West Virginia and Regional History Center
Watson and Haymond Families Papers
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Watson family
A&M 4222
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2.75 Linear Feet
2 ft. 8 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 in.); (1 unboxed framed painting)
1796-1963
1834-1963
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Biographical / Historical
Collection materials indicate that the Haymond family and Watson family lines intersect when sisters Rebecca Haymond (1796-1845) and Ann Maria Haymond (1801-1844) married brothers Thomas Watson (1788-1851) and James Dent Watson (1796-1865). Thomas and Rebecca Watson had multiple children, including Thomas Green Watson (1821-1865) and James Otis Watson (1815-1902), the Fairmont industrialist. James Dent and Ann Maria Watson had multiple children including Thomas F. Watson (1832-1896).
Rebecca and Ann Maria were sisters of Thomas S. Haymond (1794-1869); their parents were William Haymond (1771-1848) and Cynthia Carroll (1774-1852). Thomas S. Haymond and his sisters are grandchildren of Major William Haymond (1740-1821) and his first wife, Cassandra Clelland (1741-1788). Major Haymond served in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, commanding troops at Prickett's Fort, and later became surveyor for Monongalia County and then Harrison County, [West] Virginia. Thomas S. Haymond was the father of Alpheus F. Haymond (1823-1893) and Virginia Haymond (1834-1865), author of the journal in this collection. Thomas S. Haymond was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, a branch of the Virginia General Assembly. He had to travel to the state capital for this work, which explains why Virginia Haymond was in Richmond at the time of the state of Virginia's secession. Alpheus was also there to represent Marion County at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Watson and Haymond Families Papers, A&M 4222, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Related Materials
See also A&Ms 630, 1815, 1949, all titled "Watson Family Papers."
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Watson and Haymond families of Marion County, West Virginia. Includes a journal, family financial and legal materials, correspondence, genealogical research materials, publications, photographs, a painting, and other material. Includes significant material regarding the American Civil War, particularly in the diary of Virginia Haymond. Series include:
Series 1. Journal of Virginia Haymond; 1859-1863, undated; box 1 and box 2, folders 1-2. This series includes Virginia Haymond's original journal/diary as well as typed and handwritten excerpts copied from it. The journal includes mentions of secession, as her father served in the Virginia General Assembly in 1861 and her brother attended the Virginia Convention.
Series 2. Financial and Legal Materials; 1796, 1846-1906; box 2, folders 3-10, and box 6, folders 1 and 5. This series includes materials pertaining to the Watson, Haymond, and Arnett/Arnette families. Types of material include receipts, court documents including deeds, and diplomas.
Series 3. Correspondence; 1844-1932, undated; box 2, folders 11-19. This series includes mostly letters to and from members of the Watson family. Some of the letters pertain to Thomas F. Watson (1832-1896) and his imprisonment. He was arrested in June 1862 as a rebel and was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.
Series 4. Genealogy; 1834-2016; box 2, folders 20-30. This series includes material pertaining to the genealogy of the Haymond, Watson, Arnett/Arnette, Leigh, and Barnes families, as well as Colonel Benjamin Wilson and family.
Series 5. Printed Material; 1871-1963; box 2, folders 31-33, box 3, and box 6, folder 1. This series includes books and an advertisement.
Series 6. Photographs; ca. 1860-1961; boxes 4-5, box 6, folders 2-4, box 7. This series includes images of Watson, Arnett/Arnette, Haymond, and Wilson family members, among others. Roughly half are identified.
Series 7. Artifacts & Artwork; 1892, undated; box 8 and unboxed painting. This series includes Mary Etta Watson's lap desk, two pocket knives, and a painting of Thomas Green Watson.
Separated Materials
Books accepted into WVU Libraries Collection:
Colonial Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia: A Series of Sketches by Especially Qualified Writers. Richmond, Va: Southern Churchman Co., 1908.
In Memoriam Woodrow Wilson; Late President of the United States; by Dr. Edwin Anderson Alderman; President of the University of Virginia; December 15, 1924
Brine, Mary D. Grandma's Memories. New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1888.
Books accepted into WVU Libraries Collection as uncataloged duplicates:
Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated: Containing ... Special History of the Virginias, Maps and Histories of Harrison and Marion Counties, West Virginia, Containing a Condensed History of the Counties, Biographical Sketches, General Statistics, Miscellaneous Matters, &c. Chicago: H.H. Hardesty, 1883.
Dunnington, George A. History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia: From Its Earliest Settlement by the Whites Down to the Present, Together with Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens. Fairmont, W. Va: G.A. Dunnington, 1880.
Lewis, Virgil A. History and Government of West Virginia. Chicago: Werner School Book Co., 1896.
Fleming, A. B. Public Papers of Governor A.B. Fleming, February 6, 1890 to March 4, 1893. Charleston [W. Va.]: M.W. Donnelly, 1893.
Mitchell, S. A. Mitchell's New General Atlas: Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc. ... with ... Statistical Tables. Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell, Jr., 1868.
Added to WVRHC newspapers collection:
Fairmont W. Va. Up to Date Twentieth Century Edition of the West Virginian; supplement to the Fairmont West Virginian, January 10, 1902; the coming metropolis of the state – a synopsis of the resources of the City of Fairmont and the county of Marion West Virginia; published by L. C. Powell & Son – 40 pages.
Current Events, "A Condensed Newspaper, Weekly, for Use in Public and Private Schools"; published by American Education Press, Inc. -- issues from 1925-1927 -– these were used in Fairmont public school by Elizabeth L. Miller.
The Monongahela Magazine; Times-West Virginian; Sunday, February 3, 1957: Cover Story – "The Valley of Coal Story" – the development of the coal industry in the Upper Monongahela Valley – by James Otis Watson, II.
Added to WVRHC maps collection:
Map of the City of Fairmont, West Virginia. Designed and engraved by Canton Engraving & Electrotype Co.; printed by the Wilkinson Printing Company, Lancaster, Ohio; undated (possibly printed in early 1940s or late 1930s due to the reference to "population based on 1930 census"). Shows the locations of Palatine; Smithtown and Rivesville; reference in Virginia's Journal and family documents.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Marion County (W. Va.)
Watson family - Genealogy
Series 1. Journal of Virginia HaymondArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579291859-1863, undated12122Scope and ContentsThis series includes Virginia Haymond's original journal/diary as well as typed and handwritten excerpts copied from it. Virginia C. Haymond (January 20, 1834 - August 18, 1865) lived near Fairmont in Marion County, [West] Virginia. Her father was Colonel Thomas S. Haymond, who served as a representative to the Virginia House of Delegates and the US House of Representatives before serving the Confederacy during the Civil War. Alpheus F. Haymond was her brother. Virginia's journal begins in 1859, lacks entries for 1860, and in January of 1861 she was in Richmond with her family, since her father was called in for the extra session of the House of Delegates and her brother attended the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 as a representative for Marion County. Her journal skips from late January to early July 1861, but she gives a summary of what happened in the interim regarding secession. Her family was aligned with the secessionists, and her diary gives her thoughts and impressions of a turbulent time in the state's history, when her father and brother were not safe at their home because of their alliances. Virginia faces many trials including hiding a deserter in her family's Marion County home in January 1862 (John Matthews, who "joined Showalter's Company" but then decided he did not want to serve with them). The journal ends in April 1863.
Original Virginia Haymond JournalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579361859–186311Handwritten Excerpts and Copies of Virginia Haymond's JournalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57937undated12Transcriptions from Virginia Haymond's Journal, by Elizabeth L. MillerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57938undated13Typescript Excerpts from Virginia Haymond's Journal, by Elizabeth L. Miller and W.C. DavisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57939undated21"A Compendium with Excerpts" from Virginia Haymond's Journal, by Elizabeth L. MillerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57940undated22Series 2. Financial and Legal MaterialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579301796, 1846-190623-106165Scope and ContentsThis series includes materials pertaining to the Watson, Haymond, and Arnett/Arnette families. Types of material include receipts, court documents including deeds, and diplomas.
Receipt for James Watson (Charles County, Maryland – nine crows heads (?) for money off county levy due to Act of Assembly – dated May 6 (?) signed by Walter Dyson)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57941179623Letter to James R. Watson (regarding lumber order, has postmark and stamp; laminated)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57942June 5, 184624Two Subscriptions to the Capital Stock of "the Morgantown and Bridgeport Turnpike Company" (for James D. Watson, signed by Thomas G. Watson, Treasurer; both laminated)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57943October 16, 1849-June 19, 185025Deed, Jonathan H. Haymond to James Buchanan (to take care of a plot of land used as a cemetery; handwritten copy?)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57944September 23, 185826Virginia, Marion Circuit Court Document (authorized payment of $1.10 for someone's court appearance on behalf of James D. Watson, by Court Clerk Thomas G. Watson; laminated)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57945June 26, 186027Travel Permit (document from City of Richmond Executive Department allowing Mr. Watson to go to Marion by order of the Governor; laminated)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57946May 186128Three Court Documents Settling Watson and Arnett Family EstatesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579471865–188429Various Deeds and Mineral Rights DocumentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579481889–1903210Insurance Document and DeedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579491901–190661Diploma for Rebecca Watson, Mistress of English Literature, Wheeling Female CollegeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57950186565Three Diplomas from Fairmont Normal School (Mary T. Watson, elementary course, 1872; Charles M. Watson, teacher's normal course, 1875; Etta M. Watson, normal course, 1880)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579511872–188065Series 3. CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579311844-1932, undated211-19Scope and ContentsThis series includes mostly letters to and from members of the Watson family. Some of the letters pertain to Thomas F. Watson (1832-1896) and his imprisonment. He was arrested in June 1862 as a rebel and was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.
Typescript Copies of Letters to or from Watsons (letters dated 1817-1866, many to Mary G. Watson, a few legal documents also transcribed; numbers penciled on the upper corner of the page backs reflect original order of the pages)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57952undated211Letter to Thomas G. Watson from Brother (discussing the stock holder issues of a road around the Clarksburg area and the Board of Public Works)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57953November 8, 1848212Seven Family Letters (some between Watson/Davisson sisters; discussing affairs around the Fairmont area)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579541844–1857213Letter to "Sister Bettie" from C. M. Watson Regarding Thomas F. Watson's Arrest (Sister Bettie may be an in-law and not a sibling)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579551862214Nine Letters to Thomas F. Watson (Little Tom) from Thomas G. Watson (Big Tom) (the two men were first cousins, and some of the letters were sent while Thomas F. was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio; contents discuss the family trying to obtain a pardon, camp conditions, etc. Thomas F. Watson was arrested in June 1862 along with three other prominent rebels. He refused to take the oath and was sent to Wheeling then to Camp Chase.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579561862–1864215Four Letters to Thomas F. Watson While at Camp Chase (from his aunt Mary Watson, his cousin Caroline Matilda Watson, and a cousin Mattie. The last letter tells of Thomas G. Watson's illness and death)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579571863–1865216Letter and envelope (letter is from former principal of Stuart Hall, 1914; envelope is to J Watson, undated)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579581914, undated217Letter to Rose Watson (includes envelope and 5 leaves; discusses going to the "Women's Committee for Independent Political Action")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579591924218Letter to Evylyn Blake Watson (envelope and nine leaves; includes comments regarding going to see Franklin D. Roosevelt come down Pennsylvania Avenue)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579601932-12-28219Series 4. GenealogyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579321834-2016220-30Scope and ContentsThis series includes material pertaining to the genealogy of the Haymond, Watson, Arnett/Arnette, Leigh, and Barnes families, as well as Colonel Benjamin Wilson and family. Types of material include pages of internet research, handwritten and typed notes, correspondence, clippings, and other materials. Many of the notes are information taken from grave sites, bibles, family recollections, and newspaper obituaries.
Haymond Family Genealogical Research (information on Virginia Haymond and her family back to William Haymond; mostly research from FamilySearch)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579612016220Haymond Family Genealogical Material (includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579621942-1945, undated221Thomas F. and Thomas G. Watson Family Genealogical Research (includes research from FamilySearch and a brief overview of Camp Chase and conditions there)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579632016222Watson Family Genealogical Material, 1 of 5 (includes family notes, papers, and other material)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579641900-1954, undated223Watson Family Genealogical Material, 2 of 5 (newspaper clippings and one laminated document pertaining to the family)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579651897-1956, undated224Watson Family Genealogical Material, 3 of 5 (notes, web research, clippings, etc. pertaining to the Arnett/Arnette family)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579662013, undated225Watson Family Genealogical Material, 4 of 5 (notes, web research, clippings, etc. pertaining to the Leigh family)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579671902–2013226Watson Family Genealogical Material, 5 of 5 (original correspondence, documents, clippings, and web research pertaining to the Knotts family)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579681903–2013227Barnes Family Genealogical Material (research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579691927, undated228Colonel Benjamin Wilson (notes and newspaper clippings [one laminated] that relate to the Colonel and Wilson family genealogy)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579701951, undated229Miscellaneous (Facsimile newspaper clippings, various writings including one by J. Bowen Knotts, a Maryland court document pertaining to the Barnes/Swearingen families, and a booklet of the sermon delivered upon the death of Mrs. Margaret Wilson [1834])Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579711834, 1921-1934, undated230Series 5. Printed MaterialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579331871-1963231-33361Scope and ContentsThis series includes books and an advertisement. Books relate to the history of Harrison and Marion Counties and the Haymond family. The advertisement pertains to the New Brighton Ladies' Institute. Also included is a bible that belonged to Thomas Green Watson and Susan Martin Watson.
End Papers (copies of end papers showing family signatures, from books separated from the collection; see Separated Material note)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57972undated231Marion County Centennial Yearbook, 1863-1963: Official Program and Souvenir of the Centennial Year, by Joseph E. Hoffmann. Place of publication not identified: Marion County Centennial Committee, 1963. (Contains historical pictures and stories about the Haymond and Watson families for reference purposes)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579731963232Pages from a Second Ward School Yearbook (includes teachers and class photos, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57974undated233The Haymond Family: Brief Sketches, Official Papers and Letters, by Henry Haymond. Morgantown, W. Va.: Acme Publ. Co., 1903.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57975190331History of Harrison County, West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present, by Henry Haymond. Morgantown, W. Va.: Acme Pub. Co., 1910.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/5797619103unfolderedFamily Bible of Thomas Green Watson and Susan Martin Watson (according to cover notes, Thomas died January 24, 1865, Susan died January 26, 1915, and they were married August 15, 1844--this bible doesn't seem to contain genealogical information)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57977undated3unfolderedAdvertisement for New Brighton Ladies' Institute, an English and French Boarding and Day School run by Mrs. C. E. SmithArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57978187161Series 6. PhotographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57934ca. 1860-19614562-47Scope and ContentsThis series includes images of Watson, Arnett/Arnette, Haymond, and Wilson family members, among others. Roughly half are identiffied. Formats include cabinet cards, cartes de visite, real photo postcards, prints, mounted photos, tintypes, an ambrotype, and a daguerreotype. Images have been sorted by format, presence of identification, and subject.
Cabinet Cards, Women, Identified (includes one woman who may have been a slave)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579791878-1891, undated41Cabinet Cards, Men, IdentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579801865–190542Cabinet Cards, Children and Mixed Groups, IdentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579811892, undated43Cabinet Cards, Unidentified (subjects include men, women, children, and a dog)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57982undated44Cartes de Visite, Identified (includes a few members of the Barnes family, two dogs, among others)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57983undated45Cartes de Visite, UnidentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579841892, undated46Postcards, Identified (includes images of Minor and Mary Frances Wilson, among others)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57985undated47Postcards, UnidentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57986undated48Prints from Envelope Labeled "Flora W. Arnette's House on Watson Ave." (probably Fairmont, WV; also includes a photo postcard, images of Jonathan Bowen Knotts later in life, and a deteriorated silvery image of a young girl)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57987ca. 1890s-1940s49Prints, IdentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579881918-1930s, undated410Prints, Unidentified (includes a photo of a woman who may have been a slave)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579891908-1951, undated411Mounted Photos, IdentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579901896-1908, undated412Mounted Photos, IdentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579911906, undated413Mounted Photos, UnidentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57992undated414Mounted Photos, UnidentifiedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57993undated415Cased Photographs (ambrotype of a Mr. Arnett of Fairmont, {West] Virginia loose in its case; daguerreotype of an unidentified man; tintype of an unidentified woman)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57994undated51Tintypes, Sleeved, Identified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579951892, undated52Tintypes, Sleeved, Unidentified (4 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57996undated53Tintypes, Women, Unidentified (4 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57997undated54Tintypes, Women, Unidentified (4 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57998undated55Tintypes, Men, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/57999undated56Tintypes, Men, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58000undated57Tintypes, Men, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58001undated58Tintypes, Children, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58002undated59Tintypes, Mixed Groups, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58003undated510Tintypes, Mixed Groups, Unidentified (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58004undated511Negatives of House ExteriorArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58005undated512Two Empty CasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58006undated513Album (cartes de visite, many identified, some misidentified)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58007ca. 1860-1863514Thomas Green Watson Home (prints of home on Locust Avenue in Fairmont, West Virginia; this home has been torn down)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58008undated62Various Watson Family Portraits (mostly prints, some are identified; includes a photo of Benjamin Wilson)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/580091924, undated63Photograph of Susan Martin Watson (widow of Thomas Green Watson, in her nineties; taken in her home in Fairmont, WV)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58010ca. 190064Bachrach Photograph of Virginia Morrow (Mrs. Mary Virginia Wilson Morrow was cousin of Susan Martin Watson; includes correspondence regarding photo [1961])Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/580111920–196164Two Oval Framed Portraits of Thomas Green Watson and Susan Martin WatsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58012undated7unfolderedSeries 7. Artifacts & ArtworkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/579351892, undated8unboxedScope and ContentsThis series includes Mary Etta Watson's lap desk, two pocket knives, and a painting of Thomas Green Watson.
Lap Desk (includes glass inkwell, nib pen, possibly a mechanical pencil; engraved "Mary Etta Watson July 15, 1892 21st Birthday")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/5801318928unfolderedTwo Pocket KnivesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58014undated8unfolderedFramed Oil Painting of Thomas Green WatsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/58015undatedunboxedunfoldered