom file, kirby gedcom file.