Anna Mary Watson

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Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave Memorial Page:

Mrs. Anna Mary Dent was born at Hemphill, Sabine County, February 1st,1869 and died at her home in Hemphill June 27,1949 at 7:30 p.m. She was 80 years 4 months and 27 days old She was the daughter of Thomas Barden Watson and Mary E. Watson, old-time residents of Hemphill. She united with the Methodist church when she was a young girl and had been a member since that time.

She was married to John T. Dent of Milam March 3,1898 and moved to Milam where she resided for a number of years. She taught in the schools of Sabine County before her marriage. She was assistant teacher in the Hemphill school several terms. Her husband preceded her in death over 32 years ago.

She was the mother of three children, Mrs. D. A. Sibley of San Augustine, Ray Dent and Miss Mary Dent of Hemphill all of whom survive. She is also survived by one grand-daughter, Miss Dorris Ann Sibley of San Augustine, 5 step-children, Rev. I. O. Dent, J. T. Dent, Mrs. Ettie Finley and Mrs. Annie Williams of Henderson and R. H. Dent of Hemphill. A number of step-grandchildren and step great great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Davidson of Pasadena and Miss Evie Watson of Nacogdoches, one brother, Dr. C. A. Watson of Ballenger.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Milam Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Rev. Alverson Fanks pastor of McMahans Chapel Methodist church and Rev. Clarence Howell pastor of the Baptist church at Hemphill conducted the services. Interment was in the cemetery at Milam. Pallbearers were: L. E. Busby, Ramsey Smith, Lee Robbins, Brad Carter, Oscar Pate and V. B. Elliott.Out of town relatives here for the funeral were: Rev. and Mrs. I. O. Dent., J. T. Dent and Mrs. Ettie Finley of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dent and daughter, Mrds. John Rahar and Children. Mr and Mrs I. O. Dent and Miss Myrta Watson of Beaumont, Mr and Mrs Wilson Dent and Miss Laverne Halbert of Dallas. Rev and Mrs. Dal McGaughey of Pasadena, Mrs. Willie Dent and Mrs. Dessie Halbert of Milam and Russell Watson of Geneva.

Anna married John Turner Dent on 3 Mar 1898. John (son of Richard Hezekiah Dent and Elizabeth Walker) was born on 24 Sep 1847 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died on 27 Oct 1916 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lou Ella Dent was born on 12 Jan 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Nov 1990; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas.
2. Mary Lizzie Dent was born on 12 Feb 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Mar 1978; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

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A scan of his Pension application is posted to his FindAGrave Memorial page. The application was made by his widow.

He served in Company D, 1rst Regiment Texas Hea. Artillery

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Brown. Mary was born on 20 Oct 1842 in Texas; died on 22 Jul 1928; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her FindAGrave memorial page is linked to pages of her parents, Martin John Brown (1810-1899) and Theresa Haines (1814-1896).

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Their FindAGrave memorial pages also has links to six children, Tommie (1864-1916), Martin (1866-1936), Anna Mary (1869-1949) Miky (1870-1873) Dallas (1874-1934) and Evie L (1887-1965).

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At the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Michael and Patsy (indexed on Ancestry.com as Dorsey) were living next to daugher Katherine and her husband, William P Roberts. Living in the Watson household were their four sons, and James Halbert, age 29, who would later marry Phoebe Eliza Irvine. Per marriage records and a photo of her grave marker, her first name was actually Pensy.

Michael married Pensy Elizabeth Raiford on 9 Dec 1819 in Jefferson County, Georgia. Pensy was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1855 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997 shows a marriage of Michael Watson to Pency Raiford, 9 Dec 1819 Jefferson Co, Georgia.