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Silas Gilbert Waters 1877–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1877

Birth Location: Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 21 October 1935

Death Location: Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: James Waters

Mother: Mary Ruyle

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In 1877, Silas Gilbert Waters entered the world in Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America, born to James Marshall Waters And Mary Luella Ruyle. Silas Gilbert Waters passed away in 1935 in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Silas Gilbert Waters entered the world in Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America, born to James Marshall Waters And Mary Luella Ruyle.
  • Silas Gilbert Waters passed away in 1935 in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Silas Waters's Ancestors

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Silas Waters
1877–1935
Birth Place: Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
James Marshall Waters
1850–
Illinois
Mary (Luella) Ruyle
1849–1919
Apple Creek, Greene, Illinois
Grandparents
John (Leroy III) Ruyle
1824–1876
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee
Elizabeth Whitlock
1817–1856
Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John #
1793–1876
Lucy Dyer
1795–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John #
1761–1842
Polly Bird
1770–1821

Silas Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1877
2 February 1877
Birth of Silas Gilbert Waters in Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
1935
21 October 1935
Age 58
Death of Silas Gilbert Waters in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1877
    Event Place: Athensville, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1935
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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