Died
at age 99
in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
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Biography
William was born in 1874. He passed away in 1973.
Research Notes
The relationship of this line was already known from family knowledge as well as the paper trail; has been confirmed with DNA through the hundreds of descendants of William, his siblings and parents. ‘paternal’ ‘maternal’ ‘confirmed’
Sources
Personal knowledge
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::30221582.
Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco) ID: 1,6061::0, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: . Cit. ID: 1,6061::14242516.
Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,) ID: 1,6224::0, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2528; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 916.0; FHL microfilm: 2342262. Cit. ID: 1,6224::99671310.
Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records.".O) ID: 1,2568::0, Cit. ID: 1,2568::359941.
Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini) ID: 1,6482::0, Source Citation: Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Fayette; Roll: 1992385; Draft Board: 1. Cit. ID: 1,6482::21630016.
Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D) ID: 1,3693::0, Source Citation: Number: 234-18-8406; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951. Cit. ID: 1,3693::65734888.
Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Cit. ID: 1,60548::5297599.
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::30221582.
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::62562805.
Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini) ID: 1,6482::0, Source Citation: Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Fayette; Roll: 1992385; Draft Board: 1. Cit. ID: 1,6482::21630016.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 January 2019), memorial page for William Preston Waters (6 Mar 1874–13 Sep 1973), Find A Grave: Memorial #8293939, citing Oaklawn Memorial Park, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Wade Garrett (contributor 47866614) .
Death Certificate
The relationship of this line was already known from family knowledge as well as the paper trail; has been confirmed with DNA through the hundreds of descendants of William, his siblings and parents. ‘paternal’ ‘maternal’ ‘confirmed’
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: