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Byron Waters 1881–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Jacksonville, Ill.

Death Date: 19 Feb 1961

Death Location: Jacksonville, Ill.

Father: James Waters

Mother: Mary Ruyle

Spouse(s): Ava Edwards, Avia Edwards, Lillie Carveth

Children(s):

The story of Byron Waters began in 1881 in Jacksonville, Ill.. Byron Waters married Ava Leona Edwards, Avia Leona Edwards, Hanna Loretta Guenther, Lillie Carveth, and had children including Beulah Mae Waters, Byron Ellsworth Waters, Helen Lucille Waters, James Marshall Waters, Mabel Ella Ray Waters, Ruby Marcella Waters. Byron Waters passed away in 1961 in Jacksonville, Ill..

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Biography

  • The story of Byron Waters began in 1881 in Jacksonville, Ill..
  • Byron Waters married Ava Leona Edwards, Avia Leona Edwards, Hanna Loretta Guenther, Lillie Carveth, and had children including Beulah Mae Waters, Byron Ellsworth Waters, Helen Lucille Waters, James Marshall Waters, Mabel Ella Ray Waters, Ruby Marcella Waters.
  • Byron Waters passed away in 1961 in Jacksonville, Ill..

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Children(s)

Byron Waters's Ancestors

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Byron Waters
1881–1961
Birth Place: Jacksonville, Ill.
Parents
James Marshall Waters
1850–1912
Nagles, Scott County, Ill.
Mary (Luella) Ruyle
1849–1919
Athensville, Ill.
Grandparents
John (Ruyle) III
1824–1876
Jacksonville, Ill.
Elizabeth Whitlock
1812–1856
Great-Grandparents
John II
1792–1876
Lucy Dyer
1795–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruyle
1761–1842
Polly Bird
1755–1823

Byron Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1881
26 Sep 1881
Birth of Byron Waters in Jacksonville, Ill.
Jacksonville, Ill.
1961
19 Feb 1961
Age 80
Death of Byron Waters in Jacksonville, Ill.
Jacksonville, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Ill.
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1940
    Event Place: 1st wife: Dorothy Alice Hobbs
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1946
    Event Place: 2nd wife: Lillie Carveth
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1957
    Event Place: 3rd wife: Hanna L. Guenther
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Buried in Murrayville, Ill.
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Ill.
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3240

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