P. Y. Waters Grandfather: James Samuel (Sammie) Waters (Born: 1820, Died: 1865)

Age At Death:      45
Birth:                    1820
Death:                  1865

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ID: I11724 Name: James Samuel (Sammie) Waters 1 2 Sex: M Birth: 1820 in Hall County, Georgia Death: 1865 in Clarke County, Georgia, Burial at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia Reference Number: 11724 Note: Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia Lot 41, Valley Section: - No tombstone 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry Soldier Name Company Rank In Rank Out Waters, J. S.A Private Private CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS: 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry 43rd Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The unit moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it placed under the command of General Barton in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took an active part in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged, the 43rd was assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was prominent in the numerous campaigns of the army from Missionary Ridge to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it totalled 283 men and 251 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 130 fit for duty. On April 26, 1865, the unit surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Hiram P. Bell, Skidmore Harris, and Henry C. Kellogg, and Major William C. Lester. Note: If James Samuel died in 1865', he died at the height of the war in the South, and was possible a causality of the War! He would have been 45 yrs. of age. (GEM)

 

Father: Collinson Waters b: BET 1770 AND 1775 in North Carolina, Jones County?
Mother: Stacey (Stacie) Benton b: 1775 in Virginia

Marriage 2: Caroline (Dicey) Beersheba Hamilton b: 1828 in Georgia

• Married: BET 1844 AND 1845 in Hall County, Georgia

Children:

1. Angeline Waters b: 1845 in Hall County, Georgia
2. James Knox Polk Waters b: 29 APR 1847 in Hall County, Georgia
3. David Robert Waters b: 3 MAR 1849 in Hall County, Georgia
4. Sarah C. Waters b: 1851 in Georgia
5. Frances M.E. Waters b: 1854 in Georgia
6. Elizabeth J. Waters b: 1858 in Georgia
7. Charlotte Angela Waters b: 1859 in Clarke County, Georgia

Marriage 1: Stacey (Stacie) Benton b: 1775 in Virginia

• Married: ABT 1815 in Georgia

Children:

1. Sarah (Sally) Waters b: 26 OCT 1815 in Jackson County, Georgia
2. Thomas (Tommie) Benton Waters b: 1816 in Jackson County, Georgia
3. Matthew Johnson Waters b: 12 AUG 1817 in Jackson County, Georgia
4. James Samuel (Sammie) Waters b: 1820 in Hall County, Georgia
5. Stacy Waters b: 10 JUL 1822 in Hall County, Georgia

Sources:

1. Title: 1850' Census - Georgia - Hall County - Dist. 38 - P. 391 - A.C. 116 of 176
2. Title: 1860' Census - Georgia - Clarke County - Georgia Factory - P. 999 - A.C. 10 of 12

Source: rootsweb.ancestry.com

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