James Madison Watson

Brief Life History of James Madison

When James Madison Watson was born on 14 May 1816, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, his father, James Watson, was 31 and his mother, Mary Polly Walker, was 32. He married Laura Southern about 1841. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in White Horse, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1860 and Bates Twp, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 7 December 1892, in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Madison Watson
1816–1892
Laura Southern
1822–1901
Marriage: about 1841
Robert P. Watson
1842–1919
John James Watson
1844–1905
Pickens Butler Watson
1846–1930
Lynn Walker Watson
1848–1906
Harriet Josephine Watson
1851–1939
Cornelia Ellen Watson
1854–1892
Sallie E. Watson
1855–1923
William Henry Watson
1857–1862
Jasper Evans Watson
1861–1929
Samuel Norman Watson
1866–1931

Sources (8)

  • Matt Watson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Madison Watson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • J. Matt Watson in entry for Jasper Evans Watson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1822 · Slave Rebellion

On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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