Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Cynthia Ann (Evans) Watters
— married
9 Mar 1829 in Harrison, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Leonora (Watters) Lamb
Died
at age 76
in Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States
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Biography
James' birth name was Waters (with one "t"), but he and his family changed his name to "Watters" (with two "t"s) when there was another (unrelated) family in the area of Posey Township, Harrison Co.
Was Captain, 5th Regiment, Indiana Militia, 20 March 1847 (see commission in references).
Sources
- James Waters bible, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/939S-X4X
- James Waters commission, Captain, 5th Regiment, Indiana Militia, 20 March 1847. On back was an oath to support the Constitutions of United States and Indiana, dated Harrison Co., Indiana 17 April 1847. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/939S-X4X
- Headstone with birth and death years, Rose Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth, Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/939S-X4X and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72896713/james-watters
- "Indiana, Mortality Schedules, 1860-1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6PW9-5HSN : Sat Mar 09 22:00:30 UTC 2024), Entry for James Waters, Feb 1880.
- Family records gives exact date of death, 26 Feb 1880.
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