Mary Catherine Davis

1866 - 1910  (43 years)   Has 24 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mary Catherine Davis
  Birth	Aug 1866	Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC)
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	31
  _UID	CCB4888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000A4E1
  Death	1900/1910	Columbus Co, NC
  Burial	Piney Grove Advent Christian Cem, Delco, Columbus Co, NC
  Person ID	I416	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William B Smith,   b. 1842/1843, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft Nov 1866, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) (Age > 23 years)
  Mother	Mahala Davis,   b. 1844/1845, Brunswick Co, NC (now Columbus Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Columbus Co, NC (Age > 36 years)
  _UID	9ED7014DCC0F79498A8DAF1D72D0316A20CA
  Family ID	F385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Henry Watson,   b. Mar 1852, Onslow Co, NC d. Abt 1902/1903, Columbus Co, NC (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1882	Columbus Co, NC
  _UID	0CFD95292F057F4C93AA23FDD01549ACFD99
  Children	1. Lula J Watson,   b. Oct 1883, Columbus Co, NC d. 1920/1930, Marion Co, SC (Age 46 years)   2. Mahala I Watson,   b. Jul 1886, Columbus Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Columbus Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   3. Mary Florence Watson,   b. 28 Oct 1889, Columbus Co, NC d. 21 Jan 1956, Marion Co, SC (Age 66 years)   4. Iona C Watson,   b. Mar 1892, Columbus Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Columbus Co, NC (Age > 9 years)   5. Ellen Inez Watson,   b. 3 Nov 1894, Columbus Co, NC d. 27 Aug 1960, Columbus Co, NC (Age 65 years)   6. Zadie Idell Watson,   b. 10 Sep 1896, Columbus Co, NC d. 3 Nov 1963, Mullins, Marion Co, SC (Age 67 years)   7. William Henry Watson,   b. 18 Apr 1900, Columbus Co, NC d. 13 Feb 1954, Marlboro Co, SC (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 2nd Great Grand Parent.; !REFERENCE: https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/enc/default.html https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/enc/davis-cornelius.html !NOTES:Mary's T/S gives 1866-1902, but the death year isn't certain. This stone was placed a hundred years after her death by a descendant. If there was an original stone, it must have been removed, or eroded away.; !CENSUS:1870 x !CENSUS:1880 Columbus Co, NC Ransom Twp pg 70B # 118/118 Cornelius Davis, WM 75 Wd Farming NC-NC-NC Mahaly WF 30 dau single keeping house NC-NC-NC Tabitha WF 21 dau Mary C. WF 14 dau Thos M. WM 10 son; !DEED:24 Jul 1880 Columbus Co, NC D1-428 Cornelius DAVIS of Columbus to Mary C. WATSON of Columbus, for $1.00, 34a South Side Livingston Creek. Wit: M. J. RUSSELL, F.P. BORDEAUEX. Proven 3 Mar 1905; !MARRIAGE:16 Nov 1882 Columbus Co., NC W. H. Watson, s/o Joseph & Sarah and Mary C. Davis, d/o Unknown and Mahala Davis by J. P. Lennon, MG at Neil Davis'; !DEED: 3 Oct 1895 Columbus Co, NC D1-415 W.H. WATSON and wife M.C. WATSON of Columbus to George A. VANSE for $10, 5a South Side of Levingston Creek. S: W.H. Watson, M.C. Watson. Witness: J.M. BORDEAUX, Alva BENSON; !DEED: 7 Dec 1898 Columbus Co, NC D1-413 William H. WATSON and wife Mary C. WATSON of Columbus County, NC to Thomas E. APPLEWHITE for $160, 34a South Side of Levingston Creek. S: William H. Watson, Mary C. Watson. Witness: R.C. APPLEWHITE, George W. APPLEWHITE; !CENSUS:1900 Columbus Co., NC Ransom # 200/200 pg 104B William H. Watson head Mar 1852 48 M 18 NC-NC-NC Farmer Mary C. wife Aug 1866 33 M 18 7-7 Lula J. dau Oct 1883 16 Mahala I. dau Jul 1886 13 Mary F. dau Oct 1889 10 Ellen I. dau Nov 1894 5 Iona C. dau Mar 1892 8 Zadia I. dau Jul 1897 2 William H. son Apr 1899 1;