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George Benjamin Waites

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George Benjamin Waites

Birth
Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
18 Feb 1940 (aged 73)
Jamestown, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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George married Susie Benette ROWELL on 17 Jun 1895 in Jamestown, Bienville Parish LA. His parents' tombstone has their surname as WAITS, but George used WAITES.

George & Susie had 6 children: George Albert, Ida Lou, Catherine Olivia, Rosa Carolina, Infant Son & Ila Lavora WAITES.

George was a farmer and played the fiddle.

OBITUARY: The Shreveport Times, 22 Feb 1940 (Thurs)
Headline: Deaths, George Waits
Jamestown, La., Feb. 21 (special). Funeral services for George Waits, pioneer of this community who died at his home near her Monday morning, were held at Providence Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Waits is survived by his wife , a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Shaw; and four daughters, Mrs. John Denton, Mrs. Henry Hinton, Mrs. Rosie Sikes and Mrs. Jesse McCoy, Jamestown.
George married Susie Benette ROWELL on 17 Jun 1895 in Jamestown, Bienville Parish LA. His parents' tombstone has their surname as WAITS, but George used WAITES.

George & Susie had 6 children: George Albert, Ida Lou, Catherine Olivia, Rosa Carolina, Infant Son & Ila Lavora WAITES.

George was a farmer and played the fiddle.

OBITUARY: The Shreveport Times, 22 Feb 1940 (Thurs)
Headline: Deaths, George Waits
Jamestown, La., Feb. 21 (special). Funeral services for George Waits, pioneer of this community who died at his home near her Monday morning, were held at Providence Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Waits is survived by his wife , a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Shaw; and four daughters, Mrs. John Denton, Mrs. Henry Hinton, Mrs. Rosie Sikes and Mrs. Jesse McCoy, Jamestown.


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