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John Waters 1805 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elijah Waters

Mother: Nancy Waters

Spouse(s): Sarah Waters

Children(s): Samuel Waters, Malinda Waters, Elizabeth Waters, Anna Waters, Martha Waters, John Watters

In 1805, John Waters entered the world in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, born to Elijah Moses Waters and Nancy {Rue} Waters. In 1840, John Waters resided in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, John Waters resided in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. John Waters married Sarah {Ware} Waters, and had children including Samuel John Waters, Malinda Waters, Elizabeth Waters, Anna Annie Waters, Martha Polly Waters, John Watters. John Waters passed away in 1870 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, John Waters entered the world in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, born to Elijah Moses Waters and Nancy {Rue} Waters.
  • In 1840, John Waters resided in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, John Waters resided in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Waters married Sarah {Ware} Waters, and had children including Samuel John Waters, Malinda Waters, Elizabeth Waters, Anna Annie Waters, Martha Polly Waters, John Watters.
  • John Waters passed away in 1870 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Waters
1773 – 1830
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy Waters
1763 – 1829
Birth Location: County Down, , Ulster Province, Ireland
NW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Waters
1808 – 1850
Birth Location: ,Fentress,Tennessee,USA
SW

Children(s)

Samuel Waters
1829 – 1907
Birth Location: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
SW
Malinda Waters
1832 – 1911
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
MW
Elizabeth Waters
1835 – 1914
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, USA
EW
Anna Waters
1839 – 1868
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
AW
Martha Waters
1846 –
Birth Location: Fentress Co., Tennessee, USA
MW
John Watters
1824 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Waters's Ancestors

Self
John Waters
1805 – 1870
Birth Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah Moses Waters
1773 – 1830
North Carolina, United States of America
Nancy ({Rue}) Waters
1763 – 1829
County Down, , Ulster Province, Ireland
Grandparents
Elijah Waters
1740 – 1785
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Waters
– 1879
Virginia
Samuel Rue
1725 – 1767
Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Aaltje (Oushe Alshea Van) Sandt
1731 – 1761
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Waters
1715 – 1786
Mehetible Waters
1716 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Waters
1665 – 1722
Elizabeth Waters
1671 – 1744

John Waters's Descendants

1.
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John Waters (1805 – 1870) m. Sarah ({Ware}) Waters (1808 – 1850)
  1. 1. Samuel (John) Waters (25 Mar 1829 – 16 Dec 1907) m. Malinda (Lydia "Liddy" {Roberts}) Waters (Oct 1830 – 1 Feb 1908)
    1. 1. Henry (F) Waters (27 Jan 1853 – 21 May 1934)
    2. 2. Moses Waters (25 Aug 1854 – October 15, 1919) m. Emily (Elizabeth "Emma" {Anderson}) Waters (21 Nov 1846 – 1882) m. Malinda ("Linda" {Winchester}) Waters (1 Apr 1860 – 1 Sep 1927) m. Martha (Elizabeth {Kidd}) Waters (Nov 1847 – ) m. Rhoda (Ann (Rodan)) Watson (10 Jun 1861 – June 01, 1944) m. Dora ({Spradlin}) Waters (1870 – )
      1. 1. Henry (Frank) Watters (25 Aug 1875 – 2 May 1948)
      2. 2. Elija Waters (Dec 1878 – )
      3. 3. Annie Waters (Feb 1883 – )
      4. 4. Calvin Waters (Jul 1887 – )
      5. 5. Henry (Frank) Waters (25 Aug 1875 – 2 May 1948)
      6. 6. Lewis (S.) Waters (4 Jun 1877 – 25 May 1948)
      7. 7. Malinda Waters (May 1882 – )
      8. 8. Sam (M.) Kidd (24 May 1882 – 8 Jul 1950)
      9. 9. Malinda ({Waters}) Farmer (25 May 1882 – 7 June 1907)
      10. 10. Peter Waters (Sep 1887 – )
      11. 11. Peter ("Pete" Frank) Waters (8 Sep 1887 – 13 Sep 1966)
      12. 12. Reuben Waters (Jul 1890 – )
      13. 13. Elijah (T) Waters (28 Mar 1892 – 25 Apr 1967)
      14. 14. Reuben Waters (15 Jul 1892 – 22 Oct 1925)
      15. 15. Elizah Waters (Mar 1893 – )
      16. 16. Henley Waters (Sep 1897 – )
      17. 17. Henley Waters (10 Sep 1897 – 11 Mar 1990) m. Lillie (Belle [Ledbetter]) Waters (7 Aug 1905 – 7 Apr 1989) m. Lillie (Belle) Waters (7 August 1905 – 7 April 1989) m. Lillie (B) Ledbetter (7 Aug 1905 – 7 Apr 1989)
        1. 1. Raymond (Goldman) Waters (20 Sep 1922 – 3 Jun 2003) m. Ethel (Tapley) Waters ( – 2009)
        2. 2. Simon (Sylvester) Waters (20 Jan 1924 – 21 Mar 2006) m. Cora (Wilson) Waters m. Cora (L Smith) Waters (29 August 1927 – 1 February 2016) m. Marie Waters (14 May 1925 – 31 March 1969)
        3. 3. Phillip (Jackson) Waters (abt 1926 – 13 Mar 2010) m. Virginia (Sue {Hill}) Waters (5 Aug 1934 – 9 Feb 2019)
        4. 4. Laura (Mae {Waters}) Mullins (abt 1928 – 9 Apr 2009) m. Arvil Pennington (abt 1928 – )
        5. 5. Flenor (Francis) Waters (3 Jul 1929 – 13 Apr 1930)
        6. 6. Dakota Watter (abt 1931 – )
        7. 7. Dakota (Jack) Waters (7 Mar 1931 – 8 May 1976)
        8. 8. Dakota Watters (abt 1932 – )
        9. 9. Arnold Watters (abt 1933 – )
        10. 10. Brent (Arnold) Waters (25 April 1933 – 10 July 2019)
        11. 11. Corine Watters (abt 1934 – )
        12. 12. Ronald (Coleman) Waters (12 Oct 1934 – 23 Feb 1935)
        13. 13. Reynold (Coleman) Waters (17 Oct 1934 – 23 Feb 1935)
        14. 14. Corine Waters (2 Nov 1935 – 19 March 2020)
        15. 15. Louise Watters (abt 1936 – )
        16. 16. Louise Watters (abt 1937 – )
        17. 17. John (Junior) Waters (abt 1939 – )
        18. 18. John (Junior) Waters (abt 1939 – )
        19. 19. John Watters (21 May 1939 – 4 January 2022)
        20. 20. Don Watters (abt 1941 – )
        21. 21. Dallas (Henley) Waters (abt 1943 – 2020)
        22. 22. Bobby (Daniel) Watters (abt 1945 – 4 April 2015)
        23. 23. David Watters (abt 1947 – )
        24. 24. Jimmy Waters (abt 1949 – 2021) m. Roberta Nevels m. Maxine Jones (19 Oct 1932 – 28 March 2015)
        25. 25. Brent Waters
        26. 26. Don Waters
        27. 27. David Waters
        28. 28. Laura (Mae) Waters (1 Mar 1928 – 9 Apr 2009)
        29. 29. Bobby (Daniel) Waters (9 Nov 1944 – 4 Apr 2015) m. Anna (Mae) Coffey (abt 1949 – )
        30. 30. Laura (Mae) Waters (1 Mar 1928 – 9 Apr 2009)
        31. 31. Phillip (Jackson) Waters (1925 – 2010)
        32. 32. Lara Watters (abt 1928 – )
        33. 33. Flenor (F) Waters (1929 – 1930)
        34. 34. Flenor (F) Waters (1929 – 1930)
        35. 35. Dakota Waters (1931 – 1976)
        36. 36. Dakota Waters (1931 – 1976)
        37. 37. Brent (Arnold) Waters (1933 – 2019)
        38. 38. Brent (Arnold) Waters (1933 – 2019)
        39. 39. Corine Waters (1935 – 2020)
        40. 40. Corine Waters (1935 – 2020)
        41. 41. John Waters (1939 – 2022)
        42. 42. John Waters (1939 – 2022)
        43. 43. Bobby (Daniel) Waters (1944 – 2015)
        44. 44. Randall Waters
        45. 45. David Waters
        46. 46. Don Waters
        47. 47. Ronald Waters
        48. 48. Randall Waters
        49. 49. David Waters
        50. 50. Don Waters
        51. 51. Ronald Waters
      18. 18. Jenova Waters (1898 – )
      19. 19. Sidney Waters (Mar 1900 – )
      20. 20. John (Sidney "Sid") Waters (7 Mar 1900 – 15 Sep 1978)
      21. 21. Eva (Jane {Waters}) Cooper (8 Aug 1904 – 25 Nov 1973)
      22. 22. Eliga Waters (Abt 1879 – )
      23. 23. Samuel Waters (1880 – )
      24. 24. Eliza Waters (abt 1880 – March 08, 1925)
      25. 25. Annie Waters (Feb 1883 – )
      26. 26. Calvin Waters (Jul 1887 – )
      27. 27. John (Jerry (Johnie)) Watson (January 23, 1912 – September 25, 1965)
      28. 28. Dytha Waters (abt 1902 – )
      29. 29. Columbus Waters (abt 1904 – )
      30. 30. Elsie Waters (abt 1906 – )
      31. 31. Temple Waters (abt 1908 – )
      32. 32. Cyntha Waters (abt 1911 – )
      33. 33. Hazel Waters (abt 1914 – )
      34. 34. Mable Waters (abt 1914 – )
      35. 35. Dorothy ({King}) Waters (16 May 1914 – 9 May 2001)
      36. 36. Willie Watters (12 Feb 1900 – 27 Jun 1923)
    3. 3. Lewis Waters (abt 1857 – abt 1870)
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth "Eliza") Waters (abt 1861 – 1893)
    5. 5. Joseph (E.) Waters (25 Dec 1864 – 10 Oct 1931)
    6. 6. Noah (Russell) Waters (15 Jan 1866 – 21 Apr 1930)
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Waters (abt 1870 – 1900)
    8. 8. Lithy (Katherine {Waters}) Musgrove (1873 – 1895)
    9. 9. Joseph Waters (abt 1900 – 10 Oct 1931)
  2. 2. Malinda Waters (1832 – 1 Jan 1911)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Waters (1835 – 1914)
  4. 4. Anna (Annie) Waters (1839 – 1868)
  5. 5. Martha (Polly) Waters (1846 – )
  6. 6. John Watters (Nov 1824 – )

John Waters's Timeline

6 Records

1805
1805
Birth of John Waters in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 35
John Waters resided here in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
John Waters resided here in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1869
6 Aug 1869
Age 64
John Waters - Probate in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 65
Death of John Waters in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 85
John Waters resided here in Pricknot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Pricknot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 56a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 122; Page: 291; Family History Library Film: 0007831

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 56a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Pricknot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Probate Records, 1864-1909; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Pulaski County)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Probate Records, 1864-1909; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Pulaski County)
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