Matthew Murdock Watson
1835 - 1885 (50 years)
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Name Matthew Murdock Watson Birth 15 Jul 1835 Robeson Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 87255DD1092CD811BD1300E09877E1C45CBF Death 21 Oct 1885 Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) Burial Ashpole Cem, Robeson Co, NC Person ID I64912 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 12 Oct 2011
Father Alexander Watson, Esq, b. 1792/1793, Robeson Co, NC d. 1850/1860, Robeson Co, NC (Age 67 years) Mother Sarah McLean, b. 1802/1803, Robeson Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Robeson Co, NC (Age > 58 years) Marriage 26 Feb 1826 Robeson Co, NC Family ID F22546 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 ? d. Bef 1870, Robeson Co, NC Marriage Bef 1856 Robeson Co, NC Children 1. Mary Alice Watson, b. 1856/1857, Robeson Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Robeson Co, NC (Age > 14 years)Family ID F22547 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2025
Family 2 Sarah C McDonald, b. 29 Dec 1835, Marion Dist, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) d. 29 Feb 1892, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) (Age 56 years) Marriage 9 Oct 1873 Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) Children 1. Fannie Ann Watson, b. Oct 1874, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) d. Aft 1900, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) (Age > 27 years)2. Daniel Murdock Watson, b. Jan 1876, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) d. Aft 1900, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) (Age > 25 years)3. Alexander A Watson, b. Oct 1878, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) d. Aft 1900, Marion Co, SC (now Dillon Co, SC) (Age > 23 years)Family ID F20421 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S;
!CENSUS:1850 Robeson Co., NC Upper Division # 81/81
Alexd. Watson 57 farmer $600 NC
Sarah 47
A. E. W. 23 f/m (marked over) Farmer
Hugh L. 22 Farmer
John C. 20 Farmer
James B. 18 Farmer
Archd. A. 16 Farmer
Mary Strickland 12 SC
Mathew M. Watson 14 NC
Sarah M. 12
Samuel 10
Charles L. 7
Neill B. 5;
!CENSUS:1860 x
!CENSUS:1870 Robeson Co., NC Smiths # 1/80
Matthew Watson 35 Farmer $-/- NC
Mary Alice 13 attdg School;
!MARRIAGE:From the Marion Star - "Genealogical Abstracts from Marion, South Carolina Newspapers 1858-1886" Abstracted by Gloria Calhoun, Pee Dee Chapter SCGS, Marion, SC 1999;
!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 2012 1/2 Marion Co., SC James C. McArthur
14 Jan 1878 Matthew M. Watson shows that James C. McARthur died 1864 leaving widow Sarah C. McArthur and infant daugthter one or two years old. Petitioner married the said widow in Oct 1873.
... 1/3 to Sarah C. Watson, 2/3 to James Ella McArthur
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!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Carmichel # 240/173
Murdock Watson 44 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Sarah 44 wife
James McArthur 16 st-dau SC-NC-SC
Faney Watson 5 dau SC-NC-NC
Alic A. 4 son
Danual 1 son
Hue McDreal? 45 servant S Labor NC-NC-NC;
!PROBATE ROLL # 2112 1/2 Marion Co., SC Matthew M. Watson 1885
Sarah C. Watson adm. Matthew M. Watson died 21 Oct 1885 leaving widow and several children, oldest Fanny will be 12 next Oct, son Alexander will be 11 next January, and Daniel Murdoc will be 8 next Oct.
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