Elihu WatsonAge: 66 years1803–1870
- Name
- Elihu Watson
- Given names
- Elihu
- Surname
- Watson
 Birth | August 1803 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Celia Sherrill — View this family March 9, 1820 (Age 16 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Watson August 25, 1821 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Washington Watson November 4, 1823 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy L Watson about 1825 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson October 10, 1827 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Susannah Miranda Watson June 6, 1829 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Martha Ann Watson December 1832 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lucinda Caroline Watson June 6, 1834 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 32 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #8 | John M Watson about 1836 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Smith Watson about 1838 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Sarah Jane Watson July 19, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Elizabeth Watson about 1842 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Riley Greene — Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson — View this family October 7, 1844 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Celia Greene August 29, 1845 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Margaret Catherine Watson November 21, 1845 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Elihu Greene February 24, 1847 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Willis “Bill” Greene January 24, 1849 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Conley Greene — Nancy L Watson — View this family about 1849 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary E Greene February 21, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Solomon Riley Greene May 4, 1851 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Martha Isabel Greene March 3, 1852 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Larkin Joseph Michael October 14, 1853 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene October 1853 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Eli Smith Greene July 1, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Lucy Carolina Greene August 27, 1855 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Bennette Ferguson Greene December 12, 1856 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Smith Patrick Greene — Lucinda Caroline Watson — View this family about 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Nelson Smith — Sarah Jane Watson — View this family about 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Annette Greene February 2, 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Harvey R Greene February 17, 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | William E Smith May 9, 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Julia Ann Greene December 23, 1858 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Louisa Elizabeth Smith about 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | Smith Watson before 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Nancy C Greene June 29, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Jospeh Smith Greene about 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | William Lee Greene July 3, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Celia Isabella “Belle” Greene May 1862 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Camilla Greene January 26, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | John M Watson March 28, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | James Critten Greene October 5, 1864 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | John Melvin Greene August 4, 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | George Alexander Greene August 15, 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Cordelia Ellen Smith April 21, 1867 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | E Lindsay Greene May 11, 1869 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Mastin E Smith April 16, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | about 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with Celia Sherrill |
| himself |
Elihu Watson Birth: August 1803 — Wake, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1870 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Celia Sherrill Birth: June 25, 1803 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 30, 1876 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 9, 1820 — |
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18 months daughter |
Mary Watson Birth: August 25, 1821 18 18 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 11, 1890 — Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
George Washington Watson Birth: November 4, 1823 20 20 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1914 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Birth: October 10, 1827 24 24 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1909 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-21 months daughter |
Nancy L Watson Birth: about 1825 21 21 Death: about 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Susannah Miranda Watson Birth: June 6, 1829 25 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: July 12, 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Martha Ann Watson Birth: December 1832 29 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1907 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Lucinda Caroline Watson Birth: June 6, 1834 30 30 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1916 — Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
John M Watson Birth: about 1836 32 32 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 28, 1863 — Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Smith Watson Birth: about 1838 34 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Watson Birth: about 1842 38 38 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret Catherine Watson Birth: November 21, 1845 42 42 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 5, 1907 — Georgia, United States |