Descendants of
Jonathan Waters
Generation No.
1
1. JONATHAN WATERS was
born Abt. 1750 in Hunterdon Co., NJ, and died September 1800 in Shamokin Twp.,
Northumberland County, PA. He married MARY SNYDER, daughter of JACOB SNYDER and ELIZABETH FISHER. She was born Abt. 1752 in
Hunterdon Co., NJ, and died Aft. 1810.
Children
of JONATHAN WATERS and MARY SNYDER are:
i. JOHN WATERS, m. ELINOR CLARK.
ii. ELIZABETH WATERS.
iii. NEHEMIAH WATERS.
iv. JONATHAN WATERS, b. Abt. 1775.
v. BENJAMIN WATERS.
vi. AARON WATERS.
vii. MARY WATERS, b. November 25, 1773; d. April 15, 1828; m.
JOHN CLARK; b. 1770; d.
January 15, 1828.
viii. WILLIAM WATERS, b. 1775; d. 1839; m. CATHERINE ROCKEFELLER.
2. ix. SAMUEL WATERS, b. Bet. 1780 - 1790, NJ; d. Bet. 1830 - 1840,
PA.
x. DENIS WATERS, b. Abt. 1798.
Generation
No. 2
2. SAMUEL WATERS (JONATHAN1) was born Bet. 1780 - 1790 in NJ,
and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in PA. He
married CATHERINE KNAPPENBERGER, daughter of GEORGE KNAPPENBERGER and CATHERINE HITTEL. She was born Abt. 1791, and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in PA.
Children
of SAMUEL WATERS and CATHERINE KNAPPENBERGER are:
3. i. GEORGE WATERS, b. 1814, PA; d. 1881.
ii. AARON WATERS, b. 1821.
Generation
No. 3
3. GEORGE WATERS (SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born 1814 in PA, and died
1881. He married ELIZABETH BENSINGER Aft. 1830. Elizabeth was the daughter of MICHAEL BENSINGER. She was born 1812 in PA, and died 1883. George and Elizabeth are buried at Union Cemetery, Catawissa, PA.
Children
of GEORGE WATERS and ELIZABETH BENSINGER are:
4. i. SAMUEL WATERS, b. October 14, 1833, Catawissa,
PA; d. July 19, 1911, Elizabeth City, NC.
ii. JEREMIAH WATERS, b. Abt. 1838; d. Bef. 1850.
iii. AARON WATERS, b. Abt. 1839.
iv. GEORGE W. WATERS, b. February 22, 1842, PA; d.
1928, Catawissa, PA. George married SARAH ROHRBACH September 05, 1867. She was born March 1847, and died June 12,
1904. They are
buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
v. DENNIS WATERS, b. December 1844, PA; d. 1915,
PA. Dennis married (1) ELLEN ____ and married (2) REBECCA SOSURMAN.
vi. HARRISON L. WATERS, b. December 1851, PA; d. 1910;
m. MARTHA J. LONG, Abt. 1877; b. 1853, PA; d. 1947.
vii. PERRY L. WATERS, b. October 1853, Pa; d. 1931,
PA. He married
CLARA ALVERTTA GIRTON.
viii. MARY E. WATERS, b. Abt. 1859, Pa.
Generation
No. 4
4. SAMUEL WATERS (GEORGE3, SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born October 14, 1833 in Catawissa,
PA, and died July 19, 1911 in Elizabeth City, NC. He married (1) CAROLINE RICHARDS Abt. 1855. She was born Abt. 1828 and died September
22, 1870 in Pasquotank County, NC. He
married (2) MARY GREAVES October 20, 1872 in Pasquotank
County, NC. She was born Bet. 1822 -
1832 in NC. Samuel is buried at the Old
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC. Tombstone reads - Born Oct 14, 1827 -
Died July 19, 1911.
Notes for SAMUEL WATERS:
Samuel
Waters’ occupation was a carpenter. Later he owned (with son, Jerry) a bottling
co in Elizabeth City, NC. They made
soda water.
Samuel Waters enlisted in the Union Army at Bloomsburg, PA on or
about April 22, 1861 (6th PA Reserves Company A) at age of 28. Capt. Waters’ unit fought in the Battle of
Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 and subsequently was wounded in the left knee at the
battle of Bethesda Church, VA (near Cold Harbor, VA) on May 30, 1864.
Discharged June 11, 1864. Started receiving a pension of $20 a month.
Muster
IN Roll, July 27, 1861, states Samuel Waters as 28 years old. Pension was received for being shot in the
left leg. Certificate number
36832. He was 5ft. 9 in., Blue
eyes.
Children
of SAMUEL WATERS and CAROLINE RICHARDS are:
5. i. GEORGE N. WATERS, SR., b. June 05, 1856, Catawissa, PA;
d. May 22, 1922.
6. ii. JEREMIAH SMITH WATERS, b. September 21, 1858,
Pennsylvania.
7. iii. W. H. WELLINGTON WATERS, b. September 23, 1864,
Pennsylvania.
8. iv. HARRIET RAITH SYNDER SHARPLESS WATERS, b. December 13, 1868, Catawissa,
PA.; d. June 28, 1944, Elizabeth City, NC.
Generation
No. 5
5. GEORGE N. WATERS, SR. (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born June 05, 1856 in
Catawissa, PA, and died May 22, 1922.
He married PATTIE RAICLIFT Abt. 1895, daughter of JOHN RAICLIFT. She was born February 1864 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1910.
Children
of GEORGE WATERS and PATTIE RAICLIFT are:
i. GEORGE WATERS, JR., b. February 1896.
ii. JOHN WATERS, b. April 1898.
iii. CORRY WATERS, b. April 1899.
6. JEREMIAH SMITH WATERS (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born September 21, 1858 in
Pennsylvania. He married MAY UNKNOWN Abt. 1883. She was born 1865 in NC.
Children
of JEREMIAH WATERS and MAY UNKNOWN are:
i. DAUGHTER WATERS, b. April 1886.
ii. EDNA WATERS, b. December 1887.
iii. SELMA WATERS, b. March 1890.
iv. SAMUEL WATERS, b. January 1894.
7. W. H.
WELLINGTON WATERS (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born September 23, 1864 in
Pennsylvania. He married FLORENCE _____.
Child
of Wellington and FLORENCE is:
i. CHARLES WATERS, b. 1901; m. NETTIE UNKNOWN.
8. HARRIET (Hallie) WATERS (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, SAMUEL2, JONATHAN1) was born December 13, 1868 in Catawissa, PA., and died June 28,
1944 in Elizabeth City, NC. She married
GEORGE FENTRESS HORNER Abt. 1905 in North Carolina, son
of JOHN HORNER and MARGARET SHORES. He was born March 15, 1871 in Townsend, North Hampton, VA, and
died December 28, 1960 in Elizabeth City, NC.
Hallie was Fen’s second wife; first wife was MARY S. WOODLEY
(Mollie?). Hallie is buried at
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC. Hallie and Fen had four children.
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