| The Watson Family - Forbes Clan originated in the highlands of Scotland and moved southeast into England and on to America. Thomas Watson married Euphan Scott and their son, William Watson married Rebecca Peters at Nassau in 1785. Their son William moved to Virginia (no place, date or record of marriage is yet available). Alexandria, Virginia probably was the port of entry. This William had a son William and a son Jesse. Jesse Watson married Susan McEuin and they owned a farm near Petersburgh, Virginia. They had slaves and cattle, and raised tobacco and corn. He abandoned the farm in 1844 and moved to Tennessee. He settled near Clarksburg and Huntingdon, Tennessee. My grandfather, B.F. Watson said that Susan McEuin migrated from Northern Ireland with her family during the potato famines in 1845. Jesse and Susan are buried at the Walnut Grove Cemetary near Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee. Jesse and Susan were the parents of John W. Watson who married Rebecca Parker daughter of James C. Parker and Elizabeth (?) and sister of Priestly Parker who owned a general store at Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee, site of a battle during the Civil War. John and Rebecca were the parents of six children: Jim, Bedford Forrest (my Grandfather), William, Jesse C., Josie, and Edward L. Rebecca died of pneumonia in 1876 when Jim, the oldest was 14 and Edward, the youngest, was an infant. Rebecca is buried at Parker's Crossroads Cemetary, Tennessee and John, who died in 1878,is buried near his parents at Walnut Grove Cemetary, Rutherford, Tennessee. After his sister's death, Priestly Parker took young Jim into his home to help with the general store and the farm. After Priestly's death in 1890, his widow Sallie Butler Parker, married Jim Watson and they had two daughters, Lucile and Jewel. Lucile died at age 4 and is buried in Parker's Crossroads Cemetary. There is no indication, presently, who raised the other 5 orphans. Bedford Forrest Watson was born in 1866 and was named for the Confederate General who had caused such a stir at Parker's Crossroads, TN. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led a confederate rout of Union forces and increased his standing in the eyes of the locals. John and Rebecca Watson named their new son for this great hero. When BF grew up he chose to become a teacher and to that end attended one of the most prestigeous "Normal Schools" in the country, the National Normal College at Lebanon, Ohio. He became a teacher and eventually started an academy for young men at Rutherford, TN. His school did not prosper, however, and after its closing, he moved his family to Oklahoma. He taught high school at "Paw Paw Bottoms", Salisaw, and finally at Ft. Gibson, OK. He was the principal of the Ft. Gibson High School in 1911, and that building still stands. |
The Watson Family of Tennessee and Oklahoma
Updated June 5, 2005 |
Marilou Watson Jacob |
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