Virginia Catherine Watson b. 0___ 1838 Albermarle County, Virginia d. 12 Feb 1873 Washington County, Virginia

1838 - 1873 (~ 35 years)

Name	Virginia Catherine Watson
Birth	0___ 1836	Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia [1]
Birth	0___ 1838	Albermarle County, Virginia [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Death	12 Feb 1873	Washington County, Virginia [1, 3]
Person ID	I13435	The Hennessee Family
Last Modified	24 Feb 2013

Family James Monroe Byars, b. 28 Dec 1826, Washington County, Virginia d. 21 Mar 1897, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida (Age 70 years)

Marriage 30 Aug 1865 Ballard-Exchange Hotel,Richmond,Henrico Co.,VA [1, 3, 4]

Children

	1. William Watson Byars, b. Abt 1867, Washington County, Virginia
	2. Joseph Cloyd Byars, b. 9 Dec 1868, Washington County, Virginia d. 17 May 1954 (Age 85 years)
	3. Aileen Byars, b. 0___ 1870, Washington County, Virginia

Family ID F4885 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Apr 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 0___ 1836 - Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
	Birth - 0___ 1838 - Albermarle County, Virginia
	Marriage - 30 Aug 1865 - Ballard-Exchange Hotel,Richmond,Henrico Co.,VA
	Death - 12 Feb 1873 - Washington County, Virginia

Notes

Virginia quickly gave birth to 3 children but on February 12, 1873 she died giving birth to the couple's 4th child. Her infant son died the following day.

Virginia Watson was a descendant of several prominent families and a loyal supporter of the Confederacy, working for the Treasury Department of the Confederate Government in Richmond. She appears to have a flare for the dramatic as well, announcing her engagement to James in a telegraph to her sister with these words, "Lee has surrendered; so have I." [3]

[S48028] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR3Z-PSH.
[S13917] Bobbie Byars Lynch | Family Group Records | 2 Dec 1994 | 2209 Vine Lane,Springdale,AR 72762.
[S48164] http://www.ramblingroots.com/RYB-p/p2437.htm.
[S13917] Bobbie Byars Lynch | Family Group Records | 2 Dec 1994 | 2209 Vine Lane,Springdale,AR 72762 (Reliability: 1).