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Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters 1892–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1935

Death Location: Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Moses Waters

Mother: Maude Waters

Spouse(s): Peter Limbaugh, James Maddox

Children(s): Martha Limbaugh, Harry Limbaugh, Margaret Maddox, Catherine Maddox, Walter Maddox, Maudie Maddox, Mary Limbaugh

The story of Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters began in 1892 in Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters resided in Munford, Talladega, Alabama, USA. Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters married James O Maddox, Peter Jackson Limbaugh, and had children including Catherine Neoma Maddox, Harry Jackson Limbaugh, Margaret Lenora Maddox, Martha Frances Limbaugh, Mary Jo Limbaugh, Maudie Elizabeth Maddox, Walter Franklin Maddox. Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters passed away in 1935 in Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters began in 1892 in Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters resided in Munford, Talladega, Alabama, USA.
  • Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters married James O Maddox, Peter Jackson Limbaugh, and had children including Catherine Neoma Maddox, Harry Jackson Limbaugh, Margaret Lenora Maddox, Martha Frances Limbaugh, Mary Jo Limbaugh, Maudie Elizabeth Maddox, Walter Franklin Maddox.
  • Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters passed away in 1935 in Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Waters's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Waters
1892–1935
Birth Place: Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA
Parents
Moses Franklin Waters
1867–1940
Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States
Maude (Allen Clifton) Waters
1866–1929
Old Town, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James (L) Waters
1812–1880
Union,,South Carolina,USA
Catherine (Cullins) Waters
1835–1900
, Talladega, Alabama, United States
Daniel (Layton Clifton) Jr.
1838–1907
Oldtown, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Barbara (Allen Clifton) Sexton
1845–1911
Breathitt Co Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Waters
1774–1844
Jane Wright
1776–1829
John Cullins
1802–1872
Sarah Hughes
1802–1880
John Sexton
1809–1851
Barbra Kidd
1802–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Waters
1749–1816
Virginia Watts
1751–1820
William Wright
1752–1840

Elizabeth Waters's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Bessie" Mae) Waters (26 Jul 1892–20 Nov 1935) m. Peter (Jackson) Limbaugh (1 Sep 1891–Nov 1964) m. James (O) Maddox (1887–)
  1. 1. Martha (Frances) Limbaugh 1920–
  2. 2. Harry (Jackson) Limbaugh 1918–1984
  3. 3. Margaret (Lenora) Maddox 1913–1932
  4. 4. Catherine (Neoma) Maddox 1916–
  5. 5. Walter (Franklin) Maddox 1910–1985
  6. 6. Maudie (Elizabeth) Maddox 1908–
  7. 7. Mary (Jo) Limbaugh 1923–

Elizabeth Waters's Timeline

3 Records

1892
26 Jul 1892
Birth of Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters in Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA
Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters resided here in Munford, Talladega, Alabama, USA
Munford, Talladega, Alabama, USA
1935
20 Nov 1935
Age 43
Death of Elizabeth "Bessie" Mae Waters in Munford, Talladega Co., AL
Munford, Talladega Co., AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Hopeful, Talladega, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munford, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0100
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Maude Allen Clifton Waters, Memorial ID 100211180

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Munford, Talladega, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Munford, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0100

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Munford, Talladega Co., AL
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for Maude Allen Clifton Waters, Memorial ID 100211180

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for Maude Allen Clifton Waters, Memorial ID 100211180

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