Watson Sammons
(Son of Newit Sammons)

Descendants of Watson Sammons
					
1  Watson Sammons	b: 1800 in VA		
.. +Lacy/Lucy Dunn		m: 21 Oct 1830 in Rutherford Co TN	
	2  Nancy Sammons b: 1834 in TN		
....	   +George Polsgrove b: 1827 in KY m: 27 Nov 1855 in Obion TN-Obion Co	
......     3  	Mary Polsgrove	b: 1850 in KY		
......     3    Andrew Polsgrove b: 1857		
......     3	Thomas Polsgrove b: 1859		
......     3    Charles Polsgrove b: 1859		
......     3    Child Polsgrove	b: 1865		
......     3	William Polsgrove b: 1869	

Watson Sammons (spelled Salmons here), to Lacy Dunn, 21 October 1830, in Rutherford Co.
In Power of Attorney - Sammons & Dunn to Lyell, Deed Biij 7, p.155 Greensville Co. VA
Watson was called Walter in one section and Waron in another paragraph 
(See Richard Sammons notes for transcript of document)

The 1870 census, Arkansas, Greene Co., Chalk Bluff Twp., Page 5/stamped as 260, lists a 
Watson Sammons as "living with daughter, unable to work."
He was enumerated with:
Polsgrove, George     43  Farmer   b. KY
Polsgrove, Nancy      36           b. TN {Nancy SAMMONS)
Polsgrove, Mary       20           b. KY
Polsgrove, Andrew     13           b. KY
Polsgrove, Thomas     11           b. TN
Polsgrove, Charles    11?          b. KY
Polsgrove, ?    ?      5           b. KY
Polsgrove, William S.  1           b. AR
SAMMONS,   Watson     70           b. Virginia

There is an IGI record of a marriage between Nancy Sammons and George M. Palsgrove 
on 27 November 1855 in Obion, Tennessee.  Batch M519591, Dates 1838-1878, Source 
Call No. 1007235.  The age of the oldest child in the above census is inconsistent 
with the marriage date.  Possibly this was a second marriage for Polsgrove??

2.  Now, in a speculative vein, there is this entry in the 1850 Illinois census for 
Hancock Co., Page 282:

Dwelling 183
Thomas B. Sammons  27    Blacksmith  b. Tenn
Eliza P.  Sammons  19                b. Illinois
Watson    Sammons  9/12              b. Illinois
It should be noted that Edmund/Edward Sammons (as you know he was listed in this 
census as Edward) was living only a short distance away in Dwelling 172.  This is 
probably more than coincidence -- possibly this Thomas is a son of Watson Sammons 
and named the baby after his father -- of course it is just as possible that Thomas 
is the son of one of the other Sammons brothers and named the baby after Uncle Watson.  
Probably he moved to this location as Edmund was moving there or was already there.


Found in Illinois marriages: SAMMONS Thomas to Huddleston Elizabeth 08 Feb 1849 Hancock	

Note: Watson probably had other children, if you have more info, please let us know.

Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
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