The Republican, Danville (Hendricks County) Indiana, July 3, 1947, P-1 C-2:
FORMER RESIDENT; S. S. WATERS, DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS
Taught and Organized Bands in Several County Schools
Samuel Sherman Waters, age 82 years, died at his home, 3322 North Kenwood Avenue, Indianapolis, Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was a former Hendricks County resident and was reared in the Pittsboro community. He taught in the Hendricks County schools for many years and each place he taught he organized and directed a band and orchestra. He was also a printer and published a newspaper at North Salem and later became postmaster at that place.
After retiring from active duty he spent his declining years in a shop of his own where he made violins, exquisite cabinets and various other articles. A Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star printed his story and displayed a picture of Mr. Waters showing a telescope that he made. He was an active member of the Association of Astronomers.
Funeral services were conducted in Brownsburg, Saturday. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Barker, Indianapolis; a son, Horace M. Waters, New Albany, and one granddaughter.
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History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 757:
SAMUEL SHERMAN WATERS - It is not given to all men to do more than one thing and do it well, but in the case of Samuel S. Waters it is found that he has followed three distinct professions and in each has given equally efficient and faithful service. Each position which he has held has called for special attainment and qualifications and in each case he has measured up to the full requirements of the position. For twenty-five years he was a successful school teacher in this county and then he entered the newspaper business at North Salem and in this was equally successful; later he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and as a result of civil servince examination he holds this office as long as he performs his duties properly. With his superior qualifications and with his attention to his business, it means that he will hold this office as long as he lives, or until he resigns. His life has been a busy one.
Samuel Sherman Waters, son of Isaac B. and Elizabeth Ann (Watts) Waters, was born February 6, 1865, about three miles northeast of Brownsburg. The father, Isaac B. Waters, was born March 10, 1832, in Brown county, Ohio, and was the son of Philip and Lydia (Gardner) Waters. Philip Waters and his wife came to Hendricks county in 1834, when Isaac B. was two years of age, and entered one hundred and twenty acres of land on November 3, 1834. Philip Waters died in 1851, at the age of fifty-one, having been born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1800. His wife died in 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Waters were the parents of twelve children, Isaac being the only one who is living; the eleven deceased are as follows: Gary, Benjamin, Lucinda, Reynolds, Joseph, John, Raszilla, Matilda, and three who died in infancy.
Isaac B. Waters was first married in 1858 to Elizabeth S. Walter, and to this union were born three children, two who died in infancy and Mrs. Fannie Williamson. Isaac B. Waters married his second wife, who was Elizabeth A. Watts, on November 19, 1863, and to this union were born five children, three dying in infancy, Samuel Sherman, whose history is herein given, and John T. Isaac Waters has lived in this county practically all of his life, spending two years, from 1865 to 1867, in Illinois. In addition to his farming, he was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker and in 1868 he went into the undertaking business. This he followed until 1904 when he transferred his business to his son John, who followed the same until 1913, when he sold out to W. C. Hicks. Isaac B. Waters was one of the progressive business men of Pittsboro. He built the block where he conducted his undertaking and furniture establishment, later selling this to Howard Stanley. He was very much interested in Masonry and had served seven terms as master of the Pittsboro lodge. He was justice of the peace for several years and was elected three times afterwards, but declined to serve. In addition to his career as a private citizen, he served a short time in the Civil War, enlisting October 1, 1864, in Company C, Twenty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the battles in North Carolina under Sherman in the spring of 1865. He was discharged June 10, 1865, at Washington, D. C, and mustered out in July following.
Samuel S. Waters has lived in this county all of his life with the exception of two years when his parents were in Illinois. After graduating from the common schools, he attended the Central Normal College at Danville and then began teaching school in this county. For the next twenty years he was engaged in teaching at and near Pittsboro, Lizton and North Salem and was regarded as one of the most successful teachers of the county. In 1906 he bought the North Salem Herald of B. M. Pace and continued as editor for the next seven years. In 1909 he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and later took the civil service examination and, the office being in the fifth class, he will retain the position as long as his services are satisfactory. Two rural routes out of Pittsboro serve about three hundred rural patrons.
In February, 1889, Mr. Waters was married to Ethel Wills, the daughter of J. M. and Alice (Dillon) Wills, of Pittsboro. To this marriage have been born two children, Horace Monroe and Mary Alice. Mr. Waters is a member of the North Salem lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. He has a pleasant and attractive home in Pittsboro,. where the spirit of genuine hospitality is always in evidence and where he and his wife delight to entertain their many friends. He has always been a man of public-spirited energy and while a resident of Pittsboro has given his hearty support to all movements of a public nature which were directed towards the welfare of the community. He has been true to life in its every phase and the feeling of the community towards him is shown in the confidence and regard in which he is held bv all who know him.
FORMER RESIDENT; S. S. WATERS, DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS
Taught and Organized Bands in Several County Schools
Samuel Sherman Waters, age 82 years, died at his home, 3322 North Kenwood Avenue, Indianapolis, Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was a former Hendricks County resident and was reared in the Pittsboro community. He taught in the Hendricks County schools for many years and each place he taught he organized and directed a band and orchestra. He was also a printer and published a newspaper at North Salem and later became postmaster at that place.
After retiring from active duty he spent his declining years in a shop of his own where he made violins, exquisite cabinets and various other articles. A Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star printed his story and displayed a picture of Mr. Waters showing a telescope that he made. He was an active member of the Association of Astronomers.
Funeral services were conducted in Brownsburg, Saturday. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Barker, Indianapolis; a son, Horace M. Waters, New Albany, and one granddaughter.
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History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 757:
SAMUEL SHERMAN WATERS - It is not given to all men to do more than one thing and do it well, but in the case of Samuel S. Waters it is found that he has followed three distinct professions and in each has given equally efficient and faithful service. Each position which he has held has called for special attainment and qualifications and in each case he has measured up to the full requirements of the position. For twenty-five years he was a successful school teacher in this county and then he entered the newspaper business at North Salem and in this was equally successful; later he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and as a result of civil servince examination he holds this office as long as he performs his duties properly. With his superior qualifications and with his attention to his business, it means that he will hold this office as long as he lives, or until he resigns. His life has been a busy one.
Samuel Sherman Waters, son of Isaac B. and Elizabeth Ann (Watts) Waters, was born February 6, 1865, about three miles northeast of Brownsburg. The father, Isaac B. Waters, was born March 10, 1832, in Brown county, Ohio, and was the son of Philip and Lydia (Gardner) Waters. Philip Waters and his wife came to Hendricks county in 1834, when Isaac B. was two years of age, and entered one hundred and twenty acres of land on November 3, 1834. Philip Waters died in 1851, at the age of fifty-one, having been born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1800. His wife died in 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Waters were the parents of twelve children, Isaac being the only one who is living; the eleven deceased are as follows: Gary, Benjamin, Lucinda, Reynolds, Joseph, John, Raszilla, Matilda, and three who died in infancy.
Isaac B. Waters was first married in 1858 to Elizabeth S. Walter, and to this union were born three children, two who died in infancy and Mrs. Fannie Williamson. Isaac B. Waters married his second wife, who was Elizabeth A. Watts, on November 19, 1863, and to this union were born five children, three dying in infancy, Samuel Sherman, whose history is herein given, and John T. Isaac Waters has lived in this county practically all of his life, spending two years, from 1865 to 1867, in Illinois. In addition to his farming, he was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker and in 1868 he went into the undertaking business. This he followed until 1904 when he transferred his business to his son John, who followed the same until 1913, when he sold out to W. C. Hicks. Isaac B. Waters was one of the progressive business men of Pittsboro. He built the block where he conducted his undertaking and furniture establishment, later selling this to Howard Stanley. He was very much interested in Masonry and had served seven terms as master of the Pittsboro lodge. He was justice of the peace for several years and was elected three times afterwards, but declined to serve. In addition to his career as a private citizen, he served a short time in the Civil War, enlisting October 1, 1864, in Company C, Twenty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the battles in North Carolina under Sherman in the spring of 1865. He was discharged June 10, 1865, at Washington, D. C, and mustered out in July following.
Samuel S. Waters has lived in this county all of his life with the exception of two years when his parents were in Illinois. After graduating from the common schools, he attended the Central Normal College at Danville and then began teaching school in this county. For the next twenty years he was engaged in teaching at and near Pittsboro, Lizton and North Salem and was regarded as one of the most successful teachers of the county. In 1906 he bought the North Salem Herald of B. M. Pace and continued as editor for the next seven years. In 1909 he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and later took the civil service examination and, the office being in the fifth class, he will retain the position as long as his services are satisfactory. Two rural routes out of Pittsboro serve about three hundred rural patrons.
In February, 1889, Mr. Waters was married to Ethel Wills, the daughter of J. M. and Alice (Dillon) Wills, of Pittsboro. To this marriage have been born two children, Horace Monroe and Mary Alice. Mr. Waters is a member of the North Salem lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. He has a pleasant and attractive home in Pittsboro,. where the spirit of genuine hospitality is always in evidence and where he and his wife delight to entertain their many friends. He has always been a man of public-spirited energy and while a resident of Pittsboro has given his hearty support to all movements of a public nature which were directed towards the welfare of the community. He has been true to life in its every phase and the feeling of the community towards him is shown in the confidence and regard in which he is held bv all who know him.
The Republican, Danville (Hendricks County) Indiana, July 3, 1947, P-1 C-2:
FORMER RESIDENT; S. S. WATERS, DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS
Taught and Organized Bands in Several County Schools
Samuel Sherman Waters, age 82 years, died at his home, 3322 North Kenwood Avenue, Indianapolis, Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was a former Hendricks County resident and was reared in the Pittsboro community. He taught in the Hendricks County schools for many years and each place he taught he organized and directed a band and orchestra. He was also a printer and published a newspaper at North Salem and later became postmaster at that place.
After retiring from active duty he spent his declining years in a shop of his own where he made violins, exquisite cabinets and various other articles. A Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star printed his story and displayed a picture of Mr. Waters showing a telescope that he made. He was an active member of the Association of Astronomers.
Funeral services were conducted in Brownsburg, Saturday. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Barker, Indianapolis; a son, Horace M. Waters, New Albany, and one granddaughter.
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History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 757:
SAMUEL SHERMAN WATERS - It is not given to all men to do more than one thing and do it well, but in the case of Samuel S. Waters it is found that he has followed three distinct professions and in each has given equally efficient and faithful service. Each position which he has held has called for special attainment and qualifications and in each case he has measured up to the full requirements of the position. For twenty-five years he was a successful school teacher in this county and then he entered the newspaper business at North Salem and in this was equally successful; later he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and as a result of civil servince examination he holds this office as long as he performs his duties properly. With his superior qualifications and with his attention to his business, it means that he will hold this office as long as he lives, or until he resigns. His life has been a busy one.
Samuel Sherman Waters, son of Isaac B. and Elizabeth Ann (Watts) Waters, was born February 6, 1865, about three miles northeast of Brownsburg. The father, Isaac B. Waters, was born March 10, 1832, in Brown county, Ohio, and was the son of Philip and Lydia (Gardner) Waters. Philip Waters and his wife came to Hendricks county in 1834, when Isaac B. was two years of age, and entered one hundred and twenty acres of land on November 3, 1834. Philip Waters died in 1851, at the age of fifty-one, having been born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1800. His wife died in 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Waters were the parents of twelve children, Isaac being the only one who is living; the eleven deceased are as follows: Gary, Benjamin, Lucinda, Reynolds, Joseph, John, Raszilla, Matilda, and three who died in infancy.
Isaac B. Waters was first married in 1858 to Elizabeth S. Walter, and to this union were born three children, two who died in infancy and Mrs. Fannie Williamson. Isaac B. Waters married his second wife, who was Elizabeth A. Watts, on November 19, 1863, and to this union were born five children, three dying in infancy, Samuel Sherman, whose history is herein given, and John T. Isaac Waters has lived in this county practically all of his life, spending two years, from 1865 to 1867, in Illinois. In addition to his farming, he was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker and in 1868 he went into the undertaking business. This he followed until 1904 when he transferred his business to his son John, who followed the same until 1913, when he sold out to W. C. Hicks. Isaac B. Waters was one of the progressive business men of Pittsboro. He built the block where he conducted his undertaking and furniture establishment, later selling this to Howard Stanley. He was very much interested in Masonry and had served seven terms as master of the Pittsboro lodge. He was justice of the peace for several years and was elected three times afterwards, but declined to serve. In addition to his career as a private citizen, he served a short time in the Civil War, enlisting October 1, 1864, in Company C, Twenty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the battles in North Carolina under Sherman in the spring of 1865. He was discharged June 10, 1865, at Washington, D. C, and mustered out in July following.
Samuel S. Waters has lived in this county all of his life with the exception of two years when his parents were in Illinois. After graduating from the common schools, he attended the Central Normal College at Danville and then began teaching school in this county. For the next twenty years he was engaged in teaching at and near Pittsboro, Lizton and North Salem and was regarded as one of the most successful teachers of the county. In 1906 he bought the North Salem Herald of B. M. Pace and continued as editor for the next seven years. In 1909 he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and later took the civil service examination and, the office being in the fifth class, he will retain the position as long as his services are satisfactory. Two rural routes out of Pittsboro serve about three hundred rural patrons.
In February, 1889, Mr. Waters was married to Ethel Wills, the daughter of J. M. and Alice (Dillon) Wills, of Pittsboro. To this marriage have been born two children, Horace Monroe and Mary Alice. Mr. Waters is a member of the North Salem lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. He has a pleasant and attractive home in Pittsboro,. where the spirit of genuine hospitality is always in evidence and where he and his wife delight to entertain their many friends. He has always been a man of public-spirited energy and while a resident of Pittsboro has given his hearty support to all movements of a public nature which were directed towards the welfare of the community. He has been true to life in its every phase and the feeling of the community towards him is shown in the confidence and regard in which he is held bv all who know him.
FORMER RESIDENT; S. S. WATERS, DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS
Taught and Organized Bands in Several County Schools
Samuel Sherman Waters, age 82 years, died at his home, 3322 North Kenwood Avenue, Indianapolis, Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was a former Hendricks County resident and was reared in the Pittsboro community. He taught in the Hendricks County schools for many years and each place he taught he organized and directed a band and orchestra. He was also a printer and published a newspaper at North Salem and later became postmaster at that place.
After retiring from active duty he spent his declining years in a shop of his own where he made violins, exquisite cabinets and various other articles. A Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star printed his story and displayed a picture of Mr. Waters showing a telescope that he made. He was an active member of the Association of Astronomers.
Funeral services were conducted in Brownsburg, Saturday. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Barker, Indianapolis; a son, Horace M. Waters, New Albany, and one granddaughter.
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History of Hendricks County Indiana, Her People and Industries and Institutions
John V. Hadley, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, 1914, page 757:
SAMUEL SHERMAN WATERS - It is not given to all men to do more than one thing and do it well, but in the case of Samuel S. Waters it is found that he has followed three distinct professions and in each has given equally efficient and faithful service. Each position which he has held has called for special attainment and qualifications and in each case he has measured up to the full requirements of the position. For twenty-five years he was a successful school teacher in this county and then he entered the newspaper business at North Salem and in this was equally successful; later he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and as a result of civil servince examination he holds this office as long as he performs his duties properly. With his superior qualifications and with his attention to his business, it means that he will hold this office as long as he lives, or until he resigns. His life has been a busy one.
Samuel Sherman Waters, son of Isaac B. and Elizabeth Ann (Watts) Waters, was born February 6, 1865, about three miles northeast of Brownsburg. The father, Isaac B. Waters, was born March 10, 1832, in Brown county, Ohio, and was the son of Philip and Lydia (Gardner) Waters. Philip Waters and his wife came to Hendricks county in 1834, when Isaac B. was two years of age, and entered one hundred and twenty acres of land on November 3, 1834. Philip Waters died in 1851, at the age of fifty-one, having been born in Brown county, Ohio, in 1800. His wife died in 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Waters were the parents of twelve children, Isaac being the only one who is living; the eleven deceased are as follows: Gary, Benjamin, Lucinda, Reynolds, Joseph, John, Raszilla, Matilda, and three who died in infancy.
Isaac B. Waters was first married in 1858 to Elizabeth S. Walter, and to this union were born three children, two who died in infancy and Mrs. Fannie Williamson. Isaac B. Waters married his second wife, who was Elizabeth A. Watts, on November 19, 1863, and to this union were born five children, three dying in infancy, Samuel Sherman, whose history is herein given, and John T. Isaac Waters has lived in this county practically all of his life, spending two years, from 1865 to 1867, in Illinois. In addition to his farming, he was also a carpenter and cabinet-maker and in 1868 he went into the undertaking business. This he followed until 1904 when he transferred his business to his son John, who followed the same until 1913, when he sold out to W. C. Hicks. Isaac B. Waters was one of the progressive business men of Pittsboro. He built the block where he conducted his undertaking and furniture establishment, later selling this to Howard Stanley. He was very much interested in Masonry and had served seven terms as master of the Pittsboro lodge. He was justice of the peace for several years and was elected three times afterwards, but declined to serve. In addition to his career as a private citizen, he served a short time in the Civil War, enlisting October 1, 1864, in Company C, Twenty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the battles in North Carolina under Sherman in the spring of 1865. He was discharged June 10, 1865, at Washington, D. C, and mustered out in July following.
Samuel S. Waters has lived in this county all of his life with the exception of two years when his parents were in Illinois. After graduating from the common schools, he attended the Central Normal College at Danville and then began teaching school in this county. For the next twenty years he was engaged in teaching at and near Pittsboro, Lizton and North Salem and was regarded as one of the most successful teachers of the county. In 1906 he bought the North Salem Herald of B. M. Pace and continued as editor for the next seven years. In 1909 he was appointed postmaster of North Salem and later took the civil service examination and, the office being in the fifth class, he will retain the position as long as his services are satisfactory. Two rural routes out of Pittsboro serve about three hundred rural patrons.
In February, 1889, Mr. Waters was married to Ethel Wills, the daughter of J. M. and Alice (Dillon) Wills, of Pittsboro. To this marriage have been born two children, Horace Monroe and Mary Alice. Mr. Waters is a member of the North Salem lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. He has a pleasant and attractive home in Pittsboro,. where the spirit of genuine hospitality is always in evidence and where he and his wife delight to entertain their many friends. He has always been a man of public-spirited energy and while a resident of Pittsboro has given his hearty support to all movements of a public nature which were directed towards the welfare of the community. He has been true to life in its every phase and the feeling of the community towards him is shown in the confidence and regard in which he is held bv all who know him.
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