Beckham County, OK - Anniversaries, Watson--50th
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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(The Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, Ok, 3 February 1927)

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
On last Tuesday MR. AND MRS. J. D. WATSON celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at their home in South Erick. They "had been married fifty
years" as Mr. Watson laughingly said, " and no divorce." They were
married in Grinette county, Georgia, February 1, 1877. After the wedding
Mr. And Mrs. Watson lived in the community in which the ceremony took
place for a few years. Later they moved to Hill county, Texas, where they
resided until in the year of 1907 they came to Oklahoma, settling near
Erick on the Hartman farm which they purchased and still own. Ten
children were born to this union, five of whom are living, Mrs. Sallie
Lynch, Carnegie; Daniel Watson, Irene, Texas; Mrs. Pearl Hendrix, Mangum;
Mrs. Annie Barnard and Lee Watson, west of town. There are fifteen
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mr. Watson was born in
Watson county, Georgia on September 31, 1856. Mrs. Watson before her
marriage was Miss Nancy Gower and was born on August 10, 1856.
Mr. Watson is in good health and is downtown every day. Mrs. Watson is
able with the assistance of her husband to do all her housework. Mr. And
Mrs. Watson have worked hard, been frugal and are financial independent in
their declining years. Both joined the Primitive Baptist church in their
early married life and been constant members in that faith since then.