Marriage records relates she married to George W Watson on 11-15-1865 in Lafayette, Mississippi.
1870 census they are in Lafayette, Mississippi with child, R.E. (Rebecca) age 2.
1880 census they are listed in Upshur County, Texas with children: R.E., Martha, Nancy and Sallie.
1900 census in Upshur County (listed as "Emma" Watson) with husband, George W. Watson and children and grand children:
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Watson
Age: 58
Birth Date: Jan 1842
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 3, Upshur, Texas
Sheet Number: 14
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 251
Family Number: 251
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: George W Watson
Marriage Year: 1866
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 5
Mother: How Many Children: 12
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George W Watson 55
Emma Watson 58
Sallie Watson 20
John D Watson 19
Eliza Watson 16
Mamie Rice 11
Berry Rice 9
Eudie Rice 8
Emily relates on census records that she was the mother of 12 children, only 5 alive in 1900.
Marriage records relates she married to George W Watson on 11-15-1865 in Lafayette, Mississippi.
1870 census they are in Lafayette, Mississippi with child, R.E. (Rebecca) age 2.
1880 census they are listed in Upshur County, Texas with children: R.E., Martha, Nancy and Sallie.
1900 census in Upshur County (listed as "Emma" Watson) with husband, George W. Watson and children and grand children:
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Watson
Age: 58
Birth Date: Jan 1842
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 3, Upshur, Texas
Sheet Number: 14
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 251
Family Number: 251
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: George W Watson
Marriage Year: 1866
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 5
Mother: How Many Children: 12
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George W Watson 55
Emma Watson 58
Sallie Watson 20
John D Watson 19
Eliza Watson 16
Mamie Rice 11
Berry Rice 9
Eudie Rice 8
Emily relates on census records that she was the mother of 12 children, only 5 alive in 1900.
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