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MARRIED 1: MARY ca. 1830 in Kentucky (1810 - 1848/1849)
Issue:

1. Mary A. Watson (1833 Ballard, KY - 1913 Carlisle, KY) m. Sebron Cook (1825-1899)

2. America Watson (ca. 1834 Calloway, KY - ?)

3. Moses P. Watson (1836 Calloway, KY - aft 1860 ?) m. Laura Ann Gurley (1840-?)

4. Charles Watson (ca. 1838 Graves or Hickman, KY - aft. 1870 AR) m. Laura Ann Gurley

5. Martha America Watson ( 07 Apr 1840 Graves, KY - 18 Sep 1921 Conway, Faulkner, AR) m. Jessie J. Timmons (1832-1904)

6. Narcissa Watson (1846 Hickman or Ballard, KY - aft. 1910 TX) m. James Lewis Gurley (1819-1870)

7. Andrew Jackson Watson (1848-1849 Hickman or Ballard, KY - 20 Nov 1866 AR)

MARRIED 2: SARAH FULGHAM 1851–1853 in Ballard, Kentucky (1821-1865/70)
Issue

1. Annie Watson (ca. 1852 Ballard, KY - ? St Charles, Arkansas, AR) m. Andrew Simpson West 1833 in Faulkner, AR

2. ? Sarah Sallie Watson (ca. 1852 KY - ) m. ? Flowers C. Taylor (ca 1850 - ) Only source is an Ancestry Tree

3. Jane E. Watson (06 Oct 1852 Ballard, KY - ?)

4. George Henry Watson (1856 Ballard, KY - 1935 AR)

5 . John W. Watson (1857 Ballard, KY - ? AR)

6. Marion Watson (1861 Conway, Faulkner, AR- aft. 1900 ?) m. Rachel Downs (1858 GA - )

7 . William Watson (ca. 1865 Conway, Faulkner, AR - ?)

8. Sarah Watson (ca. 1868 AR - ?)

MARRIED 3: NANCY C. FULGHAM 1868/1870 in Faulkner, Arkansas (1829/35-1868/70). No issue.

Sarah Fulgham & Nancy Fulgham were sisters & children of Anthony & Rebecah Fulgham.

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Family history - Abraham Watson floated cattle & stove bolts down the Mississippi River to New Orleans to sell. He was a doctor and made a speech to the Nat. Medical Society in New Orleans. The homestead 153 acres of land in Waidsboro Kentucky in 1831, he came with his family to Old Lewisburg Arkansas in 1860 by via the rivers. He owned 155 acres of land 8 miles east of Conway in Faulkner County, where he lived with his family until his death about 1873 Sept. 20. He gave the plot of ground for the Old Liberty Church & Cemetery. He is buried in New Liberty Cemetery beside his wife, Nancy. Mr. Watson bought the land from a man named Wilson. Mr. Watson was of English descent with some Indian blood. Mr. Watson built a better log cabin house out of cypress logs given to him by a widow Art or Ark at Art's Pond in the year 1860-61. He cut & hauled them to his home 8 miles east of Conway. Henry Watson then about 4 or 5 years old and a brother walked from home down to Ark Pond where Mr. Watson was working and took their lunch to them. Ark Pond was 4 or 5 miles away. In 1863 some northern soldiers, sick with measles, stopped at Mr. Watson's & stayed several days till they got well. They made beds down on the floor of the big living room which was about 20 by 22 feet. When they left they took Ma Watson's wagon & team of mules; but told him he could get them back by coming to Lewisburg after them where they went on via the river. He went there & brought them back. Source: DW 2010, youngest son

Family Lore 10/2000 EHW, Grandson

Abraham came from KY after believing he accidentally killed his brother in a fist fight. Abraham was a medical doctor. He left in a great hurry and left property in KY. Some think it was in Lexington. The brother was injured but survived. They came via the Arkansas river and settled in Liberty (outside Conway) about 30 mi. from the river. For several years, Abraham continued to send money to a relative to pay taxes on this real estate, only to learn later that the relative never paid the taxes and the land was lost, sold for back taxes. Lilly was his granddaughter in-law. She reported this information to her daughter, Hazel May.

His son and daughter homesteaded land which his son Byron Augustus Watson lived on with his family until some time in the 1930's when Byron moved his family to England, Arkansas. Byron later moved back to the homestead land in the 1960's along with his son, Vollie.