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John Wesley Waters 1826–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1826

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 27 August 1906

Death Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Waters

Mother: Elvira Waters

Spouse(s): Lucinda Waters, Sarah Mize

Children(s): Anah McMahan, Frances Mize, Phrance Waters, David Waters, Harriet Waters, Martha Ogle, Mary Waters, Saphronia Bradley

John Wesley Waters was born in 1826 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Waters And Elvira Curry Waters. John Wesley Waters married Lucinda Mary Dill Waters, Sarah Ann Mize, and had children including Anah Elvira Waters Mcmahan, David Waters, Frances Ann Waters Mize, Harriet E Waters, Martha Jane Waters Ogle, Mary C Waters, Phrance J Waters, Saphronia Fronia Josephine Waters Bradley. John Wesley Waters passed away in 1906 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Waters was born in 1826 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Thomas Waters And Elvira Curry Waters.
  • John Wesley Waters married Lucinda Mary Dill Waters, Sarah Ann Mize, and had children including Anah Elvira Waters Mcmahan, David Waters, Frances Ann Waters Mize, Harriet E Waters, Martha Jane Waters Ogle, Mary C Waters, Phrance J Waters, Saphronia Fronia Josephine Waters Bradley.
  • John Wesley Waters passed away in 1906 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Waters's Ancestors

Self
John Waters
1826–1906
Birth Place: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Waters
1801–1849
Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Elvira (Curry) Waters
1810–1892
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Grandparents
Nathan (Curry) Jr
1780–1856
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
R (F) Robertson
1786–1831
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Curry
1755–1843
Rachel (?)
1763–1843
John Robertson
1751–1802
Mariah Couch
1755–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Robertson
1723–1761
Mary Blakely
1722–1775

John Waters's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Waters (May 1826–27 August 1906) m. Lucinda (Mary Dill) Waters (15 September 1832–December 1866) m. Sarah (Ann) Mize (10 May 1832–18 Feb 1912)
  1. 1. Anah (Elvira Waters) McMahan 1849–1922 m. William (Calvert) McMahan 1849–1926
    1. 1. Dicy (Jane) Mcmahan 1875–1957
    2. 2. Lugenia Mcmahan 1883–1949
    3. 3. John (M) Mcmahan 1887–1964 m. Sitha (R) Clark 1884–1969
      1. 1. Reba (McMahan) Hayes 1914–2011
      2. 2. Ruth (Elizabeth McMahan) Flynn 1911–2006
      3. 3. William (Earl) McMahan 1926–1989 m. Ima (Ruth) Heidt 1927–2016
    4. 4. George (Otha) McMahan 1888–1962 m. Josie (Bell) Hodges 1888–1937
      1. 1. Margorie (Mc) Mahan 1914–1958
      2. 2. Carl (J) McMahan 1912–
    5. 5. Ollie (Myrtle) Mcmahan 1892–1959
    6. 6. Charles (Wesley) McMahan 1871–1958
    7. 7. Robert (Henry) McMahan 1873–1897
    8. 8. William (Lester) McMahan 1879–1914
    9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) McMahan 1878–1968
    10. 10. Robert McMahan 1872–1934
  2. 2. Frances (Ann Waters) Mize 1850–1934 m. Robert (Pleasant) Mize 1843–1934
    1. 1. Daisy (L. Mize) Kirk 1885–1918
    2. 2. Eugenia (Mize) Chance 1871–1913
    3. 3. Nannie (E.) Mize 1879–1942
    4. 4. Elbert (Herman) Mize 1883–1955 m. Elva (Elizabeth Luce) Mize 1884–1946
      1. 1. Harold (W.) Mize 1918–2006 m. Alice (A Siegel) Mize 1920–1996
    5. 5. Otha (Decatur Mize) Sr 1889–1963 m. Ida (Lawson) Mize 1894–1985
      1. 1. Robert (Glen) Mize 1916–1987 m. Jessie (Rhea Sharp) Mize 1918–2005
        1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Mize 1939–1939
      2. 2. Charles (Wynn) Mize 1924–1983
      3. 3. Otha (Decatur) Mize 1937–2000 m. Peggy (Maples) Mize 1936–2016
      4. 4. Frank (L) Mize 1926–1986
  3. 3. Phrance (J) Waters 1861–
  4. 4. David Waters 1872–
  5. 5. Harriet (E) Waters 1852–
  6. 6. Martha (Jane Waters) Ogle 1855–1937 m. David (Crockett) Maples 1857–1877 m. James (Isaac) Ogle 1856–1930
    1. 1. William (Wesley) Maples 1875–1921
    2. 2. John (Willis) Ogle 1887–1946
    3. 3. Mary (S J) Ogle 1883–1971
    4. 4. Cynthia (Frances) Ogle 1895–1940 m. William (Decatur) Fleming 1890–1949
      1. 1. Dwight (Ogle "Twit") Fleming 1921–1921
      2. 2. Hugh Fleming 1925–1974
    5. 5. Ashley (Winefred) Ogle 1880–1932
    6. 6. Sarah (A) Ogle 1885–1972
    7. 7. R. (P.) Ogle 1891–1892
    8. 8. J. (L.) Ogle 1889–1891
  7. 7. Mary (C) Waters 1857–
  8. 8. Saphronia ("Fronia" Josephine Waters) Bradley 1860–1889 m. Silas Bradley 1846–1917

John Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1826
May 1826
Birth of John Wesley Waters in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1906
27 August 1906
Age 80
Death of John Wesley Waters in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1826
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1906
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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