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Otis M. Waters 1861–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUL 1861

Birth Location: Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL

Death Date: 1930

Death Location: Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL

Father: Henry Waters

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1861, Otis M. Waters entered the world in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL, born to Henry T Waters And Mary J Johnson. Otis M. Waters passed away in 1930 in Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Otis M. Waters entered the world in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL, born to Henry T Waters And Mary J Johnson.
  • Otis M. Waters passed away in 1930 in Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Waters
1831–1888
Birth Location: TN
HW
Mary Johnson
1841–1921
Birth Location: –
MJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otis Waters's Ancestors

Self
Otis Waters
1861–1930
Birth Place: Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL
Parents
Henry T. Waters
1831–1888
TN
Mary (J.) Johnson
1841–1921
Grandparents
John (Nelson) Johnson
1812–1855
TN
Sarah (T.) Hobbs
1815–1892
PA
Great-Grandparents
James Johnson
1780–1861
Clarissa Maxey
1793–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
–1803
William Maxey
1770–1838
Mary Allen
1773–1837

Otis Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1861
22 JUL 1861
Birth of Otis M. Waters in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL
1930
1930
Age 69
Death of Otis M. Waters
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1861
    Event Place: Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1930

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL
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