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2016 Watson Family Reunion
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In Memoriam
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But the loving kindness of the Lord is from
everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
and His righteousness to childrens children, to
those who keep His covenant and remember to do
His commandments
Psalm 10317-18
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We take this time to reflect and honor
those who came before us
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They paved a road for us
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and their light
still shines bright today
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To date the earliest Watson history comes from
handwritten notes indicating that Willis and
Malviney Watson were slaves of the Morgan family
of Georgetown, Kentucky
They were married in 1882 and the Morgan family
gave them a home
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By the grace of God
A family was born
Your offspring shall be like the dust of the
earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west
and to the east and to the north and to the
south, and in you and your offspring shall all
the families be blessed
Genesis 2814
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It is by grace that we live, move, have our being
And stand on the shoulders of those who paved the
way
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Willis Watson
Malviney Watson
Born 1830
Born 1840
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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TO THIS UNION WERE BORN SIX CHILDREN
America Watson Born 1857
Annie Watson Born 1864
Joshua W. Watson 1861 - 1948
Stephen G. Watson 1866 - 1914
Laura Watson Born 1872
George B. Watson 1870 - 1951
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Sallie Payne Watson Born 1875
Evelyne Eva Watson Born 1880
Sarah V. Watson 1890 - 1899
Hettie Darneal Watson 1864 - 1958
Georgia Watson
Bettie E. Watson 1891 - 1954
From there the family continued to grow
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And it continued from generation...
to generation
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Albert D. Watson
Bettie M. Winn
Mom Bettie
1894 - 1984
1892 - 1931
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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TO THIS UNION WERE BORN TWO DAUGHTERS
Mary H. Johnson 1918 -
Alberta W. Watson 1917 - 1985
(Oldest Living Legacy of Watson family)
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And I will betroth you to me forever. I will
betroth you to me in righteousness and in
justice, in steadfast love and in mercy
Alberta W. Watson 1917 - 1985
John W. Hawkins 1918 - 1998
Hosea 219
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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Mary H. Johnson 1918 -
William C. Johnson 1915 - 1995
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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Nannie C. Watson (NaNas Aunt) 1899 - 1988
Grandville Grant Johnson 1884 1979
HUSBAND AND WIFE
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TO THIS UNION WERE BORN TWO DAUGHTERS
Darneal F. Johnson 1940 - 1999
Nannette Johnson 1936 -
(resides in New York today)
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The family grew from humble beginnings
and spread nationally and internationally
to the four corners of the earth
Watson
Banks
Whitney
Darneal
Winn
Patterson
Hawkins
Myers
Johnson
Lovelace
McCall
Woods
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Although we are still among the living
we especially remember the legacy and sacrifice
of those God lent to us
for a brief moment
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Prayer
Father, thank you for loving us enough that You
would send Your Son, Jesus, who made it possible
that we could stand here in Your Holy Presence
today, forgiven.
Father, thank you, that Your Righteous Hand has
been upon the Watson families down through the
generations even to now.
Thank you for Your faithfulness in preserving our
family legacy. May the light of those called
home continue shining bright on the lives of us
who remain.
We will never forget them and their contributions
Father, thank you that because of Your love for
us, mighty power, mercy and graceYou made a way!
For the Lord is good and his love endures
forever his faithfulness continues through all
generations.
John W. Hawkins 1918 - 1998
Julia B. Edwards 1913 - 2004
Ella A. Johnson 1918 1980
Elmer L. Woods, Jr. 1935 - 2013
William Craig Johnson 1915 - 1995
Ida Mae Embry 1903 - 1997
James B. Edwards 1890 - 1978
Amen!
Psalm 1005