Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1327/1332
Matthew Watson 37 Farmer $1500 Marion
Celia 33
Martha 10
David 9
Sarah 8
Levina 6
Isam 3
Mary 2
Silas 6/12;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist., SC Marion, Marion CH PO # 291/290
Matthew Watson 47 Farmer $10,000/9000 SC
Celia 43
M. E. 21 f
D. E. 19 m
L. J. 14 f
J. E. 12 m
M. C. 12 f
S. M. 10 m
A. 8 f
E. C. 6 m
C. M. 4 f
W. R. A. 2 m;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Kerby's, Cat Fish PO # 106/114 *
Isham Watson 23 Farm Laborer $-/- SC
Lucretia 20
Jno 7
Jos 4
* Might not be Isham E. Watson as he is also listed with his parents in 1870;
AND
!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Moody's, Marion PO # 150/152
Matthew Watson 58 Farmer $8000/1500 SC
Celia 53
Isham 23 Farm Laborer
Silas 20 " "
Enos 17 " "
Hortensia 14
Robert 12;


!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Moody pg 268C
Isham E. WATSON Self M M W 36 SC/SC/SC
Beulah E. WATSON Wife F M W 20 SC
Robert E. WATSON Son M S W 1 SC
Sarrah JOHNSON Other F S B 16 SC
Petter SCARBOR Other M S B 18 SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
...
Matthew Watson married Miss Celia Easterling, in 1839; and raised a large family of sons and daughters; the sons are David E-. Isham E., Silas, Enos and Robert; and daughters, Martha, Lavina, Kate and Hortensia.
...
Isham E. Watson married Miss Beulah Emanuel ; he moved to Florence and has several children, sons and daughters; he is in the dairy business. ;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Kerby's, Cat Fish PO # 106/114 *
Isham Watson 23 Farm Laborer $-/- SC
Lucretia 20
Jno 7
Jos 4
* Might not be Isham E. Watson as he is also listed with his parents in 1870;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Kerby's, Cat Fish PO # 106/114 *
Isham Watson 23 Farm Laborer $-/- SC
Lucretia 20
Jno 7
Jos 4
* Might not be Isham E. Watson as he is also listed with his parents in 1870;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Kerby's, Cat Fish PO # 106/114 *
Isham Watson 23 Farm Laborer $-/- SC
Lucretia 20
Jno 7
Jos 4
* Might not be Isham E. Watson as he is also listed with his parents in 1870;