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Lewis S. Waters 1877 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1877

Birth Location: White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1948

Death Location: Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Moses Waters

Mother: Malinda Waters

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Lewis S. Waters was born in 1877 in White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Moses Waters and Malinda "Linda" {Winchester} Waters. Lewis S. Waters passed away in 1948 in Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis S. Waters was born in 1877 in White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Moses Waters and Malinda "Linda" {Winchester} Waters.
  • Lewis S. Waters passed away in 1948 in Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA.

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Lewis Waters's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Waters
1877 – 1948
Birth Place: White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Moses Waters
1854 – 1919
Wayne Co., KY
Malinda ("Linda" {Winchester}) Waters
1860 – 1927
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (John) Waters
1829 – 1907
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Malinda (Lydia "Liddy" {Roberts}) Waters
1830 – 1908
Fentress, Tennessee, United States
William (Riley) Winchester
1832 – 1921
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ({Coffey}) Winchester
1836 – 1904
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Waters
1805 – 1870
Sarah Waters
1808 – 1850
Henry Roberts
1796 – 1872
Elizabeth Owens
1798 – 1882
Douglass Winchester
1800 –
Edley Winchester
1800 –
Lewis Coffey
1813 – 1871
Elizabeth Waters
1816 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Waters
1773 – 1830
Nancy Waters
1763 – 1829
Enoch Owens
1765 – 1860
Sarah Cherokee
1778 – 1850

Lewis Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1877
4 Jun 1877
Birth of Lewis S. Waters in White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
1948
25 May 1948
Age 71
Death of Lewis S. Waters in Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1877
    Event Place: White Oak Junction, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1948
    Event Place: Smithtown, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitley City, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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