Tuesday, November 3, 2015

P. Y. Waters Grandmother: Carolyn Barsheba "Basha" Hamilton Waters (Born: unknown, Died: July 10, 1899)




Age At Death:
Birthunknown
DeathJul. 10, 1899

Born circa 1829.

BARSHEBA, BERSHEBA, BARSHEBY - from the Old Testament place name "Beersheba," meaning the "seventh well" or the "well of the oath"."

Genesis 21:31

"Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them."

Note: In the 1870 census her name was incorrectly transcribed as "Dicey" but this was a transcription error, not a nickname.

Widow of James Samuel "Sammie" Waters (1820-1865). Where her husband is buried is not known. He may have died in the war.

No tombstone on grave.
A tombstone on grave next to hers says "Saye".

Lot 41, Valley Section
interred 12 Jul 1899

Same plot with:
Grandson: William Franklin Saye

Where her daughter Sarah Waters Saye is buried is not known.



Family links: 
 Children:
  James Knox Polk Waters (1847 - 1903)*
  David Robert Waters (1849 - 1920)*
  Frances M Waters Meade (1853 - 1910)*
  Sarah Waters Saye

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Athens
Clarke County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Lot 41, Valley Section

Created by: cra2004
Record added: Feb 22, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 142948150

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