William Franklin Waters (1898 - 1944)

Born 6 Apr 1898 in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Son of William Preston Waters and Mary Louise (Pruitt) Waters

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1944 at age 46 in Outer Banks, Dare County, North Carolina

Profile under construction. Please be patient; it is being written in collaboration William's two living daughters (who are in their late 80s) and 2 of his granddaughters. Thank you.

Biography

My Gold Star Hero. Best-3719

William Franklin Waters born in April 1898, Grundy, Virginia to William Waters and Mary Waters.^[1] He died 14 September 1944, lost at sea Thimble Shoals North Carolina.^[2][3] 75 years ago he was lost at see after the Coast Guard Cutter he was serving on sunk during a hurricane on Thimble Shoals on the Outer Banks North Carolina while out on a mission to rescue a Library Ship that had been torpedoed off the coast.^[4][5]

Sometime after Jan of 1920 William met and married Margaret Marie Lynch. They had:

• Doris Marie Waters (1921-2009)^[6]
• William Vincent (Waters) Coane (1923-2007)

William was a career military man, serving in the US Coast Guard.^{[7][8][9][10]} He was deployed in 1927 when his wife, Margaret fell, hit her head, and died.^[11] For a time, Doris and Billy were taken in by William's parents, William Waters and Mary Waters.^[12] Shortly after, it was decided that their maternal aunt, Florence Lynch, and her husband George Coane would adopt them.

Marriage to Mary Anna Zupersky^[13]

• A. Waters 1934
• M. Waters 1935

Noted events in his life:

• 1900 census^[14]
• 1910 census^[15][16]
• 1917 WWI draft
• 1920 census
• 1921 & 1923 Residence in Virginia^[17]
• 1930 census
• 1940 census^[18]

Research Notes

DNA

The relationship of this line was already known from family knowledge as well as the paper trail.
Confirmed by atDNA tests:

• AncestryDNA Matches^[19]
• MyHeritage Matches and Chromosome Browser^[20]
• FTDNA Matches and Chromosome Browser^[21]
• Note: While William died before the advent of DNA testing, a cousin of his has taken a yDNA test for me. We are looking to collaborate with more yDNA test takers; if you have, or are willing to take a yDNA test for the Waters line, please get in touch. Best-3719

• ‘paternal confirmed'^[22][23]
• ‘maternal confirmed’^[24][25]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal Knowledge from his daughters, M. Davis, A. Powell, and Doris Marie (Waters) O'Brien
2. ↑ Personal Knowledge from his daughters, M. Davis, A. Powell, and Doris Marie (Waters) O'Brien
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2019), memorial page for William Franklin Waters (6 Apr 1898–14 Sep 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42126981, citing Oaklawn Memorial Park, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Wade Garrett (contributor 47866614) .
4. ↑ Personal Knowledge from his daughters, M. Davis, A. Powell, and Doris Marie (Waters) O'Brien
5. ↑ Galecki, Bryan. “Appendix B: USCGC Jackson - Crew List, September 1944.” Rum Runners, U-Boats, & Hurricanes: Rum Runners, U-Boats, & Hurricanes:, Pine Belt Publishing, 2022, pp. 271–72.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Cit. ID: 1,2537::150582403.
7. ↑ http://www.goldstarfamilyregistry.com/heroes/william-waters-334713?fbclid=IwAR0NaBepLgqK29efgVz199NOQqwemB7WmtM8sUXDSa2mNPDpTTcbpvkABfE
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - American Battle Monuments Commission. World War I Listing; World War II Listing; Korean War Listing. American Battle Monuments Commission. Original data: American Battle) ID: 1,8853::0, Cit. ID: 1,8853::115947.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18. Columbus, OH, USA: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.Original data: The Official Ros) ID: 1,7895::0, Cit. ID: 1,7895::230805.
10. ↑ "Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8V-FWLJ : 16 August 2019), William Franklin Waters, 8 Jun 1917; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, Military Service, The Ohio Adjutant General's Office, Columbus; FHL microfilm 008468016.
11. ↑ Personal Knowledge of Doris M. O'Brien
12. ↑ Personal Knowledge of Doris M. O'Brien and M. Waters, daughters of William
13. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBT-VDHK : 10 January 2019), William Franklin Waters in entry for William Joseph Powell and Adelaide Jane Waters Wetherall, 18 Aug 1978; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Newport News, , Virginia, United States, certificate 78 033267, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
14. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18) ID: 1,7602::0, Year: 1900; Census Place: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1764; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 74. Cit. ID: 1,7602::62562808.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNP-TGK : accessed 7 November 2019), William F Waters in household of Preston W Waters, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 24A, family 449, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1679; FHL microfilm 1,375,692.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was) ID: 1,7884::0, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Cit. ID: 1,7884::165701064.
17. ↑ Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Cit. ID: 1,2537::150582403.
18. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627) ID: 1,2442::0, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Galveston, Galveston, Texas; Roll: T627_4037; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 84-15. Cit. ID: 1,2442::160657732.
19. ↑ (http://www.Ancestry.com)
20. ↑ (https://www.myheritage.com)
21. ↑ (http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com)
22. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Anonymous Best and their half grandaunts (470cM across 18 segments and 312cM across 12 segments); 3rd cousin 2x removed, LW (27cM across 3 segments)
23. ↑ *Note: For brevity, these are only a few of the matches linking the these lines. There are many more that have been identified, and a number which still need to be identified.
24. ↑ Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match betweenAnonymous Best and their 3rd cousin 2x removed, DF (109cM across 6 segments); 1st cousin 2x removed, MRL (211cM across 13 segments).
25. ↑ *Note: For brevity, these are only a few of the matches linking the these lines. There are many more that have been identified, and a number which still need to be identified.