Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mary Shippey Sadler

Joe Rawlings Sadler, Hannah Sadler, Annette Whitley, Ray Shippey, Stirling Shippey, Karen Bassham Shippey, Joel S. Whitley, Sam, Emily, Lauren, Owen, and Nellie. We're so sorry for your loss and know that she will be missed.

Mary was our niece and the daughter of Stirling and the late Juanita Waters Shippey and mother to Hannah.
   
'Today is a sad day, becasue my lovely mother died. She will be miss by some many people that r in her live and mine. She was a good mother and she will be missed so very much. RIPE MOTHER I LOVE YOU.' 
Today is a sad day, because my lovely mother died. She will be missed by many people that are in her life and mine. She was a good mother and she will be missed so very much. R.I.P. MOTHER I LOVE YOU.

Hannah Sadler

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Billy, Doug And Jerry Waters


Teresa Gaines our cousin shared this picture on her timeline on FB today. They are the children of Charles and Arlene Waters. Her daddy Billy (7) Doug (2) Jerry (5)

Charles And Arlene Waters Family

 

Teresa Gaines posted this picture of her dad's family (Billy Joe Waters) to her FB timeline today.

My Daddys Family: Charles, Arlene, Billy, Jerry, Doug and Wayne Waters

Lucille Waters Jordan's Family


Our cousin Teresa Gaines sent me this picture of our cousin Lucille and her family:

Here is a picture of Lucille hope I spelled that right.and her children Carolyn, Raymond, Linda and my daddy ( Billy Joe Waters) hope you like it.

I sure appreciate the help of all of our family members who have helped supply information and family pictures.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Jameson Trent Blevins





A new son born today to Trent and Amanda Griffin Blevins daughter of Wayne and Cheryl Wheeler Griffin (their grandson) and great grandson to Mary and Jimmy Wheeler and great-great-grandson to Clifford and Nellie Waters Wheeler.

Two Cousins










Cheryl Curry

I would like to recognise two of our cousins that are into Waters family history just as much as I am. The first on is Cheryl Curry, and her mother was the late Ruth Blalock Curry and her father was the late John Randolph (Jack) Curry and her grandmother was Thelma Goldie Waters Blalock and grandfather was Grover Elias Blalock. The other cousin is Beverly M. Morton, her mother was Sara Lois Waters Moore, daughter of Rev. James David Waters, granddaughter of James Knox Polk Waters. James Knox Polk Waters which is Beverly's grandfather, was our grandfather's dad. (P.Y.  (Pone) Waters).

Jimmy Edward Waters Obituary


Obituary for Jimmy Edward Waters

Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, announces services for Jimmy Edward Waters, age 44, of Winterville who passed away on Monday March 23rd, 2015. He was the son of the late Roy Douglas Waters, Sr. and the late Sybil Beck Waters. Along with his parents, he is survived by his fiancĂ©’, Nina Stewart of Winterville; son, D.J. Waters of Dahlonega; daughter, Ashley Waters Roberts of Nicholson; brother, Jerry Waters of Jefferson; sister, Sonya Waters Farmers of Jefferson; and five grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tink Waters.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday March 25th, 2015 from 5 pm until 8 pm. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 26th, 2015 at 4 pm with Rev. Jim Olds and Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Grey Hill Cemetery. 

Garbage truck crash on 316 snarls traffic

Click Here to view the video on channel 11. 

 






































DACULA, Ga. -- First responders used extraction equipment at a wreck involving a garbage truck on 316. Originally, the crash was called a fatality, but a family member of the man transported to the hospital tells 11Alive he was taken into surgery. Gwinnett County Police later confirmed the 316 accident involved a serious injury, and not a fatality.


Gwinnett County Police tell 11Alive News a 911 call came in at 7:20 am. The crash was between a garbage truck and a car on 316 westbound. Chooper video showed the car with extensive front-end damage.
Westbound lanes of 316 were shut down for several hours during the crash investigation.

 


Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Happy Birthday, Regina


"Happy Birthday Wishes," go out to our cousin, Regina Cowart Archer, today is her birthday. She is the daughter of Floyd Waters and the grand daughter of Minnie and Arthur Waters and the great-great-grand daughter of Nettie and P.Y. Waters.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Happy Birthday, Karen

"Happy Birthday Wishes," go out this morning to Karen Shippey. Karen is the wife of Ray Shippey and the mother of Emily, Lauren, Owen and Nellie. She is the daughter-in-law of Stirling C. and the late Sara Juanita Waters Shippey and the great grand daughter-in-law of Pauline B. and Joseph O. Waters Sr.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Happy Birthday, Dad



Today would have been our dad's Birthday. He always enjoyed having his Birthday because it meant that all the children were usually there and later the grand children. He would have loved seeing all of his grand and great-grand children and sharing his Birthday cake with all who were able to come.
































 

When I was a young lad I never remember seeing my dad with out his dress hat on when he was outside and he always wore a dark suit either in Navy Blue, Black or Dark Gray. He never wore a light suit until he got much older in years. He would always say, "If you want to be respected and treated like a Business Man you have to dress like a Business Man." He knew everyone of his customers by name where they lived and all of their family members. Whenever or whoever came to shop at Waters Bros. through the years felt like they were at home because that is how he wanted to make you feel.

One day a man came in to pay off his bill that had had an outstanding balance for years. The account was so old that it had been written off as a loss, but it was kept on file so that we could remember it if they ever came in to buy again. We could see the loss whenever we went through this accounting ledger and see all of the accounts that had been unpaid by customers through the years.

This man was getting olde and knew that it wouldn't be long before he died and he knew that he had left this bill unpaid and he wanted to settle things with my dad before he died so his heart could be free of this debt.  My dad had me to go and get the book and dad found the account and told the man what the balance of the account was. (The account was over 20 years old and the balance was over $2,833.) The man said it could never have been that much. My dad waited a few seconds and then he asked the man how much that he thought that the balance of the account was. The man said, "I thought that my balance was about $150.00."

My dad turned to me and said, "Write out Mr _____ a paid in full receipt for $150.00. The man paid his bill and left smiling saying, "Thank You Joe," "I can now go and die in peace."

When the man had left, I asked my dad, "Wasn't that the account as a young man you had delivered feed to them for many years and that they had purchased groceries every week for over thirty years and one day twenty years ago they just stopped paying on their bill and moved away from here." My dad said, "Yes son, that is the same family, but I had already written that account off and taken the loss, and the $150.00 was what it took to give him peace, so I'll settle for that."

This is the kind of dad that I had growing up. I'm thankful for these and other memories that I can look back on whenever I think of him and it makes me glad that he was my dad.

It doesn't seem like he had been gone for eleven years. But we are so thankful for the life that he lived before us and for his example.

Happy Birthday, Lauren And Nellie















"Happy Birthday Wishes," go out to our great-nieces today. Today are the sisters sharing the same Birthday with their Great Papaw and with a couple of cousins. They are Lauren and Nellie and they are the daughters of Karen B. and Raymond P. (Ray) Shippey and the grand daughters of Stirling C. and Sara Juanita Waters Shippey and the great-great grand daughters of the late Pauline (Mamaw) and Joseph O. Waters Sr. (Papaw) and the great-great-great grand daughters of Nettie L. and P.Y. Waters.

Happy Birthday, Tony And Vicky


"Happy Birthday Wishes," go out to two of our cousins who share a Birthday on today. They are Tony O. Gary, who is the husband of Becky and the son of W.W. (Junior) and Lottie Waters Gary and the late Vicky J. Gunter Brown, who was the wife of the late Nelson Brown, and the daughter of  Ernest and Mildred Blalock Gunter and the great-grand daughter of  Thelma Waters Blalock and the great-great-grand daughter and great-great-grand son of Nettie L. and P.Y. Waters.

Happy Birthday, Daddy



















Today my dear daddy would have been 96 years young. I am thinking of my daddy but can't go to the grave. With a heavy heart and tears filling my eyes, I want to dedicate the first flowers of this year (from our yard) (the blue flowers are "Johnny jump ups", ) The blue grow wild but remind us Spring is just ahead.

Love,

Your Daughter Lucy




Happy Birthday, Papaw



















Today Papaw would have been 96

Happy Birthday, Papaw


















Today my Grandfather would have been 96. I miss him so much. He had so many great qualities but, the two that stand out the most are his love for God and his love for my Grandmother. As a child I often saw him on his knees praying and my Grandmother kneeling next to him praying. Or, the times we would spend the night to awaken to find them singing hymns while cooking breakfast. Memories last forever. I never knew as a child how much as an adult those moments would mean to me. Grateful they had their priorities in life in order so they could have a love for one another that inspired all of us.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Mr. P.Y. Waters Lineage

Mrs. P.Y. Waters Lineage

Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters, Mrs. P.Y. Waters, Grandma Waters, Grandmother

Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester: 

This is her given name

James A. Lester

Her Parents:

Her Father:

  James A. Lester (1856 - 1936)  


BirthDec. 22, 1856, USA
DeathAug. 26, 1936, USA   
Age At Death:    80
Burial:  Hart Family Cemetery Madison County, Georgia, USA

Her Father's Parents:



His Father: Grandmother's Grandfather

  James W Lester (1829 - 1873)

Birth:    Nov. 28, 1829
Death:  May 5, 1873
Age At Death: 43

Burial: Hart Family Cemetery Madison County, Georgia, USA



His Mother: Grandmother's Grandmother

  Elizabeth Hawkins Bullock Lester (1834 - 1914)

Birth:   Dec. 21, 1834
Death: Jan. 1, 1914
Age At Death: 80

Burial: Hart Family Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia, USA

Hollie M.G. <i>Kidd</i> Lester


Her Mother: (Grandmother's Mother)

  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928) 


Birth:    Sept. 27, 1853 In Georgia, USA
Death:  Jan. 23, 1928 In Georgia, USA
Age At Death: 74

Burial: Hart Family Cemetery ,Madison County, Georgia, USA

Her Mother's Father: (Grandmother's Grandfather)

Her Mother's Parents: ( Grandmother's Grandparents on Her Mother's Side) 





Nicodemus Robert Kidd (1828 - 1861)

16th Georgia Infantry Co, A "Madison Greys"
- On the Trail





Birth:   1828

Death: Sept. 10, 1861
Age At Death: 33

Burial: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA, Plot: Section: Soldiers Section G Lot: 179

Note: Date Of Burial:, Confederate Soldier State: Georgia Regiment: 16th Company: A, Ref: Cemetery Records

Sarah Ann <i>Carter</i> Kidd
Inscription:
Sarah H. Carter
Wife Of Robert Kidd
March 23, 1834
July 3, 1917
"We trust our loss will be her gain,
And that with Christ she's gone to reign."


Her Mother's Mother: (Grandmother's Grandmother)

Sarah Ann Carter Kidd (1834 - 1917)

She was the next to the youngest in a large family of mostly girls. She followed family tradition and married a cousin at the age of 16. A little more than ten years later, at the age of 27, she was widowed by the war and left with four young children; Elizabeth (age 9), Hollie (age 7), William, and Susan (age 5 months).

The location of the final resting place of her father, William Carter, has been lost in time. He may be buried in an unmarked grave near Sarah and her mother Holly who is in an unmarked grave near Sarah.

Birth:    March 23, 1834, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Death:  July 3, 1917, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Age At Death: 83

Burial: Dunlap Cemetery, Dunlap, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Wife of Robert Kidd

Her Mother and Father's Children: (Grandmother's Aunts and Uncles)

Sarah Ann Carter Kidd's Father:

Robert Kidd

Birth: Unknown At This Time
Death: Unknown At This Time
Age At Death: Unknown
Burial: Dunlap Cemetery, Dunlap, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Sarah Ann Carter Kidd's Mother:

Holly Carter Carter

Daughter of John Carter and Polly Stevens.

Wife of William Carter. William Carter and Holly Carter were married November 28, 1812 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. 

Birth:   Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age At Death: Unknown
Burial: Dunlap Cemetery, Dunlap, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA


Her Parents Children: (Grandmother's Brother and Sister)

Hattie B. <i>Lester</i> Bevers

 
Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)*

Birth:   Nov. 1, 1879 In Georgia, USA
Death: Nov., 1968 In Georgia, USA
Age At Death: 89

Burial: Hart Family Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia, USA

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  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)*
  
Birth:    Dec. 21, 1881
Death:  July 1, 1962
Age At Death: 80

Burial: Grey Hill Cemetery Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, USA



Her Spouse: P.Y. (Pone) Waters

Birth:    April 20, 1881
Death:  Feb. 11, 1937
Age At Death: 56

Burial: Grey Hill Cemetery Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, USA

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  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)* Uncle Emory was possibly named after his Uncle.
 
Birth:   March 26, 1885
Death: June 20, 1941
Age At Death: 56

Burial: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA, Plot: G 81

Emory's Spouse:

Cornelia Lord Lester (1881 - 1955)

Birth:    Jan. 21, 1881
Death:  May 14, 1955
Age At Death: 74

Burial: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA, Plot: G 81
 

Monday, March 2, 2015

James Knox Polk Waters

This is P.Y. Waters dad and his step mother.

 After Sarah Peek Waters died, James Knox Polk Waters (April 29, 1847 - August 11, 1903) married Susan Wheeler.  Her step-children called her "Aunt Sal".   A photo is attached.  
 
I have not yet located a Memorial page on Find-A-Grave for either James Knox Polk Waters or Susan Wheeler Waters.  

I do not believe James S Waters [Find A Grave Memorial# 19195743] is James Knox Polk Waters.  I do not know who that James S Waters is or how he fits into the family.  

Please remove the link for James S Water as the father of James David Waters before the confusion grows.  

Thank you,
Cheryl Curry

Emory Fletcher "Jack" Lester

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Grandmother Waters: Brother

Birth: Mar. 26, 1885
Death: Jun. 20, 1941


Family links:
 Parents:
  James A. Lester (1856 - 1936)
  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928)

 Spouse:
  Cornelia Lord Lester (1881 - 1955)

 Siblings:
  Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)*
  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)*
  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)

*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Athens
Clarke County
Georgia, USA
Plot: G 81

Created by: Ed Saye
Record added: Feb 18, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85147334

Hattie B. Lester Bevers

Hattie B. <i>Lester</i> Bevers

Grandmother's Waters, Sister

Birth: Nov. 1, 1879
Georgia, USA
Death: Nov., 1968
Georgia, USA


Family links:
 Parents:
  James A. Lester (1856 - 1936)
  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928)

 Siblings:
  Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)
  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)*
  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)*

*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Hart Family Cemetery
Madison County
Georgia, USA

Created by: Stan Bevers
Record added: Oct 24, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9702931



Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester

Hollie M.G. <i>Kidd</i> LesterHollie M.G. <i>Kidd</i> Lester


Grandmother Waters Mother

Birth: Sep. 27, 1853
Georgia, USA
Death: Jan. 23, 1928
Georgia, USA


Family links:
 Parents:
  Nicodemus Robert Kidd (1828 - 1861)
  Sarah Ann Carter Kidd (1834 - 1917)

 Spouse:
  James A. Lester (1856 - 1936)*

 Children:
  Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)*
  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)*
  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)*

 Siblings:
  Elizabeth Kidd Bray (1852 - 1914)*
  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928)
  Susan Kidd Towns (1861 - 1918)*

*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Hart Family Cemetery
Madison County
Georgia, USA

Created by: Stan Bevers
Record added: Oct 24, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9702898

James A Lester

James A. Lester


Grandmother's Dad

Birth: Dec. 22, 1856, USA
Death: Aug. 26, 1936, USA


Family links:
 Parents:
  James W Lester (1829 - 1873)
  Elizabeth Hawkins Bullock Lester (1834 - 1914)

 Spouse:
  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928)

 Children:
  Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)*
  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)*
  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)*

*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Hart Family Cemetery
Madison County
Georgia, USA

Created by: Stan Bevers
Record added: Oct 24, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9702846

Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters

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Birth: Dec. 21, 1881
Death: Jul. 1, 1962


Family links:
 Parents:
  James A. Lester (1856 - 1936)
  Hollie M.G. Kidd Lester (1853 - 1928)

 Spouse:
  P. Y. Waters (1881 - 1937)*

 Children:
  James Howard Waters (1898 - 1916)*
  William Arthur Waters (1900 - 1981)*
  Thelma Goldie Waters Blalock (1904 - 1980)*
  Carson Cody Waters (1906 - 1984)*
  Sarah Melinnie Waters Turpin (1908 - 1937)*
  Emory Lester Waters (1911 - 1998)*
  Nellie Mae Waters Wheeler (1914 - 1972)*
  Joseph Oliver Waters (1919 - 2004)*
  George Robert Waters (1921 - 1983)*
  Ruth Waters (1923 - 1923)*
  Daniel Andrew Waters (1924 - 2007)*
  Lottie Waters Gary (1927 - 2012)*

 Siblings:
  Hattie B. Lester Bevers (1879 - 1968)*
  Nettie Elizabeth Ann Lester Waters (1881 - 1962)
  Emory Fletcher Lester (1885 - 1941)*

*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Grey Hill Cemetery
Commerce
Jackson County
Georgia, USA

Created by: Pat Gillespie
Record added: Jul 31, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 114680057