John Aquilla Waters

3 July 1861–19 February 1949 (Age 87)
Tattnall, Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of John Aquilla

When John Aquilla Waters was born on 3 July 1861, in Tattnall, Georgia, United States, his father, James Manning Waters, was 29 and his mother, Caroline A. Odom, was 24. He married Eveline Martha Sikes about 1886, in Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 1519, Wayne, Georgia, United States for about 25 years and District 583, Wayne, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 19 February 1949, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

John Aquilla Waters
1861–1949
Eveline Martha Sikes
1853–1914
Marriage: about 1886
Geneva Estelle Waters
1884–1969
Harley L. Waters
1886–1912
Cassie Cora Waters
1887–1920
William Roy Waters
1892–1931
John Manning Waters
1895–1988
Amanda Waters
1895–
Lila B. Waters
1897–1995

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1886Georgia, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
    Age 2
    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
    1886
    Age 25
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 23602;2007: 49660; 2010: 67929)English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Water
    Watters
    Tydings

    Sources (8)

    • John A Waters, "United States Census, 1930"
    • J. A. Waters in entry for Cassie Miller, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
    • John A Waters, "United States Census, 1940"

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