Daughter of Mark Pickett and Emma Rigsbee Pickett.

Married to James Allen Watson on June 24, 1914 in Durham County, North Carolina.

James and Ella were the parents of:
Mary Louise Watson Carlton
James Joseph Watson
Josephine Estelle Watson Chisenhall
Billy Odell Watson
James Allen Watson
*******************************************
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Pickett
Age: 7
Birth Date: Mar 1893
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: M Picket
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Emma Picket
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
M Picket 50
Emma Picket 46
Adolphey Picket 22
Rufus Picket 21
Josep Picket 20
Lilly F Picket 17
Annie Pickett 15
Thomas Pickett 4
James Pickett 12
Robert Pickett 10
Wesley W Pickett 9
Ella Pickett 7

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Pickett
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Mack P Pickett
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Emma Pickett
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Mack P Pickett 63
Emma Pickett 56
Lily Pickett 28
Thomas Pickett 24
Robert Pickett 20
Wesley Pickett 18
Ella Pickett 17

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name James A Watson
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 24 Jun 1914
Event Place Durham, North Carolina
Gender Male
Age 30
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Spouse's Name Ella E Pickett
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1893

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella E Watson
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James A Watson
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
James A Watson 36
Ella E Watson 26
Louise M Watson 4
James M Watson 2
Josephine E Watson 1

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella E Watson
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: James A Watson
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
James A Watson 45
Ella E Watson 36
M Louise Watson 14
Josephine E Watson 11
James J Watson 11
Billie O Watson 7
James A Watson 4

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Watson
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Chapel Hill
House Number: 2125
Inferred Residence in 1935: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 14A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
James Watson 56
Ella Watson 47

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Ella Estelle Watson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 73
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1893
Birth Place: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 4 Nov 1966
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Spouse's Name: James Allen Watson
Father's Name: Mark Pickett
Mother's Name: Emma Rigsbee
Residence: 2125 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Pulmonary embolus, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular accident, acute myocardial infarction
Informant: J A Watson Jr, 3638 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham