In 1859, he was married to Miss Harriet S. Baugh, daughter of Thomas M. Baugh, of Tennessee, formerly of Virginia. The Baughs are of French extraction, the name being DeBaugh. ... During the war, Mrs. Watson had many escapes from the Federal lines, having once to take the oath, but finally, at the close of the war, found herself in Alabama, where she was joined by her husband.