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    1. Re: [MODAVIES] Parents of Davis and Gardner Waters.
    2. L. Curtis
    3. Debbie Carpenters husband name is Dennis and Kathlene husband is Clint ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MODAVIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [MODAVIES] Parents of Davis and Gardner Waters. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: CameronAshley > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.daviess/1761.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I have some info on the Waters family. Just one line of them. How are you > related? Stella Belle Heath was the d/o David M Heath and 2nd wife > > Stella Belle HEATH (b. 1865) m. 4 Mar 1889 Davis Ellsworth WATERS (b. 1861 > MO), a farmer in Salem Township, Daviess Co. MO. Davis Waters was the son > of Gardner Waters (b.ca. 1820 OH) and his wife Sarah E. (b.ca. 1838 IN) > who came to Daviess Co in 1849 and began farming with his brother. Gardner > Waters became one of the most successful stockmen of the county and owned > 735 acres of land with his brother. Gardner and his wife had five children > and Davis Ellsworth Waters who grew up on the farm and married Stella > BelleHeath, was the eldest. (Gardner Waters, his father was indeed wealthy > as in the 1870 census they had real estate valued at $6,000 and personal > property valued at $1200.) Davis Ercel Waters, the eldest son, in addition > to running a very successful farm and being one of the leading stockmen of > the county, was also a Justice of the Peace for 4 years, member of the > township board for 6 years, school director and district clerk. He > belonged to the Independent Order of! > Odd Fellows and was a Republican. They were members of the Methodist > Church. Davis and Stella built a 2-story beautiful home. In 1920 they are > living in Grand River Twp, Daviess Co. Mo still farming, but several of > the children have married. > The 7 children of Stella Belle (Heath) and Davis Waters: > John 'Aaron' WATERS (b. Apr1890 d.1953)(farmer and stockman) m. Alice M. > SHERRILL. No issue. > Sarah Audra 'Audrey' WATERS (b.Dec 1891 d. 1977) m.ca. 1911 Louis F. > KROSCHEN (b.ca.1881 MO) Farmer and stockman. > Sarah Audra Waters and her husband are living next door to her mother and > father in 1920, farming. At that time they have had 3 children: > Lillian M. KROSCHEN (b.ca. 1914 d. July 2005) m. ___DORNEY > Wilma D. KROSCHEN b.ca. 1916 m. ___LASHER > Vesper L. KROSCHEN b. 1920 (daughter) m. ____LIERLY > Irma Jane WATERS (b. Feb1894 d. 1970) m.1st Carl Herbert NETHERTON (b.13 > Nov 1889 d. 2 Aug 1933). Carl Netherton was the son of Abelhart Netherton > (b.1849 MO) and his wife Mariah J.(b.1853 MO) who lived in Washington Twp, > Daviess Co. MO. He was one of 12 children born to this marriage. He was a > farmer and stockman. Both Irma Jane and Carl Netherton are buried in Grand > River Cem. Daviess Co. MO.In 1920 Irma and Carl Netherton are living in > Washington Twp, Daviess CoMO and have just one child. Irma Jane (Waters) > Netherton remarried after the death of Carl in 1933. She remarried > Cleveland HAROLD. (She isburied under Netherton. Perhaps this 2nd marriage > ended in divorce.) > The child of Irma Jane (Waters) Netherton and Carl Netherton: > Eloise NETHERTON (b.ca. 1918) m. Gilbert BROWN > Austin H. WATERS (b. Jan1896) m. Thaisha KINCAID > Austin and Thaisha Waters had four children: > Robert 'Bobby' WATERS > Lela Rose WATERS m.__ Lloyd HARTPENCE > Norma Lee WATERS m. ___McWILLIAMS > Maxine WATERS m.__KILBURN > Thomas KILBURN > Alice Lucille WATERS (b.1898 MO d. 1989) m. Emil E. SALMON (b.ca. 1894 > MO). Emil Salmon was one of 10 children born to Urlin E. Salmon (b. Feb > 1870) and his wife Leota Salmon (b. March 1872) living in Salem, Daviess > Co. MO. His father Urlin E. Salmon was a Missouri State Legislator. He was > elected to the 55th General Assembly, reelected in 1938 and served in the > 69th assembly 1938-1942. His sister Cecilia M. Salmon also married into > the Heath family as she married Maggie G. (Heath) Plymell's son Charles D. > Plymell over in neighboring Harrison Co. In 1920 Alice and Emil Salmon > are farming, raising stock in Cypress Twp, Harrison Co. MO.Alice (Waters) > Salmon and Emil E. Salmon had one child of their own that died at birth. > They adopted: > Robert Lynn SALMON > Davis Ercel WATERS (b.ca 1902 d. 1976) m. Julia Catherine GREGORY .Later > in life Davis E Waters went by David although his real name was Davis), > friends just called him 'Ercel.'He and his father had different middle > names (Ellsworth, Ercel). > Davis and Julia (Gregory) Waters had four children: > Julia Catherine WATERS m. James W. McMANUS > Julia and James McManus had 5 children. > Rita Jane WATERS b m. Maurice C. CAREY. No issue. > Mary Helen WATERS m. James Michael MURPHY > Mary Helen and James Michael Murphy had 4 children. > Roseann WATERS m. James Bernard HUDNALL > Roseann and James Hudnall had 3 children. > Robert Emil WATERS (b.1904 d. 1975) m.ca. 1927 Gladys Roxanne > STEWART(b.ca. 1907) Robert and Glady Waters had three children: > Margaret June WATERS (b. 14 July 1931 d. 12 May 2005) m. 3 Aug 1953 Loren > Kenneth TERHUNE . Margaret grew up in the family home built by her > grandfather Davis Ellsworth Waters in Coffey, Daviess Co.MO. She taught at > the Cole Country School from 1952- 53. She was a farm wife until moving > into town in 1991 where she worked at several shops and was a pianist at > the Coffey Church. > The children of Margaret (Waters) Terhune and Loren Terhune: > Kenneth TERHUNE (deceased before 2005) > Kathleen TERHUNE m.___VANATTA > Debbie TERHUNE m. __CARPENTER > Donald WATERS m. Barbara GOODIN (Macon, MO) > Donald and Barbara Waters had: > Brad WATERS (died in a car accident) > Mary Lou WATERS m. James WHITE (Blythedale, MO) > > *I don't know the nationality-- > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MODAVIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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