Sarah L WATSON6,7,1,8,2,5,9,10,4,11

also known as Sallie L WATSON

also known as Sally WATSON

27th May 18781,2,3,4 - 13th Oct 19534,5

Parents

Daughter of John D WATSON & Nancy Matilda GOWER.

Life History

27th May 1878	Born in Gwinnett County, Georgia.1,2,3,4
26th Aug 1894	Married John Henry LYNCH in Barry, Navarro, Texas.16,11
21st Mar 1896	Birth of daughter Birdie Pausy LYNCH in Texas.12,1
29th Jan 1898	Birth of daughter Ruby Gaskin LYNCH in Texas.12,7,1
11th Mar 1900	Birth of son Horace John LYNCH in Texas.12,1,8
30th Oct 1904	Birth of son Guy Watson LYNCH in Texas.12,1,8
23rd Sep 1906	Birth of son Ted Allie LYNCH in Texas.1,8,13,12
Nov 1909	Birth of son Mable Clarice LYNCH in Texas.1,8
29th Jul 1916	Birth of daughter Eyline D LYNCH in Mt View, Kiowa, Oklahoma.14,8,15
13th Jul 1953	Death of John Henry LYNCH in Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma.16,17,10
13th Oct 1953	Died in Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma.4,5
15th Oct 1953	Buried in Carenegie Cemetery, Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma.4,5

Notes

1880 Census, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 16 June, Harbins District,Enumeration District 125, page 29A, Hse/Fam #Unreadable (Faded)
Watson, John D W M 24 Farmer GA GA GA
Watson, Nancy W F 24 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA
Watson, Sarah L W F 2 Dau GA GA GA

Sarah is referred to as Sallie/Sally in public and family sources.Her obituary mentions that she was known to her friends as Aunt Sally. See details of her family and living situations in Notes for herhusband John Henry Lynch.

Other life details are given in the obituary. We know from censuses,like the 1880 one above, that her family lived in Gwinnett, County,Georgia, near Atlanta. One genealogy says she was born in Atlanta.It is possible she was born in a hospital actually in the city ofAtlanta, which is in neighboring DeKalb County. However, her obituarywords it this way:

"Sally Watson was born near Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 1878." Thisseems to indicate she was born at home or in the county where theylived. The 1880 census indicates they lived in an unincorporateddistrict of Gwinnett County. So her birth was likely in GwinnettCounty, not the city of Atlanta, as the Carter-Rippetoe genealogyreports. The newspaper article about the 50th Wedding Anniversary ofSallie's parents (in Erick, Beckham COunty, Oklahoma) says that theywere married in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and lived there until theymoved to Texas.

The obituary tells us her family moved to Ennis (Colin County), Texas,in 1888 ("when she was 10 years old"). Her parents' 50th Weddinganniversary story says they moved to Hill County, Texas, which is acouple of counties south of Ennis. It is likely they did moveinitially to Ennis, then settled in Hill County. Sally and John weremarried in Navarro County, west of Hill County. Where and how theymet is not clear.

Family genealogies report that Sally married John Henry Lynch inBarry, Texas, on 26 August 1894. This information is also reported inthe detailed obituary, published in the Carnegie newspaper (newspapername and exact date uncertain)..

Sally's obituary tells us she died at 6:15 PM on Tuesday, 13 October1953, in the home of her son Horace John. She had been ill for amonth. The obituary says she was visiting Horace in Watonga, BlaineCounty, Oklahoma, when she died. It is not clear if she had beenthere the whole month of her illness. The obit does not specify herillness.

We are told that Sally's funeral ceremony was held in the CarnegieChurch of Christ, Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Sally her husbandJohn had been members of this church all the years they lived inCarnegie. The service was conducted by Sam Evans of Chickasha (GradyCounty, Oklahoma), assisted by Bill Hamrick, minister of the CarnegieChurch. Pitcher Funeral Home managed the arrangements and intermenton Thursday, 15 October 1953, in the Carnegie Cemetery.

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma
- 17 May, Oakdale Township, District 263, Page 19B, Hse #285, Fam #366
2. 1880 Federal Census, Gwinnett County, Georgia
- 16 June, Harbins District, Enumeration District 125, page 29A, Hse/Fam
3. RootsWeb -- Carter-Cook-Rippetoe-Fields; by Robert Stephen Carter; ID:I12498
- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsctac&id=I13699
4. Obituary of Sally Watson Lynch, Carnegie (Oklahoma) (paper nameunknown), 14 Oct 1953
5. RootsWeb -- Carter-Cook-Rippetoe-Fields; by Robert Stephen Carter; ID:I13699
- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsctac&id=I13699
6. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
7. 1900 Federal Census, Navarro County, Texas
- 20 June, Precinct 3, District 103, Page 17A, Hse #266, Fam #269
8. 1920 Federal Census, Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 6 February, Lathram Township, District 64, Page 6B-7A, Hse #117, Fam
9. Watson 50th Anniversary, Beckham County (Democrat, Erick, Oklahoma, 3February 1927
10. Obituary of John Henry Lynch, Carnegie (Oklahoma) (paper nameunknown), 15 July 1953
11. Buck Linsten Lynch, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, January 2008
- Name: Name: son of Arthur Lynch, son of Grief Lynch;;
12. RootsWeb -- Carter-Cook-Rippetoe-Fields; by Robert Stephen Carter; ID:I13699
13. 1930 Federal Census, Beckham County, Oklahoma
- 11 April, Erick, District 8, Page 14A, 100 South Elm St, Hse/Fam #315
14. RootsWeb -- Carter-Cook-Rippetoe-Fields; by Robert Stephen Carter; ID:I13706
- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rs
15. Carthal Trent Jenkins, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, May 2009
16. RootsWeb -- Carter-Cook-Rippetoe-Fields; by Robert Stephen Carter; ID:I13698
- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rsctac&id=I13698
17. Death Certificate of John Henry Lynch
- State Dept of Health, State of Oklahoma14 July 1953