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Matilda Jane Waters 1823–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1823

Birth Location: Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee

Death Date: 3 May 1906

Death Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Enoch Waters

Mother: Mary Bird

Spouse(s): William Morrison, Caswell GIBSON

Children(s): William MORRISON, Sophronia Gibson, Nancy Morrison, Enoch Morrison, Mary Morrison, Wile Morrison

The story of Matilda Jane Waters began in 1823 in Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee. In 1850, Matilda Jane Waters resided in District 17, Blount, Tennessee, USA. Matilda Jane Waters married Caswell Gibson, William Joel Morrison, and had children including Enoch Waters Morrison, Mary Johan Clementine Morrison, Nancy Evaline Morrison, Sophronia Tennessee Aunt Sis Gibson, Wile Morrison, William Anderson Morrison. Matilda Jane Waters passed away in 1906 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Jane Waters began in 1823 in Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee.
  • In 1850, Matilda Jane Waters resided in District 17, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matilda Jane Waters married Caswell Gibson, William Joel Morrison, and had children including Enoch Waters Morrison, Mary Johan Clementine Morrison, Nancy Evaline Morrison, Sophronia Tennessee Aunt Sis Gibson, Wile Morrison, William Anderson Morrison.
  • Matilda Jane Waters passed away in 1906 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Waters's Ancestors

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Matilda Waters
1823–1906
Birth Place: Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee
Parents
Enoch Leveton Waters
1786–1855
Greene, Tennessee, United States/North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Bird
1789–1865
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Waters's Descendants

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Matilda (Jane) Waters (26 Feb 1823–3 May 1906) m. William (Joel) Morrison (1820–1850) m. Caswell GIBSON (15 March 1817–22 January 1907)
  1. 1. William (Anderson) MORRISON 1843–1932 m. Julia (Emily) Gibson 1845–1918
    1. 1. Enoch (W.) Morrison 1871–1937 m. Minnie Givens 1891–1969
      1. 1. Azille Leek 1922–2009 m. Nathaniel Gray 1925–2005
        1. 1. James (Phillip) Morrison 1939–2018
    2. 2. Josie (Tennessee) Morrison 1882–1955
    3. 3. Thomas (G.) Morrison 1879–
    4. 4. Ory Morrison 1873–
    5. 5. Matilda Morrison 1868–
    6. 6. Mary (C.) Morrison 1867–
    7. 7. Martha (Evelyn) Cooper 1868–1937
    8. 8. Lillie (Cora) Dean 1877–1957
  2. 2. Sophronia (Tennessee (Aunt Sis)) Gibson 1865–1942
  3. 3. Nancy (Evaline) Morrison 1849–1932
  4. 4. Enoch (Waters) Morrison 1846–1923
  5. 5. Mary (Johan Clementine) Morrison 1844–1914
  6. 6. Wile Morrison 1842–

Matilda Waters's Timeline

3 Records

1823
26 Feb 1823
Birth of Matilda Jane Waters in Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee
Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 27
Matilda Jane Waters resided here in District 17, Blount, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1906
3 May 1906
Age 83
Death of Matilda Jane Waters in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1823
    Event Place: Millers Cove, Blount County Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 149
    [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: District 17, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 131b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 17, Blount, Tennessee, 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: District 17, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 131b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1906
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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