Can't find any connections yet to tie into John Calvin Waters Sr....

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Alachua County Voters

1st Florida Election of 1845

Gabriel Waters (father) & William Waters (son)

Gabriel Waters 1780-1848

Gabriel moved to Emanuel County, Georgia after his fathers death.

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Gabriell Waters 1649- M: Dorothy Waters

Gabriell Waters I B:  1665 Bristol, Somerset co. England. D: 1715 NC M: 1709 Susanna Harwood B: 1668 VA D: 1732 NC

   Gabriel Waters II B: 1715 NC D: 1784 M: 1738 Martha~ B: 1720 in Onslow, NC D: 1784

1~Gabriel Waters III see below

2~John Waters B: 1742 D: 1805 M: Ann Waters 1756-1797

1~Agnes B Waters 1785-1803

2~Sarah T Waters 1790-1795

3~Southey Waters B: 1744 D: 1812 M: 

1~Ferebe Waters B: 1767 Craven, NC D: 1804 M: John Mills

1~Mary Mills B: 1787 D: 1865 GA M: Stephen James I

1~Stephen James II B: 1821 D: 1872 GA

1~Col. William Albert James

2~Sarah Ann Gore (James)

3~George W. James

4~John Mills James

5~Joseph Stephen James

6~Mary Ann Francis N. James

7~Henry F. James

8~Charles W. James

9~Angus Samuel James

10~Harriett Marietta James

11~Martha O. (Mattie) James

12~Robert Edward Lee James

13~Virginia (Vassar) James

4~Thomas Waters B: 1746 D:  

5~Mary Waters B: 1748 D:

6~William Waters B: 1748 D: 1803

7~Nancy Waters B: 1750 D: 1805 M: 

8~Ann Waters  

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1~Gabriel Waters III B: 1738, in Onslow, NC M: Martha~

1~Gabriel Waters IV B: 1780 in Onslow, NC D: 1846 FL M: Susan Momen B: 1822 Onslow, NC D:

1~Abigail Tucker Waters B: 12/19/1805 SC D: 05/02/1893 in Nassau Co. FL M: 06/17/1824 John B. Sikes 1807-1875, in Tattnall County, Ga.

1~Matilda Emily Sikes 1825-1906

2~Caroline Emelier Sikes 1826-1886

3~William Waid Sikes 1829-1832

4~Catherine Catherine Sikes 1831-1896

5~Daniel S Sikes 1833-1907

6~Mary Ann Sikes 1835-1840

7~Josiah P. Sikes 1840-1887

8~George Washington Sikes, CSA 1842-1864 died in the war

9~Andrew Jackson Sikes CSA 1842-1864 died in the war

10~John Hamilton Sikes, Jr., CSA 1846-1921

11~Queen Victoria Rosamond Barnard 1849-1920

2~Noah Waters B: 1804 in SC D: 1885 in Polk Co.,FL M: 09/08/1837 Rachel Tucker in Camden Co. GA

1~Joshua Mizell Waters 1847-1915 M: 1873 Eliza Velany Wallace

1~Julia M Waters 1879-1944 M: James David Hicks 1879-1962

3~John Waters B: 1811 in Camden Co. GA

4~William Waters B: 1815 in Camden Co., GA

5~Synthea Waters B: 1820 in Camden Co. GA

6~Cpl Joseph Waters B: 1825 in Camden Co. GA D: 01/08/1864 in Dalton GA,. M: 03/07/1852 Margaret Knabb in Emanuel Co. GA. He enlisted in Company G, Georgia 11th Infantry Battalion on 04 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 12 May 1862. Transferred to Company G, Georgia 47th Infantry Regiment on 12 May 1862. Mustered out on 08 Jan 1864 at Dalton, GA Hospital.

1~Sarahann Elizabeth Waters 1849–1923 M: Arthur Powell 1841-1880

7~Unknown daughter abt. 1827

8~Unknown daughter abt. 1829

9~Mary Matilda Waters B: 10/09/1831 in Alachua Co. FL D: 1911 in Emanuel Co. GA M1: 04/27/1851 William Narcissa Moore in Emanuel Co. GA 1799-1860 M2: 01/18/1871 Daniel E. Rich in Emanuel Co. GA 1797-1886

10~Corp. Gabriel Waters, Jr. B: 05/24/1833 in Alachua Co. FL D: 08/30/1908 in Lumber City, GA. M: 12/13/1852 to Lavada Irene Yeomans in Emanuel County GA.  B: 1835 D: 1902. He enlisted on 7/7/1862 as a Corporal in Company K 10th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Confederate States Army, asnd wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA. Buried in the Waters Cemetery in Emanuel Co.GA. 

1~William M. Waters B: 1854 D: 1916 M: Mary Ann Jane Mosley B: 1853 D: 1942

1~Mattie Lou Waters 1875–1936 M: John T Meeks 1881-1939

2~Buddy Waters 1877–1880

3~Laura Waters 1882–1907 M: 1900 Dempsey Phillips 1864-1935

1~Mary Etta Phillips 1906–1991

4~Roxie Lugenia Waters 1886–1911 M: 1906 Elbert Duncan Brown 1888-1945

1~Mae Belle Brown Boyd 1908–1978
2~Gertrude Brown Kersey 1909–1994
3~Clara Mae Brown Armstrong 1911–1947

5~Missouri Mozelle Waters 1893–1960 M: Joseph E Byrd 1884-1948

6~Mary O. Waters 1897- M: Holbert McKinley Bailey 1896-1940

1~Inez Bailey 1916-1918

7~Edith Pricilla Waters 1900–1941 M: Eldridge Garbutt Hatcher 1891-1986

1~Lauwannah Hatcher Knies1933–1983

8~Johnny Estus Waters 1902-1992 GA M: Lena Bell Stephens Waters 1907-1981

1~Pratt Waters 1925–1992
2~Ovin Waters 1927–1982
3~Bobby Johnny Waters 1937–2013

2~Ephraim Turner Waters B: 1855 D: 1933 buried in the Clements Cemetery in Wheeler County, GA. M: 1897 Louisa Phillips B: 1875 D: 1929 buried in the Clements Cemetery in Wheeler County, GA.

1~Jordan S Waters 1898-1980 M: Eva Inez Horton 1906-1995

1~Carol Ephrain Waters Sr 1932–2006

2~Gwain G Waters 1935–2003

2~John Waters

3~Gabriel Hudson Waters 1901–1924

4~Lavada Irene  Waters 1903–1985 M: James A Turner 1889-1941

1~Charlie L. Turner 1923–1999
2~James Horace Turner 1925–2007
3~Francine Turner Adams 1931–2006
4~Russell Wayne Turner 1934–2001
5~Barbara Jean Turner 1940–1940

5~Daniel Ephraim Waters 1904–1971 M: Nellie Waller 1908-1974

6~Louise Arvelia Waters 1908–1994 M: Walter O Pope 1891-1951, Georgia Pvt. 5 Pioneer Infantry World War I M2: Johnnie Pierce Webb 1919-1990

3~Sarah Sally Waters B: 1857 D:   M: John Morrison Jr B: 1850 D:  

1~Shelton Gabriel Morrison 1876-1943

4~Caroline Waters B: 1860 D:

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A Genealogy by Ray Roddy

Gabriel Waters Born 1780 in North Carolina, and died Aft 1846. Notes: Gabriel is believed to have been born in North Carolina; he lived in South Carolina until about 1806 when his first child, Abigail, was born. Around 1806 he removed to Tatnall County, Georgia to that area which is now Toombs County. Some time around 1808, Gabriel and family removed to Camden County, Georgia, where more of his children were born. Gabriel lived in Camden County for about twenty years, but made numerous trips back to Tatnall County and about 1828 he removed to Alachua County, Florida to that area of present day Levy County. In the 1830 Florida Census Gabriel is listed as living near the St. Afee River; there were 8 people in the household and Gabriel was between fifty and sixty years old. Children of Gabriel Waters:

i. ABIGAIL2 WATERS, b. December 19, 1805, South Carolina; d. May 02, 1893, Nassau County, Florida; m. (1) UNKNOWN TUCKER, September 10, 1821, Camden County, Georgia; m. (2) JOHN B SIKES, June 17, 1824, Tatnall County, Georgia.

ii. NOAH WATERS, b. Abt 1809, Camden County, Georgia; d. Aft 1885, Polk County, Florida; m. RACHEL TUCKER, September 08, 1837, Camden County, Georgia.

iii. JOHN WATERS, b. Abt 1811, Camden County, Georgia.

iv. WILLIAM WATERS, b. Abt 1815, Camden County, Georgia.

v. INFANT WATERS, b. Abt 1820.

vi. JOSEPH WATERS, b. 1825, Camden County, Georgia; d. January 08, 1864, Dalton, Georgia; m. MARGARET KNABB, March 07, 1852, Emanuel County, Georgia.

vii. INFANT WATERS, b. Abt 1827.

viii. INFANT WATERS, b. Abt 1829. 2.

ix. GABRIEL WATERS, b. May 24, 1833, Alachua County, Florida; d. August 30, 1908, Georgia.

x. MARY MATILDA WATERS, b. Abt 1834, Alachua County, Florida; m. WILLIAM MOORE, April 27, 1851, Emanuel County, Georgia.

Generation No. 2 

2 GABRIEL2 WATERS (GABRIEL1) was born May 24, 1833 in Alachua County, Florida, and died August 30, 1908 in Georgia. He married IRENA YEOMANS December 13, 1852 in Emanuel County, Georgia, daughter of John Yeomans and Sarah Herrington. Notes: Corporal, Company K, 10th Georgia Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. Wounded July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Captured at Gettysburg and sent to a hospital prison in New York harbor. Paroled and exchanged at City Point, Virginia. Absent, wounded, in Georgia during 1864. Returned to Regiment in February 1865, surrendered at Appomattox Court House with The Army of Northern Virginia. Gabriel and Irena are buried in the Waters Cemetery in Emanuel County, Georgia Children of Gabriel Waters and Irena Yeomans are:

i. WILLIAM3 WATERS, b. July 20, 1853, Emanuel County, Georgia; d. 1916, Emanuel County, Georgia. 4.

ii. EPHRAIM T WATERS, b. January 20, 1855; d. October 10, 1933, Spring Hill District, Georgia. 5.

iii. SARAH WATERS, b. November 24, 1857; d. Unknown, not traced.

Generation No. 3 

3 WILLIAM WATERS (GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born July 20, 1853 in Emanuel County, Georgia, and died 1916 in Emanuel County, Georgia. He married MARY MOSLEY in Emanuel County,Ga. Children of William Waters and Mary Mosley are:

i. MATTIE L4 WATERS, b. December 1875; d. Unknown.

ii. LAURA WATERS, b. February 1882; d. Unknown.

iii. LUGINIA WATERS, b. July 1886; d. Unknown.

iv. MINNIE L WATERS, b. May 1889; d. Unknown.

v. MISSOURI WATERS, b. September 1891, Emanuel County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Emanuel County, Georgia; m. JOSEPH E BYRD.

vi. GROVER C WATERS, b. February 1894; d. Unknown.

vii. MARY O WATERS, b. May 1897; d. Unknown. viii. EDITH S WATERS, b. March 1900; d. Unknown.

4. EPHRAIM T3 WATERS (GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born January 20, 1855, and died October 10, 1933 in Spring Hill District, Georgia. He married LOUISA PHILLIPS December 12, 1897, daughter of Jordan Phillips and Mary Calhoun. Notes: Ephraim was the son of Irena Yeomans and Gabriel Waters (CSA). Ephraim was a farmer and grew up in Emanuel County, Georgia near a community called Bridge. Bridge was near The Ohoopee River; this area is now part of Treutlen County and Bridge no longer appears on any contemporary maps. Ephraim’s father, Gabriel was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg and it appears that Ephraim stayed with his mother and father and ran the family farm until he was in his early forties, as he and Louisa did not marry until he was 42 years old. In the 1880 Emanuel County census, Ephraim lived with his mother and father, his sister Sally, and her son Shelton. Ephraim, Louisa, and their sons John and Jordan are in the 1900 Emanuel Couny census in the Ohoopee Township. Ephraim is buried in the Clements Cemetery in Wheeler County, Georgia along with Louisa and their son Hudson; the graves are not marked but have concrete slabs which were poured by John and Jordan Waters. Children of Ephraim Waters and Louisa Phillips are:

i. JOHN4 WATERS, b. November 25, 1898; d. October 1984, Tampa, Florida. 7.

ii. JORDAN S WATERS, b. November 25, 1898, Statesboro,Georgia Emanuel County; d. September 26, 1980, Melbourne, Florida.

iii. GABRIEL HUDSON WATERS, b. January 30, 1901; d. August 13, 1924, Spring Hill District, Georgia. 8.

iv. LAVADA IRENA WATERS, b. August 30, 1903; d. February 06, 1984, McRae, Georgia.

v. EPHRAIM DANIEL WATERS, b. December 21, 1904; d. October 1971, Adrian, Georgia; m. NELLIE.

vi. LOUISA ARVELIA WATERS, b. August 20, 1908; d. October 16, 1994, Wrightsville, Georgia; m. (1) WALTER O POPE, January 05, 1934; m. (2) PIERCE WEBB, Abt 1960. 9.

vii. SULAR ROSETTIE WATERS, b. August 06, 1912; d. April 02, 1976, Florida.

5. SARAH WATERS (GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born November 24, 1857, and died Unknown in not traced. She married (1) JOHN MORRISON. Child of Sarah Waters is:

i. SHELTON GABRIEL4 WATERS, b. December 10, 1875, Emanuel County, Georgia; d. September 28, 1943, Georgia.

Generation No. 4

6. JOHN4 WATERS (EPHRAIM T3, GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born November 25, 1898, and died October 1984 in Tampa, Florida. He married MARGARET CLEMENTS Unknown. JOHN and MARGARET had one child.

7. JORDAN S4 WATERS (EPHRAIM T3, GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born November 25, 1898 in Statesboro,Georgia Emanuel County, and died September 26, 1980 in Melbourne, Florida. He married EVA INEZ HORTON September 28, 1928. JORDAN and EVA had five children. Notes: Buried at Fountainhead Cemetery, Melbourne,Fl

8. LAVADA IRENA4 WATERS (EPHRAIM T3, GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born August 30, 1903, and died February 06, 1984 in McRae, Georgia. She married JAMES ARTHUR TURNER March 25, 1922 in Spring Hill District, Georgia, son of John Turner and Margaret Maddox. LAVADA and JAMES had six children. Notes: Lavada was a farmer in Wheeler County, Georgia, near Alamo,Georgia. Lavada's husband, James, died as a young man in 1941 and Lavada raised their children and ran a farm also. She grew corn, cotton, dipped tar for turpentine, and had a pecan orchard also. Lavada loved flowers and had an uncanny knack for growing them. Her yard was always colorful in the spring and summer and attracted many butterflies and hummingbirds to keep her company. Lavada is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Wheeler County beside James and a daughter, Barbara Jean.

9. SULAR ROSETTIE4 WATERS (EPHRAIM T3, GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born August 06, 1912, and died April 02, 1976 in Florida. She married ALVA HORTON. SULAR and ALVA had three children.

10. SHELTON GABRIEL4 WATERS (SARAH3, GABRIEL2, GABRIEL1) was born December 10, 1875 in Emanuel County, Georgia, and died September 28, 1943 in Georgia. He married (1) MARY FROST. SHELTON and MARY had eight children. He married (2) SYNTHIA HAMMOCK. SHELTON and SYNTHIA had one child.