Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1102/1107
Elizabeth Jones 54 ~ $4000 Marion
Henry 20
Frederick 19
James 13;



!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Marion # 1
F. D. JONES, 37 SC
Euphemia, 37
Presley, 8
Mary C. 4
Sarah, 2
Alice, 1;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Marion # 116 Frederic D. JONES, 47 (1832/33) born SC/SC/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. 148-157
...
Elizabeth, daughter of old Henry, married Bryant Jones, the father of our fellow-citizen, Henry Jones, and the late F. D. Jones and James E. Jones ; the two latter are dead. James E. never married ; and two daughters, Nancy and Polly.
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Stephen Berry, the youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry, married Miss Euphemia Watson, a daughter of the late old Isham Watson; Stephen died in about a year after his marriage, childless. His widow married the late F. D. Jones, of Marion, and raised a family of five daughters and one son, about whom more may be said hereafter; Mrs. Jones is also dead. ;

!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
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Fama Watson, another daughter of old man Isham Watson, married, first, Stephen Berry, youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry; he lived about a year, and died childless ; the widow afterwards married the late Fred. D. Jones, of Marion; the fruits of this marriage were one son, Presley, and five daughters. Presley Jones married a Miss Sparks, of Marlborough, and has four children. The oldest daughter, Costa, married a Mr. Hunter, of Marlborough, who died a few months ago, and left five or six cliildren. Alice Jones married L. W. Oliver, of Marion. Sallie, Theodocia and Cora, young ladies, are yet single, and live at the old homestead. The father and mother are both dead. ;

!FAMILY BIBLE:The Bible was presented to Ellen E. Watson Bass Oct 7, 1881 by William Watson.
Addison J. Bass and Ellen E. Watson married Jan 28, 1879
Addison b Marion Co, 10-11-1848 died 5-29-1901.
Ellen E. born Marion Co, 12-24-1852 died 5-29-1901.
Their children-
Joe Manly Bass b 3-11-1880 md 11-23-1910 died 6-28-1952.
Cherry A. Bass, b-6-16-1882 died 1-3-1939
Maggie E. Bass b-2-3-1884 md 12-29-1912
Rosa David Bass b-2-5-1886 died 6-18-1888-
Robert W. Bass b- 5-10-1889 md 7-14-1918 died 11-17-1952-
Norma Bernice Bass b 11-20-1893-
Eunice E. Bass b 8-23-1898 md 2-5-19223
Magnolia W. Easterling, daughter of Samuel and Frances Watson born 8-27-1864 md 1-1-1890
Isham Watson's family and birthdates:
David Dec 3, 1811, d. Nov 16, 1823,
Matthew, Sept 12, 1813,
James, Sept 3, 1815,
Nancy, July 20, 1827,
Penelope, July 14, 1819,
Isham H. May 13, 1821,
Samuel, Oct 6, 1825,
Mary, dec 7, 1827,
William Oct 7, 1829,
Drusilla, Nov 16, 1830,
Fama, Mar 9, 1832,
Sarah, Aug 9, 1833,
Jane, Feb 26, 1835"

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1150/1155
Isam Watson 62 Farmer $15,000 Marion
Mary 58
William 20
Virzilla 19
Fama 18
Jane 16;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist., SC Marion, Catfish PO # 1371/1358
Isham Watson 72 Farmer $41,000/14,000 SC
Mary 68
Zillah 29
Fanny Berry 27;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Marion # 1
F. D. JONES, 37 SC
Euphemia, 37
Presley, 8
Mary C. 4
Sarah, 2
Alice, 1;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Marion # 116 Euphemia C. JONES, 47 (1832/33) born SC/SC/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. 148-157
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Stephen Berry, the youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry, married Miss Euphemia Watson, a daughter of the late old Isham Watson; Stephen died in about a year after his marriage, childless. His widow married the late F. D. Jones, of Marion, and raised a family of five daughters and one son, about whom more may be said hereafter; Mrs. Jones is also dead. ;


!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
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Old man Isham Watson was the founder, it may be said, of the family on Catfish, in name and fortune. Barny Watson, his father, was married twice ; whether he had a child or children other than Isham, by his first wife, is not known. Isham Watson married and settled on Catfish, near where Antioch Church now stands, in the first part of the nineteenth century, a poor man; his wife was Miss Mary Hays, a sister of the late John C. Hays ; the results of the marriage were five sons, Matthew, James, Isham H., Samuel and William; and seven daughters, Nellie, Nancy, Elizabeth, Mary, Verzella, Fama and Jane ; all raised to be grown and all married, and all now dead, except the daughters, Mary and Jane.
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Fama Watson, another daughter of old man Isham Watson, married, first, Stephen Berry, youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry; he lived about a year, and died childless ; the widow afterwards married the late Fred. D. Jones, of Marion; the fruits of this marriage were one son, Presley, and five daughters. Presley Jones married a Miss Sparks, of Marlborough, and has four children. The oldest daughter, Costa, married a Mr. Hunter, of Marlborough, who died a few months ago, and left five or six cliildren. Alice Jones married L. W. Oliver, of Marion. Sallie, Theodocia and Cora, young ladies, are yet single, and live at the old homestead. The father and mother are both dead. ;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Marion # 1
F. D. JONES, 37 SC
Euphemia, 37
Presley, 8
Mary C. 4
Sarah, 2
Alice, 1;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Marion # 116 Sallie J. JONES, 12 (1867/68) born SC/SC/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
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Fama Watson, another daughter of old man Isham Watson, married, first, Stephen Berry, youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry; he lived about a year, and died childless ; the widow afterwards married the late Fred. D. Jones, of Marion; the fruits of this marriage were one son, Presley, and five daughters. Presley Jones married a Miss Sparks, of Marlborough, and has four children. The oldest daughter, Costa, married a Mr. Hunter, of Marlborough, who died a few months ago, and left five or six cliildren. Alice Jones married L. W. Oliver, of Marion. Sallie, Theodocia and Cora, young ladies, are yet single, and live at the old homestead. The father and mother are both dead. ;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Marion # 116 Thodocia JONES, 8 (1871/72) born SC/SC/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
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Fama Watson, another daughter of old man Isham Watson, married, first, Stephen Berry, youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry; he lived about a year, and died childless ; the widow afterwards married the late Fred. D. Jones, of Marion; the fruits of this marriage were one son, Presley, and five daughters. Presley Jones married a Miss Sparks, of Marlborough, and has four children. The oldest daughter, Costa, married a Mr. Hunter, of Marlborough, who died a few months ago, and left five or six cliildren. Alice Jones married L. W. Oliver, of Marion. Sallie, Theodocia and Cora, young ladies, are yet single, and live at the old homestead. The father and mother are both dead. ;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Marion # 116 Cora E. JONES, 3 (1876/77) born SC/SC/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
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Fama Watson, another daughter of old man Isham Watson, married, first, Stephen Berry, youngest son of Cross Roads Henry Berry; he lived about a year, and died childless ; the widow afterwards married the late Fred. D. Jones, of Marion; the fruits of this marriage were one son, Presley, and five daughters. Presley Jones married a Miss Sparks, of Marlborough, and has four children. The oldest daughter, Costa, married a Mr. Hunter, of Marlborough, who died a few months ago, and left five or six cliildren. Alice Jones married L. W. Oliver, of Marion. Sallie, Theodocia and Cora, young ladies, are yet single, and live at the old homestead. The father and mother are both dead. ;