Rodger Watson is one of the brothers of Cory Watson, also buried in this cemetery. Their parents were James Watson (b 1782 in SC, d 1842 in Bowie County, TX), and Rhoda Barfield Watson (b 1793 in SC, d 1860 in Bowie County, TX).

Rodger & Ann had 1 known child:
Eveline "Eva" (Evelyn) Watson McDowell, she was born Sep 15, 1850 in Texas. She died Dec 13, 1932 and is buried at Ranger Eastland Co TX. She married a Ephraim McDowell, they had four known children.

1860 Census Lafayette Co AR, Rodger & Ann Nix Watson, are living next door to her brother John Nix. Living in her household is Eveline Watson, their daughter, 8 yrs old, and 3 minors, of her deceased sister Sarah Nix who married her 1st cousin Ben Nix.

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1860 Lafayette Co AR Census Page 95 Red River Twp
PO: Ronda - ED date: 1st Aug 1860 by C J Steel
665 - 665
John B Nix---23 M farmer 935-SC (son of Sarah Nix)
Nancy A------18--F----------------TX (Wife of John B)
Sarah Nix-----62-F----------------SC (Mother)
Ellen S Hurt--26-F----------------SC (Dau of Sarah Nix)
Margaret A G 05 F-----------------TX (Dau of Ellen)
James G Nix-02 M---------------- AR (Son of Ellen)
**Living Next door:--[Sarah Nix died - Children with aunt Ann's family]**
666 - 666-------------[Ben Nix h/o of Sarah remarried to Emily Barkman Holmes]
R Watson-------------29 M W Farmer 680 3250 GA (Rodger husb of Ann Nix)
Ann Watson----------26 F W------------------------SC (Wife of Rodger - Ann Nix)
Eveline Watson------08 F W------------------------TX (dau of Ann Nix Watson)
Wm Voss--------------23 M W Carpenter---------TN (Unknown relation)
Cinthia Voss----------20-F W-----------------------GA (Unknown relation)
Emeline Nix-----------16-FW------------------------SC (dau of Sarah A & Ben Nix)
Andrew Nix-----------11 M W------------------------AR (son of Sarah A & Ben Nix)
Caroline D Nix--------06 F-W------------------------AR (dau of Sarah A & Ben Nix)

1870 Census Grayson Co TX Prec#1 Page 151-152
PO Sherman ED date 31 Aug 1870 stamped page 76
1032 - 1110
Watson, Rodger 36 M W farmer-1--700 MS
Ann----------------34-F-W kephse----------SC
Eveline------------18-F-W do----------------TX
Watson, Herman 13 M B servant--------TX
Chisholm, Annie-25 F W at home-------AL
Mason, Leir--------13 M B at home-------KY

1880 Census Grayson Co TX Prec#5 Page 43
ED date 25 Jun 1880, ED dist #12, stamped page 306
335 - 335
Watson, R--- W M 46 head Farmer---------GA GA TX
A. A.-----------W--F 38 wife kephse----------SC SC SC
McDowell, E W--F 24 dau at home---------TX GA SC
Ephraim------W M 34 SonInLaw Farming-KY KY KY
Allie------------W F-06 grdau at home-------TX KY TX [Alice Eva "Allie"]
W R-------------W M 03 grson at home-------TX KY TX [?]
S----------------W M 4/12 Jan grson home--TX KY TX [John Shelby]

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**Note - Census Takers were notorious in making ERRORS on Census...as below!

1900 Census Eastland Co TX Prec#2 (this census is a MESS!)
ED date 2 Jun 1900 ED dist #57 Sh#2B
32-33
Watson, R (A?) head W M Sept 1827 72 M 46 MS MS MS
Annie-------------wife W--F Sept 1826 73 M 46 1 1 NC NC NC (Annie was b. SC)
McDowell, Eva--dau W--F Sept 1858 42 W----4 4 TX- MS-NC
Allie (not Ollie)--dau W--F May 1875 25 S---------TX TX MO?
Shelby-------------son W--M Jan 1880 20-S---------TX TX MO?
Crissie?------------dau W--F May 1882 18 S----------TX TX TX?

1910 census, Rodger was head of household, living with daughter Eva McDowell, and Grand child, Allie and her Husband, and Great grands. This census was a mess with many errors.

**appears Ann or Annie has passed away - 1903 Ranger Eastland Co TX**
1910 Census of Eastland Co TX
Watson, Roger head-----M W 83 M1 57-----TN ?? ??
McDowell, Eva dau------- F W 54 WD 0 4 4 TX TN GA
Davenport, James A-----M W 29 m1 07-----TX GA ?? GrdSonInLaw
Allie S Grand dau in law-F W 32 m1 07 2 2 TX MO TX
Jorretta B Gr Grd dau----F W 06 s-NewMexicoTX--TX
Davenport, Bertha T Gr Grd dau F W 04 S---TX TX TX

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