Thomas B. Watson: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Thomas B. Watson was born on 29 Nov 1825 in Georgia (son of Michael Watson and Pensy Elizabeth Raiford); died on 2 Dec 1896; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

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

Family/Spouse: 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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Married:
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).

Children:

Anna Mary Watson was born on 17 Feb 1869 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Jun 1949 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 2

Michael Watson was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1865 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

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]

Pensy Elizabeth Raiford was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1855 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

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Married:
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.

Children:

1. Thomas B. Watson was born on 29 Nov 1825 in Georgia; died on 2 Dec 1896; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Katherine J. Watson was born about 1826 in Georgia; and died.
Joshua H. Watson was born on 11 May 1828 in Georgia; died on 19 Feb 1866 in Limestone County, Texas; was buried in Union Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas.
Michael R. Watson was born about 1831 in Georgia; and died.
Arthur C. Watson was born about 1832 in Georgia; and died.
Jacob Moore Watson was born on 11 Feb 1835 in Georgia; died on 6 Sep 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.