Descendants of Vesta Adrian Watson

Generation No. 1

1. VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON (ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born October 18, 1878, and died December 16, 1953 in Corinth, MS. She married ARTHUR DAVID MATHENIA. He was born July 08, 1879 in TN, and died February 09, 1954 in Granite City, IL.

Children of VESTA WATSON and ARTHUR MATHENIA are:

2. i. WILLYMAUDE KATHERN"KATE"⁸ WATSON, b. 1895.

ii. MINNIE ANALEAN MATHENIA, b. December 18, 1898; d. August 02, 1991, Ripley, Mississippi; m. (1) WILL WARREN, 1910; m. (2) FLETCHER WHITE, 1918; m. (3) BUCK HARGROVE, 1930.

3. iii. OLON HUGH MATHENIA, b. June 26, 1901, Tennessee; d. December 09, 1957, Cerro Gordo, Hardin Co., Tennessee.

4. iv. SOLON FRANKLIN MATHENIA, b. November 23, 1903, Swift, Hardin Co., TN; d. 1971, Corinth, MS.

5. v. JESSIE MAETILDA MATHENIA, b. August 21, 1905, Swift, Hardin Co., TN; d. May 10, 1987, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee.

2. WILLYMAUDE KATHERN"KATE"⁸ WATSON (VESTA ADRIAN⁷, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born 1895. She married VESTA ALLEN, son of MILTON ALLEN and LAURA STORY. He was born Abt. 1890.

Children of WILLYMAUDE WATSON and VESTA ALLEN are:

i. GORDON⁹ ALLEN, b. July 03, 1918; d. August 17, 1918.

ii. THOMAS ALLEN.

iii. CLYDE ALLEN.

iv. MAXINE ALLEN, m. LOVE.

3. OLON HUGH⁸ MATHENIA (VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born June 26, 1901 in Tennessee, and died December 09, 1957 in Cerro Gordo, Hardin Co., Tennessee. He married (1) EURA OWENS. She was born in Tennessee, and died March 19, 1920 in Swift, Hardin Co., TN. He married (2) DAISY GRAVIT. She was born September 03, 1908 in Tennessee, and died March 26, 1958 in Cerro Gordo, Hardin Co., Tennessee.

Child of OLON MATHENIA and EURA OWENS is:

i. JAMES MARVIN⁹ MATHENIA, b. March 19, 1920, Swift, Hardin Co., TN; d. June 13, 1945, Phillippines; m. PAULA RAZADELO.

4. SOLON FRANKLIN⁸ MATHENIA (VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born November 23, 1903 in Swift, Hardin Co., TN, and died 1971 in Corinth, MS. He married (1) GELA NORTHCUT. She was born in Tennessee. He married (2) BERNICE COBB. He married (3) CHARLSIA. She was born 1904, and died 1970.

Children of SOLON MATHENIA and GELA NORTHCUT are:

i. MAMIE CAPTOLA⁹ WATSON, b. September 26, 1920, Swift, Hardin Co., TN; d. 1927, Swift, Hardin Co., TN.

ii. ELMER GLADYS WATSON, b. 1922; m. O. FRENCH.

Child of SOLON MATHENIA and BERNICE COBB is:

iii. MAXINE⁹ MATHENIA.

5. JESSIE MAETILDA⁸ MATHENIA (VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born August 21, 1905 in Swift, Hardin Co., TN, and died May 10, 1987 in Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee. She married JAMES CESSEL WOODY July 12, 1919 in Swift, Hardin County, TN. He was born November 18, 1898 in Swift, Hardin Co., TN, and died May 19, 1969 in Hayti, Missouri.

Children of JESSIE MATHENIA and JAMES WOODY are:

6. i. THELMA ETHEL⁹ WOODY, b. September 27, 1920, Swift, Hardin Co., TN.

7. ii. BONNIE IRENE WOODY, b. September 18, 1922, Steele, Missouri; d. February 10, 1997, IIndianapolis, Marion Co., IN.

8. iii. BERLIN HALL WOODY, b. October 05, 1925; d. 1976, Steele, Missouri.

9. iv. NORMAN OLAN WOODY, b. August 03, 1929; d. Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

6. THELMA ETHEL⁹ WOODY (JESSIE MAETILDA⁸ MATHENIA, VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born September 27, 1920 in Swift, Hardin Co., TN. She married ROY ELVIS SMITH July 23, 1937 in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was born October 21, 1915 in Alicia, Lawrence County, Arkansas, and died May 16, 1997 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

Children of THELMA WOODY and ROY SMITH are:

i. NELDA JAN¹⁰ SMITH, b. June 05, 1938, Steele, Missouri; m. (1) CHARLES HUGH BEWLEY, July 13, 1956, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; b. September 06, 1936, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; m. (2) ROBERT EUGENE LARUSSA, June 05, 1970, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; b. 1941, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

ii. JOE RAY SMITH, b. December 14, 1939, Shakerag, MO; d. July 16, 1940, July 16, 1940.

iii. PATTY RUTH SMITH, b. Private; m. (1) ALLEN NICHOLAS ABSHIER; b. Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; m. (2) ROBERT LEE DYE, August 17, 1968, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; b. August 24, 1919, Anderson, Indiana; d. September 06, 1995, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; m. (3) ROBERT DENNIS DERRINGER, April 09, 1977, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; b. Private.

iv. MARY LOU SMITH, b. Private; m. RONALD WILLIAM SRYGLER, May 25, 1963; b. June 21, 1943, Spencer, Indiana; d. February 17, 1983, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.

7. BONNIE IRENE⁹ WOODY (JESSIE MAETILDA⁸ MATHENIA, VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born September 18, 1922 in Steele, Missouri, and died February 10, 1997 in IIndianapolis, Marion Co., IN. She married (1) RALPH GILMORE. She married (2) CHARLES ISHMAEL MOORE. He was born December 23, 1923 in Peniscot, Tennessee, and died October 23, 2000 in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Child of BONNIE WOODY and RALPH GILMORE is:

i. JOAN KAY¹⁰ GILMORE, b. April 1946, Steele, Missouri; m. CHARLES PIKE.

8. BERLIN HALL⁹ WOODY (JESSIE MAETILDA⁸ MATHENIA, VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born October 05, 1925, and died 1976 in Steele, Missouri. He married (1) LEA. She died in Steele, Missouri. He married (2) LETA. She died in Steele, Missouri.

Child of BERLIN WOODY and LEA is:

i. STEVEN HALL¹⁰ WOODY.

9. NORMAN OLAN⁹ WOODY (JESSIE MAETILDA⁸ MATHENIA, VESTA ADRIAN⁷ WATSON, ROBERT L.⁶, JAMES LEMUEL⁵, JOHN⁴, SAMUEL³, WILLIAM² WATTSON, SAMUEL¹ WATSON) was born August 03, 1929, and died in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. He married LAVERN ASHLOCK.

Children of NORMAN WOODY and LAVERN ASHLOCK are:

i. JIMMY¹⁰ WOODY.

ii. JOANIE WOODY.

iii. GREG WOODY.

iv. TINA WOODY.