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Silas Waters 1775–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 3 May 1868

Death Location: , Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Father: John WATERS

Mother: Sarah ASHBY

Spouse(s): Margaret Waters

Children(s): Silas Sr., James WATERS, Silas WATERS, John WATERS, Ellen WATERS, Margaret WATERS, Permelia WATERS, Elizabeth WATERS, UNKNOWN WATERS, UNKNOWN WATERS, UNKNOWN WATERS

Silas Waters was born in 1775 in VA, the child of John Waters And Sarah Ashby. Silas Waters married Margaret Waters, and had children including Elizabeth Waters, Ellen Waters, James Waters, John Waters, Margaret Waters, Permelia Waters, Silas J Waters Sr, Silas Waters, Unknown Waters. Silas Waters passed away in 1868 in , Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Silas Waters was born in 1775 in VA, the child of John Waters And Sarah Ashby.
  • Silas Waters married Margaret Waters, and had children including Elizabeth Waters, Ellen Waters, James Waters, John Waters, Margaret Waters, Permelia Waters, Silas J Waters Sr, Silas Waters, Unknown Waters.
  • Silas Waters passed away in 1868 in , Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WATERS
1741–1782
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah ASHBY
1747–
Birth Location: , , Stafford County, Virginia
SA

Spouses(s)

Margaret Waters
1771–1851
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
MW

Children(s)

Silas Sr.
1810–1863
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
SS
James WATERS
1801–1892
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JW
Silas WATERS
1803–1882
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia
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John WATERS
1806–
Birth Location: Virginia
JW
Ellen WATERS
1807–1882
Birth Location: , , Bourbon County, Kentucky
EW
Margaret WATERS
1810–1887
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia
MW
Permelia WATERS
1813–1887
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
PW
Elizabeth WATERS
1813–1899
Birth Location: Page, Virginia, USA
EW
UNKNOWN WATERS
1803–1880
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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UNKNOWN WATERS
1803–1880
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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UNKNOWN WATERS
1808–1892
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Silas Waters's Ancestors

Self
Silas Waters
1775–1868
Birth Place: VA
Parents
John WATERS
1741–1782
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Sarah ASHBY
1747–
, , Stafford County, Virginia
Grandparents
* (Captain Philemon Waters) Jr
1711–1779
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Huguenot" Waters (Bordroyne) Daughter of William Bordroyne and Katherine Unk Wife of Philemon Waters, Jr. Mother of William Waters; Col. Philemon Waters,) III
1709–1792
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Robert (R Ashby) ?
1710–1792
Yew Hill, Delaplaine, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Farrow) ?
1724–1757
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Waters
1681–1760
Mary Ludwell
1681–1760
William Bordoryne
1688–1761
Katherine Baldwin
1691–1749
Thomas Ashby
1680–1752
Rosanna Berry
1682–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ashbey
1633–1699
Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651–1746

Silas Waters's Descendants

1.
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Silas Waters (1775–3 May 1868) m. Margaret Waters (6 Jul 1771–22 Jul 1851)
  1. 1. Silas (J Waters) Sr. 1810–1863 m. Hannah Baker 1805–1868
    1. 1. Silas (J. Waters) Jr. 1830–1880 m. Rutha (Elizabeth) Bowen 1830–1880 m. Ruthy Waters 1851–
      1. 1. Anna (Belle "Annie") Waters 1873–1947 m. Lincoln ("Linkie" O'dell) Cranfield 1873–1936
        1. 1. Mamie (Ester) Cranfield 1906–2001 m. Charles (Lafayette) Townley 1889–1967
        2. 2. Henry (Lee) Cranfield 1892–1944
        3. 3. Ruth (Jane) Cranfield 1894–1994
        4. 4. Bulah Cranfield 1898–
        5. 5. Elbert Cranfield 1902–
        6. 6. Bonnie Cranfield 1905–1942
        7. 7. Mammie Cranfield 1907–
        8. 8. Oather (Loyd) Cranfield 1913–1974
        9. 9. Oather Cranfield 1914–1974
        10. 10. Layton Cranfill 1909–
        11. 11. Oliver ("Olive") Cranfield 1914–
        12. 12. Bulah Cranfield 1898–
      2. 2. Charles (Lee) Waters 1862–1901
      3. 3. Rebecca Waters 1870–1920
      4. 4. William Waters 1872–
      5. 5. Ida Waters 1877–
      6. 6. Otis Waters 1879–
      7. 7. John (David) Waters 1852–1900
      8. 8. James (A) Waters 1856–
      9. 9. Jacob (J) Waters 1859–1870
      10. 10. Dix Waters 1884–1962
      11. 11. Enoch (Z.) Waters 1849–
      12. 12. William (F.) Waters 1858–1870
      13. 13. Sarah (A.) Waters 1859–1930
      14. 14. Lizzie Waters 1866–
      15. 15. Martha (R.) Waters 1867–
      16. 16. Holly Waters 1872–
      17. 17. Molly Waters 1874–
      18. 18. Otis Waters 1879–
      19. 19. Ida Waters 1877–
      20. 20. Anna Waters 1874–1947
    2. 2. Nancy (H. S.) Patterson 1819–1862
    3. 3. Cynthia Waters 1822–1853
    4. 4. William Patterson 1822–1856
    5. 5. Stephen Patterson 1823–1855
    6. 6. Harriet Waters 1824–1860
    7. 7. Samuel Patterson 1827–1864
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Patterson 1830–1904
    9. 9. John Patterson 1834–1871
    10. 10. James Patterson 1836–1862
    11. 11. Hannah (Elizabeth) Patterson 1838–1858
    12. 12. Martha (Rebecca) Patterson 1840–1920
    13. 13. Enoch Waters 1793–
  2. 2. James WATERS 1801–1892
  3. 3. Silas WATERS 1803–1882
  4. 4. John WATERS 1806–
  5. 5. Ellen WATERS 1807–1882
  6. 6. Margaret WATERS 1810–1887
  7. 7. Permelia WATERS 1813–1887
  8. 8. Elizabeth WATERS 1813–1899
  9. 9. UNKNOWN WATERS 1803–1880
  10. 10. UNKNOWN WATERS 1803–1880
  11. 11. UNKNOWN WATERS 1808–1892

Silas Waters's Timeline

9 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Silas Waters in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1775
1775
Birth of Silas Waters in VA
VA
1775
1775
Birth of Silas Waters in VA
VA
1775
1775
Birth of Silas Waters in VA
VA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 35
Silas Waters resided here in Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 45
Silas Waters resided here in North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1840
1840
Age 65
Silas Waters resided here in McLean, Illinois, USA
McLean, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 75
Silas Waters resided here in District 21, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
District 21, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1868
3 May 1868
Age 93
Death of Silas Waters in , Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
, Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1868
    Event Place: , Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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