Frances Catharine S. Watson

1823 - 1894  (70 years)

• Name	Frances Catharine S. Watson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	27 Dec 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census with father	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Cath. Charnick, age 23 in HH#1146 headed by Jno. L. Watson, a 60 year old fisherman, who was evidently her father.
  Census with husband	1860	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Catharine Melson, age 35 in HH#164 headed by John R. Melson, a 44 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Frances Catharine S. Charnock
  Marr Name	Frances Catharine S. Melson
  Marr Name	Frances Catharine S. Wise
  Record ID	42128
  Death	18 Apr 1894  [3]
  Burial	Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Her tombstone shows her as Frances C.S. Melson, wife of John R. Melson, 27 Dec 1823 - 18 Apr 1894.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John L. Watson,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1851  (Age 61 years)  (Father)  Molly (--?--),   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I42128	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	John L. Watson,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1851 (Age 61 years) Other Partners: ╚═Susan (--?--),   b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1840
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsey' Lingo,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	2 Apr 1819	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	James Roberts was the security on the M.L.B. of John L. Watson and Elizabeth Lingo of Thomas dec'd.
  Family ID	F10951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(--?--) Charnock,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1845  [4]
  Children	1. James T. Charnock,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Tabitha A. Charnock,   b. Abt 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Moses S. Wise,   b. Abt 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Sep 1852	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Moses S. Wise and she was shown as Frances Catherine Watson of John dec'd.
  Children	1. John S. Wise,   b. Abt 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	John Revel Melson,   b. 14 May 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Apr 1899 (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Catharine 'Caty' or 'Katie' Milliner,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Oct 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 31 years)  m. Abt 1845    ╚═Catherine Milliner,   b. 1823, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States d. 20 Oct 1856, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States  (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1858	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as John R. Melson, a 42 year old widowed farmer, the son of Polly Melson and she was shown as Catharine Wise, a 33 year old widow, the daughter of Jno. & Eliz'th Watson. They were married by E.S. Grant at his home.
  Family ID	F13191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Dec 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 8 Sep 1852 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 18 Dec 1858 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S586] Crowson & Hite, Acc Co 1860 Census, (E. Thomas Crowson & Susan Crowson Hite), 586.